If you think Calabasas rents are problematic, listen to what Dan Hamilton, director of economics for Cal Lutheran’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting (CERF) has to say about the city’s neighbors to the west. “Ventura County’s housing market is in a state of crisis,” Hamilton said in his February 2024 CERF market report. “For much of the past 16 […]
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Regional cities oppose AT&T bid to drop copper landline requirement
Who still uses a landline, anyway? In an emergency situation like a fire, potentially plenty of people. That’s the reasoning of local leaders who oppose AT&T’s desire to shed its “carrier of last resort” obligations in much of California. If the state’s Public Utilities Commission grants the company’s request, AT&T would no longer be required to provide traditional landline telephone […]
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 […]
Plans roll out for dedicated six-court pickleball facility in Oak Park
New complex could be completed by fallThe community of Oak Park last week got its first look at plans for the new pickleball complex scheduled to be built this year at Deerhill Park on Doubletree Road. Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, which operates Oak Park’s recreational facilities, unveiled plans for the championship-level, six-court complex during a Feb. 29 meeting of the Oak Park Municipal Advisory […]
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 […]
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 […]
City’s new park financing proves tricky, causes delay
Project cost is too highLast month Agoura Hills’ so-called linear park, to be called Ladyface Greenway, encountered a setback when all four construction bids came in higher than expected. But financing for the $17.6-million project moved forward with the city selling municipal bonds to help pay for the work before government grant money becomes available as reimbursement. Construction of the park will involve building […]