Laifman named to Oak Park school board
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
      Her oneyear term doesn't begin until Dec. 11, but Barbara Laifman, the newest Oak Park School Board member, already has ideas and goals in place. Laifman was chosen by the school board last week to replace longtime member Jim Kalember, who resigned to teach in Arizona.
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. . . Two riders were approaching
      ON THE TRAIL- Old Agoura residents Lisa Stern, left, riding her palomino paint horse Fancy, and neighbor Mindy Levine, aboard buckskin Buddy, enjoy the wide open expanse of the Chesebro Trail during an outing last weekend.
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Nominations for Gibbs award
      The Calabasas Environmental Commission is accepting nominations for its annual Carl Gibbs award. The environmental excellence award named for the late Carl Gibbs honors individuals, businesses, municipalities, government agencies, organizations and institutions working to benefit t...
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Supervisors appove Local Coastal Program
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      Resource protection and public safety now trump development in the mountaincoastal region following the passage of the Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Program by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last month. According to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, the LCP expands the environmental...
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Area code change has people talking
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Residents of Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Oak Park and elsewhere in the current 818 area code region offered different preferences in a discussion on how to address the looming shortage of 818 code numbers.
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Calabasas prefers 818 prefix
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Before the California Public Utilities Commission met last month in Calabasas, the City Council had a job- to establish its position on the area code shortage.
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Young mayors are straight shooters
      ON DUTY- White Oak Elementary School students Kaitlyn Knabe and Kendra Woodruff aim the firefighter's hose during their stint as honorary mayors of Westlake Village.
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Elections volunteer has been on the job since 1952
'I'm very patriotic. I feel I'm doing my part for my city, for my country. Everybody should take a stab at it. We've got to get our young people involved because this is their world.' - Morianna De Fina
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
      Since Dwight D. Eisenhower made his first bid for the United States presidency in 1952, Marianna De Fina has been working the polls. The Westlake Village resident has been a volunteer at the ballot box in every election during those 55 years including the most recent. De Fina, 83, sp...
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Childcare evening coming to the Triunfo YMCA
      The Triunfo YMCA will provide child care from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 30 at Willow Elementary School, 29026 Laro Drive, Agoura Hills. The children will be provided with a pizza dinner. Other activities include group games and a movie. YMCA child-care staff will supervise the childr...
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Decorated home tour to raise funds
      The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura's 16th annual Holiday Homes Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. and Sun., Dec. 1 and 2. The self-guided tour of Conejo Valley homes is the organization's largest fundraiser, with proceeds helping to fund The Wellness Community's fre...
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