🌱 Why Ventura County’s jobless dip matters for Thousand Oaks households
Morning Thousand Oaks! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Ventura County’s jobless dip matters for Thousand Oaks households
- Which Beethoven masterpieces are coming to the Scherr Forum in January?
- How a Thousand Oaks company is helping NASA map the universe
Also on today's calendar: FREE - 31st Annual Community Holiday Dinner and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 76, low: 51.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New statistics show a slight unemployment drop in the Tri-Counties (kclu.org) — New unemployment figures show a small but positive shift for Thousand Oaks residents, as Ventura County’s jobless rate dipped from 5.3% in August to 5.1% in September. Neighboring Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties also saw slight declines, even as California’s overall unemployment rate ticked up, suggesting the local Tri-Counties economy is faring a bit better than the state average. 
• Camerata Pacifica To Ring In The New Year With Viola And Piano Works By Beethoven, Schubert, And Schumann (broadwayworld.com) — Classical music fans in Thousand Oaks can catch Camerata Pacifica’s New Year chamber program at the Janet and Ray Scherr Forum on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Violist Che-Yen Chen and pianist Gilles Vonsattel will perform Beethoven sonatas alongside Schubert and Schumann, with tickets starting around $75 and available directly from Camerata Pacifica.
• NASA Roman Space Telescope to study thousands of cosmic voids across the universe (primetimer.com) — A Thousand Oaks-based firm, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, is among the key industrial partners helping NASA build the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will map tens of thousands of vast cosmic voids. While the mission is global in scope, it highlights high-tech aerospace work happening right in Thousand Oaks, tying local engineering talent to cutting-edge research on dark matter, dark energy, and the universe’s large-scale structure.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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805 Startups VIP Lunch # 76 - Thousand Oaks
Stonefire Grill, 3635 E Thousand Oaks Boulevard Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks
12:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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MS FINALS 1-3-5
Sycamore Canyon Newbury Park, CA 91320 -
PTA's Family Fundraiser at Chipotle
Madrona Elementary , 162 W. Hillcrest Dr Ste 300 , Thousand Oaks
4:00 pm -
MS FINALS 2-4-6
Sycamore Canyon Newbury Park, CA 91320 -
(BBN) Business Breakfast Networking Group
Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce , 600 Hampshire Rd #200 , Westlake Village
7:30 am -
Middle School Minimum Day #2
Sycamore Canyon Newbury Park, CA 91320 -
A Christmas Carol: The Live Radio Play - Thousand Oaks
Hillcrest Center for the Arts , 403 W Hillcrest Dr , Thousand Oaks
7:00 pm -
WINTER BREAK
Sycamore Canyon Newbury Park, CA 91320 -
FREE - 31st Annual Community Holiday Dinner
2420 E Hillcrest Dr , Thousand Oaks
9:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Thursday December 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Homework Help
Thousand Oaks Library (Newbury Park Branch) , 2331 Borchard Rd , Thousand Oaks
2:30 pm -
Industry Night
14 Cannons , 31125 Via Colinas #907 , Westlake Village
5:00 pm -
MS FINALS 1-3-5
Sycamore Canyon Newbury Park, CA 91320 -
Women in Leadership Power Blitz - The End! : Celebration & Momentum
Silverado Thousand Oaks Memory Care Community , 980 Warwick Ave , Thousand Oaks
9:30 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi all, it's Chris from Dog Days Search and Rescue Team.
There is a Vizsla puppy, about 7 months who escaped today. Has been seen from Arboles/Erbes to Hillcrest and Dusenberg. If you are in the Westlake… (Nextdoor Thousand Oaks Shadow Oaks) - I rescued a 7month old Vizsla last night & he jumped over the wall in my backyard.
He is an abused dog & very thin. I live at 1210 Calle Tulipan if you find him. (Nextdoor Tulipan)
- Target Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1100) in Thousand Oaks. Apply here.
- The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Overnight Retail Merchandiser in Thousand Oaks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Thousand Oaks here.
🗞 Nearby News
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