Agoura Hills has never been in better shape, the mayor says
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer

      "I know you all came to hear me speak and not Mr. Cooley," said Agoura Hills Mayor Ed Corridori after newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley swore in the new members of the Agoura/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
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Cop says drug abuse among teens would drop if
parents were more involved
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer

      Being nosey in your child’s life isn’t bad and good parenting could keep your children off drugs, according to Dep. David Bates of the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station.
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Ventura County won’t file criminal charges against teens blamed for 600-acre blaze
By Debbie Sporich
Acorn Staff Writer

      Ventura County will attempt to recover $250,000 from the families of four teens who were charged with starting a 600-acre brush fire last Dec. 26, but have dropped all criminal charges against the three juveniles and one 18 year old in connection with starting the fire. The blaze ignited near Lindero Canyon Road and spread across 600 acres of land. Ventura County Sheriff’s Department officers arrested in the early morning of the fire Chad Montagnino, 18, from Westlake Village, a Thousand Oaks male, 17, and two 16-year-old males from Agoura Hills for "carelessly causing a fire," a health and safety code violation.
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