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Fed up with Sacramento politicians
TIRED OF NO STATE BUDGET FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION--East Ventura County residents protest at the corner of Westlake Boulevard and Townsgate Road. Last Friday afternoon's protest attracted more than 50 demonstrators who were demanding action on the stalemated state budget, particularly over funding for public schools. More...
API scores favorable in Conejo schools
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

District officials say they are happy with Conejo Valley Unified School District's test scores, which were released by the state last week. Almost all the district's schools met their goals, some surpassing their targets by several points. More...

Emergency preparedness has come a long way, officials say
But there's always room to improve
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A panel of safety experts gathered on Tuesday, with the anniversary of Sept. 11 looming, to speak to CLU corporate leaders at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. More...

 Community
• DMV offices to close on Saturdays later this month
The Department of Motor Vehicles will close all field offices regularly open for Saturday service on Sept. 20 due to the delayed state budget and staffing constraints. The closed offices include those in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Los Angeles and Van Nuys. More...
• Candidates to debate
• article has image It's Disaster Preparedness Month
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Weight Loss Challenge winners are biggest losers
The biggest losers turned out to be winners at Weight Loss Challenge 101, a local program that concluded last week with the distribution of prize money to the participants who lost the highest percentage of body weight. More...
• A trio of weight-loss tips
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 Bulletin Board
• Datebook
FRI., SEPT. 12 Floating Along Westlake Encore Club meets at Westlake Yacht Club, 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Refreshments, business meeting, root beer floats, boat ride. Wear soft-soled shoes, sun hat. Guests welcome. More...
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 Schools
• NAACP to begin Saturday school at CLU
The NAACP Saturday School will begin fall semester registration from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 27 in Peters Hall, room 101, at California Lutheran University,60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. The semester begins on Oct. More...
• MATES to host dinner and concert
• Upcoming Los Cerritos events
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 Sports
• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
Newbury Park Panthers (0-0) at Camarillo Scorpions (0-0) Friday, 7 p.m.
Jackson Powell doesn't eat quarterbacks for breakfast— he prefers them more as an after-dark cuisine. On Friday night at Camarillo High, Newbury Park's standout senior defensive end will take the first step toward what he hopes will be a 15-sack campaign when the Panthers face the Scorpions in a grudge match being billed as the Battle of the Grade. More...
• Weekend schedule
• article has image Other local football matchups
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 Business
• Meeting to help participants sharpen their interview skills
The St. Maximillian Employment Ministry invites community members who are in the job market to a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 18 in room 2 at St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic Church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. More...
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Police
• Newbury Park
On suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the following subjects were arrested at the times, dates and places indicated: A female, 30, at 4:12 a.m. Aug. 31 at Fowler Avenue and Lynn Road; and a female, 18, at 11:45 p.m. Aug. 23 at Kimber Road and Wendy Drive (subject was allegedly involved in a hitandrun traffic collision). More...
• Thousand Oaks
• Westlake/T.O.
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 Faith
• Locals called to the Torah
Adam Hammer was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Aug. 2 at Temple Etz Chaim in Thou sand Oaks. He is an honor student at Los Cerritos Middle School and the son of Lisa and Brian Hammer of Thousand Oaks. Michael Hammer was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Aug. 2 at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks. More...
• Church has lecture series
• article has image Compassion counts
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 Family
• article has image WHS dancers ready for another season
YOU CAN SEE THEM SOON- The Westlake High School Dance Team is kicking off a new season. They were the National Grand Champions at the USA Dance competition in Anaheim last March. Above, the WHS Dance Team is ready to board the bus for the L.A. Dancesource Dance Camp in Santa Barbara in August. They'll be performing during halftime at upcoming Warrior football and basketball home games. More...
• Movies at Janss Marketplace
• article has image Magic shows coming in October
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 On The Town
• article has image "Hamlet 2"
Directed by: Andrew Fleming Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, David Arquette, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Julian Soria, Michael Esparza Rated: R (for adult language) Running time: 93 minutes Best suited for: More...
• Los Robles Children's choir to hold auditions
• article has image 'Annie Get Your Gun' enjoyable
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 Letters
• 9/11 changed his life forever
On Sept. 11, 2001, I woke up at 5:45 a.m., a little later than usual. I was running out the door when my wife stopped me to ask me if I took care of paying a bill. Focused on trying to get to work, I left abruptly and sped off to the parking lot. More...
• Dunn is an enemy of public education
• Dunn's agenda is scary for children in public schools
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