HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS
SCHEDULE: Nearby collection events: Sun Valley in mid-march, Northridge in mid-April, Van Nuys in mid-May. The city now accepts electronic equipment and appliances.
:: Used oil recycling centers: search results in 9 Reseda locations.
:: Index of recycling information.
:: Trading trash... really; program allows you to post things you want to get rid of and browse for things you need.
:: There are alternatives to many hazardous household products.

DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
WEB FIND: The U.S. government does. A public service cooperatively provided by the two time agencies of United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and its military counterpart, the U. S. Naval Observatory. You can set your computer clock online.

5-YEAR YEARNING
SPORTS: Item on a Cleveland High School basketball player seeking an exemption.

Nick Young of Reseda Cleveland, one of the top juniors in the City Section, will petition the City Section rules committee for a fifth year of athletic eligibility.

Young, a 6-foot-6 swingman averaging 20 points and 9.3 rebounds, will seek a hardship waiver based on family problems that forced him to miss school, Cleveland Coach Andre Chevalier said.

Young attended Hamilton as a freshman, then transferred to Dorsey for his sophomore season. He is in his second year at Cleveland -- his fourth year of school and athletics.

"After talking to a couple of people who have been through the process, I think he has a good chance," Chevalier said. "I'm hoping it will go through."

A SITE FOR SORE EYES
COMPUTER EYE STRAIN: An eye doctor describes an syndrome and hits upon a fool-proof way to lure web surfers. Part 1 is about symptoms, part 2 and adjustments that can be made to your monitor. Site is for a nationwide network of doctors, search here brings 4 Reseda doctors.

:: The Cleveland High School homepage links to a pdf file of the school newsletter (News of the Land February '03), addressing internet harrassment with some caveats for users.

CRIPPLED CREEK
L.A. RIVER: The Christian Science Monitor focuses on the L.A. River:

Outside the city, the graffiti-lined concrete channel has become one of the best-known symbols of Los Angeles. Cutting a 51-mile swath through dozens of communities, the ominously abandoned flood-control ditch has often played the apocalyptic backdrop in major sci-fi films. (Who can forget that full-throttle semitruck skimming cement walls in pursuit of leather-clad über-hunk Arnold Schwarzenegger on a Harley hog in "Terminator II"?)

:: A previous L.A. River story.
:: Test results of river water.
:: City's ad hoc committee on the L.A. River.
:: L.A. River Connection, report: Reshaping the Urban Landscape
:: Needlework pattern inspired by the L.A. River.
:: About those "Terminator II" film locations, Reseda's among them.

STEPPING INTO THE BIG LEAGUES
L.A. Alternative Press is how the former Silver Lake Press will be renamed after its Feb. 19 re-launch. with hopes to go citywide.

The L.A. Examiner is due June 5.

DAILY NEWS OWNER ALLEGES "CONFUSION"
Jim Romenesko’s MediaNews blog, with its unsurpassed roundup of news about media, has been warned by the Daily News' parent company MediaNews Group Inc. that the name similarity between that very fine information blog could cause actionable confusion with its string of suburban newspapers. A funny exchange of letters between lawyers ensued (pdf files): "stop it," "you're kidding," "no, we're not," "fine be that way."
From the president of the media school that handles the site:

For the record (and to appease the folks at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP), it is not Dean Singleton whose work you read on our website. Neither Jim Romenesko nor his MediaNews has any association with MediaNews Group, Inc.
... From now on, his blog will be called Romenesko.

A WALK ON THE MILD SIDE
FUND-RAISER: The ONE Intergenerational Center is having an Intergenerational Walk at Lake Balboa (map) on March 22. ONE (Organizational Needs for the Elderly) offers a wide range of services, including: The ONE intergenerational center, a landmark childcare and adult daycare program that brings together young children and seniors; Caregiver support, referral, and assistance; The ONE Senior Center; Transportation for mobility impaired seniors; Home delivered and Senior Dining Centers meals to over 2500 seniors each week; Care for homebound seniors who have no one else; and The ONE Encino Farmers Market (map) each Sunday. The group can always use volunteers.

BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE
COMET WATCH: A comet only discovered last November may likely become visible to the unaided eye over the next few days above the horizon where the sun has just set. The site provides an astronomy photo a day, featuring things like this
earth photo. Site details how that photograph was made: a composite from satellite pictures.

:: Another great picture-a-day site

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
L.A. RIVER: Orion Afield online put it's focus on the L.A. River; it slices Reseda most obviously at Reseda Park. A pdf document file on history. A pdf file map.

BUNGALOW SWEET BUNGALOW
PRESERVATION OF RESOURCES: Is your home a bungalow? California style (2nd item), Mission style (4th item), and Spanish colonial style (8th item) are each found in Reseda. The Adams house on Tampa follows the Prairie style (6th item), being designed by the ideological Prairie School's founder Frank Lloyd Wright's son. There's a national registry if you qualify.

COMING SOON TO A NEWSSTAND NEAR YOU
L.A. EXAMINER: Launch date June 5, described by Media Life and not to be confused with the L.A. Examiner media critic webblog, though many of the principals-- and likely the principles-- are the same.
One of whom, Matt Welch, has been noted here previously.

CALIF STATE'S QUARTER DESIGN
INTERNET SURVEY: From the site:

The twenty images posted here give Californians an opportunity to comment on the California Quarter semi-finalists. Governor Gray Davis believes that it is important to have commentary from the public to help realize this vision. We encourage you to review these California images and choose the concept that you would consider the best representation of our great state. Simply mark your preference and then click the submit button near the bottom of the page.