A law controlling night lighting in rural, unincorporated Los Angeles County, is looking like it will be approved by the L.A. County Supervisors early next year. That is according to an 11/14 article in the Daily News. The “Dark Skies” ordinance, as it is called, has already been approved by the L.A. Regional Planning Commission. The [...]
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“Dark Skies” Law for Rural L.A. County, Expected to be Passed in Early 2012
November 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Conejo Valley, Development, Green, Outdoors
Tags: Agoura lights·Conejo Valley Lights·Dark Skies Ordinance·Los Angeles County·Malibou Creek Lights
Another Eatery coming to Thousand Oaks
October 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Development, Restaurants, Thousand Oaks
Red Lobster is on its way to Thousand Oaks, too. The new restaurant is being built right next to Olive Garden, at the north end of the Oaks Mall. How appropriate that the new Red Lobster will have a red exterior!
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Olive Garden Is On Its Way Here
October 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Development, Thousand Oaks
Olive Garden will soon be adding to our eating-out choices in Thousand Oaks. I took this photo a few weeks ago of the restaurant in the process of being built, at the north edge of the Oaks Mall. It is not your typical stucco building! Instead, it has an Italian rustic look, like a country [...]
1967 Video of Cruising Down Kanan Road!
October 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Development, History, Oak Park
This video that Lois Spencer made from her husband’s 1967 movie of a trip down Kanan Road is a classic! For those of us who were not here then, it shows us what the Conejo Valley looked like before development, and for those of us who were here, it is a trip down memory lane [...]
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Los Angeles is Looking at Making Homeowners Responsible for Sidewalk Care, Something Ventura County Already Does
October 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Development, Economy, Oak Park, Ventura County
Yes, Ventura County is ahead of the City of Los Angeles on making sidewalk care a homeowner responsibility. I would say that I wish this was legislation that Ventura County did not have and L.A. was the leader on it, but let’s get to the facts. The Daily news reported today (10-20) that the Los Angeles City [...]
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Thousand Oaks Historic Westlake Oak Tree Had Disease that Prompted Quick Removal – Why?
October 15th, 2011 · 3 Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Development, Green, History, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
Why was the Westlake Village oak tree felled on Thursday?
Tags: Removing Westlake Oak·Thousand Oaks Oak·Westlake Village Oak
Iconic Westlake Oak: Centuries to Grow, a Morning to Cut Down
October 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Development, History, Outdoors, Westlake Village
The oak tree is down.
Westlake Village to Lose Majestic Oak Today
October 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Development, Green, History, Outdoors, Ventura County, Westlake Village
The historic oak tree, standing at Westlake Boulevard and Triunfo Canyon Road, will be removed today, according to an email from WestlakeRevelations.com. I drove to the site this morning, around 7:30, and found that the area under the tree was cordoned off, with orange tape, and at least 3 law officer swere there as well (I [...]
