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There is a temporary addition to the Thousand Oaks Mall– hidden next to Arhaus is a single room pop-up campaign center where students interested in canvassing for the CVUSD school board election can be cordially shown the ropes. On Nov. 16, the Conejo Together coalition, which endorses board candidates Bill Gorback, Jenny Fitzgerald and…
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Several areas in the city of Thousand Oaks were temporarily without power during the late hours of Sunday night, on Oct. 9 which left many residents searching for spare candles to illuminate their homes while waiting for their power to return. The area affected included Lynn Road to Hillcrest Drive. Additionally, many moviegoers were…
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Students of Sequoia Middle School gathered around, eager to listen to their monthly podcast. Karla Stevenson, teacher at Sequoia Middle School, hosted a podcast for her class on Oct. 9. Members of The Arrow, The Lancer and The Prowler, three high school newspapers in the Conejo Valley Unified School District, were interviewed. The three…
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Daland Swim School in Thousand Oaks experienced a chlorine gas leak on Oct. 3, affecting 19 swimmers in total. During regularly scheduled activities, an equipment malfunction caused an excess of chlorine gas, typically used to kill bacteria, to enter the water. Katie Wu, sophomore, and Maria Hutterer, sophomore, were at the facility on the…
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Amid controversy and extreme partisanship Justice Brett Kavanaugh was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in a 50-48 senate vote. President Trump nominated Judge Kavanaugh last July to replace moderate conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy who retired over the summer. However, his nomination was held in abeyance over multiple allegations of…
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Californians looked up at the sky as a luminous cloud lit up the night sky on Oct. 10 around 7:20 p.m. SpaceX, a private aerospace engineering company, successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket at the Vandenberg Air Force Base about 158 miles north of Los Angeles. The company was founded in 2002…
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In preparation for the upcoming CVUSD school board elections, several local groups have held candidate forums. Controversy arose at the first forum, hosted by the Conejo Council Parent Teacher Association, when sitting board member and candidate Mike Dunn delivered his opening statement and then refused to participate in the rest of the forum. Dunn…
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California Republicans are pushing forth with a motion to repeal the Gas Tax, implemented in Nov. 2017 by Gov. Jerry Brown. The current gas tax adds 12 cents per gallon on gasoline and 20 cents per gallon of diesel. Since California has the second highest gas prices in the nation, many Californians are looking…
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An attempted kidnapping took place in front of the NPHS football stadium on Sept. 21. The victim, a nine-year-old girl, was riding her bike to Walnut Elementary School when at 8:15 a.m., she encountered a man with a white van on Spanish Gate Drive. The van was described as squarely shaped, similar to a…
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Conejo Valley’s long-awaited and first ever Pride Festival took place on Sept. 22. Pride is an event held internationally that celebrates gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and multisexual pride and equality. The event consisted of guest speakers, performers, booths, food trucks, a drag show, a march and, of course, its iconic rainbow signature. Reina Geinsberg,…