State budget crunch has Pleasant Valley schools facing tough times
      From what we've been told so far, the state budget is drowning in red ink and will likely be using the monies meant for public schools as a life preserver. The showdown over the education budget will be coming to a head in the next few months.
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For the record
      Martin V. Smith was a longtime resident of Oxnard, not Camarillo, as was reported last week.
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Unification may solve district's budget woes
Guest opinions
By Evan D. Masyr Special to the Acorn
      I became involved with the Pleasant Valley School Board's issues last March because I was very skeptical that schools needed to be closed. I questioned the board's rush to make a decision before looking at every alternative. I am the chief financial officer of a publicly-traded...
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Plan to unify district would bankrupt schools
By John Alamillo Special to the Acorn
      Mr. Evan Maysr's participation in the Pleasant Valley School District's budget committee is commendable. While it may be there is no substantial amount of surplus in the PVSD budget, his assumption that unification will cure this district's ills is misguided and shortsighted at...
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