Thousand Oaks Acorn

10/09/2025

GRIDIRON GALS—Westlake’s Lady Warriors earned their straight third win at home and pushed their record to 11-5 on Sept. 30, with their Marmonte League rival Lancers from Thousand Oaks dropped to 8-8-1. 📸: Michael C***s

10/03/2025

SPLASH CLASH—Thousand Oaks went up against Camarillo during a Coastal Canyon League boys water polo match Sept. 25 at Thousand Oaks High School. Camarillo won, 14-9. 📸: Michael C***s

10/03/2025

Looking for something to do this weekend (or all month long)? We've put together a HUGE calendar of fall and Halloween-themed events happening in town and beyond.

With October upon us, the season of spooks, sweets and community fun is here. From pumpkin patches and costume contests to games, treats and tasty bites, fall brings something for everyone—kids, adults and the young at heart. Whether you’re hunting for the perfect jack-o’-lantern or just looki...

10/03/2025

been five years since Rebecca Grossman sped down a Westlake street, hitting and killing two young boys, Jacob and Mark Iskander. Earlier this week, some community members gathered to honor their memories.

Half a decade has passed since the traffic collision that claimed the lives of young Westlake Village brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander, but their memory endures among those who knew them and in the wider community so deeply wounded by their deaths. On Sept. 29, dozens of residents and first responde...

09/29/2025

A retired firefighter and former NPHS basketball assistant coach continues his path of helping others, even after suffering a brain injury:

Gregory Acevedo retired from the Los Angeles Fire Department in 2015 after nearly 35 years of service. Now 71, the Agoura Hills resident continues to help others, in ways he never could have imagined when he first walked into a San Fernando Valley fire station in the 1980s—and after surviving a ve...

09/25/2025

The various "zones" assigned by the state in regard to fire can be confusing, but one that could affect Conejo Valley residents, "Zone Zero," could potentially be costly to homeowners.

Among rumors that California residents living in specific areas might have to remove their carefully-groomed landscapes, more than 200 people gathered Sept. 17 to hear from a diverse panel of wildfire experts and community leaders about proposed regulations. After the state’s March release of Fire...

09/22/2025

Thousand Oaks man arrested on suspicion of filming women in Target store fitting room:

 A Thousand Oaks man is out of jail on his own recognizance after being arrested on suspicion of recording people in a fitting room at the Newbury Park Target store. Jack Crawford, 25, was arrested on Sept. 17 and charged by the Ventura County District Attorney’s office the same day with eight co...

09/22/2025

Some thoughts from the editorial team to go along with recent events:

The weight of the world doesn’t always arrive in grand gestures or news headlines—it creeps up in the small dawns, in the heavy silence between one tragedy and the next. And right now, it feels like the world has tilted just a little more to one side—and we don’t mean politically: It’s mor...

09/19/2025

“I’m not political and I’m not religious, but this touched me for reasons I can’t explain.” --Vigil attendee

Thousands showed up to a Ventura County vigil to honor Charlie Kirk this week:
https://www.toacorn.com/articles/county-gathers-for-kirk-vigil/

09/16/2025

FREEDOM!—A barn owl flies away after being released by The Ojai Raptor Center Sept. 6 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park. The release of a pair of barn owls draws a crowd of more than 200 spectators. 📸: Michael C***s

09/12/2025

DESTINATION END ZONE—Boys football is in full swing as the semester gets underway. On Sept. 5, Newbury Park and Pacifica face off in a non-league game at Pacifica High in Oxnard. Newbury Park lost, 56-35. 📸: Michael C***s

09/08/2025

Replace your gas-powered landscaping equipment with new electric models from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at 2010 Conejo Center Drive in Newbury Park. Ventura County residents only. For more information, visit vcapcd.org/lawn-garden-equipment or toaks.gov/sustainabilityevents.