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  • Athlete sues former teammate for abuse

    Athlete sues former teammate for abuse

    An 18-year-old water polo player with goals of playing professionally in Europe is now putting his career on hold as he files a California Superior Court Lawsuit against former teammates of his at Harvard-Westlake High School. Aidan Roman, who was 14-years-old during the beginning of the alleged series of harassment, claims the private school…

  • Rebecca Grossman’s conviction upheld after appeal

    Rebecca Grossman’s conviction upheld after appeal

    On Tuesday, the California 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld the Feb. 23, 2024 conviction of Rebecca Grossman, co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, for the second-degree murder of 11-year-old Mark Iskander and his 8-year-old brother Jacob Iskander. Grossman was involved in a hit-and-run at a crosswalk in Westlake Village on Sept. 29, 2020,…

  • Iran War escalates as U.S. enters

    Iran War escalates as U.S. enters

    On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel attacked Iran after many weeks of continuous threats from President Donald Trump. The U.S. and Israel used large-scale attacks, targeted at the Iranian military resources, and, in the process, killed the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The capital of Iran, Tehran, used its Assembly of Experts…

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    Abuse accusations destroy César Chávez’s legacy  César Chávez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers labor union, was accused of sexually abusing girls following a New York Times investigation on March 18. In his 40s, he raped Debra Rojas when she was 15 years old and had sexual encounters with Ana Murguia when she was…

  • Redwood Middle School modifies its bell schedule

    Redwood Middle School modifies its bell schedule

    On Mar. 4, Redwood Middle School Principal Kristina Keener proposed a new bell schedule for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year at a CVUSD school board meeting. As part of the proposed plan, Monday and Thursdays will follow the same bell schedule and there will be early dismissal on Friday at 1:40 p.m, according to…

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    19 Buddhist monks peacefully protest On Oct. 26, 2025, 19 Buddhist monks left Fort Worth, Texas, and began a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace, which concluded on Feb.10, 2026, when they arrived in Washington, D.C. The monks came from Thailand, Vietnam, France, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries and were organized by the Venerable Bhikkhu…

  • School board votes to cut mental health services

    School board votes to cut mental health services

    On Feb. 18, the Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] school board voted on a resolution to approve the discontinuance of the particular kinds of grant-funded mental health services recognized on Resolution #25/26-28. Following 18 individual speakers during the public comment section of the school board meeting, the school board discussed their personal opinions…

  • Employees demand wage increases

    Employees demand wage increases

    At the Feb. 4 Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] Board Meeting, multiple CVUSD employees spoke, as well as read letters from those who were unable to attend, addressing concerns about current wages. Sixteen public comments were presented in total, resulting in a minimization of speaking time from three minutes to two minutes to…

  • UCLA professor responds to Epstein Files allegations

    UCLA professor responds to Epstein Files allegations

    Following the release of the Epstein Files on Feb. 10, 2026, Mark Tramo, a University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA] professor of neurology and former neurologist at Los Robles Hospital, has responded to his name’s appearance in emails between himself and Epstein as well as allegations present in the files. Tramo’s profile is located…

  • Oak Park High School students protest ICE

    Oak Park High School students protest ICE

    *In the interest of protecting the identity of a source, a pseudonym is indicated by an asterisk Over 250 Oak Park High School [OPHS] students walked out of their second period class and gathered together to protest against nationwide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] activity on Jan. 30. The walkout was planned after…