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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 ... 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. The Thousand Oaks widow, in her 70s, who doesn't want to be identified, met Terrance George Tucker, 64, and Sonya Tucker, 64, at church. More ... 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. The site of the log fort that was destroyed in January after years of neglect will revert to a natural look while CRPD gathers additional public comments at community meetings. More ... 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. Callers will need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. More ... 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 ... As state and federal governments struggle with a sagging economy and declining revenues, the move to legalilze and tax marijuana is growing. An online poll at www.toacorn.com asks readers if they favor the legalization of pot for its possible tax benefits. The poll is running 12-1 in favor. More ... 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 ... In last week's paper, the name Allie Boyajian was misspelled in a photo caption that had been provided for us. More ... 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. Known as Frankie to his friends and family, Toner grew up in Thousand Oaks and died a hero in Afghanistan on March 27. More ... 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. Donations will be accepted from April 20 to 24. More ... 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. Sat., April 18 in the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library Community Room, 1401 E. Janss Road. More ... A Ventura County Superior Court judge sentenced Nicholas LaGrotta, 23, to six years in prison last Friday for killing a pedestrian while driving intoxicated. The Santa Rosa resident pleaded guilty in November 2008 to gross vehicular manslaughter after the Subaru Forester he was driving struck and killed T.O. More ... 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 ... 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. Gardening is a hobby that produces vegetables for the dinner table and keeps gardeners active outdoors. More ... 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 ... Community RSS feed |
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