Kanan interchange sparks controversy
      Am I the only morning commuter who thinks the new Kanan Road traffic lanes for entering the southbound 101 freeway aren't working? It now takes longer than ever to get on the southbound 101, as traffic backs up north of Canwood to get into the single right lane.
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More thoughts about Kanan
      For Mother's Day, my wife wanted me to write a letter to The Acorn on behalf of all her friends who think that the new Kanan exchange is a travesty. Evan Bachner (May 10) beat me to the punch. He outlined everything that is wrong with the interchange and a...
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The gripe's with the stripes
      The traffic planners and designers of the new Kanan Road interchange mitigated any traffic benefit by doing a horrible job with the lane striping. For whatever reason, they have opted to create a one laneonly access to the 101 on-ramps for motorists going so...
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Gotta admit, the landscaping's great
      Regular commuters on Kanan Road to the 101 should not expect the new interchange built by Caltrans to speed their entrance to the freeway. It was never intended to do that for you. Caltrans wants heavy traffic to remain on the surface streets, and it moderates t...
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More traffic troubles
      Regarding Carol Rosenberg's letter, May 3, and Linda Le Vine's letter, March 22. I was involved in an accident on June 28, 2005, as I was exiting the animal shelter to go east on Agoura Road. I lend my voice to that of Ms. Rosenberg and others who have written over the ...
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Pit bull perils
      On April 17 my puppy, Rosie, and I were attacked by a pit bull named Blue on our greenbelt in Westlake Village while taking our usual daily walk. There is no way to describe the terror, shock and trauma that occurred in trying to save my baby's life, feeling helpless to get s...
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Questions about Blue's demise
      California's Food and Agricultural Code requires that any dog suspected by Animal Control of being vicious is entitled to a hearing to determine its fate.
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District's members should be elected
      Why should the rate payers of Triunfo Sanitation District have three appointed board members and only two directly elected ones? That means that decisions can be made about rates and projects by people who do not even live in the district.
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Our final category is famous water tank sites
      Just in case you're asked on a game show, "Which would be a better replacement water tank choice for Oak Park, proposed site A7 or A8," here is a cheat sheet of the least impactful options provide by the Triunfo Sanitation District's April 2007 study.
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