Branching Out with The Acorn Newspapers The Acorn Newspaper

Branching Out host and Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey sits down with Haider Alawami, Economic Development Manager for the City of Thousand Oaks, to discuss the state of the local economy. Jorrey and Alawami explore what new business in Thousand Oaks looks like and how the city’s approach to housing will be a key component of its future success. 

Accompanying Links:

https://www.toacorn.com/articles/a-7000-apartment-boulevard-builder-may-break-record-books/


https://www.toacorn.com/articles/cutting-through-the-red-tape/


https://www.toacorn.com/articles/economist-predicts-pain-in-countys-future/


https://www.toaks.org/business/economic-development-6273


https://www.toacorn.com/articles/thousand-oaks-prepares-to-codify-controversial-housing-law/


https://www.toacorn.com/articles/t-o-permitted-fewer-than-33-low-income-units-in-eight-years/

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Written by Kyle Jorrey
Audio Engineering + Graphic Design by David Lopez
Produced by Allison Montroy
Music by Ian Bradley 

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Three months after the highly anticipated ribbon cutting for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on the 101 Freeway at Liberty Canyon Road, yet another mountain lion met a tragic end attempting to cross the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley. In this episode, Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey meets via Zoom with Beth Pratt of the National Wildlife Federation to get an update on the crossing, which will play an instrumental role in future mountain lion survival. Pratt, who is a project leader for the crossing, shares how the bridge became a possibility and what work has been done with Caltrans since the April 22 event.  
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101 Freeway claims another mountain lion victim Agoura’s bridge bash draws a crowdBridge for tomorrowNew details emerge as wildlife bridge moves closer to realityAnnenberg name given to Agoura wildlife crossingBranching Out:
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Written by Kyle Jorrey
Audio Engineering + Graphic Design by David Lopez
Produced by Allison Montroy
Music by Ian Bradley 

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Timios Title and Escrow Services
211 Village Commons Blvd. #13, Camarillo
(800) 377-8019
Maid in America Housecleaning
Call for a free estimate!
(805) 499-7259

Gold Coast Veterans Foundation
4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite D, Camarillo, CA
(805) 482-6550
Save a Life Thrift Stores
315 Arneill Rd #103, Camarillo
(888) 876-0605
Arsenal Comics & Games
1610-1 Newbury Rd, Newbury Park
3431 Telegraph Rd, Ventura
(805) 499-6197
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Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey and Simi Valley Acorn Sylvie Belmond sit down with Simi Valley Unified School District’s new superintendent, Dr. Hani Youssef. The trio discuss Youssef’s background in education, goals for the district’s future and plans for keeping kids safe in the classroom. 
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SVUSD board picks Youssef as new leader calling him a capable and caring choiceBranching Out
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Email us at branchingout@theacorn.com
Call us at (805) 222-0237
Written by Kyle Jorrey and Sylvie Belmond
Audio Engineering + Graphic Design by David Lopez
Produced by Allison Montroy
Music by Ian Bradley 

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!

Timios Title and Escrow Services
211 Village Commons Blvd. #13, Camarillo
(800) 377-8019
Maid in America Housecleaning
Call for a free estimate!
(805) 499-7259

Gold Coast Veterans Foundation
4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite D, Camarillo, CA
(805) 482-6550
Save a Life Thrift Stores
315 Arneill Rd #103, Camarillo
(888) 876-0605
Arsenal Comics & Games
1610-1 Newbury Rd, Newbury Park
3431 Telegraph Rd, Ventura
(805) 499-6197
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Simi Valley Acorn’s editor, Sylvie Belmond, and reporter, Michele Willer-Allred, stop by the studio to fill host Kyle Jorrey in on the latest news from Simi Valley. The trio talk about the Santa Susana Field Lab, the charges against Nicholas Roske for allegedly attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh and the latest on several political races happening in town. 
Note: At the time of recording, a date had not yet been set for the SSFL water board hearing. It has since been scheduled and will take place at 10 a.m. on Aug. 11. 
Accompanying Links: 
Young boy needs marrow donorSimi man indicted by federal grand jury Roske pleads not guilty to murder attemptWater board to consider runoff discharge regulations for SSFL Solar standstillBranching Out
Written by Kyle Jorrey, Sylvie Belmond and Michele Willer-Allred
Audio Engineering + Graphic Design by David Lopez
Produced by Allison Montroy
Music by Ian Bradley 
Find us on Twitter
Email us at branchingout@theacorn.com
Call us at (805) 222-0237

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!

Timios Title and Escrow Services
211 Village Commons Blvd. #13, Camarillo
(800) 377-8019
Maid in America Housecleaning
Call for a free estimate!
(805) 499-7259

Gold Coast Veterans Foundation
4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite D, Camarillo, CA
(805) 482-6550
Save a Life Thrift Stores
315 Arneill Rd #103, Camarillo
(888) 876-0605
Arsenal Comics & Games
1610-1 Newbury Rd, Newbury Park
3431 Telegraph Rd, Ventura
(805) 499-6197
Support the show

Just  weeks after a landmark bipartisan gun control bill was signed into law, Camarillo Acorn reporter Makena Huey sat down with Molly Salmon, the Thousand Oaks mom who organized June’s March for Our Lives rally for gun control held in response to the May 24 Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. 
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Locals join call for gun controlBranching Out
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Call us at (805) 222-0237
Written by Makena Huey
Audio Engineering + Graphic Design by David Lopez
Produced by Allison Montroy
Music by Ian Bradley 

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!

Timios Title and Escrow Services
211 Village Commons Blvd. #13, Camarillo
(800) 377-8019
Maid in America Housecleaning
Call for a free estimate!
(805) 499-7259

Gold Coast Veterans Foundation
4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite D, Camarillo, CA
(805) 482-6550
Save a Life Thrift Stores
315 Arneill Rd #103, Camarillo
(888) 876-0605
Arsenal Comics & Games
1610-1 Newbury Rd, Newbury Park
3431 Telegraph Rd, Ventura
(805) 499-6197
Support the show

The Branching Out team is taking a break this week to spend the holiday with friends and family. We'll be back next Monday, July 11.

Happy Fourth of July!

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Beyond the Acorn Magazine Branching Out
Find us on Twitter
Email us at branchingout@theacorn.com
Call us at (805) 222-0237
Written by Kyle Jorrey and David Lopez
Audio Engineering + Graphic Design by David Lopez
Produced by Allison Montroy
Music by Ian Bradley 

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
 
Timios Title and Escrow Services
211 Village Commons Blvd. #13, Camarillo
(800) 377-8019
Maid in America Housecleaning
Call for a free estimate!
 (805) 499-7259

Gold Coast Veterans Foundation
4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite D, Camarillo, CA
(805) 482-6550
Save a Life Thrift Stores
315 Arneill Rd #103, Camarillo
(888) 876-0605
Support the show