The Acorn

01/07/2026

Carden Conejo students consistently perform years above grade level. This parent education event examines how brain science and the Carden Method support deep learning and long-term academic success. RSVP at https://forms.gle/4kh9thMCeDEb3TReA.

01/06/2026

YEAR IN REVIEW—Relive 2025 through the pages of The Acorn.

1. Daredevil rider Wyatt Fontenot spins upside down on his electric motorcycle as he performs his famous “Superman” trick on closing night of the PRCA ProRodeo show last fall at the Ventura County Fair.

2. Jennie Wang of Oak Park High School heads to a first-place finish with a face full of water in the 100-yard breaststroke during an April swim meet with Royal and Moorpark high schools at Rancho Simi Community Park in Simi Valley.

3. One of the frenetic ICE operations of 2025 is captured on camera as Border Patrol agents use tear gas to break up a July 10 protest at a federal immigration raid on Glass House Farms, a Camarillo agricultural business.

4. Protesters attempt to block a truck laden with fire debris from entering the Calabasas Landfill on Feb. 15. The city, Los Angeles County and its sanitation district spent the year in court litigating the Calabasas claim that the debris from the January Palisades fire was toxic and shouldn’t have been allowed to be dumped at the landfill, located nears homes, a school and a park.

📸: Michael C***s

Turn back the clock with more 2025 photos at theacorn.com/articles/2025-year-in-pictures.

01/04/2026

Catwalk Talk:
Two wildlife crossing bridges, the biggest in North America, are being built within a year of each other in an urgent quest to allow animals safe passage over some of the nation’s busiest interstate highways. What’s in it for us?
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/colorado-wildlife-bridge-temporarily-pegged-as-north-americas-largest/

12/25/2025

Christmas Day movies have long been a tradition in the local communities.
Not anymore.
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/the-end-of-an-era-local-movie-theaters-play-final-scene/

12/23/2025

Funding has been approved for the Agoura Hills Pure Water Project, in the works for roughly a decade and designed to transform recycled sewer water into potable water, providing a new supply that will meet a third of all drinking water demand in the future.
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/pure-water-plant-surges-ahead-with-300m-contract-award/

12/21/2025

The City of Calabasas will target the November 2026 general election with public education efforts to promote a possible sales tax measure.

The City of Calabasas will target the November 2026 general election with public education efforts to promote a ballot measure for a prospective sales-tax. The City Council made the unanimous decision at a Dec. 3 meeting after hearing survey results that showed the measure has a greater chance of pa...

12/19/2025

Film series gives Calabasas Regency theater one last hurrah.

For the past five years, the Malibu Film Society has presented many of the awards season’s leading films and hosted numerous guest speakers for audiences in the Conejo Valley. The organization is now expanding its footprint by adding the AMC Dine-In Thousand Oaks 14 theaters as a new screening ven...

12/19/2025

Chaminade is closer than you think. No matter where you live, getting to Chaminade is a breeze. Private bus service makes the daily commute safe, simple, and stress free. Learn more at chaminade.org/admissions/transportation-carpool.

12/17/2025

Local author Irma Hersel introduces her new children’s book “Where Chocolate Grows,” a heartwarming story celebrating curiosity, culture, and the special bond between generations. Go to irmawrites.com.

12/12/2025

Charlie Collins is stepping down as Oaks Christian varsity football coach. Move was “mutually agreed,” school says.

Charlie Collins, head varsity football coach at Oaks Christian School, will not be back next season. Collins and the school announced Dec. 10 that the two parties have “mutually agreed” to go their separate ways, putting to an end the coach’s eight-year tenure at the private Westlake Village s...

12/12/2025

Learn to Play Bridge – Free Lessons Begin Jan. 17

ACBL Unit 561 invites you to discover the fun and benefits of bridge through four FREE lessons. Classes begin Saturday, Jan. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free parking, refreshments, and guaranteed fun await every participant!

12/11/2025

Step into the magic of the season at Whizin Winter Walk 2025! ❄️🎶

🎤 Live music on the main stage
🍕 Seasonal samples from Two Doughs, TifaChocolateAndGelato and more
🎈 Bounce houses and kids activities
📸 A festive photo booth

📍 Whizin Market Square
🕚 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. main stage performances
🎟 FREE and family friendly

Bring the whole family for a full day of fun, food and community! 🤍