
CRPD draws 2024 voting map
By Cytlalli Salgado
csalgado@theacorn.com | January 27, 2023
The Conejo Recreation and Park District approved a final map at its Jan. 19 meeting that divides the Conejo Valley into five separate districts for...

City extends outdoor seating permissions
By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com | January 27, 2023
With the popularity of outdoor dining that came into vogue because of COVID restrictions, the T.O. City Council is looking at a way to make...

Seidman receives 4-year sentence
By Cytlalli Salgado
csalgado@theacorn.com | January 27, 2023
An 88-year-old Cal Lutheran University professor was driving home on Erbes Road near Hauser Circle in Thousand Oaks after having dinner at his only daughter’s...

Survey results are in: Residents seem happy with life in Westlake Village
By Scott Steepleton
scott@theacorn.com | January 27, 2023
A survey of Westlake Village residents’ attitudes on how the city is serving them shows 97% view the quality of life in the master-planned community...
Ventura County Leadership group announces 2023 honorees
January 27, 2023
On Thurs., April 27, the Ventura County Leadership Academy will present Journey to Leadership Awards to the following honorees for their contributions to the community....

Free-throw sharp shooters advance
January 27, 2023
SIBLING RIVALRY—Members of Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477 gather with the winners of the lodge’s annual Hoop Shoot competition held Jan. 14 at Cal...
Collecting, enjoying art is focus of lectures
January 27, 2023
The following Enjoying Art Lecture Series events will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Grant Brimhall Library community room, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand...

Newcomers-Encore Club gives members busy agenda for 2023
January 27, 2023
Newcomers-Encore Club of the Conejo Valley is starting off 2023 with a day of bingo including lunch and prizes Wed., Feb. 15. The cost is $25 for members and $30...
BRIEFS
January 27, 2023
Democratic Women meets Jan. 28 The Democratic Women’s Council of Conejo Valley will meet at 9 a.m. Sat., Jan. 28 at the Landing Grill and Sushi Bar, 32123 Lindero Canyon...

Designs accepted for art contest
January 20, 2023
Ventura Land Trust is accepting original 2D artwork from Ventura County artists to celebrate nature and the trust’s 20th anniversary. Artists can use the circle outline of the trust’s logo...

Simi Valley officials ponder task force on fentanyl
By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com | January 20, 2023
As fentanyl-related deaths continue to plague Ventura County, one city government is considering taking direct action. Simi Valley city leaders discussed reinstating a task force similar to one that existed...

Dreaming of a magic carpet ride
By Sylvie Belmond
simi@theacorn.com | January 20, 2023
A fundraiser is underway to help fulfill the dream of a local 6-year-old boy who can’t wait to get on an airplane and meet some of his favorite Disney characters....
BRIEFS
January 13, 2023
Wellness Fest takes place next week The Conejo Senior Volunteer Program will host the 2023 Wellness Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wed., Jan. 18 at the Goebel Adult...

Take classes in VR
January 6, 2023
The Camarillo Health Care District is offering three introductory classes and four advanced classes in virtual reality beginning this month and running through March. VR has proven to help improve...

Crunch time
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | January 27, 2023
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL /// Marmonte League An earthquake rattled Acorn country outer limits earlier this week. Local high school girls’ basketball...

Goals galore
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | January 20, 2023
GIRLS’ SOCCER /// La Reina Regents La Reina High is a small school. All the students at the allgirls’ parochial...

Pride out of purgatory
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | January 13, 2023
BOYS’ BASKETBALL /// Oaks Christian Lions The Lions no longer toil in basketball purgatory. Oaks Christian High’s boys’ basketball team—famous...

Mental health grant will boost counseling team, outreach
By Cytlalli Salgado
csalgado@theacorn.com | January 27, 2023
An $11.3-million grant was awarded to the Conejo Valley Unified School District to expand and sustain mental health services to better serve the district’s 16,000 students. The School-Based Mental Health...

Moorpark College presents Free Cash 4 College workshop
January 27, 2023
Moorpark College will hold a free Cash 4 College workshop to help students apply for funds to help with college costs. Funds can be used for tuition, books, housing, transportation,...

Board votes to move meetings to Wednesdays
By Kyle Jorrey
tonewstip@theacorn.com | January 20, 2023
Putting an end to long-standing tradition, the Conejo Valley school board voted Tuesday to shift its meeting day to Wednesday to avoid conflicting with the Thousand Oaks City Council. The...

Holocaust survivor shares his story
By Chaya Chazan
Special to the Acorn | January 13, 2023
More than 100 people gathered inside the Chabad of Moorpark Jewish Center’s event hall recently for the center’s lecture of the year: a talk by Holocaust survivor Joseph Alexander. Alexander’s...
BRIEFS
January 13, 2023
Choir gives concert in Oak Park church The Selah Gospel Choir, a Los Angeles-based Black and women-led ensemble, will perform at 4 p.m. Sun., Jan. 15 at the Church of...

O Holy Night
December 23, 2022
BETHLEHEM BLESSINGS—Above, Isabelle Leon as Mary, Ridley Deffense as the baby Jesus and Spencer Breeze as Joseph reenact the Nativity story Dec. 17, part of the “Night in Bethlehem” presentation...
Lamborghini gala celebrates expanded WLV showroom
By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com | January 27, 2023
During an evening of glitz and glam, Lamborghini Westlake celebrated its redesigned showroom and offered a sneak peak at its 2023 lineup of hot cars and SUVs. Attending the Jan....
EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
January 27, 2023
Artist finds canvas in hometown
January 20, 2023
COFFEE VIBES—Abstract graffiti artist and Thousand Oaks native Ryan Davis recently completed a mural at Five07 coffee bar in the Oakbrook Shopping Center. Davis, who goes by “Mouse Rawk,” was...
Former Manna site to be rezoned residential
By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com | January 20, 2023
Manna’s old house will soon be a home again. On Jan. 9, the Thousand Oaks Planning Commission voted 3-0 to approve a request to rezone 3020 Crescent Way from institutional...
Camarillo desalter goes on line
By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com | January 20, 2023
It took nearly three decades from concept to completion but Camarillo’s $66-million North Pleasant Valley Groundwater Desalter is now delivering high-quality water to customers. The facility is the most expensive...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
January 27, 2023
Newbury Park Jan. 12 A vehicle was stolen from the 1000 block of Rancho Conejo Boulevard. In the 500 block of N. Ventu Park Road, a shoplifter stole merchandise from...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
January 20, 2023
Newbury Park Jan. 9 Someone failed to return a rented vehicle to Hollywood Storage in the 3400 block of Old Conejo Road. Near W. Hillcrest Drive and N. Ventu Park...
Casa Conejo should join city
January 27, 2023
Reading articles and letters about “Borchard wetland,” I am driven...
Thanks go to generous donors
January 27, 2023
Many thanks to the following for supporting our goal of...
Whatever it was, it wasn’t a ‘gift’
January 27, 2023
Words are important. How very strange for the Acorn to...
CRPD maps should keep groups together
January 20, 2023
The executive board of AAUW Thousand Oaks wishes to state...