O Christmas Tree: For those super-organized souls...
O Christmas Tree: For those super-organized souls who have all their holiday shopping done, here’s a way to plan farther ahead. The city of Los Angeles has named this year’s Christmas tree recycling sites, including four in the San Fernando Valley. To find one near you, call (800) 587-3356. Now, do you have your taxes finished?
* STAR ATHLETE: North Hollywood High senior guard Tashean Thomas, shown here against Harvard-Westlake, has been selected the girls’ athlete of the week after leading the Huskies to an upset win in that game. C10
* HOBBLING GANGS: A City Council panel moved to hire four more lawyers to pump up a popular, new anti-gang tool: court orders restraining specific gang members. B3
* LEAVE THE KEYS: Two mounted LAPD officers jokingly pull up to the valet parking station at Topanga Plaza before riding out on the serious business of patrolling busy malls for holiday thieves. B12
* FLU FIGHTING: Our Savior’s First Lutheran School in Granada Hills is closing for cleaning. School officials hope that will stem a flu outbreak, but health officials have doubts. B1
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