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AREA INFORMATION

The Conejo Valley comprises the following cities and communities:   Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Oak Park and Agoura.  Other near-by areas are Calabasas, Moorpark and Simi Valley. Thousand Oaks is a city in Ventura County and is just west of  Los Angeles.  It is chiefly a residential city of approximately 120,000 people with some light industry.   Our largest employers in size of people are Amgen, Baxter and California Lutheran University, which was founded in 1959.  The city is located in an area which was settled in the 1870's. The city's history dates to the Chumash Native Americans who dwelled in the Conejo Valley hundreds of years ago.  In 1542, the area was discovered by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, who claimed the land for the Spanish king.The area remained virtually unsettled until the early 1800's when the Spanish governor granted 48,671 acres of land grants to loyal soldiers --- land which included the Conejo Valley.  (Conejo is the Spanish word for rabbit, which are abundant in the area.) Throughout the 19th Century, early pioneers migrated to the area.  The first post office was built in 1875, and the small settlement became a stop on the stagecoach route between Los Angeles and San Francisco.With the invention of the motor car and the construction of a highway between those two major cities, the Conejo Valley began to evolve. In the early 1900's, the Janss Family purchased 10,000 acres of farm land and began planning a "total community".   The family would leave a positive local imprint, and the Janss name remains highly visible in the Conejo Valley. Chicken ranches, dairy farms and appricot orchards dotted the valley when Louis Goebel opened his Lion Farm in 1927.   Crowds flocked to see Goebel's performing jungle animals.  In later years, his tourist attraction was called Jungleland.  Soon the motion picture industry discovered the Conejo Valley's beauty.  Scenes from 100's of movies and television shows were filmed here--- especially westerns.  (See our separate section of Historic Movie Filming in the Conejo Valley.) In an effort to maintain its natural environment, more than 14,000 square acres have been designated as "Open Space" containing more than 75 miles of trails for hiking , biking or walking.  The preserved space allows residents to enjoy the same natural beauty that the Chumash Native Americans first enjoyed hundreds of years ago. While this natural acreage gives our community the best of nature, another source of pride in our community is the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.  Opened in 1994, this cultural art jewel has become a beacon for our region featuring world-class entertainment, musicals, concerts children's shows, ballets and much more.  Thousand Oaks, a family-orientated community is home to excellent schools, outstanding parks and myriad shopping opportunities.

AGOURA HILLS

Settled in 1928 and originally called "Picture City", (See our separate section of historic motion picture filming which includes Agoura Hills on this web site) Agoura Hills was incorporated on December 8, 1982, making it the 83rd municipality in Los Angeles County.  Located just 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, the city encompasses eight square miles of predominantly hillside landscape and is home to 21,000 people. Agoura Hills is set at the gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and features a man-made lake, Lake Lindero, withinits city limits.  Agoura Hills' most notable landmark is the Santa Monica Mountain ridge known as "Ladyface" which forms a natural border to the south.  Adjacent to Agoura Hills are Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks to the west,Oak Park to the north and Calabasas to the east, all of whic comprise the region commonly known as the Conejo Valley. Agoura Hills is a suburban community with commercial and retail facilities, a diverse employment base, recreational ammenities, commnunity services and award-winning public schools.  There are more than 47 acres of land designated for park and recreational use, with softball and baseball fields, children's play areas, basketball courts, picnic facilities and an equestrian area.  The Las Virgenes Unified School District operates four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The quality of life in Agoura Hills is flavored by its colorful past ---a historic mixture of cowboys and Chumash Indians.

CAMARILLO

To the west of the Conejo Valley is the City of Camarillo, a city of 60,000 situated in a fertile agricultural plain.   Camarillo was incorporated in 1964.  It blends urban and rural lifestyles. It is surrounded by rolling hills, fields of strawbeerries and avocado and citrus orchards, where mild ocean breezes and temperatures in the mid 70's prevail most of the year.  The city enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine each year.