Spot fires contained in Rancho Potrero
Fire officials are investigating two spot fires that ignited along a popular open space trail the night of Oct. 11. The fires were reported shortly...
State tightening grip on local housing policy, legislative analyst says
As the City of Thousand Oaks ratifies and puts into practice its new general plan, its long-term blueprint for development, it will be doing so...
Parking lot beatdown sends man to ICU
Police are seeking the person responsible for an after-hours attack in the parking lot of Wildwood Regional Park that sent a 23-year-old Simi Valley man...
Police: Dealer sold to teens
A 20-year-old Van Nuys man has been arrested on suspicion of selling e-cigarettes and THC-laced vape pens to local minors using the internet. Police say...
COVID takes a ‘gentle giant’
Fred Bukowski didn’t die, as he’d quip to friends he might, in a fall from his motorcycle. He didn’t succumb to the french fries and...
Dog park is back in action
Grab those leashes and tennis balls: Renovations at Conejo Creek Dog Park are complete and the park has reopened. Scores of four-legged friends and their...
The sweet sound of service
SKILLS WANTED—Over 100 residents turned out Oct. 7 for the annual Volunteer Fair hosted by the Conejo Senior Volunteer Program at Conejo Creek Park North....
Goebel holds flu, COVID shot clinic
Flu shots and the COVID-19 vaccine will be available at a clinic from 1 to 6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 3 at the Goebel Adult Community...
COVID long-hauler stared down death
When death from COVID-19 came knocking, Neal Murphy was prepared to let it in. The 76-year-old biologist and former dentist contracted the virus in March...
BRIEFS
BSA offers a Taste of Scouting The Boy Scouts of America, Ventura County Council, will host a fall Taste of Scouting event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Oct....
‘One of the few true family events’
After taking a pandemic hiatus like so many other popular community gatherings, the Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair returns this weekend. The sight of thousands of shoppers making their way...
October is all about breast health at Conejo Free Clinic
Early in Teresa Seeley’s career, a 42-year-old woman came into her office with a lump in her breast. She told Seeley she had been ignoring it for a while. When...
Brain injury support group meets for brunch
A support group for people with brain injuries and their caregivers and loved ones meets for brunch and conversation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the...
New tech helps doctor fix woman’s birth defect
Elena Veytsman did not have a name until she was 7 months old. Doctors in Azerbaijani, Turkey, told her mother that the little girl, born premature, would not survive due...
Hope and healing for trauma survivors
Those who step through the doors of the Ventura County Family Justice Center are often survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. That’s why it was important to...
Postseason dance begins tonight
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL /// CIF-Southern Section playoffs There’s a new champ in town. Oaks Christian High’s girls’ volleyball team seized the...
Utah’s Rising earns memorable football victories
COMMENTARY /// Around the world Cameron Rising is the Comeback King of the Conejo Valley. The Newbury Park High grad...
Purple hearts
COLLEGE FOOTBALL /// Cal Lutheran Kingsmen Stare into the abyss, and the abyss won’t look back. It will devour souls...
Bilingual approach
Conejo Elementary School will launch Conejo Valley Unified’s first dual-language immersion program next fall. The program will roll out in the 2022-23 school year with two kindergarten classes. The kindergartners...
Cal Lutheran will match price of any UC
Cal Lutheran University is expanding its Public Price Promise program to match the costs of all UC undergraduate campuses. The nearly $30,000 scholarship provides a private education at a public...
Leadership program starts soon
The Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation is accepting applications to the Youth Leadership Program for students in grades nine through 12. Teens accepted into the program will have the opportunity to...
Sarah’s House provides haven for women who are pregnant, in trouble
Pregnant and homeless. Pregnant and alone. Pregnant and scared. Women from across the country shared the stories of their crisis pregnancies this month in a video tribute to Sarah’s House,...
