GIGA GRANADA HILLS

... vaccinations, that is. Saturday and Sunday, October 24 & 25 Granada Hills Recreation Center 16730 Chatsworth St. Clinic hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. I'd use this opportunity to tell you all about my views on the anti-vax movement, but you'll be a lot more entertained if you read this month's superb WIRED cover story by Amy Wallace , or you can just watch this clip from The Daily Show instead (Go to 4:09 if you're pressed for time): The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Doubt Break '09 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Near Woodley and Chatsworth

When the Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council needs a place to meet, they've got plenty of options -- G.H. Baptist, or the Rec Center, to name a couple. But the North Neighborhood Council -- which, like the South, is required to meet within its boundaries -- doesn't have as many choices, since the North Council's territory is in the predominantly residential part of town. GHNNC board meetings were being held in member's homes for a while, until somebody -- likely with an axe to grind -- squealed. Seems that most people's homes don't have ADA-compliant bathrooms for council members to use, and that's a no-no (never mind that none of the council members are disabled; rules are rules!). Church meeting rooms were considered, but the suggestion made some concerned about separation of church and state squeamish. So the council went about finding a suitable headquarters, and found one in the Albertson's shopping center at San Fernando Mission and Woodl...

There has never been even one verified case of random Halloween candy poisoning in the United States, EVER. Yet this urban legend persists. A week ago, at Tulsa Elementary School, an LAPD officer stood up in front of the entire student body and warned them not about pedestrian hazards (the number one threat to children on Halloween), but about "bad guys" who might give out tainted treats. So much for community policing. Instead of encouraging people to -- gulp -- cooperate with and get to know their neighbors, this officer spread misinformation to about six hundred kids who now believe that their neighbors are likely to poison them, you know, just for kicks. People, please: the "Halloween Sadist" who randomly poisons children belongs in the same category as Chupacabra, The Loch Ness Monster, or CHUDs. Of course, if you believe in Chupacabra, The Loch Ness Monster, or CHUDs (or even "Faeries"), I can't help you, so you might as well spend Hallowe...

Who's got the best Halloween decorations in Granada Hills? Does someone in your neighborhood excel at scaring the pants off of the neighborhood kids? Know of anybody with especially gorgeous or elaborate decorations? Send me tips, tweets, and pix, and I'll post a roundup of the nominees here before the 31st! San Fernando Mission Blvd. near Shoshone

Maybe I'm fickle, but I think the romance is over between Mr. Kogi and me. I mean, he never returns my calls -- even when I give him tons of free advertising! So tonight, even though the Kogi truck will be in Granada Hills once again at that unreasonable 10:30p.m. time slot, my recommendation is that you stay home, enjoying the pitter -patter sound of rain on your roof, with a cup of hot cocoa, a Duraflame , and this recipe for making your own Kogi-style tacos at home from ChannelIPA.com. Stay dry, and enjoy!

John Daly's team won just their last game, and they won big. Really slaughtered the other team. But John wasn't happy. "For me -- especially with kids who are eight, nine, ten -- I feel like it's about learning the game, and learning how to play the right way, as opposed to winning. But not everybody feels the same way." As an assistant coach for Granada Hills Little League, John wasn't calling the shots, so he just watched as his kids stampeded another team of younger players. "If I were in charge, I probably would have stopped running around the bases as much, stealing bases against the other team. I would have put some of my less talented and less experienced players from the infield on the bases or let somebody else pitch, to not only give the other team a chance to get back in the game, but to allow the kids that are on my team to learn different positions and get new opportunities." Come springtime, Little League will get more competitive,...