High-end store takes the low road
March 15 started out as just a normal workday for Kilie Mackey, but when the Vintage Grocers receiving manager arrived at the Westlake Promenade store, she was shocked to find it had been closed permanently. “When I showed up for work this morning, people were there painting the windows white to block them out, and there was a sign on […]
Slowly but surely the debris gets hauled away
State contractors say they have removed burned metal, concrete, ash and debris from nearly 150 residential properties in Los Angeles and Ventura counties affected by the Woolsey and Hill fires. The homeowners are participating in the state’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program. Crews have cleared debris from 127 properties in Los Angeles County and from 21 parcels in Ventura County—and will […]
Enough of Kanan traffic
Gnarly traffic on Kanan Road has plagued residents for years. Now, something is being done to address the problem. The City of Agoura Hills, Ventura County and two public school districts are trying to come up with a plan to ease traffic congestion on the road during peak periods. A regional study of the Kanan Road corridor was discussed by […]
Bobcat killed on LV road
An adult male bobcat, B-361, was struck and killed by a car the evening of March 15 on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas. The male cat was collared by National Park Service biologists Nov. 6, 2018. He roamed between the burned and unburned areas of Malibu Canyon, the park service said. His carcass was collected and will undergo a necropsy, […]
Keep your eye on the birdie
The Conejo Valley Audubon Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Mon., April 1 at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Frank De Martino, club president, will discuss “Fly Me to the Moon: Bird Migration Myths and Realities,” longstanding myths and contemporary science relating to migratory birds. Organizers say, “Come celebrate April Fool’s Day by taking […]
Fire-damaged parks slow to open
The heavy rains over the last few months have healed most of the visible damage from the Woolsey fire—burn scars and blackened plant life have been replaced by lush greenery that invites locals to return to the Santa Monica Mountains where they can enjoy the recent sunny weather. Local parks are a different matter. Some spaces are still showing signs […]
Region governed by new wildlife corridors
Ventura County made history March 12 by becoming the first county in the nation to create special zoning for the protection of wildlife. The so-called wildlife corridors hope to give threatened animals such as cougars more room to run between the mountains and the sea. Three years in the planning and comprising some 500,000 acres with more than 7,390 privately […]
Westlake Village goes EV
The City of Westlake Village, traveling on the road to progress, said it wants to be electric-car-friendly. At its meeting last week the Westlake Village City Council voted to install 22 electric vehicle charging stations for public use—16 at the community park on Thousand Oaks Boulevard and six at City Hall. Westlake Village Mayor Ned Davis said the stations are […]
Hate flyers found at CHS
Calabasas High School staff arrived on campus Monday morning to find that someone had posted two anti- Semitic flyers on school property. The flyers were removed before classes started. CHS principal CJ Foss said similar posters were put up in other locations in the San Fernando Valley. She discussed the matter with the Anti-Defamation League, an international organization that seeks […]