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KENNETH FIRE A CLOSE CALL FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Seven days of historically destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County brought power outages, school closures and partial ...
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Shelter opening delayed again
Thousand Oaks’ first homeless shelter will no longer open this month as expected. Residents are now slated to begin moving ...
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Hillcrest, Bethany Christian schools postpone merge
What was to be an imminent merger of two Thousand Oaks private Christian schools has been postponed following families’ concerns with the transition timeline. Instead, Hillcrest Christian School and ...
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Property easement settlement expected to favor the community
Following a Ventura County Board of Supervisors vote last week, a prominent Thousand Oaks property owner is expected to ...
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Going native
PARK PLANTING—Thousand Oaks resident Mary Freed prepares to plant a native yucca plant at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa during the National Park Service’s MLK Day of Service on Jan. 18 in Newbury Park.
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Fire recovery is not an open-and-shut proposition
Conejo Valley problems resulting from the recent L.A. County wildfires pale in comparison to the misery and loss suffered by the thousands of fire victims. Let’s make that clear from the get-go. But ...
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SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
A 30-year-old man was arrested near Calle Nogal and Calle Tulipan for carrying a concealed dagger and being under the influence of drugs. A man, 20, was arrested in the 3700 block of Cabrillo Avenue ...
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New West Symphony tunes up for out-of-this world show
To mark its third decade, New West Symphony wants to take audiences on a musical adventure. Led by music director Michael ...
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On the move
The first living units for Thousand Oaks’ first homeless housing project, Thrive Grove Navigation Center, were trucked in ...
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Infrastructure must be a priority for fires
We have heard that the reservoir in the Palisades area was empty and that the water hydrants were not working. This was at a time when the Santa Ana winds posed a fire danger threat. Whereas we cannot ...
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Wildlife bridge essential for animals
The construction of the wildlife bridge that’s in Agoura Hills over the 101 Freeway is a motivating and essential approach to maintaining California’s special ecosystems. This bridge for wildlife is ...
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Use old protocols for new blazes
The neighborhood of Altadena is gone. The entire Palisades, except Rick Caruso’s property, is gone—the result of out-of control wildfires. We-cannot accept “climate change” as the answer to why this ...