GIGA GRANADA HILLS

Kim Thompson On Monday, February 1 at 1:00pm, the Los Angeles City Council will meet to consider budget cuts to neighborhood councils. Such move would impact our neighborhood local councils, Granada Hills North and Granada Hills South, and the councils are asking Granada Hills residents to attend the meeting in a show of support, or at least contact Councilman Greig Smith and other Budget and Finance Committee Members via email and let them know that you want neighborhood council funding to continue. I know what you're going to say next: "Why should I care? What does the Neighborhood Council even do, anyway?" I've actually wondered the same thing myself, so I talked to Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council co-founder Kim Thompson. Thompson is more than aware that the work of neighborhood councils is often invisible to the communities they serve. She gives me an example: "There is a three-story building proposed on the old North Valley Jewish Community Ce...

On Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 4:00 p.m., Gigi & Mike, singers of scandalous folk songs like the one in the video clip above, will "throw a musical party for the whole family with their lively sing-along hootenannies." In the show, "kids create their own lyrics, play basic percussion instruments, and build great folk music and storytelling into their lives." The Granada Hills Public Library is located at 10640 Petit Avenue.

Medical Relief For Haiti A free live concert with the Temple Bhajan Band All proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders Saturday, January 30, 2010 7-10pm North Valley Aikikai 16901 San Fernando Mission Blvd., Granada Hills, CA 91344 telephone 818 652.5025

The Santa Monica Daily Press reported today that a 22-year-old Granada Hills resident was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. The report says: Officers talked with the female guest and allegedly saw a small packet in her room that contained a white powdery substance, which was later determined to be cocaine. Officers placed the woman under arrest for possession of a controlled substance and a probation violation. The suspect was identified as Crystal Snow White , 22, of Granada Hills. She was not eligible for bail. Folks, when you give your kid a name like Crystal Snow White, there are only a couple of possible outcomes, and this is one of them. Snow White (A short film about a Vacuum Cleaner addicted to cocaine) from Sexiago Ferrari on Vimeo .

Granada Hills resident Tasha Layton made the cut on last night's American Idol auditions. The 26-year-old singer may be a native of South Carolina, but she's ours now, so you go, homegirl! AI9 LA 4 @ Yahoo! Video

Oh, how I wish it were true. Wouldn't it be great if you could actually see a Kembra Pfahler Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black show right here in GH? Sorry to be misleading, but that headline is just wishful thinking on my part. In actuality, we'll just have to settle for an appearance by the actual Karen Black -- who was actually pretty cool back in the days when she was fighting off possessed Eeeka-Deeka dolls . It seems that horror queen Ms. Black -- who is, judging by the picture at left, looks to be aging quite gracefully sans horrifying plastic surgery -- is making an appearance at the ribbon cutting of More Art, Inc., 10667 White Oak Ave., tonight at 5:30 p.m. More Art, founded by Alison Robinson and Michael Lewis, pledges "to promote and showcase the arts and artists, including the performing arts and the visual arts, stage and film, and reach into the community with educational programs promoting the arts." One way in which they do so is with their website...

Tonight's L.A. Pizza Comedy Experience ( no cover charge!) will feature Justin Dabuet and headliner Rev. Mitcz. Justin Dabuet: Rev. Mitcz: Show starts at 8:00 p.m.