John Loesing

Alicia Weintraub’s first term as mayor of Calabasas in 2019-2020 was fraught with the challenge of leading the city through the pandemic. In her final days last week as mayor for a second term, Weintraub saw Calabasas become the hub for emergency operations in the Malibu-Las Virgenes Franklin fire. Her leadership skills in the face of adversity were applauded Dec. […]

In the world of sports broadcasting there are play-by-play game announcers and there are sideline field reporters.

A new drone program at the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station paid big dividends Christmas week when the unmanned aerial devices were sent into action and located two missing people in the Santa Monica Mountains.

The Acorn Year In Review By John Loesing [email protected] An eventful 2024 saw a rebirth of sorts for the communities that call the Conejo-Las Virgenes home.

A new drone program at the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station paid big dividends Christmas week when two of the unmanned aerial devices were sent into action and located missing people in the Santa Monica Mountains. At about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 23, deputies from the Lost Hills station responded to a call regarding a lost elderly person. A 78-year-old male […]

Seven days of historically destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County brought power outages, school closures and partial evacuation orders to the Conejo and Las Virgenes valleys, though the region’s worst fears were avoided when crews quickly halted the Kenneth fire as it threatened homes on Thurs., Jan. 9. That blaze broke out at around 2:30 p.m. in the West Hills […]

If music heals the soul, then now more than ever it's time to play.

Animal rescue organizations across the Southland are hustling to accommodate the wave of pets and livestock displaced by the more than half-a-dozen wildfires that struck Los Angeles County starting Jan. 7.

A clandestine cryptocurrency mining scheme that made use of Oak Park Unified School District computers could lead to criminal charges. Having been called in by the school district to investigate, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office submitted the crypto-mining case to the District Attorney’s Office for review, a spokesperson for the law enforcement agency said, “regarding charges being filed against (a) […]

If music heals the soul, then now more than ever it’s time to play.