A WOMAN'S PLACE; THOUSAND OAKS RANKS HIGH IN SURVEY.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer Pamm Deluca doesn't get stressed too often and the reason for that is simple - the mother of three lives and works in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , a city that knows how to treat a lady. Of the 200 largest cities in America, Thousand Oaks ranked No. 7 in the second annual report by Ladies' Home Journal Ladies' Home Journal U.S. monthly magazine, one of the oldest in the country and long the trendsetter among women's magazines. Founded in 1883 as a supplement to the Tribune and Farmer (1879–85), it began an independent publication in 1884. on the best American cities for women to live, the magazine announced Thursday. The top three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. ranked by the magazine were Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.; Madison, Wis.; and Scottsdale, Ariz. Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, was 11th. The worst city for women was Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. . The study used data from the Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census , the FBI and the U.S. Department of Education. ``I love it here,'' said Deluca, 39, who moved from Denver to Thousand Oaks 10 years ago. ``You can drive from one end of the city to the other . . . and except for the traffic lights there's hardly ever traffic. There's not a lot of lines at fast-food places. It's just not an overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. city.'' From its safe streets and small-town atmosphere to its scenic landscape and proximity to the coastal beaches, residents like Deluca said Thousand Oaks is a jewel. ``I drop my kids off at the mall, I let them go to movies by themselves, I see the police are always driving around,'' said Deluca. ``I feel this is a city where if you saw something happen, you wouldn't turn your head.'' The report is included in Ladies' Home Journal's November issue, which hits newsstands Tuesday. To rank the 200 largest cities, the study considered qualities women said they value most. Those included crime rates, education, job opportunities, health and child care, the presence of women in government, the strength of the local economy, and lifestyle characteristics such as commuting periods and how crowded streets are. Thousand Oaks sparkled in the women in government category. Three of five City Council members are women. Three of the city's 10 executive managers are women, including the police chief, the city clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". and the city manager - the highest number ever, said interim City Manager MaryJane Lazz. ``The deputy finance director is a woman, we have women engineers, women planners,'' said Lazz, 50. ``Having a good cross section of diversity in men and women has always been a goal in this city and we've accomplished a lot in the last 10 to 15 years.'' News of the No. 7 ranking comes as a pleasant surprise for the city, confirming a belief long held by its employees, said Lazz. ``I think it's the overall environment,'' said Lazz. ``There's not only a nice physical environment. There's the quality of our businesses. We're very proud that Thousand Oaks is ranked so high.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. 1990 Census Bureau data, just more than half of the city's 104,352 residents are women, about a quarter of whom are employed. A big factor that reduces stress in Deluca's life is her employer, the biotechnology company Amgen, where 50 percent of the employees are women, according to Andrea Rothschild, manager of corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. for Amgen. Every day Deluca, an administrative coordinator in product development, drops her 4-year-old daughter at the on-site day care, Camp Amgen. Throughout the day, e-mail photos and messages pop up on her computer screen by and about her girl. The day care also allows Deluca's daughter to call her mom in the afternoons. ``Here, they go above and beyond for women,'' said Deluca. On her way home, when she's running late, Deluca can swing by one of Amgen's cafeterias and pick up a full-course family dinner of roast turkey and mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. . The company, whose headquarters are based in the Thousand Oaks suburb of Newbury Park, also offers dry-cleaning services, photo processing, a greeting card shop and flower delivery services. ``Amgen just made it very easy,'' said Deluca. ``Especially being a woman, I think the less stress you have during the workday the better able you can handle those other stress things at home.'' Thousand Oaks ranked high in the least stressful category, in which it nabbed the No. 6 spot, and in the best beauty-spot category, where it was ranked fifth. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO (color) Wendy Ling plays with her son, Matthew, 1, at a Conejo Recreation and Park District parenting class. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Special to the Daily News |
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