Cal Lutheran University and former Congressman Elton Gallegly have put an end to their legal fight regarding the Gallegly Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement on the school campus. As early ...

From soccer clubs to booster groups, local nonprofits and school organizations now have a chance to strengthen youth sports in Thousand Oaks through the city’s Community Sports Grant Program.

I read the editor’s opinion on gerrymandering, and it missed the core reason Gov. Gavin Newsom supports temporary redistricting. Gerrymandering is political map-rigging—manipulating district lines to ...

As part of its efforts to become community partners, the new owner of the The Oaks is establishing a program to support local schools, but it takes the help of shoppers and their receipts. With ...

While the shark in the 1975 film “Jaws” terrorizes the town and draws the heroes into an extended battle at sea, it’s not the true villain of the story. That dubious honor goes to the local mayor, ...

A roughly block-long portion of Moorpark Road from Brazil Street to Wilbur Road has earned itself nicknames from Thousand Oaks residents who refer to it as Chicken Row, Chicken Block or the witty ...

As students across Conejo Valley sharpened their pencils and dusted off their backpacks for the first day of school last week, they weren’t the only ones excited and maybe a little nervous about the ...

KIDS AND COPS—During a Ventura County Sheriff’s Office open house on Aug. 13 in Thousand Oaks, 2-year-old Violet Reihart, above, sits in the VCS “Huey”rescue helicopter. Photos by MICHAEL COONS/Acorn ...

Ventura County officials are sounding the alarm about kratom, an unregulated herbal supplement that’s been linked to some serious health problems, including overdoses and deaths. On Aug. 12, a team of ...

Clara arrived in Thousand Oaks in 1958, with her husband, Art, and a baby boy. They lived in one of the first homes called, Conejo Country Homes. She raised 2 kids, Scott and Brenda. She had many ...

Back-to-school season is heating up, but ICE’s presence has cast a chilling effect on some families in the Southland. Throughout the area, community members have shared fears at public government ...