Jacqui Irwin began her two-year term in the California Assembly this week after stepping down from the Thousand Oaks City Council, where she served for exactly a decade. Irwin, a Democrat, was sworn in Dec. 1 in Sacramento, but not before civic leaders from across Ventura County came to sing her praises at her final council meeting Nov. 25. At […]
2014-12-04
Grant will aid TOPD in fight against traffic fatalities
Fifteen killed on local roads since ’12The Thousand Oaks Police Department will use money from a newly acquired state grant to try to curb fatal car and motorcycle crashes in the city. Since the start of 2012, at least 15 people have been killed in 14 accidents in the Thousand Oaks area. The most recent fatality happened Nov. 18, when 28-year-old Daniel Sherwood of Moorpark lost […]
Burglars targeting Newbury Park, police warn
Crime is up in Newbury Park. Specifically, burglaries from homes are on the rise. Drivers in the area may already be aware of this because the Thousand Oaks Police Department has set up mobile signs on Lynn Road and Kimber Drive announcing the fact. “The hope is the signs will make people aware and they will pay more attention and […]
Black-and-Gold go for win in wine country
The Newbury Park High School football team plays tomorrow night (Dec. 5) for a CIF-Southern Section Northern Division championship. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff: The opponent Paso Robles High Bearcats (12-1) Game time/location 7:30 p.m., Flamson Middle School, Paso Robles How do I get to the game? Take Highway 101 north to exit 231 (three-hour drive)Where do […]
Driver who killed 2 in 2013 crash asking for plea deal
Attorney for Collin Powell pushing for reduced sentenceStory updated 12:11 p.m. Dec. 4, 2014A 24-year-old Newbury Park man charged with three felonies in the deaths of his two car passengers and the serious injury of a third in September 2013 may soon be headed to sentencing for his crimes. Collin Powell has been charged with two felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and a third […]
Accidents again a problem near 101-23 construction
November saw an average of 1.3 collisions every dayThe amount of traffic accidents in the construction zone near the 101-23 freeway interchange has again taken a turn for the worse. After a brief respite between August and October, there were 39 reported collisions in November—up from 19 accidents the previous month—according to Cliff Finley, Thousand Oaks deputy public works director. Finley was providing an update to the Thousand […]
May we never forget the day that lives in infamy
The skies above Pearl Harbor were a clear, bright blue when U.S. Navy metalsmith first-class Ford Rice stepped onto the deck of the USS Solace, a hospital ship in which he had been receiving treatment for a minor ailment. It was almost 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, and Rice, 26 at the time, spent a few moments contemplating whether […]
Keep off-leash area out of parks
Children and families will lose much-needed recreation areas when these areas are converted to off-leash dog parks early next year. In 1979 I was among the first people to move into the Suntree tract in Newbury Park and have continuously lived in the tract ever since. Kimber Park and its surrounding open space were paid for as a part of […]
Loose dogs are out of control
I walk my dogs every morning and it continues to happen: owners allowing their dogs to run freely. Recently, two women approached me with their dogs off-leash. One of the dogs walked up to my dogs, and I shouted that those dogs needed to be on a leash. One of the women then came up to me and said, “Do […]