HOLLYWOOD—A security guard was shot in a gang-related incident. The altercation occurred at a strip mall parking lot located on Santa Monica Boulevard.
TOPANGA CANYON—There have been three incidents in which gas has been stolen from mail delivery trucks parked at the Topanga Canyon Post Office at night.
MALIBU/TOPANGA CANYON—There will be a hearing on June 2 to discuss the mandatory water conservation measures implemented by the Metropolitan Water District.
TOPANGA CANYON—On Saturday,
May 9, a small brush fire erupted in a canyon near Topanga Canyon; the fire was
ultimately put out in less then 90 minutes with no injuries.
A man
died while hiking with another person in
TopangaState Park
on Friday, December 26, 2008. The case is still currently under investigation
by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A man, around 60 or 70-years-old, jumped to his death on October 12 at Westfield Topanga mall. The name of the man has not been released. The incident occurred at 11:45 a.m. behind a garage parking lot.
The body of a male victim was found inside of a burning vehicle on Tuesday, August 26. The incident occurred at
Topanga Canyon Boulevard and
Pacific Coast Highway. The victim remains unidentified.
Topanga Creek has been blocked by a 30-foot berm since the 1960s because locals changed the path of the creek to enable residential life; a city project has begun on August 11 to restore the area.
The
TopangaCanyonArtGallery will be putting on their monthly studio art tour. The event will be starting on the seventh of June and will continue up until the eighth of June.
The Topanga Earth Day Festival this year will celebrate Mother Earth on April 19 and 20. There will be musicians, performers, drum and musical workshops, speakers and other exciting events.
Authorities are searching for a killer responsible for the death of a man in his 20s. On Saturday, January 19, 2008 Caltrans workers found a body near an underpass on the 118 Freeway in Chatsworth.
Motorists who normally travel on Mulholland Highway in Santa Monica were caught with a surprise during the early morning hours on Saturday, January 12, 2008.
From those who visit from out of the area, to those who are visually impaired, the new road signs in Topanga have been met with open arms. The signs, which have appeared at many of the major intersections in the city, are larger, more legible, and bear the community name alongside the county seal.
The man responsible for the July 23 stabbing of Kim Lester has been taken into custody in
Santa Monica on a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon. Juan “Johnny Diablo” Melendez was arrested on October 2, and is being held at the Los Angeles County Jail.
Tiffany & Co, Announced September 12, its plans to open a store in Westfield Topanga. The 5,100 square foot store will be a great addition to the newly expanded and remodeled Westfield Topanga, a luxury retail center located at 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Canoga Park, just minutes away from Malibu and the Santa Monica mountains.
The citizens of Topanga are facing their worst fire season since the major blaze that burned over 2,770 acres in 1973. Record low rain-fall and thick brush characterizing the city are two of the largest factors in the possibility of another devastating fire.
