Schools open in Conejo, Las Virgenes, Oak Park
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer

      From Thousand Oaks to Calabasas, students in the Conejo Valley-Las Virgenes areas returned to school this week a year older and grade wiser – smarter about construction, too, as they see one new school built and many older ones remodeled.
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Police encourage walking or bicycling to school to reduce traffic problems
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer

      Now that school has started, parents will face rushed mornings, lost homework and congested routes to schools.
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Raising money for MDA
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      ‘HELPING JAILBIRDS’– Westlake Village City Councilman Chris Mann, left, and Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station Capt. John O’Brien, are arrested by bailiff George Cochane.
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Agoura Hills gets creative with affordable housing
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer

      A complicated method of making developers pay for affordable housing in Agoura Hills passed a city council vote last week, but left open the question of whether local officials are doing all they can to help home ownership remain part of the American dream.
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Pavley captures key endorsements

      Speaker of the state Assembly, Robert M. Hertzberg, and Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) have announced their endorsement of 41st Assembly District candidate Fran Pavley. Pavley served as the first mayor of Agoura Hills and was elected to four terms on the Agoura Hills City Council.
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Shooting victim courageous, optimistic
By Debbie Sporich
Acorn Staff Writer

      Almost everything in Garrett Warren’s life was going great, despite the fact that he was going through a painful divorce. He’d opened the Garrett Warren Training Center in Agoura Hills. He had a successful career and many acting and stunt opportunities that took him to exotic places. He has an infant daughter who he adores. That is, until May 20, when Warren opened the door to his Westlake Village apartment to find a stranger with a gun shooting at him.
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