Latest news from Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley.
A proposed 398-home development on the Woodland Hills Country Club golf course has been stalled after the city's Planning Department designated the site as endangered mountain lion habitat, forcing the developer into a lengthy conventional approval process instead of fast-tracking under state housing law.
The Sandy Fire in Simi Valley has burned 1,400 acres, destroyed one home, and forced 33,000 to evacuate. Smoke and air quality warnings are affecting Woodland Hills and the broader San Fernando Valley as firefighters battle shifting winds.