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Optimists Help “The Woman Who Them to Just Loves Giraffes” Be Kids Comes to Encino See Page 10 Norms Encino Opening Soon! See Page 13 See Page 14 ENCINO ENTERPRISE Volume 1, Issue 23 A Compendious Source of Information February 20, 2020 What’s in a Name? Part II By Christopher James directly bestowed during the CA Canoga Park...but they missed. I hope you all enjoyed mission era or later by nostalgic After the miss, the embarrassed NEWS IN BRIEF my previous article on how some developers as part of the early residents who had bragged about of the Valley’s neighborhoods 20th century Spanish revival their anticipated water renamed got their names. As a follow up, movements. their town of Owensmouth to I’d like to explain the origins of DeSoto Ave was most Canoga Park but kept the street the names of some of our most, likely named after conquistador name. I always wondered why and least, travelled streets and they didn’t just go with that theme boulevards. and name Victory Blvd “Owen’s Let’s start with the Tongue” and Burbank “Owen’s big one, Ventura Blvd. As a Teeth.” It’s not a stretch then child growing up in Woodland that Burbank Blvd was actually Hills in the 70’s I remember my named after 19th century SFV grandparents marveling at how dentist Dr. David S. Burbank. I quickly they were able to get to kid you not. our home on those weekends As the Spanish era when they would make the trek gave way, we got Sepulveda from Arcadia. They could cover Blvd named after the illustrious the 36 or so miles in under 30 Sepulveda family who immigrated minutes, no doubt due to my to LA and became some of the grandfather’s bat-out- largest landowners in Amazon 4-Star Store Opening of-hell driving style. SoCal. The Sepulvedas When asked how they included an LA mayor, at Westfield Topanga arrived so quickly, they city councilmen, county would always respond supervisors and a Amazon will open one of the “4-Star” stores at Westfield that they took the “new” county assessor. Due to José Sepúlveda, one of the patriachs, landowers and Topanga next week. The store will feature products from the freeway, meaning the their great influence on avid horse racers of the illustrious family. most popular categories on Amazon.com, including devices, 134 and 101 route. Now, all things LA, they were consumer electronics, kitchen, home, toys, books, games and putting aside the fact that bestowed the longest more. Everything in the store is rated four stars or above, is a top this was the late 1980’s and my Hernando de Soto, who as far continuous street in the city, seller or is new and trending. They use customer rating, reviews grandparents still referred to as we know never set foot in the which at 42.8 miles stretches from and sales data to curate the store with items like “Most Wished the 101 as the “new” freeway, Valley, yet Gaspar de Portola Long Beach to Sylmar. This was For” and “Frequently Bought Together.” The store is located on in historical terms while the did. Many steps in fact, although not just some random street they Level One of the center across from Godiva. concrete and steel expressway he didn’t get a street name but were assigned, as the Sepulvedas may be relatively new, its travel rather a neighborhood in Portola were great horse racers and their pathway was not. Ranch and a junior high school. favorite dirt stretch to race on was Local Native American Balboa Ave was probably named roughly on the path of the current Indian tribes had been traveling after another conquistador, Vasco Sepulveda Blvd. Reseda Man Arrested for Sexual Assault - east and west across the Valley Nunez de Balboa who, again, Don Pio Drive in on a path roughly mirroring both never set foot in the Valley but Woodland Hills is in honor of Police Search for Additional Victims Ventura Blvd and the “new” was the first European to lay Don Pio Pico, the last Mexican freeway for over 7,000 years. It eyes upon the Pacific Ocean and Governor of CA, a huge Valley Reseda resident, Lewis Sibomana, 30, was arrested was, and still is, simply the most navigate it, albeit in a canoe he landholder and also a frequent earlier this month on suspicion of sexual assault and multiple direct and quickest way. The first took a few hundred yards off challenger to the Sepulvedas in felonies. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Europeans to use the route were shore, but hey...I guess that still horse racing. Don was not his Sibomana would befriend teenage boys, lure them back to his the Spanish conquistadors and counts. first name as in “Don Draper.” apartment and ply them with alcohol before sexually assaulting missionaries who included this Some Spanish street His proper name was Pio Pico, as them. While Sibomana remains in custody in lieu of $225,000 stretch in their “El Camino Real,” names were not in honor of in Pico Blvd. Now, contrast this bail, the police stated that there may be additional victims out or “The King’s Highway,” the persons but rather of attributes with the namesake of Donmetz there and if anyone has information to come forward. 600-mile route connecting the 21 to the areas they traversed. Street in Granada Hills. The Those with potential information on this matter, or who missions and varios presidios and Serrania means “the hilly area,” owner/developer of this land was may have been victimized personally by Sibomana, are urged pueblos (forts and towns for those while Saticoy refers to an area named, you guessed it, Donald to call detectives at 818-374-7717, or 877-LAPD-247. Tipsters of you who didn’t take Spanish “sheltered by the wind.” No Metz. wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800- 101 at Crespi) stretching from doubt the wind from those over As for the name Ventura 222-TIPS. San Diego to San Francisco. in Canoga Park, which was Blvd, that was an easy one. It The Spanish are also originally named Owensmouth, was the way for those east to get responsible for many other as the Owens Lake aqueduct was to Ventura....Duhhhhh. As for Valley street names, either supposed to spill into what is now (continued to page 15) Encino Enterprise, February 20, 2020, Page 2 CALENDAR FEBRUARY Vacation Community Calendar * The Encino Chamber of Commerce will be holding their Health and Wellness Committee meeting on Thursday, March 5, from 12 to 1 pm at the Chamber office (4933 Balboa Blvd). The meeting helps to organize blood drives, CPR classes, emergency preparedness community outreach and much more! To be a one- Vibes & Values! time guest, call 818-789-4711. 1 * Experience Nighttrek live at the Encino Tarzana Library GET UP TO $100 IN VALUE PER BOOKING on Thursday, February 20, at 6 pm! Neill Simmons and his team ® will discuss famous winter constellations, art in astronomy, and ON PLEASANT HOLIDAYS AAA VACATIONS ! how to see planets with the naked eye. * Our Lady of Grace in Encino will hold their 2020 Jog- a-thon on Friday, February 28, starting at 8 am at Crespi High School’s track which helps the PTO raise funds for the continued CHOOSE FROM DESTINATIONS LIKE: support of ongoing facility improvements. Their goal this year is $50,000! To donate, support a team and more, visit p2p.onecause. Hawai’i com/olgjogathon2020. 2 * The Encino Neighborhood Council will hold their • 5 nights from $797 LAND ONLY general board meeting on Wednesday, February 26, at 7 pm at the Encino Women’s Club (4924 Paso Robles Ave). Refreshments are served at 6:30 pm before the meeting starts. Caribbean 3 • 5 nights from $558 LAND ONLY * Teens are invited to the Encino Tarzana Library for their Teen Council meeting on Monday, March 2, at 4 pm. The Teen Council will create the displays for Women’s History Month USA 4 and Teen Tech Week, contributing design ideas and executing the • 5 nights from $ LAND ONLY displays. They will receive community service hours for program 782 attendance. Please reserve your space for this program by emailing [email protected]. YOUR VACATION MAY INCLUDE: 5 Daily Breakfast; Kids Stay Free ; Resort * Woodcrest Preschool invites you to join them for Open Coupons; All-Inclusive Meals & Free Wi-Fi! House Family Fun Day on Saturday, February 22, from 11 am to 1 pm at 6043 Tampa Ave, Tarzana. They will offer free food, games, raffle prizes, family activities, entertainment and more! Attendees will be shown the school and be able to meet some of the incredible teachers in person. For more info or to RSVP, visit woodcrestpreschool.com/FFD. * Bibliophiles are invited to the World Literature Book Club at the West Valley Regional Library on Monday, February 24, BOOK NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2020! at 10 am. Join for a spirited and engaging discussion of the world’s ASK YOUR AAA TRAVEL AGENT ABOUT CURRENT best literature! All selections are from Best European Fiction 2018 OFFERS AND OTHER DESTINATIONS (ed. Alex Andriesse) and this meeting’s featured short stories will AAA TRAVELS WITH YOU be Multicultural Center by Igor Malijevsky (Czech Republic) and Metastases by Zachary Karabashliev (Bulgaria). CALL: (800) 741-1605 * The Valley Watercolor Society will hold its 2020 Annual Juried Exhibit from Tuesday, March 3 to Saturday, March CLICK: AAA.com/TravelBenefits 28 at the San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center (18312 Oxnard Street,Tarzana).