Special Publications

KIERA SCHOLTENStaff Writer Children with special needs will soon have a special playground at a park in Calabasas.  The playground is called, “Brandon’s Village,” and is the first and only universally accessible playground in the region. A record donation of  $1 million from the Friedman Charitable Trust is funding the construction of the playground.  This donation was received … [Read more...] about Brandon’s Village playground to open soon

BRITANNY MURPHYStaff Writer Property prices on Malibu beaches are going down. While Malibu has some of the highest priced homes in Los Angeles, beach prices are dropping. According to the Multiple Listing Service, sales on beachfront properties in Malibu have dropped a whopping 55 percent from August of 2005 to August 2006. Sale prices have dropped, too. The average price for … [Read more...] about Real Estate

JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer Balloons waved merrily in the sky.  Banners lined the streets.  Crowds swarmed the sidewalks.  Thousands of supporters gathered in Newport Beach’s Fashion Island to take part in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Annual Race for a Cure.  Participants could take part in the women’s five kilometer run and walk, a coed five kilometer run … [Read more...] about Race for a Cure

MEGAN FITZPATRICKStaff Writer The Las Virgenes Unified School District has continued to surpass state Academic Performance standards this year. The Academic Performance Index is determined by how well students master the states academic content standards with standardized testing. The system was established by the California Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999. The API … [Read more...] about LVUSD API Scores

SAMANTHA BLONSNews Assistant Senator John Kerry’s highly anticipated speech in Smothers Theatre on Monday centered on his faith and the responsibility of Christians in politics, followed by a question and answer session with pre-selected student leaders.  Some students stood outside the theatre for hours that morning, waiting for tickets to the event, which were allotted on a … [Read more...] about Senator Kerry’s visit to Smothers