Week in Review

This week began with a tragedy when 39-year-old Jason Yale Ross was killed in a motorcyle accident on Mulholland Highway.

And after moving through many layers through the past several weeks, furlough days for the end of May were approved by the Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education.

Here's a recap of those stories and everything else that went down in town between May 2 and May 8.

SUNDAY

Former NFL running back Corey Dillon was arrested at his Calabasas home on suspicion of spousal abuse.

His wife, Desiree Antoine-Dillon, had phoned into the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station and reported being assaulted by her husband during an argument. 

Dillon was previously arrested a few weeks ago in April for allegedly driving under the influence on Mulholland Highway.

MONDAY

We posted a story about Jason Yale Ross, a 39-year-old Canoga Park man who was killed in a motorcycle accident on May 2 on Mulholland Highway.

He lost control of his motorcycle when he tried to negotiate a curve and subsequently careened into a hillside.

Many of his family members and friends posted comments expressing their grief and how much Ross meant to them.

We brought you coverage of the annual Calabasas Fine Arts Festival, which featured artwork from more than 150 artists.

We also posted a story about how the Coyotes baseball team, which had a 13-12 season record on Monday, could not suffer a loss for the remainder of the season or else they would lose a CIF playoff berth.

TUESDAY

The Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved the proposed May 24-27 furlough days in order to save at least 63 teaching jobs within the district for the next school year.

The Las Virgenes Educators Association overwhelmingly approved the measure just a few days earlier.

Our weekly real estate columnist, Tracey Thomas, wrote a piece on how demand for homes under $2 million in the gated Oaks community continues to rise, although the supply is dwindling.

WEDNESDAY

The bi-weekly police blotter recapped some of the most notable crimes that occurred in the past few weeks, including one unlucky Lakers fan who had his playoff tickets stolen from his car.

We also posted a story about the annual Big Sunday event in town, which this year was a cleanup of Las Virgenes Creek.

The Coyotes softball team fell to 5-15 on the season after a tough 6-0 loss to Royal.

THURSDAY

We posted a story about some last minute Mother's Day ideas around town.

We also posted a preview piece about Thursday's Planning Commission meeting that outlined an item that could potentially remove nine oak trees from a vacant lot on Hummingbird Way.

The Coyotes baseball team suffered another tough loss, this time to Moorpark in a one-sided 6-1 game.

The Coyotes dropped to 13-13 on the season.

FRIDAY

Calabasas High sophomore Walker Huddy won the Marmonte League title in golf at the Sunset Hills Golf Course in Thousand Oaks on Thursday. He shot 279 over the four days of the tournament.

We also did a preview piece for the Coyotes baseball team's upcoming match that day with Thousand Oaks. If the Coyotes lost, they would be out of the running for a CIF playoff berth.

for his previous week's achievement of winning top prize at the Best of the West, a statewide marksmanship competition for police officers.

The Planning Commission also moved to recommend an item to the Calabasas City Council to remove nine oak trees from a vacant lot at 22951 Hummingbird Way to make way for a single-family residence.

SATURDAY

Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-35) asked the U.S. Department of Justice in a May 5 letter to look into the case of missing Mitrice Richardson, who disappeared when she was released from the custody of the Malibu/Lost Hill Sheriff's Station on Sept. 17, 2009.

Waters claims in the letter that Richardson's civil rights were violated because she is bipolar and should have been released into the custody of her family instead of being let out alone into the streets without a cell phone or money.

The Coyotes hopes for a CIF playoff berth came to end after a 13-4 Friday loss to Thousand Oaks.

We also posted a restaurant review of La Paz Mexican Seafood Restaurant.