By Kathleen Sterling Residents thought it was an earthquake. At 2 am Saturday morning a speeding car lost control on Vanowen just east of Valley… Read More »Driver Disappears After Flipping Car Onto Parked Cars
Calabasas Rotary, whose mission statement is “Service Above Self,” is once again serving the senior community this Thanksgiving. For 32 years the club, in partnership… Read More »Calabasas Rotary Serves Thanksgiving Dinner to 600 Seniors
By Kathleen Sterling He grew up watching Adam 12, Emergency and Chips. He tried to arrest his brother every week. George was in awe of first responders, especially… Read More »LAPD Makes Dream Come True for One “Deputy”
Wings Over Wendy’s veteran group member, Private First Class Samuel Schultz, U.S. Army, WWII was born in Brooklyn, NY on Veterans’ Day, November 11, 1923.… Read More »Honoring a Local Vet Born on Veterans Day
A suspected drunk driver is in custody after killing a father and son in a fiery crash Tuesday night. Twenty-one year old Kevin Gonzales was… Read More »Fiery Crash Claims Lives of Father and Son
First and foremost, I must apologize to the Valley News Group and its readers for not submitting this article on time – there is no excuse for… Read More »Karen Bass Addresses the Valley
Dear Neighbor, Since I was first elected to the State Legislature four years ago, I’ve been working hard to deliver for the Valley and to… Read More »From the Desk of Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel: Delivering for the West San Fernando Valley
By Kathleen Sterling 1.2 grams of cocaine. 40-80 milligrams of opioid. Less than two milligrams of fentanyl. Those numbers represent how much you need to… Read More »Fentanyl Kills Close to Home
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was honored at the annual Mayor’s Luncheon hosted by United Chambers of Commerce last Friday at Woodland Hills Country Club.Garcetti… Read More »Mayor Eric Garcetti Salutes United Chambers
After years of outcry from Encino residents, the pedestrian bridge on Encino Avenue over the 101 Freeway has been successfully demolished and will stay that… Read More »Encino Pedestrian Bridge Successfully Demolished
The long-vacant property at 23036-23060 Ventura Boule-vard, just east of Bowlero Bowling Alley, has been sold to a private developer who is proposing to build affordable… Read More »Developer Proposes Affordable Housing at Woodlake
In a new twist in the investigation into MTA contracts that led to the raid on Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s home last week, the Los Angeles… Read More »Sheriff’s Dept. Pulled Off Kuehl Investigation
The 64th annual Fernando Awards were held Friday night at the Skirball Center, and Jane Skeeter was named the 2022 Fernando Award winner. The Fernando… Read More »Jane Skeeter Wins Prestigious Fernando Award
Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino this week denied a defense motion seeking dismissal of the murder charges against Calabasas resident Rebecca Grossman. In May Grossman… Read More »Judge Denies Dismissal of Murder Charges Against Grossman
Candidates for open seats across the city and county will address their platforms at a “State of the Community” candidate forum on Friday, September 30.… Read More »Candidates to Speak Out at Valley Forum
Two Canadian “Super Scoopers” landed at Van Nuys Air Tanker Base on Monday, just in time to be put to use in the Route Fire,… Read More »Canadian Super Scoopers Fly in to Valley as Heat Wave Hits
An elderly man crashed his car through the front door of the Whole Foods at Canoga and Ventura in Woodland Hills Sunday around 12:30 pm. … Read More »CleanUp on Aisle 1 – Driver Backs Through Whole Foods Door
Vanessa Bryant, widow of Kobe Bryant, was recently awarded $16 million in a jury verdict against L.A. County for law and fire personnel sharing photos… Read More »Jury Awards Bryant $16 Million in Court Case
This week Governor Gavin Newsom moved to approve millions in funding to convert more hotels into permanent housing through the state’s Project Homekey program. This… Read More »Funding Approved for Extended Stay Homeless Hotel
Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander has been ordered by the city Ethics Commission to pay $79,830.50 in penalties for failing to disclose money he… Read More »Former City Councilman Englander Fined Nearly $80,000
A belligerent Woodland Hills resident has once again attacked a fruit vendor set up at the corner of Canoga and Dumetz. This time, however, he… Read More »Rampaging Neighbor Takes Axe to Fruit Vendor’s Stand
By Bob Blumenfield As we have been successfully creating more transitional and permanent housing, the City Council has been approving specific, but limited locations where… Read More »City Council to Crack Down on Homeless Camps
Just a week after a brutal stabbing death on a residential street in Woodland Hills, another gruesome murder has shocked the community. The body of… Read More »Second Murder Shocks Woodland Hills
The L.A. City Council this week supported an amendment to extend the ban on homeless camping – broadening the existing ban on sitting, sleeping or… Read More »L.A. City Council To Expand Homeless Camping Ban
There are no suspects and no motive yet in the brutal stabbing of a Woodland Hills man in the middle of a quiet residential street.… Read More »Murder on the Street
Congressman Brad Sherman, whose district includes most of the San Fernando Valley, including a portion of Calabasas, will host a Town Hall on Thursday, July 28,… Read More »Congressman to Host Town Hall
By Kathleen Sterling The little boy was brought in to the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station, obviously traumatized. Both his parent were arrested and jailed for… Read More »Comforting the Youngest Victims in Jail
The drought is bringing more than water woes to the Valley – it’s increasing the number of wildlife on the hunt themselves for water and… Read More » Drought Rattling More Than Water Supply
With wildfire season year ‘round now, and a worsening drought, the potential for another devastating disaster like the Woolsey Fire is a concern. Residents can… Read More »Get Local Wildfire Alerts on Your Phone
Smoke and flames were visible for miles across the valley as a commercial building in Warner Center burned Sunday night. The building, the former Sky… Read More »Teens Torch Warner Center Building With Fireworks
Three men were killed and seven others injured Sunday night when a speeding car lost control on Vanowen Avenue in Winnetka. Reports indicate that the three… Read More »Holiday Weekend Turns Deadly With Winnetka Car Crash
Fireworks will light up the sky across the valley this coming Monday, July 4. Fireworks shows are planned in numerous locations, and some can be… Read More »Fireworks Light Up the Valley Sky July 4
After several years of negotiations and efforts to preserve the last commercial orange grove in the San Fernando Valley, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield today announced that… Read More »Blumenfield Secures Preservation Deal for Bothwell Ranch
The five-year-old mountain lion known as P-54 was struck and killed on Las Virgenes Road last Friday at approximately 9:30 am. The big cat was… Read More »Mountain Lion Killed on Las Virgenes
Tim Gaspar thinks a lot about how to save things – he’s an insurance agent after all, but he didn’t really think about saving lives until his… Read More »Tim Gaspar Gives the Gift of Life; Donates Kidney
By Tim Gaspar It has all the trappings of a true Hollywood drama. The mudslinging, adultery, movie contracts, dirty sheets (ewww) and homeowners insurance. Homeowners… Read More »Amber Heard’s Homeowners Insurance Paid Her Legal Fees
The Calabasas Senior Center celebrated its sixth anniversary and post-COVID reopening June 3 with an event that included residents, city council, city staff, old, new… Read More »Calabasas Senior Center Celebrates Six!
Rams owner Stan Kroenke has bought the Anthem property directly adjacent to the Promenade Mall, which he purchased earlier this year for a training ground.… Read More »Rams Buy Anthem Building in Warner Center
With watering restrictions in place across the state – two days a week in Los Angeles, just one day at week in Calabasas and Agoura, residents… Read More »The Drought and Fire Danger
Summer’s almost here and the weather’s not the only thing heating up! Local businesses are on the move and on the grow, and we’ve noted… Read More »AMC, Ruth’s Chris, Starbucks & Pitfire on the Move in the West Valley
Incumbent L.A. City Council Third District Councilman Bob Blumenfield and challenger Scott Silverstein debated Wednesday night in a Zoom event hosted by the Woodland Hills… Read More »City Council Candidates Debate
The story at first appeared to be just another sad tale of a possible transient with mental health problems. Neighbors at home Saturday night in… Read More »Murder of Three Children Shocks Community
Permanent Air Monitoring System Must Be in Place by August Things are moving – not quite at lightening speed – but definitely forward, in the… Read More »There’s Light at the End of the Aliso Disaster
