John Loesing


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WHS announces, cancels Black History Month dress-up days

 A Black History Month activity at Westlake High School originally planned for this week that encouraged students to show up to campus in clothing inspired by Black culture was cancelled after administrators decided the event could be construed as harmful.  “The cancellation was due to the concern that dress up activities for celebration months . . . might lead to... READ MORE >

La Reina announces school closure

  Without fanfare, La Reina school this week notified teachers and families it would close its doors at the end of the current school year.  Teachers were informed early in the week along with the news they are to receive severance of a single two-week pay period, faculty members told the Acorn. Families of students were told of the closure... READ MORE >

Man pleads not guilty to rally manslaughter charge

The Moorpark College professor authorities say is responsible for the death of a Thousand Oaks pro-Israel protester pleaded not guilty Friday to two felony charges. Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, 50, of Moorpark faces one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of battery with serious bodily injury in the death of 69-year-old Paul Kessler. Each count is accompanied by a... READ MORE >

Manslaughter arrest made in connection with rally death

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with the death of a Thousand Oaks man who suffered a fatal injury during a political rally earlier this month. Detectives on Thursday morning arrested Loay Alnaji, 50, on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Paul Kessler, 69. Alnaji was arrested at his Moorpark home, the sheriff’s... READ MORE >

Rauda convicted of second-degree murder in Malibu Creek park shooting

The man accused of killing a father who was camping with his two young daughters at Malibu Creek State Park in 2018 has been found guilty of murder. A jury on Fri., May 26 found Anthony Rauda, 46, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Tristan Beaudette, an Orange County man who was shot as he slept in a... READ MORE >

Brother accused of shooting, killing sister in Newbury Park

A 33-year-old Newbury Park man is in jail today, accused of killing his sister. Brennan Paul Post was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of first-degree murder after authorities who were called to a home in the 100 block of Sandra Court found a woman inside who had been shot, police said. Post was taken into custody without incident.  The... READ MORE >

Suspect arrested in death of Camarillo man

Police have made an arrest in the slaying of 35-year-old Jose Velasquez, whose bullet-torn body was discovered off a private road outside Agoura Hills in October. The young business owner was reported missing July 30. Rotherie Foster, 37, of Camarillo was arrested Jan. 13 on suspicion of murder, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Foster has been in jail... READ MORE >

Local man died from multiple gunshot wounds, medical examiner says

The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office has determined the cause of death of Jose Velasquez, the Camarillo man whose body was found dumped off a private road near Malibou Lake: homicide. In a report provided to the Acorn, the coroner said Velasquez, 35, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. They list the location of death as “roadside,”... READ MORE >

Sheriff IDs human remains as belonging to missing Camarillo man

Human remains discovered just off Mulholland Highway in unincorporated Los Angeles County last week belong to Jose Antonio Velasquez, a Camarillo man missing since late July, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said. The 35-year-old, who was last seen hanging out with friends at a Thousand Oaks restaurant on July 27, appears to have been the victim of foul play. The... READ MORE >

Ventura County supervisor hit, killed by truck in Oxnard

Carmen Ramirez, chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, was killed Friday night when she was hit by a truck while walking through an intersection in downtown Oxnard, the Acorn has learned. Ramirez, in her first term on the board representing District 5 (Oxnard), was the first Latina to serve as board chair. “I was blessed to have had... READ MORE >