Ringy Dingy: It’s official: The Santa Clarita...
Ringy Dingy: It’s official: The Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys will get a new area code in February 1999, regulators announced Monday. The digits 661 will replace 805, creating California’s 24th area code and 7.9 million new phone numbers.
* HELLO KITTY? Imagine the surprise of Caltrans workers about to blow apart an Agua Dulce mountainside for a widened highway on Tuesday when they came across an apparent bobcat den. No animals were in sight, but work stopped anyway. B1
* VARIETY PLEASE: Some Studio City residents are protesting the growing number of Ralphs supermarkets in their area, alleging a monopoly is afoot. B1
* HELLO STRANGER: Thanks to the state Legislature, Taft High will play in its second consecutive City 4-A football championship game Friday. Because of the 1993 open-enrollment law, 29 of Taft’s 36 players this year, including quarterback Steve Alvarado (above), live outside the school’s boundaries. See Eric Sondheimer’s column. C1
* REST YE: Amaryllis Knight and Tim Walcott of Sherman Oaks hired a professional shopper and decorator for this holiday season, as have many other harried working people. E1
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