After listening to public feedback last week regarding traffic control on Old Topanga Road at Bluebird Street, the Calabasas City Council gave city traffic engineers a list of items to investigate. The answers will return to the council for further review. Opinions varied during the council meeting. More...

A recent study found the family pet can directly affect children More...

California Lutheran University presents its annual Scandinavian Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat. and Sun., April 20 and 21 on the campus at 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Lindero Canyon Middle School presented its third annual Kite Day event last week, when about 150 eighth graders participated in flying kites they designed and built for the Kite in Flight project in their science classes. More...

Youth Football and Cheerleading Association, Eagle members are challenged to learn and improve both physically and in character each year and to prepare for college com-petition and beyond. Eagle coaches encourage and recognize academic achieve-ment and as a result, 35 participants last year had a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) and 132 participants had at least a 3.0 GPA. For more information about it, please call (818) 991-3549. More...

LISA ADAMS/The Acorn 'I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU'-Here's Oliver, a 1-year-old Rottweiler/Labrador retriever mix, who's ready to be adopted from the Agoura Hills Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. He's neutered, housebroken and loves attention. His identification No. is A0922235. Pets occasionally are already adopted, so call first or examine the shelter's Website at http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. For details, please call (818) 991-0071. More...

The damage was estimated at $10,000 after a water tank was vandalized with graffiti in the 29600 block of Kimberly Drive between March 21 and 26. The high cost was, according to the incident report, "Due to the tank containing drinking water, environmental issues arise for repainting More...

Jason Abraham Rosenkranz, son of Paula and Paul Rosenkranz of Westlake Village, was recently called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah of the Center for Early Jewish Education (CEJE). More...

Multiple clues, tangled twists, incriminating lies and elements of suspense slowly unravel in Agatha Christie More...

Preston Tucker was a car-crazy kid who hung around auto speedways and grew up to create a unique automobile, the Tucker, that was years ahead of its time. He was a man of pioneering spirit, ingenuity and daring, who revolutionized Detroit in the late 1940s with his stunning "Car of Tomorrow." It was streamlined, futuristic and fast. The car every American dreamed of owning, at a price most people could afford. A man of endless enthusiasm, Tucker publicized his model across the country to wild acclaim. He sold stock, set up a factory and then the auto industry launched a devastating anti-Tucker campaign. More...

I strongly disagree with Mr. Gersten More...

After 17 years of hiking in the same area, one could presume to have seen everything. No surprises. Just same old, same old. More...

Today, people love to hate Ahmanson Ranch. More...