Dining at Costco in Westlake Village is heading outside. The big-box chain wants to move the food service at its Lindero Canyon Road location from inside the retail center to an area just outside the main entrance underneath a covered arcade surrounding the store where shopping carts are currently stored. At a meeting on Feb. 28, the Westlake City Council […]
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As living costs go up, what’s in your wallet?
With housing costs continuing to push into uncharted territory across SoCal markets, the cost of local rents are proving to be no exception. Take Calabasas, for example. The average rent for Calabasas apartments jumped $237 from 2022 to 2023, an increase of 8.48%—higher than the 5.8% rise for Los Angeles County reported by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index, […]
Old Agoura wants expedited road, trail repair
City says Cheseboro work can start in summerA group of Old Agoura residents has formed an organization called Everyone Safe Passage to raise awareness about the poor quality of some of the streets in the community. The City of Agoura Hills adopted its Trails and Pathways Master Plan in 2008, and ESP is asking for immediate attention on improving the poor quality of several key streets, such […]
Death of homeless man a call to action
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors announced on March 11 the addition of 15 new full-time staff positions to work with issues surrounding the county’s homeless population. The board also authorized staff to apply for $2.6 million in funding for the Ventura County Continuum of Care. The money would support two years of homelessness prevention efforts, aiming to keep up […]
$21M water plant bid awarded
For design work only, actual plant in Agoura to cost $364MLas Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority awarded a more than $21-million contract on March 4 to complete the design plans for the Pure Water Project Las Virgenes–Triunfo, an advanced treatment plant in Agoura Hills that will convert the district’s wastewater into drinking water, or toilet to tap, as some like to say. The contract was awarded to a general contractor and […]
County most expensive housing market in nation, forecast warns
Unaffordability a drag on economic growthCERF REPORT
Ventura County’s housing availability remains at a critically low level, experts said at this year’s Cal Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting event in Thousand Oaks, and because of ongoing and persistent barriers to new construction, any hope for expanding the county’s home ownership rate appears dim. The Feb. 28 forecast at T.O.’s Scherr Forum Theatre featured the […]
White Oak fence deal negotiated
Plans for a perimeter fence at White Oak Elementary School touched off a tempest in Westlake Village’s First Neighborhood, where the school is centrally located, when the news broke last May. Now, Las Virgenes Unified School District officials and city leaders have reached a deal that gives community residents continued access to some of the campus green space once the […]
International Women’s Day: Following noteworthy leaders from past to present
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MARCH 8Prominent women in local government, including Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors chair Lindsey Horvath, marked International Women’s Day by discussing their paths to leadership, and the importance of serving as role models to others, during a luncheon at the Agoura Hills Event Center on March 5. “(I’m) so happy to see this room packed to the gills because we […]
Brownley soars in Tuesday primary
Julia Brownley’s 12-year hold on the 26th U.S. Congressional seat appears solid, for now. The incumbent sailed to victory in the March 5 primary, quashing her only other Democratic opponent and defeating the second-place finisher, Republican Michael Koslow, 51% to 34%. The 71-year-old Brownley, who’s result was down slightly from the 54% she received in the 2022 primary, will square […]