April 9, 2009 RSS feed / Community

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Day laborer site in T.O. gets attention again in debate over Home Depot

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
The city's day laborer site on Royal Oaks Drive received a lot of attention recently when City Council members repeatedly referred to it as a reason not to allow a Home Depot to be built on Hampshire Road. More...

11-digit dialing mandatory soon for 818

Residents of the Conejo and San Fernando valleys will soon need to change the way they make their phone calls. Beginning April 18, all calls within the current 818 area will require 11-digit dialing. More...

T.O. man and his mother killed in Agoura Hills mishap

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Two people died after being struck by a car March 25 in the parking lot of a medical building in the 29500 block of Canwood Street in Agoura Hills. More...

For the record

In last week's paper, the name Allie Boyajian was misspelled in a photo caption that had been provided for us. More...

Electronic recycling event planned

Los Cerritos Middle School will host an electronics recycle and rummage sale event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., April 25 at the school on the corner of Erbes Road and Avenida de Las Flores in Thousand Oaks. More...

Impaired motorist to serve six years for killing T.O. jogger

A Ventura County Superior Court judge sentenced Nicholas LaGrotta, 23, to six years in prison last Friday for killing a pedestrian while driving intoxicated. More...

Soon to enjoy the fruit of her labor

GREEN THUMB AT WORK— Georgianna Specht of Thousand Oaks is busy planting tomato seedlings and harvesting a winter crop of brussel sprouts in the Las Flores Community Garden. More...

'Charming couple' leaves a path of financial destruction

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

After doing business with a Thousand Oaks couple who will likely be sentenced to decades in prison, a once financially comfortable local widow now depends on her Social Security check to survive. More...

Fort Wildwood has 'cease fire'

Conejo Recreation and Park District's plan for a concrete slab with picnic tables was nixed by residents who demanded more creativity in the replacement of Fort Wildwood. More...

Tax rally set for Wednesday

A "TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party On Tax Day" rally will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Wed, April 15 at the Thousand Oaks main post office, 3435 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

Vote now

As state and federal governments struggle with a sagging economy and declining revenues, the move to legalilze and tax marijuana is growing. More...

Memorial set for veteran killed in Afghanistan

Local memorial services for Lt. Frances L. Toner IV will begin at 11 a.m. Sat., May 2 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, 1600 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. The gathering will be a tribute to Toner's life. More...

One City, One Book kicks off with music and prizes

The Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library will present The Power of Music and the Written Word to celebrate the announcement of the 2009 One City, One Book selection at 1:30 p.m. More...

Scandinavian Days are coming next weekend

California Lutheran University's annual Scandinavian Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., April 18 and Sun., April 19 at California Lutheran University on the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

Library seeks board volunteers

The Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library is seeking volunteers for board positions. The board meets once a month, and the new board will be elected in June for the July 2009 to June 2010 term of office. More...