Busiest Freeway: To the motorists who drive...
Busiest Freeway: To the motorists who drive it, the Ventura Freeway passing through Sherman Oaks probably feels like California’s busiest freeway. It’s not. That honor, or at least title, goes to the San Diego Freeway south of Santa Monica Boulevard, which carries 331,000 vehicles a day. So said Caltrans on Thursday. The Ventura Freeway ranks fourth-busiest in the state, with 321,000 vehicles a day.
* NO NEWTS: Ozone depletion, wildfires and a carnivorous fish are laying waste to the California newt, which once thrived in the Santa Monica Mountains. B1
* VALLEY 200: Charles Maclay and George K. Porter became two of the Valley’s earliest property developers in the late 1800s. B3
* CITY HALL: Valley council members nabbed some plum assignments on the City Council’s 15 committees. Councilman Richard Alarcon, above, aside from joining the public safety panel, is now chairman of the Transportation Committee. B1
* LEGION BASEBALL: The Valley North American Legion baseball team meets Montana today in the first round of a tournament in Idaho. The winner of the six-team tournament goes to the nationals next week in Rapid City, S.D. C12
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