Thousand Oaks News

Ventura County Shakespeare fans won't have to travel far this summer to enjoy a bit of the Bard.

Olive oil from Buon Gusto Farms, which is sold at the Thousand Oaks Farmers market, is grown near Ventura and pressed in Ojai, where the Asquith family of Ojai Olive Oil is leading local producers in creating a burgeoning new market.

Volunteer Jeane Rose of the Joyful Volunteering group reads with Caleb Pruneau and Naomi Moya-Aguilar at Ladera Elementary School in Thousand Oaks.

The owner and founder of Natural CafA©, Baja Grill and Kahuna Grill, Brown has opened his first coffee shop.

Local artists Maggie Kildee, Omar d'Leon and Andrea Yomtob will showcase their work in "Neo-Magical Realism: The Divinity of Beauty," an exhibit of paintings and sculptures from today to June 30 at the Studio Channel Islands Art Center Gallery.

Friday Jazz Bands in Westlake Village: The City of Westlake Village presents its 9th season of free Friday and Saturday evening summer TGIF events! All events start at 7 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

Police returned this week to the Thousand Oaks crosswalk where a mother and three children were struck by a van to crack down on motorists failing to yield to pedestrians and committing other offenses.

Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Elks Lodge, 158 N. Conejo School Road.

Nicola Winokur, of Thousand Oaks, and Brittany Waiters, of Westlake Village, sculpt with clay during a visit with members of the Boy Girls Club of Conejo and Las Virgenes on Tuesday.

Two people were arrested in Woodland Hills this month in connection with burglaries from a public storage facility in Calabasas, Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said.

A small earthquake has given a jolt to the Southern California coast but there are no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

Doug Schafer teaches Matthew Imhof, 8, how to control a remote-controlled glider Monday at the Rancho Conejo Playfields in Thousand Oaks.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star Linda Parks is the Ventura County Supervisor for District 2-which includes: Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Lynn Ranch, Oak Park, Santa Rosa Valley, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Malibu - Yerba ... (more)

Flynn Buchanan, 8, of Thousand Oaks, claws his way to the top of a rock-climbing wall during the Conejo Valley Fitness Fair.

"A Catcher's Story" , by former professional baseball player Jim Hibbs of Ventura, is a sports tale that covers Hibbs' years as a Ventura High School Cougar, a Stanford student, 1964 Olympian and major league catcher for the Dodgers, Angels, Reds and Cubs.

The following students have been named to the fall 2011 semester dean's list at Loyola Marymount University, LosA Angeles: Aris Anagnos, of Thousand Oaks; Joseph August, of Santa Rosa Valley; Michelle Blemker, of Camarillo; Kaitlin Boggs, of Ojai; Alison Clarizio, of Simi Valley; Denver Coleman, of Camarillo; Kaylyn Connelly, of Camarillo; Chaya ... (more)

Emma Bictor leads a musical dance number about the California missions Monday during a performance by the Weathersfield School fourth-grade class as part of the school's 50th-anniversary celebration.

The Thousand Oaks City Council will be asked today to eliminate nine positions and authorize severance packages for laid-off employees, whose jobs were funded by the now-defunct agency.

Griselda Castro, 29, of Thousand Oaks was upgraded from critical to serious but stable condition.

The housing needs of Ventura County's older population and ways to meet those needs were the subjects of a conference Thursday in Camarillo.