By: Irma Haldane

Every so often we get the treat of an old classic right here at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills.

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Guillermo’s Collection of Horror Iconography in Westlake Village

By: Irma Haldane

Film maker, Guillermo del Tora, whose films include “Hellboy” and “Pan’s Labyrinth,” has been featured in the New Yorker Magazine of February 7, 2011.  He is of local interest because he resides in the Westlake Village area of Ventura County, some 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles.  Of particular interest is the home he has transformed into a museum for monsters and numerous ghoulish type artifacts he has collected.

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Traffic Ticket Fines

By: Irma Haldane

This is a list of huge traffic ticket fines in California. These Traffic Tickets Fines  are Effective 01/06/2011

Please be extremely careful in your driving and car registration & insurance matters. Effective immediately, if you do not stop at the red light, be ready to pay $436 in fines or if you pass a school bus with flashing red signals, you will be charged $616.

The next time you park in the handicapped zone, even for a minute, you will be looking at almost $1,000 in parking tickets, so it’d better be worth it.

Traffic Ticket Fines (Effective 01/06/2011)

VC 12814.6    $214       Failure to obey license provisions.
VC 14600(A)   $214      Failure to notify DMV of address change within 10 days   Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 16028(A)   $796      Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility (insurance) Note: This fine may be reduced with proof of insurance on or after the violation date.
VC 21453(A)   $436      Failure to stop at a red signal.
VC 22349        $214      Unsafe speed,  1 to 15 miles over the limit.
VC 22350        $328      Unsafe speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit.
VC 22450        $214      Failure to stop at a stop sign.
VC 22454(A)   $616      Passing a school bus with flashing red signals.
VC 23123(A)   $148      Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, first offense .
VC 23123(B)   $256      Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, each subsequent offense.
VC 23123.5     $148      Driving while using a wireless device to send, read or write text.
VC 23124        $148      Minor driving while using a wireless phone.
VC 22500        $976      Parking in a bus loading area.
VC 22507(A)   $976      Violation of disabled parking provisions, first offense.
VC 22507(B)   $1876    Violation of disabled parking provisions, second offense.
VC 26708        $178       Unlawful material on vehicle windows.
VC 27150        $178       Adequate muffler required.
VC 27315        $148       Mandatory use of seat belts.
VC 27360        $436       Mandatory use of passenger child restraints.     Note: This fine may be reduced by completing a court authorized child seat diversion program .
VC 27400        $178       Headsets or Earplugs covering both ears.
VC 27803        $178        Violation of motorcycle safety helmet requirements.
VC 34506        $616        Commercial Driver – Log book violation.
VC 4000          $256        No evidence of current registration. Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 4159          $178        Notify DMV of change of address within 10 days. Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 5200          $178         Proper display of license plates. Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 9400          $178         Commercial weight fees due.

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Agoura Hills Tifa Chocolate hosting free coffee day

By: Irma Haldane

Agoura Hills is known for it’s quaint charm, rolling hills and lack of nightlife. Luckily, it has Tifa Chocolate & Gelato to pick up the slack. Saturday, December 11th from 10 am – 2 pm, Agoura Hills Patch is joining with Tifa to offer a free coffee day and $1 espresso and hot chocolate. Go over to Tifa on 5013 Kanan Road in Agoura Hills near the Lady Face Alehouse to get your free cup.

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Watch for Zenyatta this weekend

By: Irma Haldane

No American-bred horse has ever won 20 consecutive races, let alone retire undefeated. Zenyatta has a chance to accomplish both feats with a second straight victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. This Friday and Saturday in Louisville, KY, the Breeders World Cup will kick off for a wild weekend. Last time the queen of California raced outside her state, she retained her most impressive win in terms of margin of victory, taking this year’s version by 4 1/4 lengths and the ’08 race by 4 1/2 lengths.

The pace is expected to be a fast to be quick keeping Quality Road honest on the first turns. But the horse to watch is the late charging Zenyatat. Blame is expected to be the only horse with the capability to hold her off. Blame has won 3 of 4 lifetime starts at Churchhill Down, including the Stephen Foster Handicap last June.

To hear about the Top Picks for Saturday and Sunday, visit: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/02/1904206/zenyatta-the-star-attraction-of.html#ixzz149qTPyj6

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Don’t pile your sheets any longer!

By: Irma Haldane

Those of us that don’t have our own shredders run into space issues from time to time. Most of us understand the risks of simply trashing bank documents and we hoard old documents in fear of others finding them. Well don’t do it any longer. This Saturday from 10am – 3pm at the Agoura Hills Recreation Center you can shred your materials for $10 a box. From 10am-3pm, at 30610 Thousand Oaks Blv. between Lake Lindero Dr. and Reyes Adobe, bring all your boxes and some cash to shred your highly confidential goods. The Agoura Valley Woman’s Club will be sponsoring the event, so be sure to thank them.

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Agoura Hills will pay less for their permits

By: Irma Haldane

The city of Agoura Hills has passed a new energy efficiency incentive program that will cut Solar System permits by 80%. Amir Hamidzadeh explained that permit fees are usually based on the value of the project. For example, a $50,000 residential solar system costs homeowners about $1,300 in permit fees. The new program, however, will reduce the fee to $320, which included a building and safety plan review.

Businesses will benefit from the program in a couple ways as well. A $500,000 installment would have originally cost $8,000 in a permit. Permits now cost a mere $540.

In 2009, the Sierra Club conducted a survey which detailed the cost of Solar Panels in Southern California. Westlake Village charged the most with 1,389, Agoura Hills charged $1,058, Calabasas charged $658 and Hidden Hills charged $224.

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The first English print book inspired by Ishirō Honda

By: Irma Haldane

One easy way to help the environment

By: Irma Haldane

Sid Lerner is 79. Known for his successful Charmin toilet paper campaign, he is now focusing on a little different topic he calls, Meatless Monday’s. The cause is self explanatory – it aims to generate a following that abstains from eating meat on Monday. A health cause designed to reduce meat consumption by 15%, the cause is partnered with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The cause does not advocate for the elimination of meat but simply hopes to bring perspective on the strain meat places on the environment. Most people are surprised to know that producing 1 ton of beef requires 140,000 bathtubs full of water (many millions of gallons). Growing the needed crops to feed cows is extremely demanding in terms of natural resources. This is one way to help alleviate the demand.

You can join them on Facebook and they offer daily recipes to help.

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By: Irma Haldane

Urbane: polite, refined, sophisticated and courteous

If there is one word to describe the service at Urbane Cafe it’s efficient. With a brief glance into the kitchen you’ll quickly notice the well defined stations that enlist each employee to a designated task. Whether it’s rolling out dough to be cooked in the wood fire grill, seasoning the salad, flipping chicken or putting sandwiches together as high speeds, Urbane cafe knows how to handle the crowds. Good thing, because it’s packed.

Possessing the feeling of classic California fresh cuisine, Urbane offers surprisingly tasty choices under $7. The prices would seem to suggest a lower quality of food but in fact, the recipes are seasoned properly and offer a fusion of Italian and southwest flavors. This fresh new spot in Agoura Hills is just north of the new Trader Joes and south of the McDonalds. A perfect lunch spot for a tast, healthy and relatively inexpensive meal.

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