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Amusement Piers 
A pier is a folly, a highway to nowhere. Whether lined with fishermen or filled with the cries and clattering of a roller coaster, whether thick with the aromas of hotdogs and fries or freshly gutted fish, they are...
California Mustard: Beauty or Bane 
A beautiful but unwelcome tide of golden blossom is sweeping over the Santa Monica Mountains this year. The late—and light—rainy season has resulted in few native wildflowers but an abundance of mustard, an opportunistic invasive that thrives even in...
TREES IN BLOOM 
This isn’t one of those springs when the hills are covered in a vivid profusion of wildflowers. The Santa Monica Mountains have received just a fraction of the average rainfall for the season. Hot weather is already arriving, drying...
SAVING THE COAST 
The Trump Administration is taking aim at the California Coastal Commission, and according to a recent New York Times article, the President may have an ally in California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Times headline states “Trump and Newsom Find...
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Fundraiser for RCDSMM 

On Sunday, December 12, from 12pm–4pm, Catherine Tirr Watercolors will appear at an annual sale and fundraiser for the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCD). 10% of proceeds will go directly to RCD.  More about RCD...
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Froggy’s Re-Opening 

Froggy’s Topanga is a longstanding, favored, fish cuisine hotspot for destination restaurant-goers along with Topanga locals who have been wanting the restaurant to reopen its doors since its June 2016 closing. While plans were in the making to reopen...
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Public Service Announcement 

What’s Being Planned? The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) for a State Route-27 (SR-27) Slope Stabilization Project, approximately from postmile 1.0 to approximately postmile 1.13, in lower Topanga...
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It’s Giving Tuesday! 

Topanga New Times is a staunch supporter of our many wonderful non-profit organizations. Use the links below to lend your support on this worldwide day of giving. Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness: http://www.t-cep.org/ Topanga Women’s Circle: https://topangawomenscircle.org/files Canyon Sages...