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Proposal:City Ban on Sleeping in Cars ExpiredA Senior Center See Page 4forWoodland Hills?See page 127Letter to theEditorAvalonInitiativeHurtsCalabasasSee page 6Valley VantageVolume 35, Issue 21NEWS IN BRIEFLocal Temple VandalizedPolice are searching for whoever vandalized aWoodland Hills synagogue Monday night. White paintwas thrown over the entire front of the Hebrew DiscoveryCenter at 19819 Ventura Blvd. Rabbi Netanel Louie saidit was a “horrible act of violence” and he feels violated.However, this isn’t the first time they have been targeted.Someone walked into the synagogue during a childrens’sprogram and yelled “I’m going to kill the Jews,” creatingpanic. Anyone with information on the incident should callLAPD Topanga Division at 756-4800.A Compendious Source of InformationJuly 18, 2019Your Rights vs. Homeless Rights:Trespassing 101By Sean DinseHow do I deal with personsloiteringand/ortrespassingon private property? This hasbecome one of the most commonquestions asked by businessesand residents to local lawenforcement. As the homelesspopulation grows, so do thecomplaints from the community.Complaints of persons loitering/squatting on private propertycauses businesses to respond andchange the environment of theirinfrastructure - securing exteriorstorage closets, fencing in parkinglots, posting trespass signs, addingsurveillance cameras, locking, orremoving exterior water spigotsor electric outlets, and hiringsecurity to monitor the property.Changing the environmentaldesign of their properties forpurposes of preventing nuisance/criminal activity. The frustrationgrows and so do the complaints.The crime of trespassing,LAPD Senior Lead Officers Jose Fernandez (left) and Sean Dinse confront a squatterbehind Ralph’s grocery store.602(k) of the California PenalCode, is a misdemeanor crime andis defined as entering any lands,whether unenclosed or enclosedby fence, for the purposes ofinjuring any property or propertyrights or with the intention ofinterfering with, obstructing,or injuring any lawful businessor occupation carried on by theowner of the land, the owner’s(Continued to page 12)Neighborhood Council Asks Malibu Wines to Put a Cork in It“The McCartney Years” Take the Stage SundayHailed by the original Beatles promoter as “the best onthe scene,” The McCartney Years take the stage in WarnerPark Sunday at 6 pm. The group is a period-true, technicallystunning and explosive live concert show that performsthe music of Paul McCartney from The Beatles to Wings- everything from “Hey Jude” and “Jet” to “Let It Be,”“Lady Madonna” and many more. Warner Park is locatedat Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Califa Street in WoodlandHills. Parking is available in adjacent structures. For moreinformation visit valleycultural.org.Creating a firestorm ofcomments on Facebook, the WestHills Neighborhood Councilsent a letter to the ZoningAdministrator in the Departmentof City Planning about MalibuWines on Sherman Way in WestHills.The letter said the winery wasa “popular and valuable addition”to the community but asked theAdministrator to hold a publichearing to review “violationsof their conditional use permit”which included noise, parkingand lighting.Council president Dan Brinsaid that, “No one is asking forthe place to shut down. Theresolution to send the letter passedunanimously by the board, who isMalibu Wines in West Hills.frustrated by response from theowners. The letter was meantto get their attention that theyneed to address certain issues.”Malibu Wines COO John(Continued to page 5)

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Refreshments are included in the 25 ticket price.Seating is limited; reserve your tickets now at www.mytarzana.org orcall 818.705.1286.CALABASAS: The City of Calabasas will be holding their bi-monthlye-waste cleanup on Saturday, July 20, from 10 am to 3 pm at the ElCamino shopping center (23381 Mulholland Dr). For a list of accepteditems, visit cityofcalabasas.com/ewaste.html.WEST HILLS: The West Hills Neighborhood Council’s BeautificationCommittee invites the community to help clear weeds and debris fromthe sidewalks along Sherman Way west of West Hills Hospital andMedical Center on Saturday, July 20, from 8 to 11 am. Meet at thesouthwest corner of the hospital parking lot. Committee chairs FayeBarta and Brad Vanderhoof supply gardening tools. 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