PEACE, LOVE, MONEY: Even Topanga Canyon, where...

PEACE, LOVE, MONEY: Even Topanga Canyon, where the ‘60s never entirely died, must deal with stuff like money--and the simple life isn’t cheap, as the rent statistics above show. Although nudist camps and New Age restaurants keep alive the old days, there is also a newer Topanga, with its own local discord (B5).

SMOOTHER AIR: Light-plane pilots landing at Burbank Airport don’t have to worry much about turbulent air wakes behind Boeing 757s, blamed for a fatal crash in Orange County. Beginning today, United Airlines switched the airport’s sole 757 passenger flight to a smaller plane in an unrelated schedule change. . . . That leaves a lone daily cargo flight by UPS.

QUAYLE REDUX: The cruel cycle of politics has its ups and downs, and maybe former Vice President Dan Quayle has hit an up. Not only did President Clinton say recently that Quayle was right in the “family values” debate, but Quayle has been asked to help dedicate the new Lancaster Baptist Church on Sunday. He’ll talk “about his life and his personal relationship with God,” an assistant pastor says. The 400 tickets sold out . . . at $100 each.

COACH’S LEGACY: What does Canyon High football coach Harry Welch leave behind? A bumpy legacy of victory and debate (C6). Welch’s resignation followed a tumultuous season in which car accidents left a player dead and an assistant coach paralyzed. It had some colleagues recalling his victory over charges of violating training rules . . . and players memorializing him for making champs of little guys.

GRADING SCHOOLS: Disgusted with your kids’ school? Or just mystified? Note this: Under state law, administrators must write up a report card on each school, giving facts from attendance to test scores and teachers’ salaries. The reports are available this week at local campuses free of charge (B3). . . . But administrators say virtually no parents ever ask for them.

Topanga Rent

Nearly two-thirds of Topanga* housing rentals go for $1,000 or more per month. $1,000 or more: 61.8% $700-$999: 19.5% $350-$699: 18.7% * Includes parts of Calabasas

Source: 1990 U.S. Census