Thousand Oaks News

Thousand Oaks adjusts its tiered water-rate structure
Thousand Oaks water customers will see changes in their base and consumption rates beginning in March.

Thousand Oaks preschool connects children with nature
Ascension Lutheran Preschool in Thousand Oaks has a certified outdoor classroom, which helps teach several subjects.

Thousand Oaks library adapts to times to succeed
In the Google-era, Thousand Oaks' library has embraced technology and seen demand increase rather than dwindle as some predicted.

Police respond to crash with injuries in Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks police responded to a collision involving numerous vehicles tonight in which at least one person was injured.

Thousand Oaks council to tackle water rates Tuesday
Thousand Oaks' City Council will deliberate on water rate increases at its meeting Tuesday night.

Why is Baseball No Longer an Olympic Sport?
Baseball is a sport loved and played all over the world including North America, Latin America, and Asia. It would make perfect sense for athletes to represent their respective nations in friendly athletic competition as they do with other team-based sports such as basketball or...

School sports legacy increasingly at risk as Olympics draw near | Owen Gibson
Lord Coe vowed the London Olympics would connect young people with the inspirational power of the Games, but there are now real fears this goal will not be realised Around two and a half months before the cream of the world's athletes parade around the track at the opening ceremony of the London Games, a rather more low-key event will mark a new phase in the battle to secure an Olympic legacy ...

Olympic official defends Spain after Contador ban
The head of Spain's Olympic committee stepped up to defend Spanish sport Wednesday in the wake of two-time Tour de France champion cyclist Alberto Contador's two-year ban for doping.

Acting Asian football chief 'keen to stay on'
Acting Asian football chief Zhang Jilong, who replaced the corruption-tainted Mohamed bin Hamman last year, is keen to stay as head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), a report said Thursday.

Teenage girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics
Besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women.