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1 How Accurate Hope of the Valley Can Yeezy Are At-Home Execs Live Really Do Antigen Tests? on Streets Valley Ranch? for 100 Hours Kanye Buys in Hidden Hills See page 8 See page 3 See page 11. Volume 39, Number 43 December 30, 2021. **When stripping in - take out date line below Valley Vantage - we're getting double lines!!! News in Brief No Joe to Go! Starbucks locally is closing many of its stores early, and several are closed intermittently at the moment. Las Virgenes and CaLabasas enterprise The Starbucks on Agoura Road remains closed, though the kiosk in Albertson's is open.

2 Starbucks at ventura and Topanga has been closed intermittently Volume 51, thisNumber week. The43. outlet at Winnetka is open Even With All This It's Too EarlyDecember Serving Calabasas Since 1963 to Let30,Up2021. but closing early. Several California has been the year. On average the Northern and snow in the Sierra Nevada Starbucks employees told are due to staffing problems - experiencing much needed rain Sierra Mountains receive Mountains and here in parched Valley News Group that the employees needing to isolate and snow that is helping to inches of precipitation annually.

3 Southern California, said John closures and early shutterings due to COVID. combat the ongoing drought. In the 2016-2017 water year, Zhao, LVMWD's Director of No one can look past their inches of precipitation was (Continued to page 14). windows and not see that it has All Residents Now Must Recycle been quite wet for a while. This is tremendous news for the state's Organic Material Weekly depleted reservoirs, arid soils, and A new state law, SB 1383, goes into effect for all California thirsty trees. But what may look residents, businesses and multi-family units January 1, like a wet winter that provides a mandating the separation of food products from the regular projection of the next few months trash.

4 All scraps from meat, produce, dairy, bakery and isn't necessarily what could dry goods, including eggshells, coffee grounds and tea bags, happen. must now be separated from the rest of your trash and put Las Virgenes Municipal into your yard waste bins without a trash bag. Literally Water District's service area they are to be separated and then just dumped into your green yard waste can. New grey-green cans will be coming Recent rain events have for Waste Management customers as the old green ones helped the drought and deteriorate. For more information Waste Management customers can call Denise Kane at (661) 316-9877.

5 DWP. water supplies, but it's customers can call City Sanitation at (800) 773-2489. too early to claim this is a drought buster. How to Ditch Your Christmas Tree receives all our water from recorded, making it the Christmas is behind us - get rid of your tree and ring in the the State Water Project via the wettest year on record, new year (though you'll find pine needles for the next year California Aqueduct through the while last year, 24. unexpectedly!) Metropolitan Water District of inches of precipitation In the City of Calabasas Christmas trees, garlands and Southern California (MWD).

6 Our was recorded making it wreaths can be recycled in your green waste bin when the water travels over 400 miles from the third driest year on holidays are over. The City's trash hauler (Waste Management Lake Oroville at the base of the record. As of today, Inc.) collects Christmas trees from its residential customers Northern Sierra Mountain range. inches of precipitation during the two weeks following Christmas at no additional Because of our location within has fallen on the Sierras. charge. Be sure the tree is cut into three-foot sections and MWD's distribution system, The precipitation remove any tree stands, nails, tinsel and decorations.

7 Flocked we cannot receive adequate has allowed Lake trees coated with retardants will not be accepted. Colorado River supplies to meet Oroville to fill to 38%. In the City of Los Angeles, The City of LA Bureau of the demands of residents and of its capacity thus Sanitation has curbside collection for Christmas trees. If businesses throughout the region. far, creating optimism your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place it inside the Snowpack and rain comprise throughout potable green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green our water supply entirely.

8 Water agencies. waste bin on collection day. Collected Christmas trees will be The California Department LVMWD is seeing recycled into compost and mulch. of Water Resources issues daily what you are seeing . hydrologic conditions throughout much needed rain Page 2, Valley News Group December 30, 2021. COMMUNITY JANUARY Community Calendar WOODLAND HILLS: The West Valley Warner Center Chamber will hold a networking breakfast on Wednesday, January 5, at 7 am. The breakfast will be held at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd. Cost is $30 for members; $40 for walk-ins.

9 Call (818) 347-4737. CALABASAS: The City of Calabasas Public Works Department will hold a collection event for used motor oil and water-based paint on Saturday, January 8, from 10 am to 2 pm. Bring your used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, auto batteries and latex paint. Not accepted are oil- based paint, spray paint, hazardous materials or business waste. For more information visit WEST HILLS: The West Hills Neighborhood Council will hold a full board meeting on Thursday, January 6. The virtual meeting will be available on web and telephone access.

10 For agenda and meeting access visit CALABASAS: The Calabasas City Council will hold their first full meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 12, at 7 pm. For agenda and more information visit The meeting will be live-streamed on CTV. WOODLAND HILLS: Is your corporate culture important? Join the West Valley- Warner Center Chamber of Commerce for their first annual Sustainability Expo on Tuesday, January 25, at 3:30 pm, to learn easy ways to be part of saving the planet by utilizing sustainability measures where you work. For more info on this meeting, visit woodlandhillscc.