Unusual for the day after Labor Day…we have a misty and gray sky, as the kids head to school on the old traditional starting day. Of course, most students now start back sooner, sometimes by weeks, but today is when my internal alarm clock tells me that it is time for the school year to begin. Above is a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Agoura Hills'
Back to School and Safety
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Education, Las Virgenes, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
Tags: Conejo Valley·CVUSD·Oak Park·OPUSD·Thousand Oaks·Westlake Village
Let’s Paint the Crosswalk During Rush Hour!
August 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Ventura County
You have to wonder at the decision-making process of a road crew that was putting up cones at the intersection of Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Kanan Road at 4 PM. I noticed the cones when I drove through the intersection and thought it must only concern my southbound lane. I didn’t think another thing about it. [...]
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School Days
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Education, Lake Sherwood, Las Virgenes, Meditations, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
Here are school start dates, hot off the internet! In Thousand Oaks, Conejo Valley Unified School District started today, August 30. Both Las Virgenes Unified School District and Oak Park Unified School District start Wednesday, September 1. There go those lazy, hazy days of summer, that is, if we ever had them this summer! There [...]
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More on the Calabasas Septic Tank Raid in Stokes Canyon
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Development, History, Las Virgenes, Water Issues
I have become aware of more information regarding the raid on the historic Smith family property in Stokes Creek in Calabasas on July 8, by city of Calabasas officials and law enforcement personnel. It was first written about in the Conejo Post on August 27, in a post titled “Calabasas Septic Tank…” The Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation [...]
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Wild Sunflowers
August 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Meditations
It looks like hundreds of little suns shining at motorists, as they speed along Canwood in Agoura Hills, between Kanan Road, and Cheseboro Road! Driving there today, I was taken by the beauty of the of the wild sunflower bushes growing in the recently mowed field. I took this photo of one of the many plants, [...]
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It’s Opened!
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Development, Economy
Wait no more! The new Trader Joe’s on Canwood in Agoura Hills, is now open. Here is a photo of the sign on northbound Kanan Road, at the Canwood eastbound corner, taken this afternoon. Now, if the Habit will finally open its doors…. Post and photo by Janna Orkney
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Open the Windows and Turn on the Fans!
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks
It is going to be a hot one today! I am looking at the VC Star weather map, and it predicts that Thousand Oaks will reach 101 degrees today, and Westlake Village and Agoura Hills 107 degrees. Oh my! I have gotten up early to open the windows, turn on fans to pull the cooler [...]
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Agoura Hills Taking Care of Business
August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills
On August 25th, the Agoura Hills City Council at their 7 PM meeting, will consider a resolution for an officer/employee/official responsibility and fraud prevention protocol. Looking at the resolution online, I found that some items covered include the forging of time sheets, independent contractor agreements, misrepresentation and misappropriation, and management responsibilities. See Item 6 on the [...]
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An Election that Will be Happening
August 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Elections, Las Virgenes, Water Issues
While the Oak Park MAC will not be having an election, the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District will be. That is because incumbent Jeff Smith is being challenged by Barry Steinhardt for the LVMWD board seat for Division 5, that includes Agoura Hills. Jeff is designated as an aerospace manager on the ballot and Barry [...]
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Take a Tour and See how Wastewater is Treated
August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Lake Sherwood, Las Virgenes, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Triuinfo Sanitation District, Water Issues, Westlake Village
If you live in the Triunfo Sanitation District or Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, you are invited to a tour to see partnership’s wastewater treatment and composting facilities in Calabasas. I know that a first thought about such a tour might be that it would be boring, but that is not the case! It is interesting [...]
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