Playground receives $1 million donation

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers IT TAKES A VILLAGE—Calabasas Mayor Barry Groveman accepts a $1 million donation from Bruce and Wendy Friedman to help build a universally accessible playground at Gates Canyon Park in Calabasas.On hand for the presentation are, from left, Michael Kaplan, wife Dina and son Brandon, Groveman, Jeff Rubin, Wendy Friedman, Jonathan Wolfson, Bruce Friedman, Tony Corales and Mary Sue Maurer. The new play area, called Brandon’s Village, will serve over 5,000 special needs children in the area. Gates Canyon Park is at 25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd.