🌱 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!)

Weather forecast:

• 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.
   

📸 Around Thousand Oaks

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Thousand Oaks

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• 805 Startups VIP Lunch # 76 - Thousand Oaks
  Stonefire Grill, 3635 E Thousand Oaks Boulevard Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• 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

Thursday December 18

• 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

Friday December 19

• Middle School Minimum Day #2
  Sycamore Canyon Newbury Park, CA 91320

Saturday December 20

• A Christmas Carol: The Live Radio Play - Thousand Oaks
  Hillcrest Center for the Arts , 403 W Hillcrest Dr , Thousand Oaks
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• WINTER BREAK
  Sycamore Canyon Newbury Park, CA 91320

Thursday December 25

• FREE - 31st Annual Community Holiday Dinner
  2420 E Hillcrest Dr , Thousand Oaks
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 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

Wednesday December 17

• 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

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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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-- The Patch AM Team

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