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See Viewpoint Page 4 Page 7 See Page 10 NEWSNEWS IN IN BRIEF BRIEF Homeless Leaving Woodland Hills Rec Center By Bob Blumenfield Homeowners Zoom All the temporary COVID-19 homeless shelters in the City’s Meeting Bombed recreation centers are scheduled The Woodland Hills to close by September 30 and Homeowners Zoom meeting the Woodland Hills Recreation Wednesday night was raided Center site will close this week - by unwanted bombers, who but the current residents will not used expletives and anti- be left without shelter. semitic language, brandished The people currently staying a gun and even showed naked at the Woodland Hills shelter will pictures during the first be transferred to another location, 10 minutes of the meeting. either another similar group President John Walker facility or a Project Roomkey Photo: Michael Moore evicted them one by one and hotel if they are eligible. The trailers at the rec center (Shoup Park) are rolling out. eventually closed the meeting As homeless residents depart to any more participants. It from this shelter, the staff from stored. These trailers have made At the moment, the City does was unknown whether the his quest to find shelter for Hope of the Valley are to be a huge difference to keep some not have a firm date when any bombing was random, or the 700 homeless in his third relocated to the City’s new of the most vulnerable homeless of its recreation centers will be because Councilman Bob district - whether it be in homeless bridge home facilities. individuals off of the streets to able to safely go back online and Blumenfield was the guest bridge housing, safe parking During the last few months, two once again offer programming speaker. Blumenfield spoke on or small pallet homes. He is new bridge homes have opened The people staying at the for residents. Despite this, the Senate Bill 1120, which would looking at several possible in the San Fernando Valley, one Woodland Hill shelter will be Center, as promised will return change single family zoning, locations in the west valley but in Van Nuys serving 70 people transferred to another location. to its original use as soon as the proposal to use LAUSD nothing has been confirmed and another in Sylmar with beds COVID-19 rules permit. schools for homeless, and as of yet. for 85 women. More bridge home slow the spread of COVID-19. This gem of the West Valley facilities are on the horizon, and Thankfully the City of Los has done its part by providing a MMA Fighter Takes Down Would-Be Thief in my district, the bridge home in Angeles now owns these trailers warm, dry, safe bed for dozens A would-be thief armed with a gun was taken down by Canoga Park is under construction and in the future if an RV park of unsheltered Angelenos during an MMA fighter in an attempted robbery in Calabasas. A and will be open this winter. or other appropriate location is this crisis and has played a role suspect entered the Home Consignment Store on Agoura The FEMA trailers that have available, they can be reinstalled in slowing down the spread of Road and asked to see a Rolex watch, then took out a been sheltering people in the to again provide shelter to others COVID-19 among some of the hammer and handgun, pointed the gun at the clerk and parking lot will be moved and in need. most needy Angelenos. smashed the glass. A mover working in the store, who is also an MMA fighter, flipped the suspect, put him in a chokehold and broke his nose. He held him down until Do Teachers Really Want to Go Back to the Classroom? sheriff’s deputies arrived. They arrested the suspect and his accomplice waiting in a car outside. The two were already By Laura Levinsky is that they work for both public sentiment. “Of course we do, on parole for another offense and taken into custody. Here we are in a pandemic. and private schools in the area. but it is literally a life and death We know what the state, county Do they want to be back in situation. Part of me would love Woodland Hills Opens First Amazon Grocery and city have planned for to go back, but it isn’t just our schools. We know the kids. It is older adults Woodland Hills is on the national map today with the what the public and private too.” One of the teachers invitation-only opening of Amazon’s first grocery store on schools have planned. we spoke to is old enough to Topanga Canyon. Thousands of locals were invited by email But what about the be defined as “elderly” as to explore the store and its new Dash Cart technology. Not teachers themselves? defined by the City of Los on the invite list? The store will open to the general public in What do they think about Angeles parameters of who several weeks. Fire Season in Full Blaze; Are You Prepared? distance teaching? Would is at additional risk. Has anybody taken in to account The Peak Fire in Chatsworth Tuesday, and the current they rather be back in Washburn Remains on Calabasas Ballot how many of our teachers Lake Fire currently blazing near Lake Hughes, point out that the classroom? Are they are in the 55-plus group? fire season Dennishas exploded Washburn, with theformer high temperatures and low willing to take the risk? We are asking them to be humidity.Mayor of Cal Calabasas, Fire Chief had Lucas announced Spelman has told Valley News What do they think about at additional risk by placing Grouphis candidacy in a previous for an article open city that council in California now, fire season the plan to test all students them back in school? isseat. “all Due year to long.” current pension concerns and teachers? heL.A. then Fire attempted Department to withdraw and insurance his experts like Tim But who is willing to talk the classroom? “I know how One of our interviewees Gasparnomination, are urging residents but did so to past clear the all defensible space, have about it? We had to guarantee important the socialization is told us, “I tell my kids there an emergencydeadline. Heplan thus and remains be prepared. on the For more tips on how anonymity for teachers and for the kids, but this could kill are good and bad answers to to beNovember prepared, 3 like ballot copying and will important decide documents, keeping a the schools in order to get the you,” said one public school questions. All the answers are soonready to evacuation campaign bagand andcontinue more, or visit not. www.ready.gov. interviews, and we stick to our teacher. From a private school bad right now and all you can do promises. What we can tell you teacher we received the same (Continued to page 13) Page 2, Valley News Group, August 27, 2020 AUG-SEPT Day of Unity Set to Counter Hindu Temple Vandalism and Local Teacher Harassment COMMUNITY The West Valley People’s owned businesses nearby, and “Racism and white supremacy Alliance will hold a “Day of death threats against an El Camino are a problem in the West Valley Unity” on Sunday, August 30, Real Charter High School teacher and CommUNITY Day allows us CALENDAR at 12 noon at the Hindu temple who wore a Black Lives Matter to have this conversation publicly at 21213 Devonshire Street, shirt while teaching online. and work towards solutions CALABASAS: The City of Calabasas will hold an e-waste collection on Chatsworth. Yasmine Pomeroy, another together,” said WVPA co-founder Saturday, September 5, from 10 am to 2 pm. Bring your old computers, The event is in response to El Camino teacher, will appear Ankur Patel. printers, electronics, appliances and more to Albertson’s parking lot, recent acts of vandalism at the on behalf of her colleague who For more information visit 26521 Agoura Road, at Las Virgenes. For more information and a temple and three ethnically- has been forced into hiding. wvpeople.org/unity/. complete list of acceptable items visit cityofcalabasas.com. WEST HILLS: The West Hills Neighborhood Council will hold their monthly board meeting on Thursday, September 3, at 7 pm. The agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting at westhillsnc. org; login instructions for the webinar will be on the agenda. WOODLAND HILLS: The Woodland Hills, Platt, Canoga Park and Encino Tarzana branch libraries are offering book ordering online and then in-person pick up at the local branch. To order books visit lapl.org and check in with your library card; you will then be advised on your account when your books are ready to be picked up. Call your local library branch to schedule your pick up time. CALABASAS: Wild Walnut Temporary Dog Park will reopen on Friday, September 4, at 10:30 am. There will be free goodies for the pups from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Human guests bringing their dogs are required to wear masks and adhere to social distancing. The park is located at 23050 Mulholland Highway. For more information visit cityofcalabasas.com. WOODLAND HILLS: WATCH HERE The West Valley Warner Center Chamber, SBA, and College of the Canyons Small Business Development Center will FOR present a free webinar on “Reintroducing Your Business Model” on DETAILS! Monday, August 31, from 4 to 5 pm. This tool for business planning in the current climate will discuss value propositions, customers, channels, revenue streams, costs and expenses, key activities, resources and partners.

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