A Politically Incorrect Blog About Living in Woodland Hills, California

Get Me Outta Here! Christmas Tree Lot At Owensmouth & Victory Gone On Dec 26th

Christmas Tree Lot, No More!

I was driving around in the early morning hours of December 26th, and noticed that the Christmas Tree lot on the corner of Victory and Owensmouth (the former Pumpkin Patch) had already packed up and cleared out.  I found it interesting and took the above picture for your viewing pleasure.

Maybe we’ll see them again next year, although perhaps construction on “The Village” will have begun by then.

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Parking Ticket Victory Is Mine!

A few weeks ago I was visiting a local shop and accidentally allowed my meter to expire.  Thankfully, there was one problem with the meter – it was in a 2 hour zone but only allowed you to deposit 1 hour worth of coins, after which it would eat your money.  Seems like at any given time 40 to 50 percent of the parking meters in Woodland Hills are malfunctioning one way or another.

I brought this to the attention of Los Angeles Parking Enforcement in my request for an administrative review.  Surprisingly, they sided with me and suspended the ticket.  Yay!

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An Evolutionary Step Backwards For The West Valley, Pottery Barn Topanga Closing January 3rd

Pottery Barn Topanga Closing Jan 3

Pottery Barn writes in an e-mail:

We would like to thank you for shopping and supporting our Pottery Barn Topanga store over the years. We are closing our store on Sunday, January 3^rd. Although we are sad to say goodbye, we know our nearby locations will continue to provide the same high-quality designs and customer service you expect from us. We regret any inconvenience this may cause, but hope you will visit us at our locations listed below.

Thanks again for your support, for giving us a place in your community, and for choosing Pottery Barn for all of your home furnishing needs.

This is the store in the Westfield Topanga Plaza shopping mall, and is located across from the Disney Store.  Every mall seems to have a ‘dead section’ and I’d say that this area of the mall fits that description.  All I can say about the store closing is, “No Bueno!” The e-mail says to stop by for some “amazing prices” and a gentle weeping session.

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