October 6, 2011 RSS feed / Community

Police arrest L.A. dealer suspected of bringing heroin into T.O.

A Los Angeles resident was arrested last week in connection with a monthlong heroin investigation by Ventura County and Thousand Oaks law enforcement units. More...

Taking a step to help the homeless

The Walk to End Poverty will take place Sat., Oct. 8 starting at Cal Lutheran’s Kingsmen Park, 60 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration is 8:30 a.m. with a start time of 9 a.m. The event will have music and refreshments. More...

Author fair to feature expert panel

The Ventura County Book and Author Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 5 at Pleasant Valley Community Park auditorium, 1605 E. Burnley St., Camarillo. More...

Firefighters stay sharp for the real thing

EXERCISE—Above, Ventura County Fire Department Lake Sherwood Station 33 firefighter Sean Ameche, left, and Westlake Station 31 squad firefighter/paramedic Clint Hull carry a “victim”—a dummy made of recycled fire hose— out of an SUV turned on its More...

Globe-crossing T.O. sailor making waves on reality TV competition

Zac Sunderland and his father appear on this season of ‘The Amazing Race’

Thousand Oaks’ best-known sailing family is putting their seafaring muster to the test in this year’s season of “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., Sundays) on CBS. More...

Public meeting set to discuss proposed power line construction

Edison wants to build new steel poles in Tierra Rejada Valley

Thousand Oaks residents will have the opportunity to voice their opinions next weekend on a hotly contested Southern California Edison plan to install 3.5 miles of power lines through the Tierra Rejada Valley. More...

Redistricting may pit Pavley vs. Strickland

Election 2012

The newly formed state Senate district has thrown Fran Pavley and Tony Strickland a curveball. More...

Second vehicle might have caused deadly crash

The mother of a 9-year-old girl who died in a traffic accident Oct. 1 on the freeway near Calabasas remains fighting for her life this week at USC Burn Center. More...

Tootsie time

The Knights of Columbus Council 8397 of Newbury Park will host a Tootsie Roll Drive from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. Sat., Oct. 15 and 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sun., Oct. 16 at St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church, 2475 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. More...

Become a docent for Adamson House

The Malibu Adamson House Foundation is recruiting volunteers and docents to conduct Saturday tours of the historic Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum. The training will be run from mid-October to late November. More...

Community Briefs

Street Fair is back for 20th year More...