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Tom LaBonge honored with a native plant forest
Atop Mt. Hollywood in Griffith Park Four score, or more, hikers headed from Griffith Observatory up to the top of Mt. Hollywood on Jan. 7 to dedicate the Tom LaBonge Memorial Forest. Family and friends including former Mayor Eric Garcetti saluted the late, revered councilman of the former Fourth District. It was the second […]

Trees fall, streets flood, in heavy storms
City clean-up crews respond quickly Local streets and sidewalks were flooded during the downpours of mid-January, toppling trees and spreading debris. Crews from the city Public Works and Recreation and Parks departments reacted quickly, cleaning up most of the impacted areas by the next day, before new storms arrived. A mature pine tree fell, […]

New on Larchmont: bakery, stores
New wine buyer also made wines Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits & Cheese has found a new wine buyer: Jesse Mangiagli. Since 2014, Mangiagli has been travelling the world making wine in such places as Oregon, Central California, Napa Valley, South Africa and New Zealand. This is the wine aficionado’s first foray into the retail side […]

Locking arms to address homelessness is top of mayor’s agenda
During her inauguration speech on Dec. 11, Mayor Karen Bass emphasized the need for all Angelenos to “lock arms” to address homelessness. She said that the voters elected her to lead and that she would, adding: “But I am also asking you, Angelenos, to join me in moving our city forward. “In addition to asking […]

Hancock Park has been planting trees
Mid-December saw landscape workers and their vehicles along several streets in Hancock Park. They were there for a big project — planting approximately 25 trees in community parkways. Funds from dues collected from members of the Hancock Park Homeowners Association (HPHOA) pay for the project, said HPHOA president Cindy Chvatal-Keane. She and members of the […]