Deborah Klein Lopez, Mayor of Agoura Hills

05/21/2022

Come meet our first responders … today (Saturday), 10am - 2pm!

05/18/2022

In case you missed it:

Every home in the U.S. is now eligible to order 8 additional free at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests. Order yours at www.covid.gov/tests

05/18/2022

You can already vote in the June 3 State Primary! Mail-in-ballots have been sent to all registered voters, and you can return yours in the pre-paid envelope, in a secure drop-box (closest one located at City of Agoura Hills - Government City Hall) or you can still vote in person. Visit lavote.net for more details.

05/17/2022

IMPORTANT UPDATES for Agoura Hills and Community - https://mailchi.mp/3d6b5910a862/mid-may

05/15/2022

Such a fun day at the 60th Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival at ! Love that the City of Agoura Hills - Community Services Department was a sponsor of the event, and I was honored to introduce a few of the amazing bands. Great to be back in person for this. With Illece Buckley Weber, Agoura Hills Councilmember

05/14/2022

Wahooooooooooooooooooooo

05/13/2022

“Mayor of Las Virgenes?” Could have been …. 😂

05/11/2022

Timeline photos

Tune in to the May 11 Goal Setting Workshop at 4 p.m. and City Council Meeting on at 6 p.m.

Watch: www.agourahillscity.org/watch
https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofAgouraHills91301
ZOOM meeting information available in Agenda.
LINK IN BIO OR VISIT linktr.ee/cityofagourahills

05/07/2022

Thank you to the amazing community members, including Respect Martial Arts and Scout Troop 642G (go girls!), for volunteering to beautify this morning. Your service is so appreciated!

05/05/2022

This Saturday, May 7 … give back to your community! Sign up for Agoura Hills’ Community Service Days and choose to plant, paint, pick up trash and more.

05/04/2022

YAAAAAASSSSS join me

Hey Agoura Hills, the next '@ The Mayor's Table' is on May 19 from 8-9 a.m. at the Village Bakery & Café. Connect, Communicate and collaborate.

Refreshments are provided.
To RSVP, contact Executive Assistant Amber Victoria at (818) 597-7316 or [email protected]

05/04/2022

Feeling very raw today …. as a woman, a mom, and a public servant. Systemic misogyny feels crushing today …. but may inspire you to run for office tomorrow. 💪🏼

05/01/2022

May in Agoura Hills: Community Service Days, Housing, Wildlife Crossing - https://mailchi.mp/82a7753ad61d/may2022

04/28/2022

C‘mon … break out the pics!!!

04/27/2022

Join us to discuss our Climate Action and Adaptation Plan!

City Council Meeting. Tune in to the City Council Meeting on April 27, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Watch: www.agourahillscity.org/watch

https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofAgouraHills91301

ZOOM meeting information available in Agenda.

Visit the link in our bio or linktr.ee/cityofagourahills

04/22/2022

This will go down as one of the greatest. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Groundbreaking in was spectacular! And on a personal note, it was so meaningful to welcome everyone to the place that shaped me and guided me into public service. What a special day.

04/21/2022

One of the best parts of the job is visiting local businesses that I never knew existed. Today I presented a certificate to J. Corey Friedman, AH resident and owner of the CA Institute of Locksmithing to honor its 50th anniversary. They are one of the few full locksmithing schools in the country.

On the other side of the hall, Corey runs Nick Harris Detectives, “the Sherlock Holmes of the U.S.” This agency is over 100 years old! And no, I did not take the lie detector test. 😉

All this in !

04/18/2022

The groundbreaking for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is happening THIS FRIDAY! Please note that the Liberty Canyon off-ramps and part of Liberty Canyon Road will be CLOSED to traffic on Friday, April 22 between 6am and 2pm. Please plan accordingly.

04/15/2022

Whether you are celebrating Ramadan, Passover, Easter, or simply the fantastic weather, have a beautiful weekend!

04/14/2022

This morning! Come have a cup of coffee with me!

04/14/2022

Great visit today with -based A2 Biotherapeutics, an upstart biotech company developing cell therapies for cancer patients. Their research focuses on treatments that will target only tumor cells and not ravage the rest of the body. Fascinating and hopeful … so impressed with this local business!

04/13/2022

Timeline photos

City Council Meeting. Tune in to the City Council Meeting on April 13, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Watch: www.agourahillscity.org/watch
https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofAgouraHills91301
ZOOM meeting information available in Agenda.
LINK IN BIO OR VISIT linktr.ee/cityofagourahills

04/11/2022

Timeline photos

Hey Agoura Hills, the next '@ The Mayor's Table' is on April 14, 2022 from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Ask questions and discuss what is happening in your City. Refreshments are provided.
To RSVP, contact Ericka Diaz, Media Analyst at (818) 597-7312 or [email protected]

04/09/2022

Today!

04/05/2022

JOIN ME

Hey Agoura Hills, the next '@ The Mayor's Table' is on April 14, 2022 from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Ask questions and discuss what is happening in your City.

Refreshments are provided.
To RSVP, contact Amber Victoria, Executive Assistant at (818) 597-7316 or [email protected]

04/02/2022

The was the best! My first 10k. Congrats to all the runners!

04/01/2022

April in Agoura Hills: Groundbreaking for the Wildlife Crossing! - https://mailchi.mp/ce7874796c0a/april2022

04/01/2022

Rock on

03/30/2022

Did you miss the last Mayor’s Table? The next one is April 14 @ 9am at Sumac Park, so save the date! Sign up at the link below for my monthly newsletter about events like this and other important Agoura Hills updates.

https://debbieforagourahills.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=05cb48ca727499b641c1ac8f4&id=7c225c7094

03/26/2022

Huh. I was out of town last week, so I missed that the Acorn Newspaper, unfortunately, chose to publish a paid ad that had completely false information in it. There is no “564 proposed new dwellings” project at Kanan/TO and that narrative around what is extremely complicated housing policy is misleading.

I am reposting here what I put on NextDoor for those of you who are not on that platform. If you have any questions, please feel free come straight to the source for factual information.
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Hi everyone,

I am the Mayor of Agoura Hills. I grew up here, am an AHS alum and have three generations of family living here. I love my hometown.

I’d like to clarify some inaccurate and incomplete information I’m seeing regarding the Housing Element Update, which every city in the State of CA needs to comply with.

1. The City of Agoura Hills has NOT approved a 500+ unit project on the Ralphs/Vons sites. There is no project, even in concept, that has been proposed, presented or reviewed.

2. The Ralphs/Vons centers are already zoned for mixed-use and have been for over a decade. The City has not changed the zoning in those areas, though it is included in our Housing Element Update (see #3).

3. The City Council is required to prove to the state once every eight years that we have enough zoning that COULD allow for our mandated housing numbers. In addition, we MUST allow, by state law, incentives that encourage higher density, lower-income units. As the majority of our town is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, we appealed the numbers assigned to us by the state. We were denied. Therefore, we MUST allow higher density zoning to meet these numbers. Because we are so built-out already, we are left with nearly impossible choices that come with little or no support from the state to assist with infrastructure upgrades. If you watched or participated in our meetings, you saw how difficult it is to meet these mandates. We are constantly advocating with the State that we do not support these “one size fits all” mandates for our cities.

4. The Housing Element process was not a “surprise.” The Agoura Hills City Council went above and beyond our legal duty to educate and include the public on this. When we had our first Council meeting about the Housing Element, the Council was not comfortable voting on the updated element without having a public workshop. We held a second meeting, a full workshop, last year, with a panel of experts to educate the public about the state mandates, explain what we can and can’t control and gather the public’s input. The workshop was advertised in the Acorn, on social media, via the city’s email blast, in my newsletter, etc. I did an op-ed as well. We then held a third meeting where we had robust public comment on the housing element update. If you have not yet done so, I encourage you to sign up for city alerts, subscribe to my newsletter, or follow the relevant accounts on Facebook and/or Twitter so you can receive timely and accurate updates and be a part of the public process.

5. The numbers for the Housing Element for those sites are nowhere near 500+ units. Also, the City looked at every site within our borders for areas to consider for the housing element. When people say, “find other locations,” I can assure you, there are no more that would meet the requirements of the state housing agencies. They have strict guidelines on lot size, chances of redevelopment, etc. and the sites in some of our more industrial areas simply do not meet the criteria. We HAVE looked at all these sites. Another option to stay in compliance could be to rezone single family housing for higher density, and we have heard loud and clear that our residents do not want this. The State has left us no options.

I have been shouting from the rooftops about the housing mandates and I’m glad people are paying attention, but it’s important you have the correct information. You can always contact me at [email protected] for more clarification. In the meantime, if you disagree (or agree!) with the mandates, they come from the State, so please reach out to your Assemblymembers and State Senators as that is where the change must come from.

Deborah Klein Lopez
Mayor, City of Agoura Hills

03/25/2022

It’s official! The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing @ Liberty Canyon will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Friday April 22 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the crossing site in Agoura Hills.

From :

The event is open to the public, but space is limited due to safety and security. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this form to request a spot. https://form.jotform.com/220787435750158

Once we receive your interest form, we will follow up with you if you are able to attend. Once approved you will also need to RSVP for the event. Please note that the ceremony will be live streamed online at www.savelacougars.org and on a big screen outside at King Gillette Ranch—the location of the public celebration after the ceremony that will commence at 11:30 am PT (see below). We encourage people to view through one of these options given our space limitations.

The Crossing Celebration will be from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm at King Gillette Ranch, 26800 Mulholland Hwy. Come celebrate the groundbreaking of this landmark crossing at one of the most stunning locales in the Santa Monica Mountains, King Gillette Ranch. We’ll have food and fun for everyone with a carnival theme, and the chance to win some cool cougar prizes. Artist Obi Kaufmann, who created the special artwork for the groundbreaking, will be there to sign his prints and books that will be for sale at the store. Open to the public and no registration required.

03/24/2022

TONIGHT! (Make sure you register in advance to get the actual Zoom link.)

EDITED to include direct link to register: bit.ly/crossing-open-house

03/23/2022

Join me in person tomorrow/Thursday! Happy to answer your questions about city issues.

03/22/2022

BIKE WORKSHOP TONIGHT! In person or Zoom in!

Help create a more bikeable Agoura Hills by sharing your experiences and ideas with the City!

ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81877593403
YouTube: CityofAgouraHills91301
Review the Bike Master Plan at https://bit.ly/3Cn5exH
send comments and questions to [email protected]