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Accusations of unleashed dogs roaming the streets, people owning too many horses and neighbors making death threats are only some of the troubles that brought residents of the Waverly Heights community to the City Council to ask for help. More ... The Thousand Oaks Police Department is offering its 23rd Citizen Academy starting Wed., Sept. 3. Classes are held each Wednesday for 12 weeks from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Thousand Oaks Police Station, 2101 E. Olsen Road. The curriculum offers an opportunity for residents to get an in-depth look at local law enforcement and its diverse operations. More ... Thousand Oaks resident Dennis Bordelon, 58, was arrested on July 24 on suspicion of child molestation and was booked for lewd acts upon a child. He's now in the pre-trial detention facility with bail set at $500,000. More ... The Ventura County Sheriff's Department recently announced the promotions of three veterans of the department effective Aug. 10. Cmdr. Marty Rouse will be promoted to chief deputy; Capt. Guy Stewart will be promoted to commander, and Sgt. Bill Ayub will be promoted to captain. More ... The Ventura County District Attorney's office announced last week that Cherie Lou Duval, 40, of Newbury Park was arrested on felony charges of embezzlement, grand theft auto and false impersonation of another. Duval, while working as the president of the Coalition to End Family Violence, allegedly embezzled funds and a vehicle between July 2003 and February 2008. More ... Though the City Council often refers to Thousand Oaks as being at build-out with little land left to be developed, it amended the municipal code by creating new affordable housing programs that will require developers in Thousand Oaks to include affordable housing units or pay a fee. More ... The Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn has received the Best Western Director's Award for outstanding quality standards. The award recognizes hotels in the chain which score in the top 20 percent of all 2,400 North American properties in cleanliness and maintenance. More ... James Devine, professor of economics at Loyola Marymount University, will deliver a lecture on " The Housing Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here" at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 15 at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3331 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park. More ... The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura is seeking sponsors for its Garden of Hope groundbreaking event scheduled for 2 p.m. Sun., Sept. 7 at 530 Hampshire Road, Thousand Oaks. More ... PATRONS WON'T BE OVER-SERVED; SHE'S A LAWYER- City Attorney Amy Albano of Thousand Oaks and former Thousand Oaks mayor Bob Lewis of Newbury Park share a laugh during the Midsummer Eve of Wine and Arts, a Rotary Club of T.O. fundraiser for the Special Olympics. The event was Sunday at Westlake Village Inn. JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers More ... The Ventura County District Attorney's office has issued a consumer protection advisory to residents who may be facing foreclosure due to their inability to make timely payments on home loans. More ... A free eating disorder support group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday at 155 Granada St., Ste. N, Camarillo. The group has been meeting for 15 years and helps people with bulimia, anorexia and binge eating disorder to overcome their disorder. More ... Take a close look at the sketches. Anyone who thinks they might know the white male described by victims as being in his late teens or early 20s could help police protect more victims from the shock of witnessing a man indecently exposing himself. More ... Community nonprofit organizations may apply for city of Thousand Oaks Community Events Endowment Fund grants during the annual application period between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. The city sets aside $100,000 each year to award to local nonprofit organizations for arts and other events that benefit organizations within the city or help to promote the city. More ... The Wildwood Neighborhood in Thousand Oaks will celebrate its inaugural National Night Out Against Crime with a block party with food, drinks, games, prizes, drawings and live music from 4 to 8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9 at Big Cloud Circle. More ... A support group for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sat., Aug23 in the community room at the Westlake Village Library, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Vil lage. The group is for people with ALS, their families and friends. More ... The Conejo Recreation and Park District Outdoor Unit and the Outdoor Advisory Council will present the Family Campout from 1 p.m. Sat., Aug. 16 overnight to noon Sun., Aug. 17 at Wildwood Nature Park in T.O. The parking lot for the park is at the western end of Avenida de Los Arboles. More ... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed Ellen Gay Conroy to a judgeship in Ventura Superior Court. She was among 30 superior court judicial appointments made recently in 13 counties. Conroy has served as a commissioner with the Ventura Superior Court since March 2006. Prior to that, she owned Creative Dissolution Family Law Mediation from 2002 to 2003. More ... Jason Latimer, master magician and illusionist, has invited as his guests more than 150 children from local support organizations for his Magic Extravaganza at 7 p.m., Sun., Aug. 10 at the Fred Kavli Theatre in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. More ... Ascension Lutheran Church is raising funds to complete the installation of the church's Reuter Opus 2087 pipe organ. In 1989 when the organ was installed in the sanctuary on Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks, the congregation lacked funds to build it to the complete specs as desired. Many pipes are still missing from the instrument's middle range. More ... Ventura County middle schoolers and high schoolers, ages 12 to 19, who want to learn more about the GOP and working with Republican campaigns are invited to an inaugural meeting of the Teenage Republicans of the Conejo Valley. More ... Pet Portraits serves Ventura County specializing in animal photography of dogs, cats and horses. More ... The Democratic Club of Conejo Valley will hold a forum with three Democratic candidates at 6:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 13 at the Conejo Recreation and Park District, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Participating in the forum will be Assembly candidate Ferial Masry, state Senate candidate Hannah-Beth Jackson, and congressional candidate Marta Jorgensen. More ... The nonprofit organization Girl's Empowerment Center is hosting a workshop for teenage girls from 4 to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Aug. 11 to 22. The workshop, aimed at counseling girls from 13 to 18, will be at the Girl's Empowerment Center, 2500 Townsgate Road, Ste. 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