Local water districts are considering tougher measures to convince the public that water conservation is vital in Southern California. Due to a prolonged drought and a court-ordered sanction that limits the amount of water flowing from northern to southern parts of California, water conservation is receiving greater scrutiny. In L.A. More...

The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura has announced its events for November. All events take place at the center, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. •Spiritual Perspectives: Probing the Silence with Sister Suzanne Dunn will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7. More...

The Alliance for the Arts recently issued theater credits totaling $200,000 to support 29 local nonprofit performing arts groups. The funds will offset the groups' cost of renting the Kavli and Scherr Forum theaters. More...

THURS., OCT. 30 Haven Hills Hosts 31st anniversary Horizon Dinner at Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. 6 to 7:30 p.m. registration, silent auction. 7:30 to 9 p.m. dinner, entertainment. India Adams sings songs she dubbed for performers in classic movies. $175. Proceeds benefit local victims of domestic violence. More...

Students who are displaced from Meadows and University schools next year will have top priority in choosing what school they will attend instead. The Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously earlier this month to revamp the school choice guidelines to bring displaced students to the top of the list. More...

For many it was an eyeopener, the opportunity to visit the notsosecret but difficulttoaccess beach at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu. For others it was the chance to surf one of the best breaks in California on a day that ended up being nearly flawless—clear blue sky, south swell in the water and winds from the north grooming the waves. More...

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Thousand Oaks police investigators from the East County Narcotics Street Team have arrested a man they allege was a drug dealer operating a cocaine delivery service in Thousand Oaks. At 5 p.m. on Oct. 14, Omar Santos, 23, was arrested in a parking lot at Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive and charged with selling cocaine from his blue Ford Focus. More...

Local Lutheran churches will host a fundraising concert featuring the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers at 6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 2 in the sanctuary of Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The goal of the benefit is to raise $125,000 to help victims of war and poverty in the southern Sudan. More...

JANN EHNDRY/Acorn Newspapers 'YOU NEED ME TO MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON COMPLETE'—Lance is a 6-year-old male domestic longhair with white and orange hair. He timed his adoption availability for the holidays because he knows he's irresistible. Lance can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Lance home, ask about identification No. A1096368, which Lance claims will also bring you good luck. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always call (818) 991-0071 first or visit animalcare.lacounty.gov/. More...