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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...
Mission Impossible U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
If it’s dangerous, difficult, or downright impossible and it involves American infrastructure, disaster recovery, or water resources, there’s a good chance the US Army Corps of Engineers will be the ones called in to deal with it, sometimes with...
Malibu Reeling 
The Malibu stretch of Pacific Coast Highway turns 100 next year. It’s strange to know its centennial will begin with a third of the houses, businesses, landmarks that have built up along this road over the past century almost...
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Banned in America 

Joyce, Orwell, and the War on Fiction Where lies the obscenity? Today I learned that a sweeping book ban still hangs in the balance in Iowa, as the state’s Attorney General weighs a second appeal to uphold Senate File...
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ON THE GROUND 

Urs Baur submits his experience “Too Close For Comfort: A Community’s Resilience in the Face of Fire” I’ve lived in this canyon for 25 years, and while fires are a constant threat, they’re never routine. Each event carries its...
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One way to look at AI 

If merely hearing or reading the word ‘AI’ triggers you, you’re not alone; some of my closest friends feel the same. However, the fact that you are still reading tells me you may be willing to stay with me...
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Film Festival Wrap Up 

The 17th Annual Topanga Film Festival–Now Streaming on Video on Demand Over the course of six days Topanga transformed into a hub of film and ideas, bringing out an enthusiastic crowd that connected over movies, ideas, compelling roundtable discussions,...
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Its a MAD MAD MAD World 

17TH ANNUAL TOPANGA FILM FESTIVAL OCT 04-09 AT FROGGY’S & ROSEWOOD Making Sense Through the Lens TFF returns after weathering two years of global upheaval and uncertainty. As events and festivals are reemerging and finding their footing and purpose...