Rachel Goldberg , an Agoura High School graduate and sophomore at Colgate University in New York, was inducted into the Colgate chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the national scholastic honorary society that recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of first-year students. Goldberg was among the 167 students who received the distinction for having earned a grade point average of at least […]
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In-N-Out Burger approved for Westlake
The popular fast food chain In-N-Out Burger is coming to the Shoppes at Westlake Village shopping center on Russell Ranch Road.Following a two-hour discussion at a public hearing Wed. Nov. 11, the Westlake City council approved the drive-thru restaurant with a 4-to-1 vote. Newly elected Councilmember Brad Halpern cast the opposing vote.City planners had requested several changes to ensure that […]
Living organ donations
While most organs and tissues become available for transplant after the donor has died, some organs and tissues can be donated by living donors. On Oct. 29, Calabasas resident Beth Cone Kramer donated a kidney through the UCLA Kidney Exchange Program. When her father, Maurie Cone of Thousand Oaks, needed a kidney transplant, neither Cone Kramer nor her brother were […]
Sheriff handling own investigation into cyclist’s Mulholland Highway death
Deputy’s patrol car collided with bike rider, reason not knownThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Services Detail has begun the investigation into the death of a bicyclist who was struck and killed Dec. 8 by a sheriff’s patrol car heading east on Mulholland Highway in Calabasas. The investigators are an internal affairs unit whose job is to examine accidents involving deputies. The name of the Lost Hills Sheriff’s […]
New members take seat on school board
The Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education welcomed two new trustees and bade an emotional farewell to longtime board members Gordon Whitehead and Dave Moorman, who have retired. Gordon served on the board for three terms (12 years) and Moorman was elected for two terms (8 years). Board member Jill Gaines took the helm as president. Gaines replaces […]
L.A. County jail abuse not the norm, Lost Hills sheriff says
Goal for local jail is rehabilitationFourteen former and current deputies, sergeants and lieutenants were arraigned in federal court Monday in connection with possible abuse at Men’s Central and Twin Towers jails. But the alleged abuse doesn’t reflect the mindset of all the deputies who work with inmates in the county’s jails. The sheriff’s department’s Education Based Incarceration Bureau has created a program that teaches inmates […]
Cyclist’s death renews controversial debate
In the 40-year history of The Acorn, no topic in our Letters to the Editor section has elicited more passion and greater response than the car versus the bicycle debate. Everyone rides one or the other. Everyone feels righteous about their share of the road. Sadly, the two modes of transportation aren’t always compatible. Last Sunday, tragedy resulted when a […]
Reader likes idea of cars, cyclists riding opposite each other
Yes, bicycles traveling against traffic would require a paradigm shift in thinking. Yes, it would require a change in state law so that neither driver is surprised. Yes, the closing speed is a negative. However, a collision at 20 or 80 mph would have about the same tragic result. While no solution is perfect, this one could potentially save lives. […]
Don’t restrict our cyclists
Regarding the letter titled “Sport cyclists flirt with danger,” by Bill Brock on Dec. 5: Your very first point on the subject, that no other sport uses the street for physical training, is totally inaccurate. Runners such as cross country competitors, including those from our local high school, use the streets for physical training. Athletics are not restricted to a […]