Agoura Hills, Calabasas and Westlake Village will be required to pay what some officials are calling "outrageous" dollar amounts in order to meet strict new water quality regulations governing the pollution at Malibu Creek. More...

NEW YEAR'S DAY BABY- Táhirih Sofiya Vahdat is the first baby born in 2007 at Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center. Proud parents Elhum and Elsa Vahdat reside in Westlake Village. More...

THURS., JAN. 18 Soroptomists Meet Inaugural meeting of Soroptimist, club for professional, business women. Lead service projects to benefit women, girls. 6:30 p.m., Mavericks Restaurant, 5225 Cochran St., Simi Valley. $10 includes hor d'oeuvres, drink, tax, tip. RSVP, the14health@sb... More...

Q: I'm leaving my employer. Should I consider an IRA rollover from my former employer's retirement plan? A: Millions of employees will change jobs this year through career moves, layoffs or retirement. If you are one of these employees, chances are that this change has left... More...

After months of debate over teacher pay raises and health and retirement benefits, the Las Virgenes Unified School District and the Las Virgenes Educators Association, the union representing teachers, have reached agreement. Teachers won a 3 percent salary hike retroactive to July, plus ... More...

The Marmonte League boys' basketball season has reached its midway point, so it's about time to separate the contenders from the pretenders in the race for a league championship. Prior to Wednesday night's games, Simi Valley had a twogame lead over Westlake, Thousand Oaks and Ca... More...

TAKE ME HOME- Baby Kitty, 10, a female gray-and-white cat, was surrendered by her owner. Baby Kitty can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Baby Kitty home, ask for ID No. A3619323. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first... More...

Agoura Hills Thieves stole a $100 wetsuit and a gas can valued at $5 from the back of a pickup truck parked on Colodny Drive Jan 5. A $180 jack, $80 worth of tools, a $40 first aid kit and $60 worth of recovery rope were stolen from a vehicle parked at the intersection of Colodny... More...

The Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park sponsored 13 families last December through the Lutheran Social Services' Adopta-Family program by contributing $3,000 in gift cards for LSS to distribute. The Episcopal church also contributed to other programs, such as providing new swea... More...

Women own 10.6 million of U.S. firms, but where does that leave the little ones? Quite often with a third party, which can take both an emotional and monetary toll on mothers. More...

Actor/writer John Loprieno of Westlake Village is excited to share his insights with theater students at Moorpark College. He points out that actors need flexibility to succeed in the industry, much as his own career has changed direction over the years. More...

I wish the school board, as well as Fairbank, Maslin and Maullin, could comprehend the "basics" of why H6 failed which, in the opinion of many voters, was because it was overinflated. So rather than spend another estimated $25,000 to hear that, why not have an e-mail address or pho... More...

Recently we wrote about the emergency room at Los Robles Regional Medical Center. The reason, by the way, was a letter from an outraged family. They were mad because their daughter, dehydrated and suffering from the flu, went for hours before being seen by a doctor. More...

This 3bedroom, 2.5bath home is in the gated community of Verdigris in the city of Thousand Oaks. Built in 1996 with approximately 2,007 square feet, the home has an open floor plan. Wood floors at entry and living room compliment neutral colors throughout. The kitchen flooring is desig... More...