August 20, 2009 RSS feed / Community

Mixed use wouldn’t affect housing plan

State law requires local governments to have housing plans. More...

Free classes will be offered by Center for the Whole Child

The Center for the Whole Child, a nonprofit agency, will present the following free classes at Communication Matters, 810 Lawrence Drive, Ste. 100, Newbury Park. For more information or to RSVP, call (805) 273-3870. More...

Grand jury members are selected

The members of the 2009-10 Ventura County grand jury were selected in July. The Hon. Kevin J. McGee, presiding judge of the Superior Court of California, Ventura County, swore in the grand jury in the Hall of Justice, Ventura. More...

For the record

The new Westlake VillagFarmers’ Market will open Sun., Sept. 20, not Aug. 16 areported last week. More...

Classic jeans donated at The Oaks

DOING GOOD WITH DENIM– Singer Josiah Rea, 14, of Linden, Calif., folds donated jeans with other volunteers at The Oaks mall during “Give Back and Rock,” a denim collection event. More...

Local woman captured by photographer at Woodstock

Young woman attended festival she thought would be historic

A moment held forever with the click of a camera lens keeps a local woman focused on her life as a hippie in the 1960s. More...

Children need adoptive parents

Children’s Bureau will host an nformation meeting for prospec ive adoptive or foster parents from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tues., Aug. 25 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. More...

Squirrel of the Month

‘WHO YOU LOOKIN’ AT?’–“He lives in an oak tree on Daniel Street in Newbury Park,” writes a reader, mentioning absolutely nothing more. More...

Council on Aging offers seniors free lunch

The Council on Aging will host a free lunch for seniors age 60 and up Mon., Aug. 24 at the Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Barbeqoncert to benefit performing arts

Due to the success of the recent Barbeqoncert, an encore performance will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 22, at the home of Edward Francis, aka Marian Hall for the Performing Arts, in the Lynn Ranch area of Thousand Oaks. More...

New system introduced to reserve space at parks in Ventura County

The Ventura County Parks Department has launched a new online reservation system at www.gsa.countyofventura.org/ parks. More...

Reagan Library opens heroes exhibit

Honorees include astronauts, Medal of Honor recipients, first responders to the World Trade Center on 9/11 and others; display will continue through the end of January

When visitors enter the new heroes exhibit at the Reagan Library, they are greeted with words from the president’s first inaugural speech written across the wall. More...

Car crashes into restaurant, man injured by hot cooking oil

Luis Humberto Jolon, 22, is in serious but stable condition after being splashed with hot oil when a car crashed into a Newbury Park restaurant where he was working. More...

Fire department saves 4 condos, 1 burns

Two people suffered from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a condominium in Newbury Park where a construction crew was cutting copper piping, a fire official said. At 1:13 p.m. More...

Ventura County Fire Department denies allegation that it overcharged for services in T.O.

What the city calls a $6million overcharge to Thousand Oaks taxpayers for fire services was defended by Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) officials. More...

Sometimes a caretaker must become a Social Security representative payee

Helping Social Security recipient as a caregiver

If a loved one, friend or neighbor receives Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits but is no longer physically or mentally able to take care of his or her financial affairs, you may want to consider becoming a repr More...

CHP celebrates 80 years of service keeping people safer

For 80 years the California Highway Patrol has regulated traffic on county and state highways, provided disaster and lifesaving assistance, and protected state buildings. On Aug. 14, the CHP officially marked its eighth decade in existence. More...

Traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial coming to Westlake Village

The Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall—a three-quarter-scale traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.—will be open for public viewing during Labor Day weekend, Sept. More...

Two organizations working for everyone

TALKING—JoLynn Hinger, left, and Jill Lederer, both of the Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce, get a tour of the Villa Esperanza offices and visit with Michelle Cox, dir More...

Dance company to have auditions

The Academy of Dance and School of Performing Arts will host auditions for the 2009-10 dance company on Tues., Sept. 1 at 5700 Corsa Ave., Ste. No. 106, Westlake Village. More...

Bella Vita Social Club will host dinner meeting

Bella Vita Social Club will host a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Fri., Aug. 28 at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church hall, 32032 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. More...

Elks Lodge opens doors for tour

The Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge will host an open house in conjunction with a motorcycle show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Aug. 22 at the lodge, 158 Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks. The lodge will be open for facility tours. More...

Tornado destruction helps town go green

Green building: bit by bit When a tornado flattened Greensburg, Kan., in May 2008, he city vowed to rebuild—with a wist. More...