The city of Thousand Oaks is recruiting for nine vacancies on the Social Services Ad Hoc Committee and two vacancies (one regular and one alternate) on the Ventura County Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee. Applicants must be residents of Thousand Oaks. Applications are due by Fri., July 10. More...

Here's yet another item one can add to the already long list of reasons it's important to relax— digestive health. More...

GROUP OBSERVES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY- Jill Van Velzer of Cabrillo Music Theatre sings for the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley during the organization's 40th anniversary celebration. More...

THURS., JUNE 25 Dance For The Wright 6 to 11 p.m. at Ventura City Hall Atrium, 501 Poli St., Ventura. Live music by Baby Sister featuring April Hendrix, Dynamo Jump. Raffle, prizes, silent auction. Food, drink. $35. Fundraiser to keep H.P. Wright Library open. Sponsored by San Buenaventura Friends of the Library. More...

Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) has approved next year's budget, which Dep. Superintendent of Business Services Jeff Baarstad called "the most difficult we've ever attempted." The estimated ending balance for the district is a little more than $7 million, which mostly consists of the staterequired 3 percent reserve. More...

KICKING THEIR WAY TO THE TOP— The Real So Cal Girls GU15 White Soccer team was crowned U.S. finals champion at the Manchester United Premier Cup at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. Front row, from left: Natalie Rivas, Nicole Kawamoto, Arielle Ship, Joy Pearson, Madeleine Clarfield, Laura Rivera, Kristiana Konkol-Mroczkowski and Jo Jo Lagunas. More...

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WON'T WAIT FOR LONG- Ma Ma is a 4-year-old female Staffordshire terrier. She's friendly, sweet and gentle. Ma Ma is good with kids of all ages but needs to be the only pet in her new home. She's at the Agoura Animal Shelter, 29525 Agoura Road. To take Ma Ma home, ask about dentification No. 3984040. More...

A man calmly robbed a bank in Newbury Park on Saturday afternoon by presenting an employee with a note demanding money. The unidentified man was wearing a blue baseball cap, a blue zippered sweatshirt and metalframed prescription glasses. He was described as about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 165 pounds. More...

Church on Sunday, back to business on Monday. Integrating faith into the workplace may seem unrealistic in the cutthroat world of corporate America, but for Bill Heatley, author of "The Gift of Work," it's essential. More...

THIS BUS DRIVER LOOKS STRESSED- Kyle Virissimo, 5, of Thousand Oaks does his impression of a crazy bus driver as Joan Davis of Westlake Village and her grandson, Lawson Surill, 2, look out the windows at Conejo Recreation and Park District's Touch-a-Truck event last Saturday. More...

Accountability. The word should be etched in the forehead of every parent who questioned the alcohol/ drug testing suspensions at the Newbury Park prom. The parents missed a golden "teachable moment. More...

"Thomas, I'm telling you Connecticut is not signing this thing if you don't change the third paragraph, what's the big deal?" "Let them not sign. Everyone else can sign." "Twelve? You want 12 colonies to sign? It's bad luck. More...

The court ruling that delays development of Lang Ranch Park is a victory for NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard), but it's a setback for the people of Thousand Oaks. We need places for kids to play baseball. We need tennis courts, playgrounds and picnic tables. We need walking trails and basketball courts. More...

May sales of Conejo Valley single-family homes totaled 114. This compares to 111 sold in April and 110 a year ago in May, according to Connie Reed, president of the Conejo Valley Association of Realtors. The median sales price for single-family homes in May was $683,330; in May a year ago, it was $688,680. More...