Training for a three-day walk to fight cancer
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      PUTTING THEIR BEST FEET FORWARD – Agoura Hills resident and event coordinator Helene Wasserman, front, gathers with participants at 6:30 a.m. behind Starbucks Coffee on Kanan Road every Saturday and Sunday morning to train for a three-day walk they’ll be undertaking on Oct.
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Water storage trespassers worry Westlake officials
By Debbie Sporich
Acorn Staff Writer

      The Westlake Village City Council’s Public Safety Committee met recently to discuss a solution to repeated violations of "no trespassing" signs posted at a subterranean equestrian water storage facility near Glenbridge Circle.
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Apartment complex nixed a third time
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer

      After hours of testimony and tense differences of opinion between members, the Calabasas Planning Commission recently voted against a proposed 134-unit luxury apartment complex after a third public hearing on the issue.
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Local activists tee off on ABC’s ‘20-20’
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      THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET – During a press conference, Erin Brockovich and Ed Masry challenge ABC 20/20 commentator John Stossel and his family to start drinking hexavalent chromium-laced water to see whether or not they become sick or develop cancer.
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By John Phane
Acorn Staff Writer

      Environmental investigator Erin Brockovich and local attorney Ed Masry last week responded to a Fri. July 14 "Give Me a Break" segment on ABC’s 20/20 in which commentator John Stossel cast doubt on the validity of claims that one pollutant in a small California town’s drinking water did as much damage as was claimed the recent movie, "Erin Brockovich," starring Julia Roberts. The movie is based on the real-life story of Agoura Hills resident Brockovich and events leading multibillion-dollar conglomerate Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to settle for $333 million in the largest class action lawsuit of all time.
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