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03/21/25

Watch the 3-19-25 TTC Meeting

If you missed the Topanga Town Council meeting on March 19, 2025, you can watch the recording below. This meeting featured updates from local and state officials regarding Palisades Fire recovery, particularly related to roads and access. Download a PDF…
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03/19/25

Caltrans – TCB & PCH Updates

Update 3/18/2025: Topanga Canyon Boulevard (SR-27) Fire Recovery and Repairs Continue Safety is the top priority, please stay off closed roads. Topanga Canyon Boulevard (SR-27) remains closed to the public for safety reasons between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View…
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03/06/25

Topanga Beach Waste Site UPDATE

UPDATE: 3/6/25 at 4:23pm – EPA Official Response “EPA has ceased processing household hazardous materials and lithium-ion batteries at the Topanga staging area. EPA is now decommissioning the site, and full demobilization is expected within 6-8 weeks.” As part of…
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02/28/25

Post-February TTC Mtg Updates

UPDATES AFTER TOPANGA TOWN COUNCIL’S FEBRUARY 2025 MEETING Thank you to everyone who participated in the “Future Ready: Wildfire Policy” discussion on February 19th. Many thoughts and ideas were expressed prior to and during the meeting’s limited timeframe. We thank…
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02/28/25

Have Ins. Issues? Ask CFP Tomorrow

California Fair Plan Event at the Topanga Library Saturday, March 1, at 2:00p.m. WHAT: California Fair Plan experts coming to Topanga to help residents struggling with policies, and coverage issues. Thanks to Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, and the…
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02/28/25

Snake Event at the Theatricum

Topangans are invited to the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum on Sunday, March 9, at 12:00 p.m., for a free informational session about local snakes, including rattlesnakes. This spring, snakes emerging from hibernation may find themselves displaced by the wildfire. Central…
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02/26/25

Pacific Palisades: Paradise Lost

By Suzanne Guldimann, Topanga New Times The Palisades fire is named for the Palisades Highlands, where the blaze erupted on the morning of January 7, 2025. The conflagration rapidly spread throughout Pacific Palisades and then into Malibu and unincorporated Los…
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02/14/25

Caltrans Update: TCB Boulder Threat

UPDATE: On February 24, Caltrans blew up the boulder threatening Topanga Canyon Blvd. You can watch a recording of the detonation below!    A Caltrans geologist was assessing the slopes along Topanga Canyon Boulevard/State Route 27 and noticed a very…
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02/12/25

Topanga Town Council—February 2025 Meeting

Future Ready:  Stronger Policies to Curb Wildfires Join the upcoming Topanga Town Council meeting to hear from Senator Ben Allen & Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin about how to shape future wildfire prevention and response on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025, from 6-8pm…
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02/12/25

Palisades Fire Waste Removal Town Hall

  Many Topangans are concerned about the Palisades Fire debris removal site at TCB and PCH.  LA County’s Third District Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, is offering a town hall on Wednesday, February 12th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm to answer questions about…
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02/07/25

TCEP’s Fundraiser for Topanga Canyon Firefighters

Support Local Topanga Canyon Firefighters Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness is organizing this GoFundMe fundraiser and you can donate here!  The devastating Palisades Fire that broke out on January 7, 2025 consumed over 23,000 acres of land and destroyed thousands…
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02/04/25

RCD Statement on Hazardous Waste Site

The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains has issued a statement regarding the EPA Palisades Fire Hazardous Waste Staging Site, which you can read below: The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM) has been made…