https://youtu.be/LofU0m8OsJ4 Every second counts during an emergency response emergency vehicles rely on drivers to do their part and clear the… See the most recent messages from LASD - Malibu/Lost Hills Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff, powered by Nixle Sign up to receive messages by email & text message The primary Mission of Parking Enforcement Detail (PED) is to ensure the residents of the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County are provided with expeditious vehicle movement to help alleviate parking congestion improve the availability of parking choices and to assist the communities in addressing all parking related matters apportion scarce parking spaces for all legitimate vehicles by insuring those who violate parking regulations are properly addressed through the California Vehicle Codes (CVC) the Los Angeles County Vehicle Codes (LACoVC) and other various municipal codes Each Los Angeles County Sheriff's Station has a Parking Enforcement unit Please visit the Stations page to find your local Sheriff's Station Station Locations Please visit the LA county Sheriff's Department Pay by web site Pay by web For more street services in LA County please report your problem here: Public Works Los Angeles County To contact the proper Sheriff's station for your parking concerns and to send an email request for service; first determine who services your address by entering the area location address and click the "Find" button including Ukrainians who live in the Conejo and San Fernando valleys are expected to gather Sunday at an Agoura Hills church to mark three years of war launching attacks that still devastate the country People who gather at the Ukrainian Christian Church will look at an exhibit of photos showing first responders trying to save lives They’ll listen to an American who fought and was injured in the war And they’ll observe a moment of silence during a candlelight vigil “It will be more to remember who died,” said Iryna Shifman, an event organizer and co-founder of the Globe 4 Ukraine nonprofit “Almost everyone knows someone who was killed in this war.” Shifman immigrated from Ukraine nearly 20 years ago She lives in Agoura Hills with her husband left Ukraine and came here in 2022 after the war began they still wait for the day they will be able to go home “Every day they ask to buy tickets for them to go back,” Shifman said The Sunday event is titled “Stand Together.” It will bring calls from Shifman and others to support Ukraine It will also likely reveal frustration at President Donald Trump who this week engaged in talks with Russian officials about the war without Ukrainian representation Trump also falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war “The walls of Democracy are falling apart.. expressing hope that the White House will support her homeland “We still believe that the principle of freedom Tom Kisken covers health care and other news for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at tom.kisken@vcstar.com SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM: To see more stories like this, subscribe Football coach Dustin Croick arrives in his golf cart to transport me to the football office to speak with a 15-year-old sophomore who never would be mistaken for a celebrity. George Hastings sounds like a name from a 17th-century English novel. He’s a 5-foot-10, 175-pound football player who could star for any team if a coach saw what he does. “He’s like an old-school player,” Croick said. “He’s fast, he’s smart, he’s tough.” He’s played quarterback, running back, tight end, slot receiver, free safety, strong safety, middle linebacker and outside linebacker for the 7-1 Chargers. Agoura sophomore George Hastings shows some emotion after win over Calabasas. (Lynn Brennan) “His football sense is so natural,” Croick said. “The game slows down for him.” Two weeks ago in a game against Dos Pueblos, he had 16 tackles, completed one pass for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass, rushed for 80 yards, blocked a punt and forced a fumble. When the starting quarterback went down because of a broken leg against Calabasas while the No. 2 and No. 3 quarterbacks were unavailable because of injuries, Hastings took over in the fourth quarter and broke out of the pocket to score the go-ahead touchdown, then made an interception to seal the victory. “I don’t think he understands how good he is,” Croick said. Arriving at the football office, the door opens and Hastings is playing video pingpong with two JV players. It’s three sophomores matching wits and finger reflexes. Just never go against Hastings in any game. He’s got blond hair, braces on his teeth, looks like a freshman but acts 18. He has a 4.2 grade-point average and his mother, Carrie, is a sports psychologist for the Rams and Angel City FC. His father, Chuck, played football at Princeton. He’s got two younger brothers, ages 8 and 12, who play football. This family is so devoted to football, they could star in their own Dr Pepper commercial. They probably put on eyeblack before going to bed at night. Last week Hastings was so exhausted and beat up after playing Thursday night that while going to math class he asked his girlfriend to help him walk up the stairs. He offered no complaints for his bruises. “I love it,” he said. “I love the camaraderie. I love the brotherhood. I love contact. It’s just the perfect sport. There’s nothing like football. It’s the greatest game out there. It teaches you so much about growing up.” What has playing football taught Hastings? “One thing it has taught me is to become a good leader, you first have to be a good follower and learn from the people above you,” he said. “The seniors on this team have helped me get through all the adversity we’ve had.” “They make fun of me, I make fun of them,” Hastings said. “The little guy definitely likes everyone else on the team. I was running out at halftime and he was like, ‘You better not fumble. I’m going to punch you.’ I was, ‘What the heck, man.’” There is a big advantage having your mother as a sports psychologist. She gives good pep talks and doesn’t charge for her services. “Thank God,” he said. “If you need help, you can ask her. It’s a great resource to have because the mental aspect is really important when it comes to football. It helps to know the right strategy to remain calm, cool and collective.” In eight games, Hastings is five for five passing with one touchdown. He’s rushed for 521 yards and five touchdowns. He’s caught eight passes with one touchdown. He leads the team with 89 tackles. His knowledge of the offense and defense is astounding for a 15-year-old. “It’s like a second language to me,” he said. “I just know how our plays work and how our defense works.” Croick knows with Hastings’ versatility, there are many options for utilizing him. The coach just needs to devise strategies. “He doesn’t seem fazed by anything,” Croick said. Hastings has met Rams players while with his mom, studied them and come away thinking, “They’re people too. They have personal lives like everyone else.” The next test for Hastings should be running into Foxx to see who’s the bigger celebrity on campus. Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. for best prep sports column. High School Sports Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Top Prep Performers from April 24: Agoura duo combine for six homers and 18 RBIsVentura County StarHighlights from Thursday Print • The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing now spans the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills but weather issues have pushed completion to sometime in 2026.• Builders plan to cover the crossing with “engineered” soil inoculated with local microbes early next year so more than 5,000 native shrubs and wildflowers can be planted.• But the crossing won’t be connected to the mainland until Stage 2 when many tons of earth must be moved to create a safe elevated passage over one of the state’s busiest freeways It doesn’t take a hawk eye to recognize that the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is not your normal Caltrans project For one thing, there’s the color. Most Caltrans structures are the light gray of natural concrete. But to reduce reflectivity and help the crossing blend in more with the surrounding land, the new crossing’s 27 million pounds of concrete have been colored a shade dubbed “dusty mocha” by the project’s lead designer, Robert Rock, a landscape architect for Chicago-based Rock Design Associates The official name, however, is Federal Standard Color 595-33105, a hue “inspired,” Rock said, by the soil around the crossing that will eventually provide wildlife safe passage between the Santa Monica Mountains to the south and the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains to the north when the project is completed. 9:23 a.m. Oct. 29, 2024An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Robert Rock works for Living Habitats. He now has his own firm, Rock Design Associates. It also incorrectly reported that Katherine Pakradouni was the founder of the project’s nursery. She was the former manager. When the project began in 2022, the end date was projected to be late 2025, but severe rain and heat the past two years caused delays that have pushed completion to sometime in 2026, said Rock. Weather extremes can wreak havoc on construction projects, especially when they involve so much concrete, he added. Concrete molds for new signage on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Nonetheless, there’s been plenty of progress. The crossing now spans the 101, and up on the deck — 21 feet and 8 inches above the freeway — there’s a marked difference from the noise on the ground, where the traffic is so loud it’s hard to have a shouted conversation (unless all you’re saying is “What?!”). On Oct. 16, Caltrans senior bridge engineer Darwin Vargas led a group to the top of the structure, promising serenity once we stepped on the deck. He was right. At the top, the deck looks like a moonscape, and the roar of rushing cars and trucks was barely discernible, thanks to the thick, 12-foot-tall sound walls on either side of the structure, which is slightly wider than an American football field and about three-quarters its length. It’s hard to tell as you’re driving underneath, but the crossing is slightly slanted, about two feet lower on the north end than the south to help drain off any moisture, because the last thing you want on a concrete structure is a lot of standing water. This space will be off-limits to humans once the crossing is completed, with locked gates to keep people out and discreet fencing to guide wildlife away from nearby homes into the wild hills beyond. The crossing is designed to feel like an extension of the hills and valleys in the area to re-create the seamless corridor that existed before the noisy, busy freeway made passage so dangerous. That quantity of soil is enough to cover three-quarters of an American football field in about 2.5 feet of soil, he said, but on the crossing, the “ground” will be higher in some places than others, contoured to mimic the dips and dents one might find on nearby hills. The engineered soil will also be inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi spores collected within five miles of the crossing, the same spores added to the soils growing the 5,000-plus hyper-local native shrubs and wildflowers that will be planted on the crossing. The plants are considered “hyper-local” because they are grown from seeds that were collected within a five-mile radius of the structure, Rock said. Soil scientist Ted Hartsig at the special nursery growing native plants for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) “We’ve got to have the right microbes in order for these locally sourced seeds to flourish,” said Ted Hartsig, a soil scientist for the engineering company Olsson, one of many contractors working on the crossing. If all this sounds a little fiddly, well, just understand that it’s tough to mimic Mother Nature. Success is in the details, and there are more than a 100 people led by Rock trying to ensure that every detail is done correctly. After all the soil is in place, they plan to start planting early next spring, Rock said. The project has two nursery sites now: a seed bank near Paramount Ranch and the main nursery off Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas, where thousands of seeds have been planted in tiny flats and then repotted to grow large enough to be planted. Native plants don’t need much water once they’re established in the ground, but growing in little pots that dry out quickly, that’s another matter, Campos said. During the highest heat, they had to water the plants twice a day to keep them alive, and they finally created a shaded area to protect tender seedlings from the heat. Most of the plants growing at the nursery will be planted on the structure next year: native shrubs such as white sage, California fuchsia, California buckwheat, sagebrush, purple sage, black sage, toyon and laurel sumac, along with a variety of native grasses. The hope is that the plants will be robust enough — thanks to the beneficial microbes — to crowd out the black mustard and other invasive plants growing nearby, Rock said. Once established, the plants shouldn’t need much water, but the crossing will have an irrigation system installed that can be activated to wet down the crossing in the event of a wildfire. Stage 2 involves creating a tunnel over Agoura Road to the south to create a gradual slope that will allow animals to wander off the crossing into the Santa Monica Mountains. To the north, a deep gash in the hill will also be filled with soil, to create a sloping entry from the Simi Hills onto the crossing. Soil scientist Ted Hartsig holds a handful of soil teeming with beneficial mycorrhizal fungi that will be used to inoculate the wildlife crossing growing media. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Those areas will have similar plantings along with native oaks and other native trees, which can’t be planted on the crossing because their roots run too deep, Rock said. The nursery is growing those plants from seed too. The plants have been moved to the growing area called the “seed bank” near Paramount Ranch, he said. The goal is to collect seeds from them until they’re ready to be moved to their permanent homes on the shoulders that link the crossing to the hills, which likely won’t be until 2026. Rock said they’re doing the planting in stages so the plants on the crossing have a year to get established before wildlife can reach them. Otherwise, the young plants could be nibbled to death by hungry travelers. The design work for Stage 2 is nearly completed, Rock said, but it will likely take a good part of 2025 to get the tunnel over Agoura Road completed. The shoulders will have to be filled in slowly, a little at a time on each side, said Vargas. Too much soil on one side could destabilize the structure, causing it to topple, he said, “which would be really, really sad.” Once the fill soil is in place, the builders will add a final layer of top soil, a rich mix that was dredged from the bottom of Malibu Lake 70 years ago and has been resting near Paramount Ranch ever since, teeming with the beneficial microbes so important to this project’s success. All that won’t happen for another year at least. On Oct. 16, the only animals on the structure were human, but high above, circling in the brilliant blue sky, a hawk was keeping tabs. Lifestyle Travel & Experiences Construction crews will soon add a new layer to the Highway 101 wildlife crossing near Agoura Hills bacteria and microorganisms that call the area home The concrete structure will be covered in a horticultural soil specially designed for its weight and to support a local, native plant community, said Robert Rock, CEO and president of Rock Design Associates Experts say it could help save an isolated mountain lion population from extinction This spring, crews lifted dozens of heavy concrete beams in place to form the skeleton of the crossing They then started installing 12-foot-tall sound and light walls along the top The crossing itself and the walls are expected to be vegetated called it one of the "living layers" to make the crossing feel as natural as possible for the wildlife Plans call for a topography of dips and knolls to appeal to animals who want wide open views and others that need a more sheltered passage Detailed design plans lay out each small hill and tiny valley like a sort of complicated chess board The roughly 5,000 cubic yards of soil will range from just a foot deep in spots to as much as 4 feet deep in others Varied depths also allow for a more diverse planting palette Seeds were collected within 5 miles of the crossing bush sunflowers and dozens of other plants have been cultivated in the project's Calabasas nursery What is next for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing?Before the soil a spokesperson for the California Department of Transportation allowing moisture to flow into perforated pipes Waterproofing also is being placed on a narrow strip on the outside of the sound and light walls The design calls for plants to grow along the inside and outside of the walls essentially masking the concrete underneath The soil likely will be installed early in the new year The spot near Liberty Canyon is one of the few places left in the area that has natural habitat on both sides of the 101 The land is also publicly owned and protected from development Crossings can reduce collisions with wildlife but also add connections to other areas and reduce isolation Plants will get years to become established as construction continues Caltrans officials expect work on the first phase which includes the bridge over the freeway The agency has yet to seek bids for the second phase of construction which will include extending the crossing over Agoura Road and filling in the slopes leading to open space on either side it's going to be difficult to keep wildlife off of it," Rock said C. A. Rasmussen Inc., of Valencia, received a $23 million contract to complete the first phase of construction. More than $100 million in a mix of public funds, private grants and donations have been raised to pay for costs For live webcams and more information about the crossing, go to 101wildlifecrossing.org Cheri Carlson covers the environment and county government for the Ventura County Star Reach her at cheri.carlson@vcstar.com or 805-437-0260 he may one day lead Agoura Hills’ biggest parade of the year Emhoff is the spouse of Vice President Kamala Harris who is vying to become the first woman president of the United States She's set to formally accept her party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention that launches Monday in Chicago is expected to speak to a primetime audience during the convention he’ll become the nation’s first first gentleman He would also be the first Jewish spouse of a president Emhoff would be the only Agoura High Charger ever wed to arguably most powerful person in the world “We’re tickled pink about it,” said Illece Buckley Weber Buckley has this idea about Reyes Adobe Days She wants Emhoff to be part of the annual parade one year “We would love him to be the grand marshal,” she said already the nation’s first second gentleman He campaigns in support of Harris in appearances ranging from Los Angeles to Eau Claire speaking out against antisemitism while fighting for gender equity and reproductive rights The high-powered entertainment lawyer made headlines for saying “that’s all he’s got?” after former President Donald Trump criticized his wife He was in the news again after acknowledging an affair during his first marriage His family moved to Westlake Village when he was 16 He enrolled at Agoura High School during his junior year and graduated in 1982 The yearbook shows he was part of the school newspaper His senior photo reveals him with curly hair Though a school employee declined to share another yearbook photo for fear it would be embarrassing she said it showed Emhoff leading a conga line during a vice versa dance the dance flips the tables with girls asking boys to be their dates Bill Gillette hung out in the same circles as Emhoff They took several of the same classes at Agoura High both graduated in ’82 and ended up at Cal State Northridge “He’s way smarter than I am,” Gillette said with a laugh Gillette drove Emhoff and two others friends in a Nissan Sentra that lacked air-conditioning They motored to Las Vegas to celebrate New Year’s Eve He remembers him being supportive and comfortable with a complementary role “He’s the ultimate wingman,” Gillette said Emhoff graduated from Northridge in 1987 and earned a law degree from USC three years later representing clients including NFL athletes He and Harris met when she was California's attorney general Harris' best friend helped arrange a blind date Their first contact came when Emhoff texted her from a Lakers game She's a sports fan too but roots for the Golden State Warriors They married less than a year later at the Santa Barbara Courthouse in 2014 won gold in the long jump in the Paris Olympics earlier this month Other former Chargers include actress Heather Graham and musicians Rob Bourdon Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson who formed the band Linkin Park Deborah Klein Lopez invited Emhoff to be part of the ground-breaking ceremony for the wildlife bridge being built over Highway 101 wants to invite him to the bridge's opening ceremony after the project's planned completion in 2026 He came to California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks in June speaking about gender pay equity in a panel held at the campus training facility used by the professional women’s soccer team Angel City FC “He talked about being from right around the corner,” said team co-investor Lorrie Fair Allen She met Emhoff on a delegation to New Zealand for last year’s World Cup Emhoff stirs complicated emotions for some senior rabbi of Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks He’s never met the nation’s second gentleman but feels a connection That part of the bond simultaneously excites Averbach and makes him hold his breath He cited the tendency for people to unfurl a widespread blanket of blame and use Jews as scapegoats “During COVID we got things in the mail that blamed Jews.” Averbach's anxious about the election's repercussions but expressed hope people look beyond race and religion Other former Chargers focus on the history Emhoff could achieve Gillette imagines his former classmate in rooms once used by Abraham Lincoln “He’s going to be living in the White House.. where more than 300,000 vehicles stream endlessly every day Nearly three years after the project began the critical milestone was visible only to the government officials scientists and longtime supporters who climbed to the top: soil Over the next few days they’ll be adding 6,000 cubic yards of specially manufactured soil to cover the crossing silt and clay inoculated with a bit of compost and hyperlocal mycorrhizal fungi carefully designed and tested to mimic the biological makeup of native soils around the site Adding soil is a big deal because it means we’re nearing the end of Stage 1 when the top is seeded and then planted with native shrubs and perennials chief executive of Chicago-based Rock Design Associates and the landscape architect overseeing the project about a year later than initially planned due to delays from the heavy rains in 2022 and 2023 Stage 2, the final phase, will connect the structure to the hills at the north and south so that wildlife, like L.A.’s famous, ill-fated cougar, P-22, can use it. That stage will start with burying utility lines along a section of Agoura Road, south of the crossing, and moving water lines for recycled water used for irrigation. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 freeway won’t open till late 2025 but the work of collecting native seeds and building a nursery to grow them has begun Agoura Road will be closed for a few months so the roadway can be covered with a tunnel and lots of soil collected from the Malibu Lake area The goal is to create natural slopes off the crossing — an additional 12 acres of space that will be planted with native shrubs grasses and trees to make the crossing blend as much as possible with the surrounding hills California Regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation giggle as they throw the first soil onto the top of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills (Al Seib / For The Times) “Basically they’re restoring the mountain to what it once was so wildlife won’t even know they’re crossing the freeway,” said Jeremy Wolf who was among several government officials scientists and longtime advocates who came to celebrate the soil’s arrival on Monday “Humans created this problem,” Wolf said in an interview “We’ve created islands of habitat fragmentation with our roadways and housing encroaching deeper and deeper into the wild urban interface and now we’re fixing this problem by using human ingenuity for good purposes.” California regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation shows off her P-22 cougar sweater in celebration with Robert Rock the landscape architect overseeing construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing as soil finally begins to flow onto the crossing (Al Seib / For The Times) There has been plenty of ingenuity and innovation along the way and lots of attention to detail the project built a nursery and sent horticulturists combing the hills around the site to collect about 1 million seeds from around 30 native plant species Those seeds were planted and have been nurtured into 1-gallon pots Mycologists (biologists who study fungi) collected beneficial mycorrhizal fungi and other microbes from the area to inoculate the soil used to grow the plants Meanwhile, the soil was mixed and “matured” at a site in Lopez Canyon north of Pacoima, where it has been analyzed and adjusted to make sure the pH levels and chemical compounds are balanced. Rock said their final mix had slightly elevated chlorine levels, so they had to water it deeply to help dilute and flush out that excess chemical compound. Shortly before 8 a.m. a long, narrow conveyor device started pulling the soil from trucks at the north side of the freeway up 60 feet to the top, where it was spread around the structure with compact track loaders, essentially small earth movers that use tracks instead of wheels to minimize soil compaction. The top of the structure is 174 feet wide — wider than a football field. If the soil were spread uniformly it would be about 18 inches deep, Rock said, but the goal is to mimic the adjacent hills, so the soil is being contoured 1 to 4 feet deep, with a few pockets of small sandstone boulders. In the next month or so a few large volcanic rocks will also be craned up to the top, to match the geology of the region, which includes a small streak of volcanic rock. Native plants don’t just provide color and habitat in our yards, they also create beautiful, long-lasting, fragrant bouquets with the right preparation. They’ll also be keeping a sharp eye open for invasives that could crowd out the newly planted native plants, aggressive plants such as black mustard, which is already sprouting lushly along the southern border of the corridor. Black mustard grows quickly and will soon be sending out seeds that could easily invade the pristine soil on the structure. But in this matter, the builders of the world’s largest wildlife corridor are in the same boat as gardeners everywhere. “We’ll just have to weed it until the [native] plants get established,” he said. “The sad reality is there is very little else we can do.” Fleet Feet Agoura Hills is partnering with Asics to introduce the new Novablast 5 and kick off 2025 in style!  Join us on Wednesday, January 29th at 6:30PM, at Naughty Pine Brewing Co. to demo a pair You will have the option to choose between a 5k route or a 5 mile route though feel free to run any distance that suits your needs.  Asics will have free themed t-shirts for the first 50 participants who arrive be prepared to enjoy 1 free beverage and 1 food item Stick around after the event to relax with Restore Hyperwellness as they will be on-site providing complimentary compression services and special membership offers we will be raffling several exciting prizes...including a chance or two to win a pair of the coveted Novablast 5 RSVP! See the latest from Fleet Feet Agoura Hills We're excited to partner with Tribe Physical Therapy & Performance for a free Runners Workshop if you're looking to start a new running regimen in the new year or just have a general curiousity for all things running participants can expect to learn practical strategies to reduce risk of injury review the main "runners injuries," and learn exercises to strengthen your hips This 1 hour workshop will be held at Fleet Feet Agoura We will begin promptly at 10AM and conclude at 11AM Nati will stick around to answer any additional questions you may have RSVP Here! The $92-million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing continues to make progress in Agoura Hills A new aerial tour from Caltrans shows where construction now stands for the project, which will be the world's largest wildlife crossing when completed. The Los Angeles Times reports that ongoing work includes the assembly of wood forms and reinforcing rods to prepare for concrete pours Rebar is also in place for the sound walls which will wrap the sides of the bridge The more than 200-foot-long bridge, located at Liberty Canyon, will allow wildlife such as California's mountain lions to traverse from one side of the freeway to the other. The late P-22 famed for crossing both the 405 and 101 freeways to eventually reside in Griffith Park Chicago-based Rock Design Associates is designing the project which will also involve approximately 12 acres of ecological reconstruction Native plants will adorn the bridge to help it blend in with its surroundings Completion of the bridge is expected in 2026 Fundraising for the 101 crossing began in 2016, culminating in a groundbreaking for the bridge in 2022. Additional wildlife crossings could come to fruition in the near future in other corners of Southern California, with study underway for bridges above the I-5 and SR-14 freeways Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Threads / Instagram Friday's Top Prep Performers: Klopp has second straight big game for AgouraVentura County StarHighlights from Friday in high school sports: The city of Agoura Hills reported the Ramirez Fire on X at 4:31 p.m. Saturday and said it was near the Ventura (101) Freeway and Agoura Road on Ladyface Mountain. At 4:57 p.m., the city reported firefighters were holding the fire at about five acres, and that helicopters were making good progress with water drops. Forward progress of the fire was reported stopped at 5:21 p.m. with fire units expected to remain to mop up. No structures were threatened, power was not shut off and no evacuations were ordered. Miss Tangerine A5677731 came to Agoura from Lancaster. She is currently bopping around the yard and sniffing everything on her walks. Loves dogs and people but can be a little shy with new people at first. Come by and meet this absolute sweetie pie today! Care Center Hours:Monday-Saturday 11am-5pmClosed* on Sunday and holidays 29525 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, CA 91301agoura@animalcare.lacounty.gov Little Stuffy Girl, Luna A5672799. Grabbin Stuffies and Stealin Hearts since January 4th, 2025. This sweet girl has been overlooked long enough. She’s ready to take her stuffies home with you! Although she’d love to be your only, she could do well with another calmer dog.  Meet this wonderful husky mix and all her adoptable friends! Print More than 30 schools are expected to participate in the Tara Davis Invitational track meet on Saturday at Agoura High won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s long jump last year They met at high school meet and believe in the importance of high school competition On Saturday, March 1st, we will be hosting the 2nd Annual Tara Davis Invitational.   We are looking forward to having Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall attend the event. It's going to be a awesome day with 22+ schools, entertainment, food trucks & give aways! #lvusd pic.twitter.com/1dXmMJ76NZ It’s championship weekend in high school soccer and Friday’s Open Division championships for boys and girls are about as good as it gets At El Modena for the Southern Section championships unbeaten JSerra will play undefeated Loyola at 5 p.m Santa Margarita will face Corona Santiago at 7:15 p.m The Final is tomorrow!! pic.twitter.com/s73tFEgGjz Birmingham and El Camino Real renew their rivalry by facing off at 7:30 p.m for the City Section Open Division boys title Cleveland will take on Granada Hills for the girls title at 5:15 p.m City Section soccer schedule. pic.twitter.com/PuRPoatQlM The CIF will release the state basketball playoff pairings on Sunday around 5 p.m. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email eric.sondheimer@latimes.com 2025 at 7:57 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A man walks his dog on the edge of the Los Angeles River CA — The most powerful storm of the season is barrelling toward Los Angeles prompting city and county leaders to issue a widespread flood watch and evacuation orders and warnings for communities afflicted by recent wildfires All of Los Angeles County is on flood watch from Wednesday evening to Thursday evening as the storm is expected to drop as much as four inches of rain in some parts of the Los Angeles "The time period of greatest concern is overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning Rainfall amounts are predicted to be from 1-2 inches on the coasts and valleys and 2-4 inches in the foothills and mountain areas," Los Angeles Emergency Management Department warned especially if you are in an area impacted by the recent wildfires." Residents living in the burn areas of the Eaton Sunset and Hurst fires are particularly susceptible to flooding and mudslides and should be prepared to evacuate the Los Angeles Fire Department officials warned The evacuation orders will be in effect from 7 a.m Residents under evacuation orders and high risk areas will be visited at home by Los Angeles Police Department officers Residents in the evacuation warning zones may choose to leave preemptively or be prepared to leave on a moment's notice Fire officials said the following burn areas were "especially susceptible to heavy rain": Sunset Fire: East and south of Runyon Canyon; Hurst Fire: Olive Lane in the Oakridge Mobile Home Park; Caltrans will close a segment of Pacific Coast Highway to residents and businesses in burn scar areas at noon Wednesday Army Corps of Engineers contractors will be allowed to pass It's not yet clear when PCH will reopen to residents and businesses Caltrans and other officials will reassess the situation Thursday to determine if the highway can reopen to residents and businesses with passes by Friday for morning commute LA County Public Works crews have prepared debris basins and reinforced drainage systems to reduce flood risk particularly in recent burn areas including Eaton the storm could still bring moderate debris and mudflows to burn areas potentially blocking streets and threatening structures depending on their location and the local terrain," the department said LA County Public Works has activated 24/7 storm patrols and remains fully mobilized," officials added County's Mudflow Advice Hotline can be reached at 800-933-0930 the county advised residents to visit READY.LACounty.gov rainfall was expected to range from one-third to two-thirds of an inch from the coast to the mountains with local amounts exceeding one inch in the mountains A cold front will move over the area overnight Wednesday into early Thursday "Lighter precipitation will develop on Wednesday with the most likely time for more widespread and heavier precipitation with the cold front for late Wednesday night into Thursday morning," the NWS said This system will also likely be the biggest snow maker of the season with 1 to 2 feet of snow forecast for higher elevations "Steady rain will turn to showers Thursday The snow levels will drop to around 3,000 ft and a few inches of snow is possible over the Grapevine and other lower elevations passes," the NWS said gusty southwest to west winds will develop Wednesday night and continue through Thursday night with daytime highs dropping to around 60 degrees in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday and Wednesday and around 55 on Thursday and Friday Overnight lows will generally be in the 40s and lower 50s but will drop into the 30s on Thursday and Friday in the mountains and the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley A weaker storm system moving inland to the north on Friday could keep some showers going into Friday night things dry out and warm up for the weekend The Los Angeles Emergency Management Department urges residents to prepare ahead of time by: City News Service contributed to this report Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Loki is currently crushing life in his amazing foster home but is still looking for his forever – let us know if you think he could be the one for you. Email us to meet Loki! agoura@animalcare.lacounty.gov the world’s largest wildlife crossing is starting to take form over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills New aerial images posted by state transportation officials show the first stages of construction for sound walls and concrete barriers on both sides of the bridge deck which spans eight lanes of traffic along the Santa Monica Mountains Installation of the steel girders were completed back in April and crews have since been assembling wood forms and placing reinforcing rods in preparation for concrete pouring 165-foot-wide bridge will be the largest of its kind in the world — and will serve as a critical lifeline to the many animals that have attempted to cross the busy freeway Earlier this summer, a mountain lion was struck dead not far from where the crossing is being constructed. Scientists and conservationists say this wildlife passage will also be crucial to restoring gene flow among small, isolated populations of cougars trapped south of the freeway in the Santa Monica Mountains, and cougars confined to the north in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains. Climate & Environment Architect Robert Rock is designing a bridge over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills that will stop mountain lions from becoming roadkill There are also signs that other animals are already starting to use the crossing, and a native plant nursery is preparing to seed the bridge with local sages and Caltrans officials noted that daytime ramp closures might occur intermittently Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m at the southbound 101 Liberty Canyon Road offramp and the northbound 101 Liberty Canyon onramp Live traffic updates and road closures can be found at QuickMap.dot.ca.gov Webcams are also available on the project website, where you can follow the construction progress and spot passing wildlife. California