Mario Contini has decided to retire from his post as superintendent of Conejo Valley Unified, a district that’s seen many ups and downs with Contini at the helm during the last three years.
Contini will retire in June 2010, he announced Tuesday. He’ll be 63. More...
Water rates in Thousand Oaks will go up in November and again
in July despite the pleas of residents who asked the City Council to protect them from higher water costs.
On Sept. 22, a unanimous vote of 4-0, with Councilmember Dennis Gillette absent, raised the rates beyond what some public speakers said they could afford. More...
Conejo Recreation and Park District has created a Capital Improvement Matching Fund Grant program so nonprofit community groups may apply for matching fund dollars to initiate, plan, organize and implement a project in partnership with the district. More...
Boy Scout Troop 730 in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park has become an army of support for Andreas Knickman, a 13-year-old middle school student recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer.
To provide support for Andreas, some of the boys as well as Scout leader Bill Parker shaved their heads when chemotherapy caused Andreas to lose his hair. More...
The second annual Underwood Farms Folk Festival will be Sat. and Sun., Oct. 3 and 4 at the farm, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark.
Gates will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Musicians will play from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The event is a celebration of California folk music and will feature some of the finest musicians in the region. More...
Jiwoon Chang of Thousand Oaks was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Students selected for this honor must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale with a minimum of 14 credit hours. More...
A free seminar on selling a business for its maximum value will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 21 at the law firm of Nevers, Palazzo, Maddux and Packard at 31248 Oak Crest Drive, Ste. 100, Westlake Village, in the KSwiss building. More...
Newbury Park
A robbery took place between 12:30 and 1 p.m. Sept. 14 along Galway Lane.
A vehicle was stolen between 8:40 and 9:05 p.m. Sept. 19 in the 100 block of N. Reino Road.
A male, 23, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at 8:47 p.m. Sept. 19 at Hillcrest Drive and Citation Way. More...
It’s interesting to see Republican Elton Gallegly now defending the health “insurance” industry as a “jobs program,” saying President Obama’s healthcare proposals would “destroy” 5.5 million jobs over the next 10 years. More...
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about the laws and restrictions
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swers in this column and at
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Help us determine the winners of the Thousand Oaks Acorn
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Arts Festival kicks off aerobically