BUSINESS INTERESTS, Starbucks:
Anyone notice that the Starbucks new (in the former Kenny Rogers spot) to Reseda Blvd. has a drive-thru?

TRANSIT, busway:

Reseda Blvd is on a "shortlist" for a busway.
[LA County Supervisor] Yaroslavsky said his plan had always been to build three busways in the Valley -- the east-west busway that is slated to break ground in spring, and two north-south lines on either side of the Valley connecting with Metrolink stations in Chatsworth and San Fernando.

"It's not cheap," he said. "I think we need to do it right in both places. The (east-west) busway already is, quote unquote, on the cheap ... not a subway, not light rail. We owe it to the people in the San Fernando Valley that we do it right. It's going to be beautiful; it's going to be an amenity."

ABOUT BLOGS, Doonesbury:
Everyone's a critic.

BAD-AIR DAY, smog alerts:
The Souht Coast Air Quality Management District reports Reseda has had nine ''bad-air'' days thus far this year.

NEIGHBORHOOD COUCIL, certification:
A version of this city press release, moved on the wires by City News Service, was run by the Daily News on the 11th. They had no story of their own.

LOS ANGELES - Mayor Jim Hahn today announced that three additional neighborhood councils-- Encino Neighborhood Council (#49), Reseda Neighborhood Council (#50) and Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council-- have been certified.

"It's appropriate that the Reseda Neighborhood Council had the honor of being the historic 50th Neighborhood Council to be certified," said Mayor Hahn. "They have been a true grass-roots effort from the beginning."

Mayor Hahn also recognized the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council for unifying the community. "This neighborhood council is unique in a different way," said Mayor Hahn. "They have brought together a coalition of many long-established small neighborhood groups from the hillside and canyons who were anxious to join the neighborhood council system."

General Manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Greg Nelson commended the efforts and dedication of Encino neighborhood leaders. "The Encino Neighborhood Council a shining example of a neighborhood council that has been in existence for quite a while, but was so eager to become a part of the city wide system, that they modified their structure and earned certification," said Nelson.

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, elections:
From the election guidebook:

The RNC is governed by the Board of Directors (Board), which shall be comprised of 15 elected stakeholders. A Stakeholder is defined as any individual who lives, works, owns a business or owns property or otherwise identifies themselves as a stakeholder in the RNC area, based on their participation in, among other things, educational institutions, religious institutions, social organizations, fraternal organizations, community organizations or other non-profit organizations.

Fill out the declaration of candidacy form available at the general meetings or download a copy off our website http//communities.msn.com/resedatowncouncil

There will be a candidates forum Monday November 18, 2002 at the general RNC meeting. The location is Iglesia Nuevo Empazar, 18419 Sherman Way (northeast corner of Sherman Way and Canby). The meeting will start at 7:00 PM. A voter information pamphlet will be available after October 28, 2002 on our website http//communities.msn.com/resedatowncouncil or telephone Michael Besem Council District 3 field office representative at (818) 756-8848, leave your name and address and a voter information pamphlet will be mailed to you.

The Election will be held Thursday November 21, 2002 at the American Legion Hall, 7338 Canby Avenue from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, Tarzana:
As Reseda starts to muster our resources and investigate our needs, a cautionary tale.

LANDMARK, Adams' home:
Barbara Adams' home designed by the master architect who's most famous for being a master architect's son, Lloyd Wright, found a spot on the laokay.com website's list of Lloyd Wright homes; click through to see photos and an essay by Adams. An earlier mention here. Another mention here of Wright.

http://portal.acm.org/nouns.cfm?part=noun&row=R&&idx=RESEDA&query=%22RESEDA%22%20%3CIN%3E%20NOUN&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3024&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE&CFID=4984067&CFTOKEN=49907625

http://www.tafkap.tmfweb.nl/1986-1990.htm

http://www.3dsite.com/people/erco/fovicks/

ART, studio tour:
a Valley Artists Studio Tour included Brian Spellman, who does architectural paintings in black, white and gray, works in his one-bedroom apartment in Reseda. story alludes to perhaps the valley's most renowned artist:

Perhaps the artist most identified with the Valley is Jeffrey Vallance. Until he moved to Las Vegas in 1995, Vallance lived, worked and exhibited in his childhood home in Canoga Park.

Vallance's oeuvre includes an ambitious piece centering on a frozen chicken he bought at a Valley supermarket and christened "Blinky, the Friendly Hen." In the mid-1980s, he did a series of drawings called "Avenue of the Absurd" that documented such West Valley landmarks as the Calabasas pet cemetery where Blinky is interred.

In an 1995 interview, Vallance complained that he could get European collectors to Canoga Park, but not Westsiders.

vallance attended trinity first lutheran junior high on kittridge st. more on vallance here

SCHOOLS, special ed:
leichman, lokrantz and miller schools for the disabled will remain that way. a parent of a reseda student was among those who threatened to sue if special ed students were mainstreamed.

BIKE RACE, laguna:
resedan david majidian rode and enjoyed his day

DEVELOPER, low-cost housing:
Tony Salazar, president of Los Angeles-based McCormack Baron Salazar Inc., has built a number of developments in the valley, including Coralwood Court in Reseda. his view of the future: high-rise apartment complexes, serving various income groups, rising over shopping centers.

SECESSION, district 9:
some of reseda would fall into a new city's district 9, with links to candidates' profiles

SECESSION, district 10:
a large portion of reseda would fall into the new city's district 10. has links to candidates' profiles.

SECESSION, candidates forum:
if there is a new valley city, there'll be people serving in office. those candidates come to reseda on oct 16: The Northridge Community Council will sponsor a forum for candidates in District 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Northridge Hospital, fifth floor, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., (enter from Etiwanda Avenue, east of Reseda Blvd.). yes it's in reseda

KUDOS: high school sports
cleveland frosh basketball has a up & comer in tamoi williams. there's a photo.

CROSSROADS: afghan cuisine
brief restaurant rave review of kabul cuisine's fragrant rice dish. (neurotic copy editor fact: the story violates the associated press style by using the term ''afghani'' as an adjective, it is only accepted as the term for afghanistan's currency)

L.A. COUNTY FAIR: resedans make the paper
mother and daughter go to the fair and ride an elephant, not seeing any mistreatment.

RESEDA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL: certification
it's official. the group is official as per DONE, whose site is down for reconstruction with a promise to be back in a couple of weeks.