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CLU hosts VCCCD elections panel
Running this year in Ventura County Community College District [VCCCD] Board of Trustees 2026 Area 2 is incumbent Lou Lichtl and Roger Bowerman. At a panel hosted by the Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 17 at California Lutheran University, candidates Lichtl and Bowerman spoke on topics impacting the VCCCD including post graduate…
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EARThS Magnet School Transitional Kindergarten welcomes young learners
This school year on Aug. 19, 2026, EARThS Elementary introduced transitional-kindergarten [TK] classes required by the district for students between four years old and birthdays before Sept. 1. EARThS is a K-5 magnet school for integrated math and science located on Michael Dr. in Newbury Park and is part of Conejo Valley Unified School…
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Downtown T.O. development construction begins
On June 23, 2026 Thousand Oaks [T.O.] City Council finalized $100 million plans for construction centered around the Civic Arts Plaza at 2100 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard. The new development will consist of 240 housing units including 39 affordable housing units specifically for low-income families according to the Ventura County Star. As well as…
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News in brief
CVUSD implements new device policy in schools Throughout a presentation during the Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] board meeting on May 6, Jayna Suter, assistant director of educational technology and student performance, introduced changes to technology policies. During the presentation, Suter explained the removed language around the Bring Your Own Device [BYOD] program…
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One year later: an update on the 2025 cover story
Nearly a year after protests broke out at Westlake High School [WHS] against the district’s alleged mishandling of sexual assault reports, a WHS teacher is suing the Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] for whistleblower retaliation, political speech retaliation and retaliation in violation of California Education Code 221.1, which are anti-discrimination laws. In early…
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World News in Brief
UN High Seas Treaty instated after discussion The UN High Seas Treaty, also called the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction [BBNJ] Agreement, is an international law that was enforced on Jan. 17, 2026. The treaty covers all marine areas beyond the United States’ national jurisdiction and was enforced after ratifications by 60 other countries. It…
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E-bike and e-motorcycle activities threaten T.O.
Due to improper e-bike use, Newbury Park’s Dos Vientos Community Park and Borchard Community Park have racked up around $50,000 in damages and are in need of repairs, according to the Thousand Oaks Acorn. The Thousand Oaks Police Department [TOPD] is taking action by issuing citations and towing illegal e-motorcycles on the road. Joseph…
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Warm weather escalates rattlesnake season
The mountains of Conejo Valley have many scenic trails enjoyed by local hikers, bikers and nature enjoyers. Local trails are shared not only by neighbors, but by wild animals who call the trails their home. Rattlesnakes in Thousand Oaks are most active between April and October, and amid recent bites making headlines, the community…
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Makayla Settles’ family fights for a trial
On the morning of April 21, a protest organized by “Project Name and Shame” called “March for Makayla” took place, gathering over 200 people at the Ventura County Courthouse. 19-year-old Makayla Settles committed suicide on Dec. 22, 2025, following alleged rape by her father, Stephen Vincent Chavez. According to the Moorpark Acorn, Chavez pleaded…
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Newbury Park man pleads guilty to killing brother
Zuberi Kalaikulokahiokalani Sharp pled guilty on March 30 to second-degree murder of his 15-year-old brother, Zayde Keohohou who suffered from cerebral palsy, with a pickaxe. Zuberi Sharp killed Keohohou in Newbury Park on Dec. 4, 2024 around 8 p.m., and was found by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office on the Newbury Park High School…