BRIEFLY : REGION TO RECEIVE CONSERVANCY VOICE.The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open Advisory Council will be expanded to include representatives of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and La Canada Flintridge under legislation signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis. Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Malibu and Calabasas also will be able to appoint their own representatives. In all, the advisory committee will be expanded from 17 to 23 members. The members will be appointed by the city councils from each city. ``This is a great day for those in our communities who are working to preserve our precious mountains and hillsides,'' said state Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, who authored the legislation. ``Now, they will have a voice at the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.'' Created by the Legislature in 1979, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has acquired more than 35,000 acres of park land in a 450,000-acre zone made up of the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. and the surrounding mountain ecosystems. In the 1980s the jurisdiction of the conservancy was expanded to include the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor in the foothills, canyons and mountains near Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena and La Canada Flintridge. - Daily News Aug. 7 sign-ups set for Daze program BURBANK - Registration for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department's Afterschool af·ter·school adj. often after-school 1. Taking place immediately following school classes: afterschool activities. 2. Daze program for after-school child care will take place Aug. 7. The program offers low-cost after-school care for students at Disney, Edison, Emerson, Jefferson, Miller, Roosevelt, Stevenson and Washington elementary schools Several Elementary Schools, most named after George Washington, first president of the United States, have the name Washington Elementary School' including:
For more information, call (818) 238-5378. - Daily News Health tests on tap at Glendale facility GLENDALE - Free health screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and bone density will be held today at Foothill Family Medical Associates. The free screenings will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, located at 1818 Verdugo Blvd., Suite 204 in Glendale. The bone density test is by appointment only and is limited to the first 30 callers. For more information, call (818) 790-5529. - Daily News City seeks artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. for nature exhibit BURBANK - The Burbank Park and Recreation Department is seeking donated or loaned nature items and collections for the educational display at the Stough Canyon Nature Center. Items to be considered for use in the exhibit may include artifacts related to American Indians American Indians: see Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the; Natives, Middle American; Natives, North American; Natives, South American. , animals, reptiles, birds and insects indigenous to the area or the Verdugo Mountains The Verdugo Mountains are a small mountain range located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, Southern California, The United States of America (USA). The range is commonly known simply as the Verdugos. . For more information, call (818) 238-5322. - Daily News |
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