Let's keep the doors open at Maple Elementary
      I'm a Conejo Valley business owner and concerned parent of Maple Elementary School- one of the schools listed for possible closure. Upon leaving the Thursday evening meeting, I have the same unanswered questions I had prior to the meeting.
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Why close a school with good grades?
      I'm sending this as a concerned resident and parent of Newbury Park. My neigborhood school, Maple, was ranked No. 1 for school closure, the only one in Newbury Park. Conejo Valley Unified School District has always been a desirable district to be a part of; however, the deci...
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School closures another reason to make changes
      Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) administrators have decided to place the cost burden of declining enrollment squarely on the backs of the taxpayer by closing schools and lowering our property values.
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Why does CVUSD target a trustee who is trying to do the best he can?
      Apparently, the disciples of Machiavelli are hard at work again in the halls of Conejo Valley Unified School District as the deep, dark machinations of political chicanery seek new ways of muzzling a board member who seeks answers to legitimate questions.
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Mobile home park coalition will not give up the fight
      Conejo Mobile Home Park residents want to thank the members of the newly formed Thousand Oaks Mobile Home Action Coalition (TOMHAC) who came out on Tues., Jan. 22 to ask the City Council to please keep the medium density General Plan designation consistent for all mobile home parks in th...
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Another mobile home park also gets bad treatment
      Your reporter, Nancy Needham, did a superb job with the article about the zoning for the mobile home park where I live. None of us in the audience was pleased with the council decision.
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Lang Ranch Park is long overdue
      When my family, including my active 13- and 11-year-old boys, moved to Lang Ranch nine years ago, it was fully disclosed that we would get a full-service "community park," with multiple ball fields, a community center,
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Put some teeth in the anti-smoking law for our city
      Regarding the anti-smoking law under reconsideration by the T.O. City Council, I truly hope they put some teeth in it. Whether indoors or out, cigarettes stink. When one goes to a restaurant, it's for the food, service and "atmosphere," which may include music as part of the ambi...
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