Calabasas middle school dispute heads to court
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Final settlement talks failed to produce a deal last week in the disputed purchase of 31 acres of land for the new middle school near Calabasas.
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Judge orders changes
on wording for big-box
store ballot measure
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      The voter guide that went to press last week contains the pro and con arguments concerning the March 5 referendum and includes City Attorney Craig Steele’s impartial analysis of what the ballot measure means.
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Rocky Oaks artists
      SCENIC—Sandy Glover of Malibu paints the rolling green hills of Rocky Oaks Park in rural Malibu on Saturday. Glover and a handful of other artists are part of the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore, Inc. Every month they visit scenic locations in the Santa Monica Mountains as subjects of their artwork.
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President’s education plan shouldn’t affect Oak Park
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer
      President George W. Bush signed his education bill last week. It will leave "no child left behind," Bush said, and Oak Park officials said it shouldn’t affect their operations. Bush wants to close the education gap between rich and poor, and white and minority students, and raise teacher standards. The new law will require that all students, as well as English-as-a-second language students, be reading by third-grade.
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