The Topanga Town Council is proud to present the 2014 Topanga Resident Access Card honoring Susan Clark and Topanga Animal Rescue, featuring on the card, Teddy the Camel. This is TAR’s 10-year anniversary for saving animals in our canyon!

An exciting new feature of this year’s card is Access Topanga, which gives local residents exclusive access to Topanga, including discounts and special entry from local businesses and events. The first 50 people to complete their 2014 Access Card registration will get a FREE cup of coffee from Froggy’s new commuter coffee service. Check OneTopanga.com's Access Topanga page for more offers!

As we approach the holidays and make plans to spend time with our family and friends, we must remember that there are many families who are unable to have the things that we often take for granted.

Assemblymember Bloom will be hosting an Open House and Holiday Food Drive on December 18th at his Santa Monica District Office

HOLIDAY SAFETY – TIPS FOR SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station
LEROY D. BACA, Sheriff

This holiday season, don't let the spirit of giving lull you into giving burglars, muggers, and pickpockets a better chance to do their dirty work. Crooks love the holidays as much as everyone else, but chiefly because it's an opportune time for crime.

Purchase a copy of the expanded second edition of The Topanga Story as a unique holiday gift. This 400-page beauty features dozens of new photos, written and edited by Michele Johnson and designed by award-winning graphic artist Amy Inouye.

Oct. 3-Dec. 31—Now Is the Time for All Good Topangans to Subscribe & Win!
DRAWING BY DAVID ANSON RUSSO

Beginning October 3 and running through December 31, 2013, we are holding a subscription drive to encourage new, lapsed and current subscribers to renew their commitment to the Topanga Messenger. Every paid subscription is eligible to win a “Bonus” and subscriptions make great holiday gifts.

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Fire on Callon: “Today I Was a Firefighter”
OCTOBER 17, 2013 - BY DAVID ANSON RUSSO
PHOTO BY CATHERINE NATALIA ROCHÉ

David Russo prefaced his e-mail to the “Messenger,” saying, “This just happened. I’m showering off the smoke, dirt and mud now.” Read More

The Old Topanga Fire drove home the need for Super Scoopers.
August 28, 2013
Topanga Messenger photo/Martin Nate Rawner

The first spark was sighted at 10:46 a.m. on the first Tuesday of November, 1993. It was hot. The Santa Anas were gusting. Fires had just consumed swaths of Altadena and Laguna Beach, and now came a 911 call to report a fire on Old Topanga Canyon Road, near the water tower. Minutes later, the smoke could be seen from a half-mile away...

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With critical weather conditions and unique vegetation issues, this year will be a potentially volatile wildfire season for Southern California, according to local fire agencies and scientists.

With the recent fires in our area, be sure to review your Topanga Survival Guide.  This Guide was designed for Topanga by Topangans and their local government to help keep our canyon safe.  If you don't have a copy, you can download it online. 

Click here for the Survival Guide.