Joseph Ayala, a businessman and university professor, was appointed to the vacant District 1 seat on the Simi Valley City Council during a special meeting Feb. 24 A newcomer to city politics, Ayala ...

Ventura County resident and retired FBI Special Agent William Rose opens his book “Less Tagging, More Killing” with an anecdote from the summer of 2000, when he was tasked with picking up actor Gary B ...

Senior Concerns has been serving the needs of Conejo Valley’s older adults and their caregivers. To celebrate, the Thousand Oaks nonprofit has chosen “The Golden One” as the theme for its annual ...

Despite emotional pleas from staff and teachers, the Simi Valley Unified School District board voted on Feb. 18 to eliminate several staff positions by the end of the 2024-25 school year. The cuts ...

On March 1 and 2, New West Symphony will continue to celebrate its 30th anniversary season with “Carmina and Carnival,” ...

The high-stakes race to replace Jacqui Irwin as representative for the California 42nd Assembly District in the 2026 election has its first contender— plus another possible candidate who’s still a ...

Recently I had robotic surgery on my knee. Although I was confined to my house with pain, I wanted to attend a concert. My special friend, Ruth Dempsey, helped me to go to the Zmed Brothers ...

Times are hard. We know that because we in the newsroom are going through it right along with our friends and neighbors in the community. We are also hearing about it, especially, from the city’s ...

Inside the Reagan Library, a captivated audience listened as two American heroes—Clinton Romesha and Dwight Birdwell—shared stories of courage, sacrifice and leadership under fire. The Feb. 12 forum ...

Eileen Smulson rescued her first pet in 2003. Ginger, a four-month-old terrier mix, was abandoned on the side of a highway, and the Granada Hills resident did everything she could to make the dog feel ...

The City of Thousand Oaks reaffirmed its financial commitment to East Ventura County’s first family justice center during a recent council meeting. Council members voted 5-0 Feb. 11 to entered into an ...