April 1, 2010 RSS feed / Community

State Sen. Tony Strickland will run for controller

State Sen. Tony Strickland (RThousand Oaks) has officially announced his candidacy for state controller in the November election. More...

Survey finds residents in no mood for new taxes for city, schools or park district

The city of T.O., hoping to continue to provide high levels of services to taxpayers, surveyed residents last fall on whether they’d be willing to pay higher taxes. More...

Newbury Park man, 21, convicted on attempted murder

Kyle Martin Rubin, 21, of Newbury Park was found guilty of attempted murder, residential burglary and first degree residential burglary on March 23. More...

Former lawyer held on felony charges

Alysa Rosen, 47, of Thousand Oaks, a former member of the California state bar, was arraigned on felony charges of identity theft, forgery and grand theft on March 26. Rosen is in custody in the Ventura County Jail on $100,000 bail. More...

CVD needs vendors for new Main Street

The Conejo Valley Days’ vendor area will have a new look this year. Instead of a large vendor tent, the area will be a western-themed Main Street with storefronts and costumed entertainment. More...

Main library hosts family reading event

The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library will host a Read to Me, Read to You event for families from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 15 in the community room, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Women’s club visits lemon packing house

The Thousand Oaks Women’s Club will visit the Limoneria Packing House for a one-hour easy walking tour at 10 a.m. Tues., April 13. Participants will meet at Limoneria, 1141 Cummings Road, Santa Paula. More...

Republicans meet

An endorsing convention of Ventura County’s unit of the California Republican Assembly in the 19th Senate District will take place on Thurs., April 22 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura. More...

Singles meet

The Conejo Senior Singles meet at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, at the back of the church’s rear parking lot, 1049 Westlake Blvd. More...

Democrats host primary forum

The Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley will host a Primary Congressional Forum at their regular meeting at 6:15 p.m. Wed., April 14 at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Guests and new members are welcome. More...

Licensing classes set

The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club will be conducting an amateur radio license training program from 7 to 8:45 p.m. for eight Fridays starting April 2 at the East County Sheriff’s Station, 2101 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

For the record

Due to faulty information provided to us, the phone number of Castle Hill Retirement Village was incorrect last week in the story “Retirement home teams up with nonprofit.” The correct phone number is (805) 492-2471 More...

Electrical fire destroys condominium in T.O.

Less than a minute after members of the family ran from the condo, the living room was engulfed in flames

When her condo burst into flames, a Thousand Oaks woman escaped with only her life, the towel she was wearing and her cellphone. More...

Lowe’s applies to open a store here

Lowe’s has applied to the city to build a store on the Seventh Day Adventist property near Wendy Drive and Grand Vista Drive just north of the 101 Freeway where a Costco store might have gone. More...

3 arraigned on insurance fraud

Michael Nuciforo, 55, James Nuciforo, 57, and Brenda Stout, 52, were arraigned on March 26 on felony counts of insurance premium fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. More...

Author gathers Conejo Valley historical photos for book about ancestors

Those who’ve wondered what the Conejo Valley looked like before buildings, highways or even automobiles appeared now have their answer. More...

Easter Sunday coming to Harbor Village

Family activities will be presented from noon to 3 p.m. at the Harbor is Hopping event on Easter Sunday, April 4, at the Ventura Harbor Village Carousel Stage on Spinnaker Drive, Ventura. More...

Serving In Uniform

•Air Force Cadet Ryan A. Campbell is one of only 22 cadets within the 4,571-member Cadet Wing to earn a perfect 4.0 gradepoint average for the fall 2009 semester at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. More...

Zonta Club hosts Special Kids Day at CVD, needs volunteers to help

The Zonta Club of the Conejo Valley Area will host Special Kids’ Day at Conejo Valley Days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fri., April 30 at the carnival site, east of the 23 Freeway at Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Learning about national parks at Ladera

PRACTICAL CURRICULUM–Ladera Elementary School fourth-graders Reza Habibi, right, and Natalee Newcomb, center, display an impression of a bear paw, along with classmates Giovanni Quintero, left, More...

Rotarkians host benefit for UFOs

The Rotarkey Foundation of Conejo Valley will host its inaugural For the ’Fo fundraiser at 7 p.m. Sat., April 31 at the foundation’s headquarters, 1234 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...