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Thieves take Iskander memorial items on anniversary in Westlake Village

Photographs, balloons and garden flags placed at the Westlake Village crash site where Mark and Jacob Iskander died six years ago were stolen on the anniversary of their deaths. The Lost Hills Sheriff's Station is investigating, and the family is pushing for a permanent memorial at the intersection.

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Highway 101 wildlife crossing targets Dec. 2 opening

The $114 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills is on track for a Dec. 2 ribbon-cutting, with trail cameras already capturing mountain lions, bobcats and deer near the bridge even as construction continues.

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Conejo Free Clinic adds exam rooms as Medi-Cal cuts loom

The Thousand Oaks nonprofit, marking 50 years of free healthcare, is expanding to meet a projected surge in uninsured patients as federal Medicaid changes could drop 15,000 Ventura County residents from coverage next year. A 50th anniversary celebration is set for Oct. 18.

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Thousand Oaks Downtown Project opponents drop lawsuit

Citizens for Responsible Development in Thousand Oaks dropped its Ventura County Superior Court challenge to the city's Downtown Project, citing a lack of funds after falling short of the 10% signature threshold needed for a referendum.

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New California laws shift smoke-damage burden to insurers

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed four bills creating the nation's first statewide standards for wildfire smoke-damage testing, insurance coverage and mortgage relief, with new protections taking effect Jan. 1, 2027.

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Thousand Oaks offers free landfill drop-off Sept. 26

Thousand Oaks residents who are Athens Services customers can drop off excess trash, yard waste and bulky items for free at the Calabasas Landfill on Saturday, Sept. 26, the last of three free disposal days the city scheduled for 2026.

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Two Thousand Oaks candidate forums set before Nov. 3 election

Two free candidate forums in Thousand Oaks will give voters a chance to hear from six City Council candidates and two Assembly District 42 candidates ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election.

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Thousand Oaks council votes on $648K federal grant report

The Thousand Oaks City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 15, on how the city spent $648,249 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds during the 2025-26 program year.

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Kite Pharma splits headquarters between Thousand Oaks and El Segundo

Kite Pharma, the Gilead Sciences cancer cell-therapy subsidiary acquired for $11.9 billion, is splitting its headquarters between Thousand Oaks and El Segundo by the end of 2026, joining about 20 biotech firms in the Conejo Valley's growing life sciences cluster.

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Thousand Oaks Transit adds tap-to-pay bus fares

Thousand Oaks Transit riders can pay bus fares by tapping a contactless card, phone, or smartwatch under the new Tap2Ride system, which caps charges at $50 per 31-day period and offers free two-hour transfers across seven Ventura County bus systems.

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Amgen seeks 75-foot building permit in Thousand Oaks

The Thousand Oaks Planning Commission reviewed Amgen's application for a 378,862-square-foot, 75-foot building at 701 Pauling Drive that would require raising the campus height limit from 55 to 75 feet and removing four protected oak trees.

Monument sign for Civic Arts Plaza and City Hall along a tree-lined street.

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Thousand Oaks weighs dropping fees for affordable housing projects

The Thousand Oaks City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 15, on an ordinance that would exempt 100% affordable for-sale housing projects from certain development impact fees, a move that grew out of a unanimous April vote tied to the 78-unit Hillcrest Homes project on Erbes Road.

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Las Virgenes water main break hits Conejo Valley pressure

A water main break on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas may reduce water pressure for Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Newbury Park customers served by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District.

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