Homegrown celebrity Heather Locklear is facing fresh criminal charges that she kicked two first responders last Sunday during an incident that began with a 911 call from her North Ranch home. Already free on bail and awaiting trial on a similar incident that took place in February, Locklear is looking at two additional counts of battery following the June 24 […]
2018-06-28
Westlake Promenade shake-up
Shake Shack to replace PS 805In-n-Out, Five Guys, Umami Burger, Stacked, Lucky’s Dog House, Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers: There’s no shortage of places in the Conejo Valley to chow down on a delicious burger. Soon, there will be one more. New York-based Shake Shack, a cult favorite, is shimmying into the Westlake Promenade. Sometime after the last bell rang for Public School 805 restaurant […]
Enjoy Independence Day, but use good judgment
Next Wednesday is the Fourth of July and as always there will be no shortage of things to do: picnics, parades, concerts and, of course, fireworks. Any conversation about Independence Day must begin with a reminder that fireworks aren’t just illegal, but dangerous. In Ventura County, fire department officials remind residents that anyone found in possession of fireworks or caught […]
Jewish ‘eruv’ is back and brings with it more protests
It has been over 10 years since I first learned of eruvs and their symbolic significance for Orthodox Jewish communities. For those who are seeing this word for the first time, the dictionary defines an eruv as “an urban area enclosed by a wire boundary that symbolically extends the private domain of Jewish households into public areas, permitting activities within […]
Kanan and Agoura is not the place to build
To say there is little enthusiasm for the proposed Ave development at Kanan and Agoura roads in Agoura Hills is a gross understatement; there is none. And developer spokesperson Brad Rosenheim should really stop insulting the intelligence of the residents. To have the nerve to say, “I don’t believe the streets will be significantly impacted, and I don’t believe there […]
New pump station weighs on OP residents
At the June 26 MAC meeting, Oak Park leaders voted to transfer open space to our local water wholesaler. The water district plans to build a new pump and pressure station in the Wistful Vista Open Space on the most scenic part of Lindero Canyon Road and abutting a grassy field at Yerba Buena Elementary School. There may be a […]
Chamber hosts economic forecast breakfast
LOOKING AHEAD—Above, Jon Irwin, chief operating officer at Ring, the Santa Monica-based home security company, addresses the 2018 Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Regional Economic Forecast breakfast June 22 in Westlake Village. Also speaking at the morning presentation at the Hyatt Regency Westlake was Matthew Fienup, below, executive director of the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at Cal […]
LVMWD touts water quality
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District has released and mailed its 2017 Water Quality Report to homes and businesses throughout the district’s 122-square-mile service area. LVMWD says the annual publication of test results reflects water quality analyses conducted throughout 2017 and shows that the district’s customers continue to receive excellent quality drinking water. State and federal law require that all water […]
Sounds of refreshment
The Global Truth Center will host a special sound bath meditation led by Eric Matthew Sedorovitz from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fri., June 29 at 880 Hampshire Road, Ste. V, Westlake Village. Part meditation and part listening exercise, sound baths are said to be restorative musical performances using Himalayan singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs and biosonic tuning forks. Participants lie […]