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No surprise here: the parents of the then-12-year-old George K. Porter Middle School student who was allegedly asked to act as an undercover drug buyer by school officials are suing LAUSD . At the time of the incident, which took place in February of 2009, The Los Angeles Daily News ran an editorial I wrote on the whole snafu, so you can read my views here .

3:00 p.m., near Woodley & Chatsworth

Now playing at Regency Granada Hills 9: Guys With Wings! Believe it or not, The Tooth Fairy is getting the better reviews, but neither film is being hailed as a classic. If must see a movie featuring a guy with wings this weekend, I'd recommend just staying home and renting Barbarella.

Van Gogh Street Elementary School Parking Lot 17160 Van Gogh St Granada Hills, CA 91344 Friday, January 22, 2010 7:30 am to 10:00 am Why Recycle? Every day, U.S. consumers get rid of 137,000 computers and 355,000 cell phones according to estimates by the EPA Only 10% are actually recycled. The vast majority of electronics are simply thrown away. What Can I Recycle? Check your house and garage for disused electronics you wish to safely dispose of. “E-Waste” refers to a wide range of electronic products which can be recycled, including: - Computers and Laptops - TVs, Monitors LCDs and VCRs - Computer Components - Stereo Components - Printers, Copiers, and Scanners - Telephone Equipment - Cables, wires and power supplies - Modems, Routers, and Fax machines *** NO Refrigerators, Microwaves, Washing Machines, Dryers or Dishwashers.***

The Los Angeles Conservancy and its Modern Committee have put up an an online poll so that Angelenos can vote for The best ecclesiastical buildings built during the 1960s. It's the third in a series of polls that began with voting for buildings in the civic/institutional and retail/commercial categories from that decade. Although the Valley in general and Granada Hills in particular has an abundance of mid-century architectural gems, in the first two rounds of voting, the Valley was barely mentioned. However, in the ecclesiastical round, Valley nominees dominate, and many are in our neighborhood; up for vote are the Congregational Church of Northridge, First Lutheran Church of Northridge, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox church on Balboa, and Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, a/k/a "The Onion" in North Hills (that's the church, by the way, and not the newspaper ). Knollwood United Methodist Church, located at 12121 Balboa Boulevard, was designed by architec...

...which means a unique Kogi opportunity is coming up tonight. The truck, which ususally doesn't hit our neighborhood until 10:30 p.m., is actually coming at dinnertime tonight, 6:30PM-9PM-- and I might be wrong, but I've got a hunch that the weather might make the line a bit shorter. It sure worked at Disneyland on Monday -- I went on Buzz Lightyear's AstroBlasters three times! Ponchos and tacos... ponchos and tacos....

Kids, sit down and let Grandma GenX tell you a story. In my day, in addition to walking ten miles to school in the snow (yes, it used to snow quite regularly in Granada Hills) we used to question authority. I'd heard tell here and there that the generation following mine -- the Millennials, Generation Y -- tended toward an automatic valuation and trust of authority figures, but of course that description was coming from authority figures, so I naturally dismissed it out of hand. Then I read this heartbreaking response to "The Kilt Kerfluffle:" Anonymous said... "I dont see what the big deal is, it's the directors program. If they and the staff are united on a decision to make the group better then let them do what they do is best. Thats why they are working there." I was stunned and dismayed to see that comment. New York Magazine's curt descripition of millennial culture as "the Paris Hilton-posey, authority-loving, hive mind of kids today...