SOUTHLAND CALM BEFORE NEXT STORM; RESIDENTS OUT, ABOUT AS SUN SOAKS REGION.Byline: Brooke Olson Daily News Staff Writer The Southland got a break from the rain Sunday, bringing clear skies Clear Skies could refer to:
As the region dried up, dog-walkers, shoppers and animal lovers took advantage of the 70-degree temperature to attend to much needed tasks. ``I haven't been able to feed the birds in so long,'' said 8-year-old Megan Kirk of West Hills as a crowd of cooing pigeons accepted bread crumb See bread crumb. handouts on the driveway of her house. ``I hope they've been OK and that they've gotten enough to eat.'' Elsewhere in the Valley, residents ignored the foretelling signs of gathering storm clouds and tried to forget the past couple of weeks. ``I'm tired of sandbagging Sandbagging is the practice of deceptively portraying oneself as being in a weaker position than is true.
Jones took the day off to shop at the Topanga Plaza mall. ``I just needed some time to just do something fun,'' she said, adding that her home had fallen victim to mudslides as well as insects that were escaping from the dire weather. More than 2 inches of rain was dumped on Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on Saturday, causing mudslides, sewage and oil spills This is a list of oil spills throughout the world. Large Oil Spills to Date Oil Spills of over 100,000 tonnes or 30 million US gallons, ordered by Tonnes Spill / Tanker Location Date *Tons of crude oil link . Health officials closed a 3-1/2-mile stretch of beach from Venice Boulevard to Imperial Highway on Sunday after about 240,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Ballona Creek Ballona Creek is an approximately 8-mile-long waterway in southwestern Los Angeles, California and its immediate suburbs. Rising in the hills of the Mid-City district, it flows through Culver City and the Del Rey district before flowing into Santa Monica Bay between the Marina del from overburdened drains, the county Health Department said. ``We're doing water tests right now to determine how much bacteria is in the water,'' said Sharon Wanglin, department spokeswoman. ``We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. when the area will be reopened.'' Department officials once more issued a warning to stay away from storm drains and areas where a sewage spill has occurred. ``These rains have brought all of the buildup in the storm drains down into the water and any contact with the water could be dangerous,'' Wanglin said. A coalition of local, state and federal officials was working around the clock to clean up between 8,400 and 21,000 gallons of crude oil that had spilled into School Canyon in Ventura on Saturday, when a pipeline ruptured after a rain-soaked hillside gave way. No one was injured in the landslide and no property was damaged. The rupture severed a natural gas line that sparked 100-foot flames that were quickly put out by firefighters Saturday. Authorities were not sure how much oil had spilled into the ocean but estimated that one barrel - or 42 gallons - had contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. the beaches near the Ventura Pier, according to Lt. Steve Edinger of the California Department of Fish and Game. A heavy surf advisory from San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County to the Mexican
border was extended until Tuesday. Waves up to 10 feet were forecast in
Ventura County, with maximum sets at 12 feet on west-facing beaches, the
National Weather Service said.
Rain is expected once again to damper Valley residents' spirits, when the next El Nino storm rolls in tonight bringing as much as 4-1/2 inches of rain in some areas, the Weather Service said. ``Rain tonight is likely, extending into Tuesday and clearing by Wednesday,'' said Stuart Seto, weather specialist. But by Thursday night, the rain could once again return, Seto said. ``There is a chance of rain late Thursday, but it's a little too early to tell whether or not we'll get hit,'' he said. By midafternoon Sunday, approaching storm clouds had darkened dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. the sky over the Valley. Alicia Mendoza glanced wearily at the sky. ``I don't want it to rain any more,'' said the 23-year-old Topanga Hills resident. ``I'm scared to drive in the rain.'' Other Valley residents echoed Mendoza's sentiments, lamenting the flooded streets, mudslides and other nuisances that seem to accompany each storm. ``It just seems like that when it rains, everything that can go wrong does,'' Jones said. The neighborhood in the 22300 block of Malden Street in West Hills was quiet Sunday, as tarps and sandbags sandbags small sacks containing sand used to support an anesthetized animal in dorsal recumbency and prevent it from rolling sideways during anesthesia or surgery. secured the mud and debris that threatened five houses the past few days. A mudslide already had crushed the garage of one house in that neighborhood Friday, but some residents remained unconcerned about the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. storm. ``I've decided to just go with the flow,'' Mark Penniston said with a smile. The 42-year-old West Hills resident spent the day playing with his dogs, Jasmine and Pepper, and ignored the roof leaks that have plagued his house since mid-January. ``I just don't feel like fixing it,'' he said. ``When the storm comes again, I'll just get out my bowls and go with it.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Participants in the Chabad of Conejo-Agoura Walk for Children stroll down Lindero Canyon Road in Westlake Village. (2) Mary and Don Spruill of Anaheim relax with their daughter, Cathy Saylors, and grandson, Ty, at Westlake Lake. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News (3) Oil cleanup worker Eduardo Mosqueda ties an oil boom to a post Sunday at San Jon Barranca bar·ran·ca also bar·ran·co n. pl. bar·ran·cas also bar·ran·cos Southwestern U.S. 1. A deep ravine or gorge. 2. A bluff. to capture any oil that leaks from a ruptured pipeline. |
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