Program teaches
tough love to troubled youth
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Weekends might be the perfect time to stay in bed and tune the world out, but not for one group of teenage boys who get up bright and early on Saturdays so they can learn how to cope with their problems.
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Ground breaks on new
Oak Park Community Center
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Work gets underway Feb. 1 on the long-awaited million Oak Canyon Community Center and Gardens in Oak Park. The $3.5 million building off Kanan Road was delayed more than a year because original construction bids were too high, according to officials.
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‘Anybody home in there?’
      SURPRISE-Keshaun Mata, 3, of Santa Paula takes an inside look at a tuba that belongs to a member of the Calabasas High School band. Mata's curiosity peaked during a basketball game.
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Condo project gets approval by Calabasas City Council
Trees, realignment of roadway uncertain
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer
      The Calabasas City Council last week approved the development of a 48-unit single-family detached condominium project on an 11.63-acre site located at the southeast corner of Agoura Road and Las Virgenes Road. However, it left open the final decision on an issue that has caused some recent controversy—how to widen Las Virgenes Road while sparing the pepper trees on the west side of the street. Longtime resident Erik Pontoppidan planted the trees more than 46 years ago. The trees have grown so big that they can be seen by drivers on Las Virgenes Road and have become part of the rural landscape. The property was the location of the first major planning approval after the city was incorporated in 1991. A large-scale commercial project, similar to The Commons, was approved for this property in 1994.
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