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It might not be time to warm yourself in the sun
just yet, but the June gloom should keep the beautiful wildflowers around
a bit longer.
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SMART GARDENING WORKSHOP |
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Learn how to have a
beautiful, environmentally friendly garden at the City's Smart
Gardening Workshop.
Saturday, June 21,
2003 9am-11am
Gates Canyon Park,
25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
FREE workshop to
learn about backyard composting, worm composting, grass recycling,
water-wise and fire-wise gardening techniques to:
- Save time and money
- Improve your
yard and garden
- Recycle yard
waste and kitchen scraps
- Reduce waste
going to our landfills
For more information
contact Robin Hull at (818)878-4225 ext. 306
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4th OF
JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR |
 The
City of Calabasas staff is hard at work planning the annual July 4th
Fireworks Spectacular at Calabasas High School, scheduled for Friday
July 4, 2003 from 5:00pm - 9:30pm. This year's event promises to be
fun for the entire family with live music from Midnight Train and a
cutting edge performance by Mad Chad the Extreme Juggler. Immediately
following the festivities, we will kick off a fireworks display which
has earned the reputation of "SPECTACULAR". Tickets are on sale now at
the following locations: Calabasas City Hall, Calabasas Tennis & Swim
Center, Calabasas Chamber of Commerce, De Anza Park, Creekside Park.
Tickets are $7.00 per person, children under 2 are free. Pre-sale
tickets only. NO ON-SITE TICKET SALES. Please, no bottles or
pets.
For more information call (818) 880-6461 or visit the
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STOP UNWANTED TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS |
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From the Los Angeles Times - June 9, 2003
More than a million Californians are fighting
back against unwanted telephone solicitations by signing up for a "do
not call" list of numbers that will be off-limits to telemarketers.
Starting in October, telemarketers who ignore the prohibition will be
subject to a federal fine of $11,000 per call.
State Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer, who is handing off parts of the
fledgling state program to the Federal Trade Commission, reported
that, as of Friday, 1.9 million phone numbers had been registered by
1.08 million subscribers since the program kicked off April 1.
Following the lead of other states, California launched its "do not
call" initiative in 2001 under legislation by state Sen. Liz Figueroa
(D-Fremont).
In preparing to merge with the federal system, the attorney general's
office has been accepting the "do not call" numbers from Californians
online at
http://www.nocall.ag.ca.gov , and will
continue until July 1, when registrants will be automatically
transferred to the commission's site at
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TRAFFIC OVERLAY |
There will be street
overlays during June in Calabasas along Agoura Road and the intersection
of Las Virgenes and Agoura Road. Traffic impacts have been
minimized as much as possible.
Construction dates are
from June 9 - June 25, 2003. Security Paving Company Inc. is the
primary contractor on the job.
All utilities and
adjacent businesses have been notified. Construction delay signs and
temporary no parking signs were posted on Friday, June 6, 2003.
The Project Area is as
follows:
1. Agoura Road (from
the westerly City limit to Las Virgenes Road).
2. Las Virgenes Road
(from the intersection of Agoura Road to Rondell Street).
Here is a summary of the
latest construction schedule:
Construction hours are
7:30AM - 4:00PM with the exception of paving, which will be at night.
June 10 - June 12, 2003
There will be minor
patchwork during the daytime hours. Traffic impacts are expected to
be minimal.
June 12 - June 16, 2003
Cold milling (where they
scarify the surface of the asphalt) will happen during the day. There
will be a minimum of one lane of traffic open in each direction with
all accessways/driveways remaining open.
June 17 - June 19, 2003
Paving will be at
night and is expected not to be a significant impact on daytime
operations of businesses in the area. There will be a minimum of one
lane of traffic in each direction with all accessways/driveways
remaining open.
If you have any further
questions, please contact Elaine Camia at ext 244.
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BUILDING AND SAFETY |
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The Department of
Building and Safety is expanding their services to the public. A senior
plans examiner, Ken Rahimian, from Willdan and Associates will be
available for consultation, preferably by appointment, on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ken can be reached at
(818)878-4225 ext. 228 and his e-mail address is
krahimian@cityofcalabasas.com . Appointments
can be made with Ken directly or by contacting any of the Building
Department public counter staff.
For more information please contact the Department of Building and
Safety at (818) 878-4225. |
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JUNE IS
ADOPT-A-SHELTER-CAT MONTH |
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 If
you've been looking for a good reason to adopt a cat, June is
"Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat-Month" and it is also "Cat and Kitten Month" in
general.
For more information visit the
following websites:
Link to Agoura Shelter (and LA
County):
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WHAT'S
ON CTV? |
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 This
month CTV captured the "Overall Excellence" award in for the first
time at the annual STAR AWARDS for SCAN NATOA (States of
California and Nevada Chapter of the National Association of
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors). Calabasas was
competing with cities from all over California and Nevada for the
awards. CTV also captured first place awards for Calabasas
Teen Forum in the Talk Show Category and for the CTV Billboard in
the Videotext Bulletin Board Category. Visit the
SCAN NATOA website for a full list of award winners. Congratulations to
the
talented and creative CTV staff
including Arvin Petros, Karlo Gorgin,
Gil Kenan, Carolyn Johnson, Roy LaViolette, Ben Nilsson, Eduardo
Quezada, Scott Erickson, Tony Yin, Michelle Vu and Deborah Steller
and our wonderful show hosts Kate Anders of Calabasas Teen
Forum and John Loesing of Your City, Your Issues!
Be sure to tune in
to CTV this month to watch the award winning programming:
 Your City, Your Issues
- Reporter John Loesing covers the very successful
Calabasas Arts Festival. (pictured)
Calabasas
Teen Forum
- This month teens discuss the
Regional Occupational Program, which provides career training for
high school students.
Visit the
CTV
Channel Guide for a complete listing of programming.
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KLEIN TEEN SCENE AT THE
CALABASAS LIBRARY |
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 The
Calabasas Library held a grand opening for "The Klein Teen Scene"
section on Saturday, June 7, 2003. The Klein family donated
$25,000 to the community to benefit children and seniors. Over $12,000
of that money was used to make a new library teen section possible. City
Officials and the Klein family were on hand to open the new area in
the library which will include a CD Player and CD's to use in the
Library, new casual seating, a video projector, DVD player and VCR for
scheduled movie nights, magazines, career guidance information, test
preparation books and young adult literature. Stop by the
Calabasas Library at
23975
Park Sorrento to check out the Klein Teen Scene!
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Marla, Stacy, Laura
and Herb Klein |
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FARMERS' MARKET |
Don't miss an
opportunity to find the freshest produce around at the
Calabasas
Farmers Market every Saturday in old town 8am-1pm.
Do you have questions on
the State of California budget? On June 28, 2003 State
Assemblymember Fran Pavley will be on hand from 8:30 to 10:30 to
answer questions and talk with people in the area. Literature on
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TRAFFIC CALMING |
 WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CALM TRAFFIC DOWN IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY'S UPCOMING TRAFFIC CALMING WORKSHOPS
EVERY 4TH TUESDAY AT CITY HALL.
The City's Traffic and Transportation
Division will be holding public workshops to address traffic concerns
in residential areas throughout the city. The workshops will be held
at City Hall at 6:00PM every 4th Tuesday of the month through October
2003. The workshops will focus on each of the twelve regions of
Calabasas, one region per workshop. The following schedule shows when
each region will be addressed. Please review the schedule and region
map and mark your calendar to attend the workshop for your community.
You really can help calm traffic in your neighborhood, you just need
to participate. For more information call the Calabasas Traffic
Department at (818)878-4225.
The schedule for Traffic Calming Public Workshops is as follows:
***NOTE THE JUNE WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED -
WORKSHOPS WILL CONTINUE AS PLANNED IN
JULY
All Workshops will be held at City
Hall in the Council Chambers
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That’s all for this month. If you have any questions
about e.News or City issues in general,
please email our Media Operations
Director, Deborah Steller, at dsteller@cityofcalabasas.com
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Sincerely,
Donald Duckworth
City Manager
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