Topangans Occupy Rose Parade — PDSMM Celebrates and Plans the Future
After marching at Occupy the Rose Parade, Topangans David Troy and Terrie Brady joined about 100 fellow Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains (PDSMM) for a holiday party high on a bluff at Ted Vaill’s house in Malibu on January 2. “We [Topangans] arrived at the Occupy section and took so many handout materials and everyone wanted the 99% stickers,” said Troy, who served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1971. “This is t… [Read More...]
Topanga Hockey Players Lead Pee Wee Team to Championship
They might be Southern California boys, but they love the ice. Johnny Boylan and Callum McCleery are teammates and linemates on the Ventura Mariners Pee Wee B Travel Hockey Team that swept the competition in the Holiday Fest Youth Hockey Tournament in Valencia in December. The Mariners defeated the California Stars 7 to 1 in the championship round on December 30, 2011. The Mariners won every game they played in the Pee Wee B divisi… [Read More...]
Calabasas Suspends Septic Ordinance
After an emotional hearing, the Calabasas City Council voted 4-0 to suspend the much despised onsite waste treatment (OWTS) ordinance while still charging five residents for legal fees. Sparks flew at the Calabasas City Council meeting on January 11 as some outraged residents waved reams of legal documents filed against them, as the city’s legal defense team charged five residents with $33,213.60 in legal fees, either paid … [Read More...]
"Adventures in Viet Nam and Mongolia," Jan. 29 at Yoga Desa
Linnea Richards and Jordan Lederer spent two months traveling in Asia last summer with son, Ned, and his good friend Aaron Cooper, both Peace Corps volunteers. The first month was spent in Viet Nam, the second month in Mongolia where Ned and Aaron are stationed with the Peace Corps. Viet Nam and the Peace Corps took me back 50 years to the Kennedy era. Two sides of history. Peace and war. My inner assignment was to look again at… [Read More...]
