2001-08-16

Agoura Hills reveals timetable for Kanan Road improvements Agoura Hills’ officials announced last week that help is on the way for the Kanan Road/101 Freeway interchange. But don’t get too revved up, final improvements on the ramps and the crowded overpass won’t be completed until late 2003. "This is the best we can do," said City Councilman Dan Kuperberg. "But […]

A Calabasas ordinance establishing an education commission, the city’s ninth, was formally approved last week by city councilmembers. The commission is intended to act as a liaison between the city and Las Virgenes Unified School District and the board of education. City Councilman Michael Harrison, who co-wrote the ordinance with Councilman James Bozajian and the city staff, said the commission […]

The photographs on page 2 and in the page 1 left column teaser last week about the new Temple Beth Haverim were wrong. The pictures instead depicted the new Agoura Hills City Hall. The temple will be located nearby. But the only progress so far is grading of the synagogue’s future footprint. The Acorn apologizes to the temple’s president, Martin […]

Petition drive organizers say they’ve collected more than half the signatures needed to force a special election that would keep Home Depot and other large retailers from moving to Agoura Hills. Citizens for Responsible Growth sent volunteers into the community last Saturday asking residents to sign a petition that puts a cap on "big box" stores at 60,000 square feet. […]