School bond campaign was not negative
      I was surprised to see The Acorn’s New Year’s editorial (Dec. 28) list the defeat of the Oak Park School Bond H6 as an example of what really concerns The Acorn’s staff about “what’s in store for the future.” The editors wrote, “A bond measure to raise funds for Oak Park schools became t...
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Not just anyone can teach
      Over the past month or so I’ve been following the ongoing battle between teachers and their critics, those who think that any “Joe off the street” can teach. Well, I’m not a teacher; I have no relationship to a teacher. I am a parent of fifth- and second-graders.
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Disgruntled HOA
      The Westlake Ranch Property Owners Association and the Euclid Management Company have let down the citizens of Westlake Village. Several months ago, a large group of civic-minded citizens gathered to discuss security concerns in our North Ranch neighborhoods. We asked for assistance from ...
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Animal shelter is appreciative
      The staff and the volunteers at the Agoura Animal Shelter wish to thank the public for their very generous donations during the holiday season to homeless pets residing at the shelter. Every item donated will go a long way toward making each pet's stay at the shelter so much more comfortable.
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Big homes spell big problems
      In the Dec. 28 Acorn I was quoted as saying that teardowns were a growing epidemic in Old Agoura. I was actually quoting the National Trust when I said that teardowns were a growing epidemic nationwide.
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Kidding aside, teachers should be commended
      We read the letter in the Dec. 21 issue by Mr. William O. Felsman. We were so touched by the man’s poetic and justified stance of the modern-day teachers of the Conejo Valley. It brought tears to our eyes, reminding us of that great statesman and voice of reason from the ‘70s, Archi...
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Apology is due
      I’m writing to express my feelings of the way Jim Bruno has been treated by the Westlake Village City Council. Just because he might have been protecting Do-it Center or whatever, it doesn’t matter. He is a council person and a government official, and he has a right to voice his opi...
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