Las Virgenes Unified School District to pay $3.25 million for new middle school site
      Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) reached an 11th hour settlement last week with owners of the new Calabasas middle school site by agreeing to purchase the 31-acre property for $3.
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Little hearts memorialize special people
      MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn IN LOVING MEMORY-Miniature hearts decorate the graves of children and infants at Pierce Bros. Valley Oaks in Westlake Village. According to a Pierce spokesman, this is the third year that the hearts were placed near graves by an anonymous person.
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New city hall opens in Westlake Village
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer
      After nine years of leasing space on Park Terrace Drive in Westlake Village, city and library officials and employees have finally moved into the new, permanent civic center at 31200 Oak Crest Drive.
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Experts say Ventura County down, not out
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Southern California and Ventura County have weathered the recession better than the rest of the country, according to a forecast by economic experts last week, but a slowdown in jobs and spending may put a damper on retail activity and home sales in the area.
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Westlake musicians boost the band
      PLAYING ALONG-Alex Miller, 14, of the Westlake High School Jazz Band plays his baritone saxophone during Moonlight Serenade, a fundraiser, dinner-dance and silent auction that raised money for Westlake's instrumental music program. The event was at the Renaissance Hotel.
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