Sound ideas work well, until they don’t. The government structure for Los Angeles County, a metropolis bigger than most states, has been in place since 1912 at a time when the county’s population was only half-a-million people and women were denied the right to vote. But today the county’s government charter is frayed around the edges and needs to be […]
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L.A. County Supervisors send major government reform to the voters
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Dog zip-tied and abandoned. Really?
The reward has been upped to $7,600 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a German shepherd dog that was found abandoned in Malibu Canyon last week, his mouth and neck constricted by plastic zip-ties. The nonprofit groups In Defense of Animals and Peace 4 Animals are giving a $5,100 award, and Hollywood Producer Marc Gurvitz of […]
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Inclusive park coming soon
Kids of all abilities to have own playground at Agoura’s Morrison ParkThe inclusive Morrison Park Playground project has nearly reached its fundraising goal following a jumbo donation received from the Southeast Ventura County YMCA. Representatives of the regional Y, which includes the Westlake Village branch, presented an oversized check in the amount of $100,000 to the Westlake Village Rotary Foundation at an Agoura Hills City Council meeting on June 26. The […]
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Dog zip-tied and left to die
The reward has been upped to $7,600 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a German shepherd dog that was found abandoned in Malibu Canyon last week, his mouth and neck constricted by plastic zip-ties. The nonprofit groups In Defense of Animals and Peace 4 Animals are giving a $5,100 award, and Hollywood Producer Marc Gurvitz of […]
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Heat prompts early fire season
This year’s fire season began hot and heavy in the Conejo Valley. The Ventura County Fire Department battled two blazes in Thousand Oaks over the Fourth of July weekend. The first fire, dubbed the Rancho fire by VCFD, started and ended July 5—just five days after the official start of the 2024 fire season. The Rancho fire, confined to the […]
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Calabasas punts on sales tax hike
City Council nixes the increase for nowJudging that support among residents for a proposed sales tax hike is uncertain— and with only a few months left to promote the increase before November’s election—the Calabasas City Council decided to table the additional tax at its meeting on June 26. Instead, the council voted unanimously to ask city staff for a report looking at all revenue-raising measures, including […]
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Moorpark College amphitheater receives star-studded support
Pat Benatar on board with 4,000-seat venueThe next generation of young actors and musicians will never be able to reach their greatest potential if they don’t have a grand stage on which to perform, said organizers of a June 29 kickoff fundraiser for the 4,000-seat outdoor amphitheater being proposed on the campus of Moorpark College. Between the Hollywood Bowl and the Santa Barbara Bowl, the amphitheater […]
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Time runs out for crew that stole pricey watch
Five teens from Los Angeles were arrested last week after reportedly robbing two customers at The Oaks mall and then leading deputies on a vehicle pursuit through Thousand Oaks and into Calabasas. All five were caught. Just before 4 p.m. June 27, a 79-year old Camarillo man and a 77-year-old Westlake Village woman called 911 to report that they had […]