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Friday, June 9, 2023

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Malibu Canyon killer gets what amounts to life sentence…


With Rauda case closed, deputy’s lawsuit proceeds


Grossman July trial now likely


L.A. County animal shelter case heads to appeals court


Oak Canyon Park duck pond readies for June 22 reopening


Neighbors

School fundraisers ‘rock the district’

June 9, 2023

Citing the ongoing slowdown in financial support from the California Legislature, The Foundation for Las Virgenes Schools sees its role as the official school district fundraising organization as more important...

‘Maestro’ McKagan honored at Lindero

By Stephanie Bertholdo
Special to The Acorn
| June 9, 2023

The community gave a joyful, heartfelt goodbye last Sunday to Lindero Canyon Middle School band director Matt McKagan, who is retiring after a 33-year career with the school district. The...

From nursery grew lasting city memories

By James Bozajian
Special to The Acorn
| June 9, 2023

Sperling Nursery, one of the longer-running businesses in the history of Calabasas, was located for 42 years on a sprawling, 11-acre patch of land at 24460 Calabasas Road. This family-owned...

AT THE LIBRARY

June 9, 2023

The Agoura Hills Library will present the following free events at 29901 Ladyface Court. For more information, call (818) 889-2278. Used book donations to the Book Cellar help fund many...

Club welcomes new officers

June 9, 2023

The Newcomers-Encore Club of the Conejo Valley will hold its annual installation of new officers at 11:30 a.m. Wed., June 21 at the Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Road, in historic...

Family

Books are all in the family as author shares latest work for children

May 12, 2023

Liora Paniz’s children book “Miss Lynnie the Librarian” had its worldwide release on April 16, National Librarian Day. The book is also available in Spanish as “Miss Lynnie La Bibliotecaria.” Paniz is the daughter of Lynn Paniz, a retired Medea Creek Middle School librarian. With...

Teen takes her disabilities cause to Capital Hill

May 12, 2023

Isabella Hass, 15, went to the nation’s capital April 19 to advocate for the rights of people like her with Down Syndrome. The Westlake Village resident visited the office of Sen. Alex Padilla and talked with Priya Amilineni, the health legislative correspondent in Padilla’s office....

Happy Mother’s Day

May 12, 2023

Dear Bay Laurel Elementary Moms (and yes, that includes our amazing staff members who are mothers): THANK YOU so much for all that you do for our school and your children. You are superhumans, and you are so appreciated. I hope you all have a...

Health

Finding alternative activities and reducing screen time for kids

Bonnie Vandenberg | April 21, 2023

Question: Over the past few years, we’ve gotten into the habit of using screen time much more than I’d like. How do I encourage my kids to do other things besides always using a phone or screen? Helping kids to do something besides spend time...

Fentanyl deaths still on the rise

By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com
| March 17, 2023

While the overall number of fatal overdoses decreased slightly in Ventura County in 2022 compared to the year before, fentanyl-related deaths continue to peak, according to a special report on drug use released last week by the Ventura County medical examiner’s office. Sometimes first-time users...

County COVID order ending

By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com
| February 17, 2023

Three years after public health officials first uttered the words “COVID-19,” Ventura County authorities are preparing to lift the emergency declaration that gave government the power to shutter businesses, order vaccines and face coverings, and enforce social distancing measures. The Board of Supervisors announced it...

Judaism and the life-saving potential of organ donation

By Brian Goldenfeld
Special to The Acorn
| February 10, 2023

Organ donation, the process of transplanting healthy human organs into sick patients, can be a life-saving procedure, which is why many Jewish authorities from across the denominational spectrum believe it to be a religious duty. Jewish tradition considers saving human life—pikuach nefesh in Hebrew—to be...

Sports

Wonder Boys win it all

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| June 9, 2023

The 1969 Miracle Mets would get a kick out of the 2023 Wonder Warriors. Westlake High’s baseball team very easily could have spent this postseason...

Monsters of Mulholland

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| June 9, 2023

The Coyotes made history with capital letters W-I-N. Calabasas High’s baseball team captured the CIF SoCal Division II regional championship after defeating Santana 1-0 in...

Bolts zap way to first CIF title

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| June 2, 2023

In 2021, Agoura High’s boys’ golf team clubbed its way to last place in the Marmonte League. The Chargers are now CIF-Southern Section Division 3...

Schools

GRADUATION 2023

June 9, 2023

GRADUATION 2023

By Stephanie Bertholdo
Special to The Acorn
| June 2, 2023

Oak Park High School students were back in the classroom full-time this year, but school life for this crop of graduates was still different than...

Oak View grads enjoy focused setting

By Stephanie Bertholdo
Special to The Acorn
| June 2, 2023

Eight seniors at Oak View High, the school of second chances for many students who, for a variety of reasons, need to tackle the rigors...

La Reina grads ready to make an impact

By Christine Menges
christine@theacorn.com
| June 2, 2023

Xingzhu (Brianna) Dong Brianna Dong’s legal first name is Xingzhu (pronounced Ching-ju), but her classmates know her as Brianna. International students like Brianna choose an...

Scroll down to see social media discussion

By Eamon Murphy
eamon@theacorn.com
| May 26, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, though it hardly takes a specially designated portion of the calendar to know that people are struggling these days....

On the Town

Film-based musical is all dressed up for hilarity

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com
| June 9, 2023

When the movie version of “Tootsie” came out in 1982, there was little controversy about its plot: a frustrated actor becomes a sensation after donning a dress and landing a woman’s role in a soap opera. The ruse complicates his personal life, but he finds...

Five for Fighting backed by string quartet

June 9, 2023

Singer and songwriter John Ondrasik, known by his stage name Five for Fighting, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 8 at the Scherr Forum, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. The concert will feature the hits, along with fan favorites and songs from Ondrasik’s...

Oh, what a show: Frankie Valli coming to Kavli

June 9, 2023

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will perform at 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 at the Kavli Theatre, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Valli rose to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons. The group was inducted into the Rock...

Actresses reveal . . . great comedic chemistry

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com
| June 2, 2023

“Calendar Girls,” a 2009 play based on a hit 2003 film, is Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi’s comedy about six middle-aged women from a village in Yorkshire, England, who decide to raise money by doffing their clothes. It’s all for a good cause. One woman’s...

Faith

A time to treasure the gift of the Torah

By Brian Goldenfeld
Special to The Acorn
| May 26, 2023

Shavuot—the third festival in the Jewish calendar that began Thursday evening May 25 and runs through Shabbat, Sat., May 27—is the holiday on which Jews celebrate the giving of the...

Group says mission accomplished

By Cytlalli Salgado
csalgado@theacorn.com
| April 21, 2023

In an effort to tackle food insecurity, a local church donated more than 1,400 cases of food to nine nonprofits to redistribute to Conejo Valley residents through their food banks....

Easter fun at The Lakes

April 7, 2023

Business

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS

June 9, 2023

From nursery grew lasting city memories

By James Bozajian
Special to The Acorn
| June 9, 2023

Sperling Nursery, one of the longer-running businesses in the history of Calabasas, was located for...

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

June 9, 2023

Local attorneys and family members Steven Effres, 64, and his sons Justin, 35, and Evan,...

Columns

Helping children to deal with their fears

Bonnie Vandenberg | December 2, 2022

Question: I have three kids—3, 8 and 11—and I want to know how to help them handle being afraid. I notice an increase in angst in all my kids, caused by the things they read, hear about, watch or imagine. My friends tell me their...

Social Security cost-of-living increase a good time to discuss senior finances

Andrea Gallagher | December 2, 2022

Due to this year’s meteoric rise in the consumer price index, a measure of inflation in the cost of goods and services, Social Security beneficiaries will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment for 2023. Only three times in the past 46 years has the Social Security...

Organ donation: questions and answers

Andrea Gallagher | November 25, 2022

The organ and tissue donation process is unfamiliar to a lot of us. Some people may not even know they’re registered donors. Understanding the law and how it’s applied is important. The first time many of us heard of choices about organ donation was at...

Heads up to prevent injury from falls

Andrea Gallagher | October 21, 2022

Morning walks in my neighborhood are one of the most enjoyable parts of my day. I love the coolness of daybreak and the special sightings of the stag and two does that frequent our open space. I also enjoy my walk because each day at...

Signs that point to the best time for retirement

Andrea Gallagher | October 6, 2022

I’ve been thinking a lot about retirement lately. One of our amazing staff members, who has been with Senior Concerns for the last 13 years, retired last month. It just doesn’t seem real. I always thought of Dana as young. Certainly not the person to...

Crime

Luna addresses policing issues on Agoura podcast

By Eamon Murphy
eamon@theacorn.com
| June 9, 2023

If you think the sheriff’s department isn’t doing its job, the man in charge wants to hear from you. That...

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER

June 9, 2023

Agoura Hills On the morning of May 19, a resident of an apartment on Colodny Drive started his Toyota Tacoma...

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School fence not fully vetted

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