WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers WARM WELCOME—Emma Spafford, 4, above left, and her 2year-old sister, Ella, say hello to Reyna, a 2-year-old German shepherd at the Camarillo Police Department&rsquo More...
City manager: ‘This is not a loan. . . . We will never see it returned’
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
Although the seizure of municipal money to offset the state’s $26-billion budget gap will likely be challenged in court, local cities will have to make do with less until legal matters are decided.
The state budget proposal calls for borrowing property tax money from city coffers and withholding municipal redevelopment funds that will never be repaid. More...
Panel discusses pros and cons of constitutional convention
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
Can a constitutional convention fix the fiscal and governance problems facing our state?
That question was the focus of a public forum at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on Aug. 3. More...
If you think you have a knack for writing, we invite you to put your creative juices to work in the annual Camarillo Acorn
contest, “Fiction in a Nutshell.” Here’s how it works: In 100 words or less, write a fiction story and e-mail it to camarillo@theacorn.com.
You may also send it by mail to the address on page 4. More...
Ventura County Area Agency on Aging will lose $326,000 in state funding
Endya Wallace choked back tears when she talked about losing the services of social worker Rebecca Sexauer, a case manager with the Linkages program.
“God knows, if I lose Becky I don’t know what I’ll do,” said Wallace, 55. “She keeps me sane.” More...
A bill authored by state Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) that eliminates the state’s Integrated Waste Management Board and the six-figure salaries paid to its officers was signed into law last week by Gov. Schwarzenegger.
The bill is part of the recent budget agreement in Sacramento that helps to close California’s $26-billion shortfall. More...
A federally funded program designed to instruct fifththrough eighth-grade teachers on how to get kids excited about studying American history will soon be available to educators in Moorpark, Pleasant Valley, Rio and Ocean View school districts. More...
Coaches and teammates marveled at the wide receiver.
During a 7on7 passing tournament this summer, Jamison Jordan burned three different cornerbacks for long receptions.
“He was putting on a clinic,” said Bob Gregorchuk, Rio Mesa’s football head coach.
The Spartans hope Jordan will continue to dazzle in the fall. More...
LITTLE CUTIE—Spanky, a 2-year-old Chihuahua mix, needs a new home. If you would like to adopt Spanky, ask for animal ID No. A471868 at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Drive. More...
Sometime between July 27 and 28, a thief stole $900 in cash from a man in the 4800 block of Adohr Lane.
A reported $2,000 in property was stolen from a locked storage container in the 4700 block of Los Angeles Avenue in Somis sometime between July 27 and 28. More...
For the past month a Camarillo organization has been offering a free meal to anyone who comes to St. Mary Magdalen Church on Las Posas Road in Camarillo on Monday evenings.
After months of planning, volunteers began serving meals on July 6. Thirty-one people showed up. By the fourth week, the number had risen to 64 and included seniors and families with children. More...
Ever since Disney struck it rich on Broadway with “Beauty and the Beast,” the studio has adapted many of its other films for the stage. One of the most recent is “101 Dalmatians,” a kids’ (or “Junior”) version of the 1961 animated film. More...
The budget process in California freezes in paralysis each year. Every spring and summer when the budget comes up, residents of the Golden State listen to Democrats and Republicans in Sacramento throw up their hands, incessantly point fingers and whine about the “other side.” More...
Wellknown to adult food aficionados around the country, TV chef Bobby Flay doesn’t usually count toddlers among his fan base.
But 6-year-old Ben Ostertag of Camarillo has been one of Flay’s biggest fans for at least three years. More...
This approximately 4,000-square-foot family home is on a cul-de-sac at the very top of Wildwood. The 33,719-square-foot lot has an expansive backyard. The property has an unobstructed 180-degree view which takes in Simi Valley, Santa Rosa and Fillmore. More...
Classics roll out for car show