Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.

EVENTS

Great Delano Barnyard Egg Hunt: Spring event with an egg hunt, contests, games and jumpers, 3-6 p.m. April 11. For ages 2-14. Bring a basket. Delano Recreation Center, 15100 Erwin St., Van Nuys. 818-756-8529. Details on the flyer: tinyurl.com/54br8pf2

Granada Hills Recreation Center: Event includes arts and crafts, contests, games, jumpers, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 12. Egg hunts are timed by age: ages 0-2 at noon; ages 3-5 at 12:10 p.m.; ages 6-7 at 12:20 p.m.; ages 8-9 at 12:30 p.m.; ages 10-12 at 12:40. Bring a basket. Location, 16730 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills. 818-363-3556. https://www.instagram.com/granadahillsrecreationcenter/p/DGBsSYEzzDO/

Springfest Family Festival – Shadow Ranch Recreation Center: The annual event includes activities, entertainment, games and egg hunts, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 12. Location, 22633 Vanowen St., West Hills. 818-883-3637. Event flyer: tinyurl.com/yvbbst7m

To find more Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks upcoming spring festival and egg hunts, go to their website, scroll the list of recreation centers, click on your local or favorite Los Angeles city park to see if there is a spring event or egg hunt listed on the center’s page. www.laparks.org/reccenter or here tinyurl.com/arhr8a8f

Spring Jubilee – County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation: Celebration of springtime with activities that include egg hunts, crafts, games, performances and food tasting, through April 19. Events include, 4-7 p.m. April 11 at El Cariso Park (13100 Hubbard St., Sylmar; 818-367-5043); and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 12 at Crescenta Valley Park (3901 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta; 818-249-5940). Free admission. No registration required to attend. List of County of Los Angeles parks and recreation centers holding events (hours, activities and programs vary): parks.lacounty.gov/spring/

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Government offices — Los Angeles city and county, and state — and also superior courts and libraries are closed for labor leader César E. Chávez’s birthday holiday.

Los Angeles city and county offices and libraries are closed on March 31 in observance of César Chávez Day.

• Los Angeles city offices are closed. For example, the Department of Building and Safety, 2025 holidays schedule, https://dbs.lacity.gov/our-organization/locations-offices/holidays
• Los Angeles Public Library 2025 holiday schedule, www.lapl.org/holiday-closures
• Los Angeles County 2025 holidays, https://ttc.lacounty.gov/county-holidays/
• Los Angeles County Library, www.facebook.com/LACountyLibrary and lacountylibrary.org/library-locator/
• Los Angeles County Superior Courts 2025 schedule, www.lacourt.org/holiday/ui/index.aspx

California state offices are closed on March 31 in observance of César Chávez Day. For example, the Department of Motor Vehicles’ 2025 holidays, www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/holidays/

In addition, many public school district schools are closed on March 31 including Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD instructional calendar, 2024-2025, tinyurl.com/39mvzush).

César Chávez Day is not a federal holiday.

Chávez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. He died on April 23, 1993 in San Luis, Arizona, and is buried at the former headquarters of the United Farm Workers, in Keene, California, in Kern County (www.nationalparks.org/explore/parks/cesar-e-chavez-national-monument).

Here is a sampling of services that have a regular schedule on March 31.

Banks: Open.

Mail: The United States Postal Service delivers mail and post offices are open. Holiday schedule for 2025: www.usps.com/holiday/holiday-schedule.htm

Transit: Buses and subway services in Los Angeles run on a regular schedule (www.metro.net). For example, see the G Line (also known as the Orange Line) holidays schedule here: tinyurl.com/5cwen4hh

Metrolink trains run on a regular schedule.

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This week’s column is guest written by Chris Ramon, interim president and CEO of Pasadena Humane.

Sweet Angel was just 4 months old when a firefighter rescued her from the smoldering rubble of where a home once stood. The fact that she survived the Eaton fire was truly a miracle.

The tiny kitten suffered severe burns all over her body, but she was alive. Our animal control officer rushed her back to Pasadena Humane’s Intensive Care Unit where our veterinary team jumped into action to save her young life.

A veterinarian quickly assessed the kitten. Her fur was singed all over her body. She had significant burns all over her face and her paw pads. Her tiny eyes were sealed shut due to the trauma. The tips of her ears were curled and burned.

The ash and debris that coated her fur was gently removed using baby wipes as the team gingerly began to treat her burn wounds. They gave her fluids to help with dehydration and antibiotics for a growing infection on one of her injured paws.

Over the next month, Angel continued to receive the highest level of care for her extensive injuries. She was showing great signs of progress, both physically and mentally.

As her wounds began to heal, her adorable personality came through. She loved getting pets and would lean in for scratches during her daily bandage changes.

We remained hopeful that her original owner would come forward to identify her. But as each day passed, it seemed less and less likely.

Exactly one month after Angel arrived at the shelter, she was healthy and healed enough to find a new loving home. Within minutes of hitting the adoption floor, she was scooped up by a wonderful new guardian.

Our adoption counselor Ivy Gonzalez introduced Angel to her new mom Susan. It was a moment of healing for Ivy, who lost her family home in the Eaton fire just weeks earlier. Remarkably, Angel was found just a few houses away from where Ivy’s home had been located.

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This week’s column is guest written by Chris Briffett, director of volunteer services at Pasadena Humane.

In times of crisis, a community’s true spirit shines through. In the wake of the Eaton fire, thousands of people stepped forward to support Pasadena Humane by volunteering their time. Their willingness to jump in wherever needed ensured we could expand services to meet the crisis head-on.

Volunteers played — and continue to play — a crucial role in every aspect of our response — caring for animals, staffing information tables, distributing pet food via our Pet Food Pantry, doing laundry, and answering phone calls. Their dedication continues to carry us through this unprecedented crisis.

In the immediate aftermath of the fire, many new needs emerged. Our first priority was providing care for the more than 500 animals who came into our shelter for emergency boarding. Being suddenly displaced from their homes and routines, our volunteers helped ease these pets into a new routine.

We quickly expanded our Doggie Valet program to ensure that the dogs in our care received multiple out-of-kennel breaks daily. To meet the needs of our growing canine population, temporary socialization and potty stations were set up around the shelter.

Among the many dedicated volunteers helping out with this program since the fire began, Kristen Sullivan has been a constant presence.

Although she only began volunteering at Pasadena Humane in late 2023, Kristen is a fixture around the shelter. She regularly helps with advanced dog socialization, humane education programs for kids, dog training classes, and special events. She even briefly fostered a young kitten before adopting her.

Since the fire, she has volunteered in eight-hour shifts, four days a week. Kristen remains deeply committed and describes her experience helping the pets who have lost their homes in the fire as a privilege.

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