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Lack of adequate signage and a mandate from Caltrans have been blamed for traffic jams on Kanan Road at the 101 Freeway on- and offramps, said a city official. More ... A JOB WELL DONE— Rhonda Soroudi, second from left, brings homemade cheesecake to firefighters at Station 125 in Calabasas as a thank-you for saving her home on Davids Road from burning during the Aug. 26 wildfire in Agoura Hills and Calabasas. More ... The Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation will host a free seminar to provide the public with information on how the statewide water crisis is impacting the region and local water usage. The seminar will be conducted at the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District headquarters tonight, Thurs., Sept. 18 at 7:30 a.m. More ... The Calabasas City Council adopted an ordinance regulating mobile carwash operations within the city of Calabasas. The ordinance, which goes into effect later this month, requires mobile carwash businesses to obtain permits from the city and follow certain regulations to prevent pollutants from entering the storm drain system. More ... •In the Sept. 11 article about the Calabasas Landfill, only three combustion turbines are being built to convert methane gas to electricty, not 50. •An Aug. 28 article said that veterinarian Cynthia Binder specializes in emergency and critical care. It should have said she has special interest in those disciplines. More ... Besides being the day when the presidential election is held, Tues., Nov. 4 also presents voters with a variety of local races for school districts, city councils, park boards and water boards. More ... A panel of safety experts gathered recently—on the eve of Sept. 11—to speak to CLU Corporate Leaders at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. More ... Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks is hosting the fourth dinner event in the quarterly Slow Growth Dinner series at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 1 at Tuscany Restaurant, 968 S. Westlake Blvd., Ste. 4, Westlake Village. H. More ... TO THE POINT— A car belonging to Craig and Diane Heinberg is destroyed by an oak tree that fell recently. The family lives on Chesebro Road in Old Agoura. Nobody was injured. It's not known whether the tree fell because it was diseased or because of some other factor. Beetles and fungi can also contribute to the death of an oak tree. More ... By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com Children's book author Barbara Bietz wants to help other writers learn how to get their works published. The Oak Park resident will lead a six-week class on writing books for children at the Oak Park Community Center from Oct. 5 to Nov. 10. More ... The Ventura County Community Foundation's Women's Legacy Fund has awarded nine grants totaling $66,000 to programs for women and girls in Ventura County. The grants were awarded to programs which focus on domestic violence prevention and service programs, and programs that provide education, training and economic opportunities for women and girls. More ... THEY'RE SINGING HIS SONG— Composer and Agoura Hills resident Jeff Beal displays his Emmy Award, which he received for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for his original score to "The Company." It was Beal's eighth Emmy nomination and third win. Beal also wrote the score for the upcoming film "Appaloosa," directed by Ed Harris. More ... Community RSS feed |
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