EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIVING IN... THE CONEJO VALLEY & SURROUNDING AREAS.Byline: - Ben Jauron POPULATION 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. : 117,005 Westlake Village: 8,368 Agoura Hills: 20,537 Calabasas: 20,033 ETHNIC BREAKDOWN* Thousand Oaks: White/Non-Latino: 77.7 percent African-American: 1.5 percent Asian: 5.8 percent Latino: 27.8 percent WEATHER Average annual rainfall: Thousand Oaks, 14 inches; Agoura Hills, 19 inches; Calabasas, 13.6 inches Average high temperature: 70s Average low temperature: Upper 40s LOCAL GOVERNMENT Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village: General-law cities with a council/manager form of government. City Hall locations Thousand Oaks, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., (805) 449-2100 Agoura Hills, 30001 Ladyface Court, (818) 597-7300 Westlake Village, 31200 Oakcrest Drive, (818) 706-1613 Calabasas, 26135 Mureau Road, (818) 878-4225 City Web sites Thousand Oaks: www.ci.thousand-oaks.ca.us Agoura Hills: www.ci.agoura-hills.ca.us Westlake Village: www.wlv.org Calabasas: www.cityofcalabasas.com Local government officials Thousand Oaks: Mayor Bob Wilson (805) 449-2104; Mayor Pro Tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. Claudia Bill-de la Pena, (805) 449-2103; council members Andrew P. Fox, (805) 449-2101; Dennis C. Gillette, (805) 449-2105; Edward L. Masry Edward L. Masry (born July 29,1932 in Paterson, New Jersey, died December 6,2005 in Thousand Oaks, California) was a partner in the law firm of Masry and Vititoe and a city councilman. , (805) 449-2102. Agoura Hills: Mayor Dan Kuperberg (818) 597-7372, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Corridori (818) 597-7375, council members Jeff Reinhardt (818) 597-7373, Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Weber (818) 597-7371, John Edelston (818) 597-7374. Westlake Village: Mayor Robert Slavin; Mayor Pro Tem Mark Rutherford; council members Jim Bruno, Philipa Klessig, Sue McSweeney, (818) 706-1613.Calabasas: Mayor James Bozajian; Mayor Pro Tem Michael Harrison; council members Lesley Devine, Barry Groveman, Dennis Washburn, (818) 878-4225. Ventura County Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. : Steve Bennett, (805) 654-2703; John Flynn, (805) 487-6331; Kathy Long, (805) 654-2276; Judy Mikels, (805) 582-8010; Linda Parks, (805) 373-2564. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
COURTHOUSES Thousand Oaks: East County Division, Superior Court, 3855-F Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. St., Simi Valley, (805) 582-8076; Ventura County Hall of Justice, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, (805) 654-5000. Agoura Hills, Calabasas Highlands: Malibu Courthouse, 23525 Civic Center Way. TRANSIT General information: Ventura County Transportation Commission (805) 642-1591. Bus service Thousand Oaks Transit: (805) 449-2100. Greyhound: (800) 231-2222. Senior/disabled services Thousand Oaks Transit Dial-A-Ride: (805) 492-1544. Calabasas Dial-A-Ride: (800) 414-2144. Rail service Metrolink (800) 371-LINK; Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run (800) 872-7245. UTILITIES Water Thousand Oaks: City offices (805) 449-2400, California American Water Co. (805) 498-6770; California Water Service (805) 497-2757. Agoura Hills, Calabasas: Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (818) 251-2100. Power Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas: Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. (800) 655-4555, (800) 684-8123, repairs/outages (800) 611-1911. Gas Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas: Southern California Gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (800) 427-2200. Telephone Thousand Oaks: Verizon Communications (800) 483-4000 for residential service, (800) 483-5000 for businesses. Agoura Hills, Calabasas: Pacific Bell (800) 310-2355. Cable TV Adelphia (805) 375-3121. TRASH/RECYCLING Thousand Oaks: Harrison Industries/Newbury Disposal, (800) 418-7274; G.I. Rubbish, (805) 522-9400 Agoura Hills: G.I. Rubbish Co., (818) 782-2474; Consolidated Disposal Services, (818) 889-9400 Calabasas: G.I. Rubbish Co., (818) 782-2474; Consolidated Disposal Services, (818) 889-9400 LAW ENFORCEMENT Thousand Oaks: Thousand Oaks/east county station of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. , 2101 E. Olsen Road, (805) 494-8200. Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Calabasas: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Lost Hills station, 27050 Agoura Road, (818) 878-1808. Emergency: 911. FIRE Thousand Oaks: Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. operates Stations 30-37 in the area: Civic Center station There are at least three rail stations with the name Civic Center Station:
Westlake Village, Agoura Hills: Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La operates battalion headquarters at Station 70, 3970 Carbon Canyon, Malibu; Station 144 on Foxfield Drive in Westlake Village; and Station 65 on Cornell Road in Agoura Hills. Calabasas: Los Angeles County Fire Department operates Station 68, 24130 Calabasas Road; Station 125, 5215 Las Virgenes Road; and Station 67, 25801 Piuma Road. AMBULANCE American Medical Response American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is the largest private ambulance provider in the United States. AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMSC L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR is based out of Greenwood Village, Colorado. provides ambulance services throughout the region. Call (818) 808-2100. ANIMAL LICENSES Thousand Oaks: Dog licenses are sold at the Agoura Hills Shelter and City Hall Finance Department and by licensing officers in the city. Cats may be licensed through a voluntary program. Agoura Hills Animal Control Center, 29525 W. Agoura Road, (818) 991-0071. BUSINESS LICENSES Thousand Oaks: City Hall, Finance Department (805) 449-2201 Agoura Hills: The city does not require a business license but requires businesses to register with the city. Los Angeles County issues business licenses for some types of businesses. Call the city at (818) 597-7300 or the county at (213) 974-2011. Calabasas: Los Angeles County, (213) 974-2011 DRIVER'S LICENSES Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. , 1810 E. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, (800) 777-0133 TV STATIONS Thousand Oaks: TOTV Channel 10 Westlake: TOTV Channel 10 Agoura Hills: Channel 8 (Adelphia). LIBRARIES Thousand Oaks: Grant R. Brimhall Library The Grant R. Brimhall Library serves as the main Thousand Oaks Library building. It is controlled by the Thousand Oaks Library System, which also controls the Newbury Park Branch Library. The Grant R. Brimhall Building is located on Janss Rd. near State Route 23. , 1401 E. Janss Road, (805) 449-2660; Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road, (805) 498-2139. Agoura Hills: Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court, (818) 889-2278. Calabasas: Agoura Hills Library (818) 889-2278; Woodland Hills Library, 22200 Ventura Boulevard, (818) 226-0017. HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Thousand Oaks Conejo Valley Historical Society, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320 Stagecoach stagecoach, heavy, closed vehicle on wheels, usually drawn by horses, formerly used to transport passengers and goods overland. Throughout the Middle Ages and until about the end of the 18th cent. Inn Museum Complex, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320, (805) 498-9441 HOSPITALS Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
West Hills Hospital and Medical Center, 7300 Medical Center Drive, West Hills, (818) 676-4000. POSTAL SERVICE Agoura Hills main office, 5158 Clareton Drive, (818) 889-8392. Thousand Oaks main office, 3435 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., (805) 497-1641. Conejo Valley station, 235 N. Moorpark Road, Suite A, (805) 778-1058. Newbury Park post office, 1602 Newbury Road, (805) 480-9214. Calabasas Branch, 4774 Park Granada, Suite 10, (818) 348-3226 for Woodland Hills office. For additional postal services, call: (800) 275-8777. VOTER REGISTRATION City Halls: Ventura County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, (805) 654-2782.Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Voter Registration. Request Line (800) 481-VOTE. SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICES Agoura Hills, Calabasas: Call (800) 772-1213. Thousand Oaks: 80 E. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 104, (805) 379-3427. Simi Valley: Social Security office representatives at City Hall from 9 a.m. to noon, first and third Thursdays of month. Call (805) 583-6700. BIRTH, DEATH & MARRIAGE RECORDS Thousand Oaks: Ventura County Recorder's Office, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, (805) 654-2295. Agoura Hills: Los Angeles County residents, call the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk at (562) 462-2137 or the Van Nuys office at (818) 374-7176. MAJOR SHOPPING MALLS Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Calabasas: The Oaks in Thousand Oaks, Janss Market Place in Thousand Oaks, Promenade at Westlake Village, The Commons at Calabasas. Camarillo: Premium Outlets, 740 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. ANIMAL SHELTERS Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills: Agoura Hills Animal Shelter 29525 Agoura Road, (818) 991-0071 *Ethnic breakdown total may exceed 100% due to a recent change allowing people to check more than one ethnic category. CAPTION(S): map Map: the conejo valley |
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