Week in Review: More Comments on Cell Towers and VIBL Hopes Fade

It was a week of anticipation and bitter defeat.

Next week, the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) will decide whether to allow the construction of two T-Mobile cell phone towers on property it owns on Adamsville Road.

Until then, opinions keep pouring in on whether such a project would be a detriment to the community.

Residents Steve Brecht and Richard Cassel shared opposing views this week on Calabasas Patch.

And just as the Coyotes were on a hot streak, they were cooled down with a tough loss in the opening round of the Valley Invitational Baseball League (VIBL) postseason.

Here's a recap of those stories and everything else that went down in town from July 18 to July 24.

MONDAY

We started things off for the week with the latest installment in our new weekly feature, From the Farmers Market.

Up next was a Q&A with resident Steve Brecht, who shared his thoughts on why he is against the proposed T-Mobile cell phone towers.

We wrapped things for the day with a recap of American Youth Flag Football League (AYFFL) games played July 18.

TUESDAY

We posted our coverage of the Coyotes'  during the VIBL season.

Next, we

We wrapped things for the day with a story on how

WEDNESDAY

The day began with a story on the

We posted a video about a magic performance at the Commons on July 20, the latest event in the Kids Club series.

Later in the day, we posted a story previewing the Coyotes' VIBL postseason schedule.

We rounded out things for the day with a story on a contract being awarded to a pair of firms that will build the new visitors center at King Gillette Ranch.

THURSDAY

We launched our latest feature, Resident Spotlight, in which locals will get a chance to share what's on their mind when it comes to Calabasas. Our first spotlight was on Evelyn Davis.

Next was a debut piece from our newest columnist, Richard Cassel.

We wrapped things up for the day with two-part coverage of AYFFL games played on July 21.

FRIDAY

We posted a list of all the cell phone sites in Calabasas as well as an accompanying interactive map.

Later, a story was posted about a number of renovations being made to some Calabasas schools while students are on summer vacation.

The Coyotes' VIBL

SATURDAY

Calabasas Peak was the focal point of this week's Hiking Calabasas column.

We posted a feature on this fall after some of the lineup's best players moved on to college.

And locals shared their tips for keeping cool during the scorching summer heat in our last story for the day.