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School chiefs will address budget concerns at community forum
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      A volunteer community group called Californians Organized to Rescue Education (CORE) has joined forces with the 12th District Parent-Teacher Association to oppose Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed education budget cuts. The two groups will host a fivedistrict superintendents' forum at 4:30 p...
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Ventura Co. inmates can earn earlier exits by furthering their education
Program aims to provide incentive for selfimprovement
      The Ventura County Sheriff's Department is implementing a new program in which jail inmates may be eligible to receive credits for school, vocational training and substance abuse courses. These jail credits will be used to reduce their court sentences.
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Resident convicted of filing forged documents
      Simi Valley resident Aubulghasem Ahmadpour, 58, was recently convicted of seven felony counts of filing forged instruments, and passing forged instruments with intent to defraud. The evidence presented during the trial revealed that Ahmadpour became involved in a series of business disput...
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City's Arbor Day celebration will be April 5
Cherry trees will be planted in memory of standout citizens
      The City of Simi Valley's Tree Advisory Board will hold its eighth annual Arbor Day program starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5 at the Veterans Plaza in Rancho Tapo Community Park, 3700 Avenida Simi.
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More rate increases in store for Metrolink
      Last year, Metrolink's board of directors approved annual fare adjustments of 3.5 percent for three years. Due to the rising cost of diesel fuel, scheduled increases in costs for operating services contracts and new startup costs for additional passenger cars in 2009, the board is consi...
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Girls create makeshift memorial to remember a friend
     GRIEVING- Local resident Marisa Skoczylas, 17, strings a garland of silk flowers across a handmade sign as Cortney Jones, 22, lights a candle beneath an impromptu memorial created on a railway post near the train crossing at Los Angeles and Sequoia avenues on Tuesday. The girls' close friend, age 17...
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Website wants to grant greater access to public records
      Access to public records from California state or local government is now available through an Internet service. Sacramentobased Californians Aware, a nonprofit open government advocacy group, is offering "SunScribe." It can be accessed on the CalAware website, www. calaware.
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County transportation head says sales tax may help relieve traffic
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      The head of the county's transportation agency said last week a half-cent sales tax in Ventura County could ease traffic-clogged freeways and get commuters home earlier.
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Assistance centers offering help in obtaining stimulus package rebates
Event is for one day only
      Internal Revenue Service Assistance Centers in the counties of Kern, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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County fire department puts out call for volunteers
      The Ventura County Fire Department is seeking persons for the Volunteers in Prevention program, which assists with a variety of community education tasks and helps the department during major emergencies. The VIP program will conduct a volunteer orientation from 9 a.m. to noon Thur...
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Homeland Security has grants available to assist first responders
      The United States Department of Homeland Security announced recently that the application period for (FY) 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). Applications began being accepted Monday, March 3. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 4.
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