Measure H combatants battle with money, words
Attacks on both sides start early, often
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Opposing sides in the Measure H initiative against big-box stores in Agoura Hills are spending roughly equal amounts to get their messages across, according to the latest financial reporting information from the city clerk’s office.
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Intersection to be changed on Lindero Canyon Road
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer
      A temporary modification to the median on Lindero Canyon Road at Pierce Bros. Valley Oaks Memorial in Westlake Village was approved last week by the city council and is effective immediately due to numerous vehicle accidents.
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Heroic fireman saves dog
      MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn GOOD JOB-Los Angeles County firefighter Tim Bernstein, center, receives well-earned recognition. He rescued Lucy, an 11-year-old golden retriever, from a burning vehicle in which the dog and Kelly, left, and Kim, right, were traveling in (last December). For his heroics, New Leash on Life, a nonprofit organization, recognized Bernstein and the rest of Fire Station 65 in a ceremony last week. Bernstein suffered severe facial lacerations because Lucy, in a panic, bit him while he tried to pull her away from the deadly flames that burned in the vehicle.
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Pretty waterfowl
      MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn 'LOOK AT ME, I'M SPECIAL'-A freshwater pelican sunbathes at an unusual site; Lake Lindero in Agoura Hills. When the bird was swimming, some residents thought at first (from a distance) that the waterfowl might have been a swan.
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A glut of office space now exists in local areas
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Conejo Valley-Las Virgenes still prides itself as the new "Silicon Valley" of Southern California, but recent real estate figures indicate the area’s office market isn’t as robust as it used to be. The Conejo Valley welcomed more than 1 million square feet of new office space in 2001, according to commercial real estate figures, but many of those upstart buildings are still searching for tenants. Judging by vacancies—a barometer of real estate health—the office market in Lost Hills, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks has dropped considerably over the past year. The 101 Freeway business corridor includes a 20-mile stretch of technology, biotechnology, research and development and health-related firms—all of them requiring office space or light manufacturing facilities in which to operate.
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