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April 2, 2009  RSS feed
Takin' it to the streets
Groups stage meaningful and fun outdoor events to celebrate a variety of worthy causes
Thousands of people took to the streets in Agoura Hills and Westlake Village last week to compete in the athletic arena and to celebrate life in the community. Messages of peace and love accompanied the tiedyed shirts and Hippy happiness at the 40th anniversary celebration for White Oak Elementary School on March 25 in Westlake. More...
Interference by City Council puts Lindero cellphone tower on hold
Questions raised about school site
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

The Agoura Hills City Council will appeal the planning commission's approval of a cellphone tower at Lindero Canyon Middle School. The appeal is set for 7 p.m. Wed., April 22 at City Hall. The structure would include three, 35-foot-high antenna flag poles, each fitted with two antennas, according to a representative of OmniPoint Communications Inc. More...

SEC charges Calabasas donor in $17-million fraud case
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

A Los Angeles resident known for his charitable giving in Calabasas has been accused of stealing more than $17 million from investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Bruce Friedman, 59, and two of his companies with securities fraud earlier this month. More...

 Community
• article has image Calabasas names Jonathon Wolfson new mayor
Groveman becomes mayor pro tem
Jonathon Wolfson was named the new mayor of Calabasas at a City Council reorganizational meeting March 25. A new mayor and mayor pro tem are elected each year by the five members of the City Council during its annual reorganization. More...
• Business owner stole his employees' retirement
• Wear a seatbelt or face penalties
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 Health & Wellness
• Meeting to feature educational therapists
When their children are failing classes, parents can turn in many directions for help, including teachers, doctors, counselors—and educational therapists. The Conejo Valley Mental Health Professionals group will host its monthly "Meet and Greet" lunchtime seminar Fri., April 3 with a focus on the field of educational therapy. More...
• Track club sponsors blood drive
• Seminar gives tips in dealing with stress
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 Business
• CEO of Villa Esperanza retires after 12 years
Villa Esperanza Services CEO Dottie Nelson retired in March following 12 years on the job. Villa Esperanza is a Pasadenabased nonprofit organization offering services for individuals with disabilities and their families. It has satellite offices in Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks. More...
• article has image Business group hosts annual awards banquet
• article has image Career Coach in Demand
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 Schools
• article has image Youth Congress XXV goes green
Students participating in the annual Youth Congress presented by the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation are going green. The April 4 summit will focus on challenges the region faces in contributing to a more ecologically friendly world, said Karen Malatesta, executive director of the foundation. More...
• Agoura High's annual Grad Night provides safe party environment
• article has image Calabasas High School students learn the seven habits of success
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 Sports
• article has image Raising the bar
Stark family pole vaulting tradition continues at Oak Park High
He's just a freshman, but Connor Stark is making his mark not only at Oak Park High but in the state and nationwide as well. Connor, 15, is one of the highest jumping freshman pole vaulters in California as well as the nation, according to the website www.DyeStatCal.com. More...
• article has image Agoura running duo leading by example
• FOR THE RECORD
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
DESIGNER LOOK— Gucci, an 11-year-old female gray and brown female shorthaired cat, was surrendered by her owner. Gucci can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Gucci home, ask for Identification No. 3934048. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit animalcare.lacounty.gov/. More...
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 Police
• article has image Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills Someone stole a money bag containing $310 from a bar in the 30100 block of Agoura Road March 23. A thief stole a $5,000 coffee table from a home in the 30700 block of Davey Jones Drive March 13. More...
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 Faith
• Community invited to attend Chabad's blessing of the sun
The Chabad Center invites residents to gather in the center's back lot to gaze at the sun and recite a blessing known as the Blessing of the Sun at 9 a.m. Wed., April 8 at 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. This event, called Birkat Hachamah in Hebrew, is the rarest occurrence on the Jewish calendar, which happens only once every 28 years. More...
• Easter sunrise worship open to all
• Los Robles Master Chorale to perform at Bowl service
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 Family
• article has image Oak Hills Girl Scouts help foster kids
THE RIGHT STUFF— Members of Girl Scout Troop 60121 display the bags they filled while volunteering at My Stuff Bags Foundation in Westlake Village. The girls filled hundreds of bags for foster children as part of a community service event. Back row: Michelle Heredia, Madeline Baumann, Paige Harrington, Ally Spooner, Megan Garvin, Abby McPhillips, Vanessa Lozito. Front row: Carly Durrer, Anna Moss, Katelyn Darcy, Sophie Katz. More...
• Ojai hosts Renaissance Faire and Pirate Festival
• article has image United U-12 boys' soccer team wins Thousand Oaks tournament
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image Play Review
'Pirates of Penzance' entertains all ages
After devoting the last few years to some of Gilbert and Sullivan's lesserknown operettas, the Ventura County Gilbert & Sullivan Repertory Company (VCGSRC) has trotted out one of the duo's biggest hits, "The Pirates of Penzance. More...
• article has image 'Modern Millie' dances onto Oaks Christian stage
• Enjoy tunes of Broadway
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 Letters
• Students need their librarian
We are two eighthgrade students at Lindero Canyon Middle School. We are writing out of concern due to the possible termination of the job of Mrs. Jane Lofton. The two of us believe that our school would be at a major disadvantage if we were to lose such a valuable member of the Lindero staff. More...
• Dangerous issue
• We want local farmers' market
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 Columns
• article has image Family Men Don't Wear Name Brands
No more mess I've always hated mess. After my 5-year-old son and I decorated for my wife's birthday, creating a setup that required tools, heavy machinery and small explosives to take it all down, I found that I hated mess even more, so much so that I never want to decorate again. More...
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 Editorials
• Being smart about school finances
Finally, there's a move in Sacramento to fix the state's broken education system, not by throwing more money at the problem, but by changing it. Assemblymember Julia Brownley, whose district includes Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Oak Park, introduced a pair of bills yesterday to the California Assembly Education Committee, which she chairs. More...
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• Online poll examine possible marijuana tax
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