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Letter to the Editor
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Crime Watch
Volume 21 Issue 246
09.02.22
Experts warn: Leave Fido at home if you’re hiking during the weekend heat wave
Coleman resigns from SMMUSD Board GRACE INEZ ADAMS SMDP Staff Writer
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board Member Keith Coleman has resigned from the board effective immediately. His resignation, announced to the community through a letter sent to the District, comes after he announced last week that he would be withdrawing from the race to retain his seat on the board. Coleman cited personal reasons for his departure from the board, including caring for his elderly SEE COLEMAN PAGE 5
Los Angeles looks to expand potential housing locations JAIME PAIGE Emily Sawicki DOGS: Water can be a great tool for keeping pets cool while out in the heat but they shouldn’t be taken at all during the spike in temperatures.
EMILY SAWICKI SMDP Staff Writer
General knowledge says that on hot days in LA, it’s best to get out on the trails in the early morning hours to beat the heat — especially if you’re bringing a four-legged companion. But with extreme temperatures already upon us in the nearby Santa Monica Mountains, local experts have shifted to a simple message:
leave Fido at home this time. Actually, maybe don’t go out at all. “#HEATWAVE IS HERE. Very HOT in the Santa Monica Mtns today & through the Labor Day weekend,” Malibu Search and Rescue (SAR) tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. “We strongly recommend that everyone avoid hiking, especially with pets. Hiking in this [weather] threatens your health as well as the lives of 1st responders.”
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Malibu SAR — a rescue team made up of volunteer reserve sheriff ’s deputies based out of the Los Angeles County Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Station — performs well over 100 rescues in the Santa Monica Mountains each year and also shares helpful information for hikers, drivers and other people who use the natural resources northwest of Santa Monica. The National Weather Service,
Special to the Daily Press
in a social media post, reported “stunning” overnight lows this week, with temperatures in the Santa Monica Mountains remaining in the mid-90s just after sunrise Thursday. Even on the coast in Santa Monica, overnight temperatures barely hit 70 on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and with more heat expected over the weekend there is
In an effort to create more affordable housing in wealthier, so-called higher resource neighborhoods, the Los Angeles City Council has called for preparation of an ordinance that would incentivize affordable housing projects in such areas. The council voted 12-0 last Friday to direct the Department of City Planning to prepare an ordinance that would expand
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