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Thousand Oaks resident’s rapid rise to White House ends quickly

A Thousand Oaks resident’s rise to one of the most prominent communications jobs in the country ended almost as quickly as it ...
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Housing plan shifts to fewer low-income homes

A Thousand Oaks affordable housing project designed to help lower-income residents build home equity will offer fewer homes ...
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Oaks Christian school hit with new racism claims

A lawsuit alleges that Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village failed to protect a Black sixth-grade student from racial harassment, bullying and physical assault during the 2024-25 school year, ...
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Thousand Oaks man arrested for alleged death threats

A 48-year-old Thousand Oaks man was arrested Oct. 20 after allegedly threatening to kill or seriously injure patrons at a ...
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State report finds surgical equipment problems at Los Robles

A state report documenting the use of contaminated surgical equipment at Los Robles Regional Medical Center published earlier ...
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Two look to fill Irwin’s shoes for Assembly District 42

Voters in California Assembly District 42 have a choice in the Nov. 3 General Election between Republican medical-device ...
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Dining and Entertainment

The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing. Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business. The ...
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Residents launch referendum effort against downtown project

As Thousand Oaks moves through the planning stages of its $100 million downtown development project, a group of residents is rallying against the development’s scale, circulating a petition to put the ...
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Sending a thank you to sheriff’s deputy

I have a story about an officer who really helped me out. I am paraplegic, and late one Wednesday night, I was returning home from the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge. Getting out of my vehicle is something ...
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When wildfire rules collilde

One year ago at a meeting of the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency, two approaches to wildfire prevention collided. Ventura County Fire Department officials identified areas along the wildland ...
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T.O and the arts: together on stage

Nearly a decade after the Civic Arts Plaza’s two support groups merged in the face of financial difficulty and became what’s known today as TOArts, the organization has become a respected nonprofit ...
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HOMECOMING Tradition

THREE CHEERS—Panther football coach Joe Smigiel, drums up enthusiasm during the Newbury Park High School Alumni Foundation homecoming pep rally on Oct. 1 at the campus.Above left, Kathy Yiannakakis ...