Fourth of July
We’ve come a long way since last 4th of July, when Los Angeles was shut down at the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Things may never entirely shift back to normal—COVID-19 is still a serious health risk, and mutations...
Father’s Day
On June 15, the masks came off in California. Fully vaccinated Californians are no longer required to wear masks in many settings, but there are exceptions, including public transit; K-12 schools; health care settings and long term care facilities;...
Buddha on the Boulevard
The unofficial start of summer arrived this week, but Memorial Day was a somber, gray day on the coast, more in keeping with the official reason for the holiday than with the beach festivities that often mark the day....
In Gratitude
Fire. The thing all residents of the Santa Monica Mountains fear and know that sooner or later they will have to face. Topanga and Pacific Palisades were plunged into wildfire hell this week. As of Tuesday, May 18, when...
Mother’s Day
It’s still springtime, but wildfire season is already here. Fires broke out in Agoura Hills and Thousand Oaks last week but quick response limited both to just a few acres. Beach season arrived early, too, as temperatures soared into...
Aliens & Angels
Meet Phronima, a rarely seen deep ocean resident that recently turned up on a local beach. How rarely seen? The citizen science site iNaturalist lists just nine other sightings of this genus for the entire West Coast of North...
Earth is Home
April is Earth Month. While the Biden Administration and national environmental organizations continue the monumental effort to undo the damage the Trump Administration did to the laws and agencies that protect clean air, water, endangered species, migratory birds, national...
Women’s Work
March is Women’s History Month and we are starting our month-long celebration with a look at two books on the role of women in the American Revolution; a conversation with the herbalists at Wüm Essential Elements, Topanga’s new women-owned...
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