Santa Monica Mountains

The range mapped in the Santa Monica Mountains is limited on the south by Hollywood, on the north by the San Fernando Valley, on the west by Cahuenga Pass and Dark Canyon, and on the east by the Los Angeles River. Griffith Park is incorporated inside the eastern portion of the region. The vital topographic component of the territory is an east-westridge. Cahuenga Peak (height 1821 feet) is close to the western end of the edge, and Mount Hollywood (elevation 1652 feet) is justsouth of the focal part

It was the most devastating fire in the area, surpassing the previous worst fire in 1980 that burned 55 homes at the mouth of the San Gabriel Canyon. The total damage caused by wildfires in the San Gabriel Mountains within the past 60 years amounted to the loss of 332 homes.      Statistically, Malibu and its surrounding area has seen much damage done to its vegetation and inhabitants. There have been 24 wildfires that burned a total

Development of the Encnio-Tarzana Community Plan update involved a three year process engaging numerous community stakeholder, advocacy and constituent groups, as well as on-going coordination with numerous City, County and neighboring Municipal agencies. With over 8 Community outreach meetings conducted and twice that number of agency and staff coordination meetings, outreach regarding the Encino-Tarzana Community Plan Update was both on-going and comprehensive. As envisioned by the Department’s

King’s Gillette’s Ranch is located in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s a scenic parkland that offers a view of California, in a way never seen before. The place was designed by architect Wallace Neff who had made it for American Businessman King Gillette who invented the concept of a safety razor. Wallace

Two community plan update workshops were held for the Encino-Tarzana Community Plan Area during the month of July. The Encino Community Plan Update workshop was held on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the Encino Community Center Women’s Club Room, located at 4935 Balboa Boulevard in Encino. There were approximately 88 community stakeholders in attendance, and 22 City of Los Angeles planners participating as facilitators, note-takers, and greeters at the workshop. The Tarzana Community Plan Update workshop

Road Trip It was the morning of July 5th, 2015. My alarm sounded off at around 4:30 AM telling me it was time to get ready and head out. I grabbed my duffle bag full of clothes, got in my truck, and headed to my girlfriend’s house who lives five minutes away. I pulled into the driveway with excitement rushing through my body. She was standing there, all packed, wearing a Boston Red Sox hat. We had gone shopping the night before for food and drinks we thought we needed. We had a cooler full of ice

SantaMonica amusement company. These were a group of the local businessmen whose main aim was to expand the amusement dream. The SantaMonica pier The SantaMonica pier is known for the gem, which is located at its southern end. The Santa Monica pier is 106 years old. The pier is popular with photographed Ferris wheel and it has visitors who visit it regularly due to the mix of the amusement rides and the games that are found at the pacific park. The visitors who visit the ocean never

Immersion, each group was assigned a community in which they were to assess. One of the communities visited was the city of Santa Monica. Santa Monica is encompassed in 8.42 square miles (Census Bureau). Its borders are the Pacific Ocean to the west, Centinela Avenue to the east, San Vicente Boulevard to the north, and Dewey Street to the south, as seen in Figure 1. Santa Monica’s residents may be known to lack diversity but the groups of people drawn to this city vary. In the most popular areas

Summer of 2017 was probably my best summer so far. I went to my dream place and somewhere else I have heard so much about! Before this vacation, I was so excited and I thought this place was going to be all movie stars and celebrities, but I was wrong. Over the summer I went to Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas Nevada. Now, I am not telling you about two different trips, this was all in one trip. On August fifth, 2017 we drove two hours to Indianapolis and got on a plane to go to California

Finding a parking spot in Santa Monica Pier was one of the most difficult things ever, especially with all the heavy traffic it made it even more tedious. With the awful driving of my cousin Oscar, it took us around 20 minutes to find a free spot in two huge different lots. When we finally parked we decided to go separate ways since we did not want to do and see the same things. After getting off, the two separate groups went their own different ways, my two cousins, Adair and Oscar went to grab