Weathering Fire
Fires will happen again and it is up to all of us who live in areas of high fire risk to take action now to protect ourselves and our neighbors. That’s the message delivered by Keegan Gibbs, one of...
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...
Local Beaches Test Positive for Heavy Metals
The Palisades fire burned to the beach, and that is a big problem for marine life, one that is continuing to impact the coast. The nonprofit organization Heal the Bay has been monitoring sea water following the fire and...
USACE: Phase 2 Cleanup
The United States Army Corps of Engineers—USACE—is currently in the Los Angeles area to oversee Phase 2 debris clearance throughout the Palisades and Eaton fire burn zones. Why the USACE? Colonel Brian Sawser explained how the Corps was deployed...
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL TOPANGA CANYON FIREFIGHTERS
This photo, taken days after the Palisades fire was contained, reveals how widespread the destruction was in the Santa Monica Mountains west of Topanga. The blaze consumed over 23,000 acres of land and destroyed thousands of homes, businesses and...
Pacific Palisades: Paradise Lost
The Palisades fire is named for the Palisades Highlands, where the blaze erupted on the morning of January 7, 2025. The conflagration rapidly spread throughout Pacific Palisades and then into Malibu and unincorporated Los Angeles County, including Sunset Mesa,...
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL TOPANGA CANYON FIREFIGHTERS
The devastating Palisades Fire that broke out on January 7, 2025 consumed over 23,000 acres of land and destroyed thousands of homes, businesses and other structures. As the fire spread into Topanga Canyon, our local professional and volunteer firefighting...
The Benevolent Witch of the West
Marysia Miernowska is a herbalist, Earth activist, and director of the School of the Sacred Wild. She also describes herself as a green witch. That is, a person (man or woman) who lives in harmony with the cycles of...
Community Corner
A letter from Willow Geer, Theatricum Botanicum As I sit here, miraculously back home, surrounded by suitcases I am reticent to unpack, I try to wrap my mind around the past two weeks. A fever dream of evacuating with...
A SNAPSHOT OF LOSS
The Buddha House On Saddle Peak Evacuation warnings are part of the price we pay for living in Topanga. Azmina Kanji had ignored all previous ones, but there was something about the unusually strong Santa Ana winds this time...
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