🌱 How much will Topanga’s new WWD29 water rates really cost you?
Topanga, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Topanga! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How much will Topanga’s new WWD29 water rates really cost you?
- What makes Topanga Canyon’s art, trails, and food scientifically one-of-a-kind?
- Meet the Topanga rider named to the U.S. Snowboard Team
Also on today's calendar: Annual Memorial Day Mass and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 73, low: 56.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 88 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Water Bill Surprises (onetopanga.com) — Topanga residents are seeing water bills jump roughly 50% in the first year of a multi‑year Water Works District 29 rate hike approved by LA County. After grilling district leaders, the Topanga Town Council sent a formal letter urging smaller increases, more grants, and added rebates, while warning that many more protest letters will be needed to influence future rate changes. 
• Discover the hidden bohemian charm and natural beauty of Topanga Canyon (mightytravels.com) — Topanga Canyon’s creative, bohemian side shines through its iron-rich clays, dense artist community, and iconic spots like Topanga State Park and the Theatricum Botanicum. The piece dives into local trails, microclimates, wildlife, and even the science behind the canyon’s standout wines, breads, cheeses, and honey, revealing how uniquely Topanga’s landscape shapes daily life and flavor.
• Jamie Anderson, Nick Baumgartner Among 2026-2027 U.S. Snowboard Team Nominees (snowboarder.com) — Topanga gets a shoutout on the national stage with rider Levko Fedorowycz listed as a pro halfpipe team member in the U.S. Snowboard Team’s 2026–2027 nominations. The roster features returning Olympic veterans and promising rookies who will officially join once they accept their spots later this year.
📸 Around Topanga
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Upcoming Events in
Topanga
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★ Featured events ★
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Smarty Pants Storytime →
Topanga Library, 122 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga
11:30 am
Monday May 11
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Other local events
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Dungeons & Dragons →
Topanga Library, 122 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga
4:00 pm -
DIY K-pop Warrior Norigae →
Topanga Library, 122 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga
3:30 pm -
Topanga Banjo Fiddle Festival →
King Gillette Ranch, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority, 26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas
9:00 am -
Topanga Canyon Blues Festival 2026 →
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga
10:00 am -
Smarty Pants Storytime →
Topanga Library, 122 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga
11:30 am -
Topanga DAys →
Topanga Days, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga
12:00 pm -
Annual Memorial Day Mass →
San Fernando Mission Cemetery & Mission Hills Catholic Mortuary, 11160 Stranwood Ave, Los Angeles
10:00 am -
Conversational German Language: Yearly Registration →
OAK TREE Club, 1717 Old Topanga Canyon Rd, Topanga
2:45 pm
Tuesday May 12
Friday May 15
Sunday May 17
Monday May 18
Saturday May 23
Monday May 25
Friday May 29
📣 Topanga Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Knitting and Crochet Club
Harbor Gateway Library Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
1:00 pm -
Walk-In Tutoring With Saskia
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am -
Quilting and Fiber Arts Club for Adults
Playa Vista Branch Library
1:00 pm -
Community Education Forum
Calabasas Chamber of Commerce via Zoom Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84216210194?pwd=K1Y0ZDZJWXV3UWR6aitCZS9BNGEyUT09 Meeting ID: 842 1621 0194 Passcode: 746289
10:00 am
Saturday May 9
Monday May 11
Tuesday May 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Erewhon Natural Foods posted a job opening for Produce Associate in Calabasas. Apply here.
- Oak Park Unified posted a job opening for Instructional Assistant III Inclusive Support in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Topanga here.
🗞 Nearby News
Calabasas
- MacArthur Park drug raid renews debate over needle exchange programs (abc7.com)
- Cushman, Marcus & Millichap post revenue gains as office demand returns (costar.com)
- Debate follows party-line script (thecamarilloacorn.com)
Hidden Hills
- Ben Simmons Slashes Price on Brooklyn Luxury Condo — NBA Free Agent Trying to Dump $15M NYC Pad Again (finurah.com)
Santa Monica
- Santa Monica Nanny Suspected Of Abuse After Infant Is Hospitalized: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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