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GREENERY—Above, Sam Rios, left, of the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District lowers a Brisbane box tree into a hole as members of the Pleasant Valley Lions Club help with planting trees at Charter Oaks Park on April 28 in Camarillo. At right, PVRPD crew leader Dusty Faber creates a water well for one of

PICKLEBALL PARADISE—An early rendering of a pickleball complex at Freedom Park depicts four courts on each side of a strip of shade structures. Courtesy of Lauterbach & Associates With pickleball becoming increasingly popular, the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District is searching for a contractor to operate programming for the sport. Staff said the district

Finalizing a long-term project that became a controversial campaign issue for the November elections, Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District has adopted its first cost recovery policy. The policy was approved by the park board last month, The district will use it to set user fees and rental charges to offset the costs of providing

Otten Amid praise for the district and its leadership, the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District board of directors unanimously voted to extend a new five-year contract to General Manager Mary Otten. “The general manager is running the place, making things happen and keeping things glued together around the clock, so it’s a really important