Here We Go Again! Behind the Mask: OPEN Our List of How Different FOR Restaurants Professions TAKE Offering Take Out Are Changing OUT in the Pandemic The “Reel” History of the Valley See pages 6&7 See Page 15 See page 11 Volume 39, Number 41 December 17, 2020 News***When in stripping Brief in - take out date line belowLocal Valley VantageHospitals - we’re getting Get double First lines!!! Doses of Vaccine On Wednesday, Los Angeles marked COVID Testing Site Opens at Westfield the deadliest day of the pandemic, yet hope Sameday Testing is opening a new COVID-19 test arrived as vaccines were delivered to local facility at Westfield Topanga, second level above Total Wine. valley hospitals. Safely receive quick and convenient testing as well as future With 22,422 new cases reported, and vaccinations. Clients can access test results as soon as they are 138 deaths on just one day, the need for the available. Sameday Testing offers a priorityL service A forS PCR- V vaccineI R was G never E more N apparent. E S A N D testing with fastest turnaround times of less than 24 hours, as The mechanics of storing the vaccine well as rapid antigen tests with results in 15 minutes. PCR tests at minus 70 degrees Celcius, setting up in- are free with insurance (standard turnaround test) or $195 for hospital clinics, and deciding who would a priority test (<24-48 turnaround). They provide a superbill get the first shot were daunting, but all the to priority customersAL so theyABASAS can self-submit to insurance for hospitals surveyed steppedNTERPRISE up to the plate reimbursement.C For appointments visit sameday-testing.com. E Volume 50, Number 41 Serving Calabasas Since 1963 December 17, 2020 Deputy Chief Rodriguez Retiring and indeed, celebrated the arrival of hope in a syringe. The United Chambers Blair Galbreath, Director of Pharmacy at Northridge recently honored LAPD Hospital, received the first supply of emergency use Deputy Chief Jorge vaccines and shared, “As I reflect on all of the healthcare Rodriguez on his decades of workers working so hard and tirelessly on behalf of our service to the community in patients, I hope this vaccine will be the beginning of the recognition of his retirement end to this nightmare. I’m proud to be a pharmacist and from service at the end of proud to be a part of such a great team at Dignity Health the year. Rodriguez, Deputy Northridge Hospital.” Chief and Commanding At West Hills Hospital, nurses working on the Officer of Operations in the COVID floor were the first to receive the vaccine. Elissa Valley Bureau, was appointed Stubblefield from COVID ward received the first shot to the police department from Dajonae Jackson, an ER nurse. in 1987 and has served in various divisions of the Deputy Chief Jorge Rodriguez LAPD, successfully getting Nurses at Providence Cedars promoted through the ranks. law enforcement and the Sinai Tarzana cheered as the first In 2017, Rodriguez was community in which they group received their shots. “We reassigned to the Valley serve. feel like we’re making history Bureau where he has been Rodriguez has been the and protecting our friends, family stationed since, focusing recipient of a multitude and coworkers,” one nurse said. on the importance of of accolades, department Kaiser Permanente Woodland communication between commendations and awards. Hills staff made a celebration and ceremony out of receiving and Bozajian Takes Helm as Six-Time Mayor administering the shots. Calabasas City Council- man James Bozajian was Photos from top: sworn in as Mayor December 9 - for the sixth time. He has served as the Elissa Stubblefield and city’s major during the terms Dajonae Jackson at 1998-1999, 2003-2004, 2007- West Hills Hospital. 2008, 2011-2012, 2015-2016 and now 2020 on. Blair Galbreath at Dignity Bozajian is a west Northridge Hospital. valley native, and works as an attorney at the State Hospital staff at Providence Compensation Insurance Cedars Sinai Tarzana. Fund. He said his goals were Calabasas Mayor James Bozajian to reopen the city, balance the Kaiser Permanente workers budget, hire a new permanent city’s infrastructure and city manager, improve the reopen the community center. administering the vaccine. 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