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REYES ADOBE DAYS! Join managing editor John Loesing in exploring one of Agoura Hills' favorite annual events!
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THE ACORN
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The idea to plant a vineyard on the corner of Lakeview Canyon and Agoura Road came, appropriately, over a glass of wine. • John Notter, owner of the Westlake Village Inn, wanted a vineyard. He had grown up in Switzerland where his family owned several vineyards. He asked his chief financial officer, Chris Cuilty, to find one. • “The suggestion was made over the course of a glass of wine with a friend of mine, who said, ‘If you want a vineyard you should put it right on this corner,’” Cuilty said. READ MORE
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THE ACORN
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The Agoura Hills City Council voted 4-1 last week to deny a cell tower at Lindero Canyon Middle School, despite a contract signed earlier between the phone company and the Las Virgenes Unified School District that permits an antenna on the campus. • Rina Baraz Nehdar and Deborah Lopez, residents of Agoura Hills, launched the fight against T-Mobile and presented arguments against the antenna during two public hearings with the city and at a meeting with the school board. READ MORE
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CAMARILLO ACORN
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Camarillo projects a $1.4-million gain to its general fund this fiscal year, finance director Ronnie Campbell told the City Council last week. In a first quarter review of 2009-10, Campbell said the city expects to spend $29 million while bringing in $30.4 million in revenue. The increase is expected despite plans by the state to take $2.7 million from Camarillo, Campbell said. READ MORE
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MOORPARK ACORN
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About 1,200 Moorpark residents and business owners were told last week that their properties are in a hazardous floodplain and they will be forced to pay a lot more for flood insurance if they don’t buy a policy soon. • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its new flood insurance rate map Oct. 7, and in doing so, it redrew previous floodplain boundaries — taking some properties out and bringing others in. READ MORE
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SIMI VALLEY ACORN
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The H1N1 flu vaccine, in both injectable and FluMist form, will be given in a special one-day clinic from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 12 in the multipurpose room of the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center, 5005-C Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. This clinic is for Ventura County residents only. READ MORE
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SIMI VALLEY ACORN
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In the wake of new warnings about how to use a Taser stun gun, local authorities are determining how, if at all, they’ll modify their own policies. Taser International, the company that manufactures stun guns used by most police and sheriff’s departments, recently released a bulletin warning against deploying a Taser into a person’s chest. READ MORE
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THOUSAND OAKS ACORN
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The shelves of Thousand Oaks’ food bank were emptied on Fri, Oct. 23 when a record number of families came to the charity for help. The next day, volunteers from Ascension Lutheran Church and Girl Scout Troop No 60965 and a local family showed up and refilled the bare cupboards. No one in need who lives in Conejo Valley is turned away. READ MORE
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