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Is “Dry January”Worth It?Go For Goat Yoga!Page 7Win Tickets toCirque du Soleil’sNew Show!See Page 10See Page 4Valley VantageVolume 35, Issue 47News in BriefKaiser Evacuates PatientsFollowing Water Main BreakA water main break discovered during constructionof their new emergency room Sunday caused KaiserPermanente to shut down services. The hospital remainedopen for several days but suspended surgeries; as repair workcontinued, patients were transferred to other Kaiser facilities.“All patients safely discharged or transferred to other Kaiserfacilities” said Dr. Greg Kelman. The last service to close wasthe emergency room. “Because the timeline for restoringwater at the medical center campus is now estimated to beSaturday, January 25, we have determined that the safestdecision for our members, patients, physicians and staff isto temporarily close services and facilities at this location,’’Kaiser Permanente said. Reparation of the broken water mainis estimated to be completed by this Saturday. Once state andlocal approvals are issued, it should take approximately twodays to get back to full operations.Calabasas Condo Owner RemovesHate Graffiti on DoorA condominium resident at Park Sorrento Condos inCalabasas removed hate-filled posters from the front ofhis residence late last week after city officials gave him 24hours to do so. Residents and pedestrians complained aboutthe messages he had posted on January 14, which includeda swastika, racial comments and other derogatory slurs.Deputies responded to the complaints but were unable toact as there was no actual victim, and the messages couldbe construed as his First Amendment right to free speech.However, city officials met with him and ordered the removal,saying , “It violates city code covering inflammatory languageand threats to others.” Reports indicate that the unidentifiedresident might have mental health issues and had causedproblems previously within the complex.A Compendious Source of InformationJanuary 23, 2020More of What’s Building 2020High-Rise ResidentialTower Planned Apts, Hotel & SkydeckSandstone Properties has filedplans with the City for a 35-storyhigh-rise residential tower at 6400Canoga Avenue in Warner Center.The striking architectural designis a first of its concept for the area.“Entitlement and architectural firmshave been engaged, and plans todevelop a high-rise multi-familyproject with over 650 apartmentshave been filed,” according to theSandstone website. Apartments willbe available in studio, one-, two-andthree-bedroom floorplans. Thereis also a 26-room podium hoteland restaurant planned, as well asan activity club and Skydeck. Theproject will occupy the remainingportion of the property, which nowfeatures a commercial building. Theoffice building will remain openduring construction. Sandstoneacquired the property in 2018 foralmost 28 million. Hetzel Designis the architect for the building.Local Restaurants Feature “dineLA” MenusdineLA week runs through January 31, and several localrestaurants are offering special prix-fixe menus to showcasetheir offerings to local diners. Fleming’s Steakhouse inWoodland Hills is offering a three-course dinner for 59,and Il Fornaio at The Village at Westfield is offering both a 25 two-course lunch and 49 three-course dinner. Morton’sin Woodland Hills has a three-course dinner for 49, andRuth’s Chris is also offering a three-course dinner for 59. InCalabasas Saddlepeak Lodge has a three-course dinner for 59, while Sugarfish has both a 20 lunch and a 39 dinner.For complete menus and list of all dineLA restaurants visitdiscoverlosangeles.com.Friday’s Being DemolishedChick-fil-a Drive Thru at WinnetkaThe old T.G.I.Friday’s on Canoga Avenue isslated for the deep fryer! The iconic building isscheduled to be demolished later this year and abrand-new building, designed to be a restaurant,built in its place, to open June of 2021. Rumors onthe street say that Ruth’s Chris, for years a tenantat Westfield Promenade, will be the new occupant.Frank Daftari, General Manager at Ruth’s Chris,would only comment that Ruth’s Chris has nointention of moving from Woodland Hills andwill remain open in their current location for theforeseeable future.Can the chicken cross the road? A new Chickfil-a, is under construction at Ventura Blvd andWinnetka. Chick-fil-a’s specialty is chickensandwiches and fresh, homemade lemonade. Alloutlets are closed on Sundays. This is the fourthChick-fil-a to open in the west valley in the last twoyears.The new restaurant will offer dine-in and drivethrough, with access and egress on both Winnetkaand Ventura Blvd. Recent resident complaintsabout traffic at the Encino Chick-fila at White(Continued to page 13)
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Yourlocal AAA club acts as an agent for Pleasant Holidays . CST 1016202-80. To learn how we collect and use yourinformation, visit the privacy link at AAA.com. 2019 Auto Club Services, LLC. All Rights Reserved.1COMMUNITYCALENDARWOODLAND HILLS: Master storyteller Arnie Weiss returns to theWoodland Hills Library on Saturday, January 25, at 3 pm performingErnie Pyle’s body of work with a program called Through Ernie’s Eyes.WEST HILLS: The Foundation for the Preservation of the Santa SusanaMountains continues its training series for park docents on Saturday,January 25, from 10 am to 1 pm for naturalists and hike leaders. Thissession at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site is “Oak Trees of theSanta Susanas,” led by Rosi Dagit. Cost is 50 for the series, 15 perclass for drop-ins.CALABASAS: The City of Calabasas will be holding their LVUSDBoard Meeting on Tuesday, January 28, at 6 pm at the LVUSD DistrictOffice (4111 N. Las Virgenes Rd). The meeting will not be televised live.WOODLAND HILLS: Join the Platt Library for a special Medicare101 session on Saturday, January 25, from 11 am to 12 pm. Medicarebenefits begin at age 65, and those who miss the enrollment windowcould end up paying higher premiums for the rest of their lives. In thiseducational event, two Medicare experts will discuss the rules, optionsand health services that Medicare has to offer. This is not a marketingevent, and specific plan enrollment will not be discussed or allowed.CALABASAS: Relax, Unwind & Renew at the Calabasas Libraryas they celebrate their 10th anniversary of Yoga at the Library onSaturday, January 25, from 12 to 4 pm. Sessions of Yoga, Tai Chi,Reiki, and Sound Bath will be held. For more information on a day otorelax, unwind and renew, please check calabasaslibrary.org.WEST HILLS: The Bluegrass Association of Southern California willmeet for a Bluegrass Jam on Sunday, January 26, from 1 to 5 pm at theWest Valley Music Center (24424 Vanowen St).WOODLAND HILLS: Ara Grigorian, author of the international awardwinning books Game of Love and Ten Year Dance, will lead a two-hourworkshop on Saturday, February 1, at the February meeting of TheSan Fernando Valley Chapter of the California Writers Club. The eventruns 1 to 4 pm at the Motion Picture and TV Fund, 23388 MulhollandDrive, in the Saban Community Room. Cost is 20 per person. Moreinformation on Grigorian is available at aragrigorian.com.
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Page 4, Valley News Group, January 23, 2020COMMUNITY In the 60’s people took acid to make the world weird. Now theworld IS weird, and people take Prozac to make it normal. Go figure. Local reader John Stevens joked that as a New Year’s resolution hewas going to quit all his bad habits for 2020, but then he rememberedthat nobody likes a quitter! The great George Carlin mused, “Have you ever noticed thatanybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going fasterthan you is a maniac?” As Californians mull the budget decisions handed down fromSacramento, we’re reminded of this from George Bernard Shaw: “Agovernment which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon thesupport of Paul.” Or as former president and plain talker Ronald Reagan said, “thegovernment is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a healthy appetiteat one end and no responsibility at the other.” Lynn Homsy got a laugh with this one: While creating husbands,God promised women that good and ideal husbands would be found inall corners of the world. And then he made the Earth round. We’re at the age.so I went in for my check up before acolonoscopy, and one of the many sheets of information they gave mewas one informing me that Anthem Blue Cross is the only insurancecompany that does not cover anesthetic for a colonoscopy procedure!Seriously? Should I tell their execs to try it without? Or maybe justwhere to stick it? Why isn’t phonics spelled like it sounds?ERRATUM: We mistakenly misspelled UCLA sports medicinespecialist Dr. Philip Cohen’s name. We apologize for any confusion.Win Tickets toCirque du Soleil’sVOLTA!Email us a picture of you reading the paper this weekend!WHERE DO YOU READ US?Breakfast table? Backyard? Bus?We’ll Feature You in Next Week’s PaperEmail by Monday, January 27,to valleynewsgroup@gmail.comfor a chance to win!Get the Paper Delivered to Your “InBox”Get it emailed to you every ThursdayRegister for a digital subscription at valleynewsgroupcomCALL VALLEY NEWS GROUP 818.313.9545Valley VantageENCINOENTERPRISEPUBLISHERKathleen SterlingEXECUTIVE ASSISTANTConnie HeinBUSINESS EDITORMiri RossittoENTERTAINMENT EDITORTheda ReichmanHEALTH EDITORJaney RifkinEDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARDDan BrinJoyce FletcherMartin CooperRickey GelbGlen KovacsBrad RosenheimMiri RossittoRichard ShermanScott SilversteinMolly Unger22025 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 303, Woodland Hills CA 91364 818.313.9545 Fax 818.302.1417JohnWalkervalleynewsgroup@gmail.com www.valleynewsgroup.comDiana WilliamsDennis ZinePHONE 818.313.9545 FAX 818.302.1417Email: ValleyNewsGroup@gmail.com22025 Ventura Blvd. #303 Woodland Hills CA sgroupwoodlandhillsATTENTION ATTORNEYS:We are adjudicated to run legal notices for all of Los Angeles CountySUMMONS NAME CHANGES PETITIONS DBA’S ABC LIEN SALESCALL VALLEY NEWS GROUP 818.313.9545NEED A READ? WHERE TO PICK UP THE PAPERWeiler’s Deli Victory Blvd.West Valley PlayhouseWoodland Hills Tarzana Chamber PromenadeFinancial Partners Credit UnionFirst Bank Erwin StreetFollow Your HeartWoodland Hills LibraryKaiser PermanentePlatt LibraryNat’s Coffee ShopNicola’s KitchenGasolinaBank of America Canoga AvenueThe Village at WestfieldDoan’s BakeryWeiler’s West Sherman WayWhole Foods MarketTarzana LibraryCavaretta’s DeliAgoura Hills/Calabasas Community CenterLovi’s Deli CalabasasKing’s Fish MarketCalabasas Tennis & Swim Ctr.Calabasas Senior CenterPremier America Credit UnionGelson’s Market CalabasasWells FargoUS BankValley News Group -22025 Ventura Blvd.German Cold CutsHilton Woodland Hills LobbyWarner Center Marriott Concierge DeskAAA Auto & TravelGreen Thumb Nursery Canoga ParkWinnetka BowlCalabasas Library and City HallSagebrush CantinaCalabasas Chamber OfficeRalph’s CalabasasAlbertson’s CalabasasMarmalade Cafe
Valley News Group, January 23, 2020, Page 5BUSINESSHow to Improve Your Outlook Performance for the New YearBy Andy TakieddineSince we have entered a newyear, it is the best time to look atyour email system and tune it forbest performance. In this articlewe are going to tackle MicrosoftOutlook system and performance.Ever notice that yourMicrosoft Outlook account hasslowed to a crawl? Basic emailfunctions like send/receive actinga little funny? Consider checkingthe size of your mailbox. Youmight be shocked to discover justhow bloated it is.For most versions ofOutlook, clicking on File Folder Properties Storage —or right-clicking on any folderand selecting Properties — willdisplay the total size not only ofa chosen folder but also of anyassociated subfolders.Outlook’s Auto Archivefunction is set to automaticallyback up deleted items, sent items,and expired tasks and calendaritems. But if you get hundredsof messages per day and don’tdelete them or move them fromyour inbox, you run the risk ofsabotaging your account. Exceed2GB of storage in an overstuffedinbox and Outlook really starts torun slow.Yet solving the problemis doable. CMIT Solutionsrecommends that you or your ITsupport team follow the five stepsoutlined below to change AutoArchive’s settings.1. Create a new local folderor .pst (personal folders) file tohold archived mail. Right click onthe “On My Computer” headingat the bottom of your folderlist and choose “New Folder.”Name the folder Archived Mailor something else that’s easilyrecognizable. In older versionsof Outlook, you can selectFile Archive and change the dateunder archive items older than.2. Create a new ArchivingRule. Click on Tools Rules,select Exchange from the “On MyComputer” secti
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