Westlake Women’s Club hosts parade

      CHUCK ROGERS/The Acorn
A 31ST ANNUAL PARADE - Uncle Sam (a.k.a. Randall Harold) leads Brownie Troop No. 983 members Shanesa Fath, left, and Ncoletta LaForgia down the parade route of the Westlake Village Junior Women's Club annual July Fourth parade. Around 900 residents participated in the 31st event that went down Agoura Road from Lakeview Canyon Road to Bennett Park. Celebrants traveled in red, white and blue costumes, using wagons, tricycles and rollerskates.

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All aboard the Agoura Hills beach bus

      LISA ADAMS/The Acorn
ZIPPING OFF TO ZUMA BEACH - Grab your surfboards, sun tan lotion and sunglasses, and hop aboard the Agoura Hills Beach Bus. The city of Agoura Hills provides bus service to Zuma Beach Monday through Saturday for only 50 cents each way. The three pickup stations are at Lindero Canyon Middle School, Agoura High School and at the corner of Liberty Canyon and Agoura Road. The program will be offered until Sept. 1. Bus riders are asked to bring exact change and have picture I.D. with them at all times. For more information about departure and arrival times, call the Agoura Hills recreation center at (818) 597-7361 or stop by 30610 T.O. Blvd.

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Westlake moves forward on park planning
By Debbie Sporich
Acorn Staff Writer

      The city of Westlake Village Parks Advisory Committee recently met for the last time to review recommendations from Steve Lang, a consultant from Purkiss Rose-RSI, (Recreation Systems, Inc.
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Tougher standards infuriate residents
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer

      . Tempers flared occasionally when homeowners disagreed with property owners over the size and height of new homes in the Highlands area of Calabasas during a community meeting at Creekside Park last week.
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Sewer, water rates going up in Oak Park
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer

      Facing higher operating costs and government regulatory costs, the Triunfo Sanitation District will raise sewer and water rates in Oak Park starting next month. The average household sewer bill will increase $5 from $24 to $29 a month, according to Bill Smith, interim general manager of the Triunfo district.
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Battleground over Ahmanson Ranch spreads into the Internet
The developer claims that
Save Open Space (SOS) is infringing on its name by using ‘Ahmanson’ on theweb site that
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      Ahmanson Ranch and its opponents have been to court plenty over the past 10 years concerning the environment. Now the two sides are bracing for legal battle in a different arena: cyber space. Officials representing Save Open Space (SOS), an Agoura Hills organization, said they would continue operating a popular Web site opposing the 3,050-home development in southeastern Ventura County despite charges that the site infringes upon Ahmanson’s name. The site – www.ahmanson.org.
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