Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Thousand Oaks public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
7 issues in public safety with medium priority
El Niño and Emergency Preparedness for Seniors
A guest presentation will cover El Niño conditions and how older residents can prepare for storm season. Emergency readiness matters especially for seniors living independently.
Borderline Bar & Grill Memorial
Seven years after the Borderline shooting took 12 lives, the council adjourned in their memory, ordered the flag to half-staff on November 7, and played a memorial video honoring the victims, survivors, and Sergeant Ron Helus.
Off-Leash Dogs on Foxmore Greenbelt
The Foxmore HOA vice president asked the city to enforce leash laws on the city-owned greenbelt, where large dogs run loose nightly and residents feel unsafe.
Emergency communications network upgrade
The city accepted $265,398 in state-administered grant funding to buy transit radios and join the regional radio system, improving emergency communications.
Food insecurity in Thousand Oaks
The city is putting a $325,000 state grant toward a food recovery hub run by Adelante Comunidad Conejo, adding storage capacity so local pantries can collect and distribute more surplus food to families in need.
SLESF law enforcement grant expenditure plan
Crime dropped 8% in 2025, with record-low residential burglaries for a third straight year and a 39% drop in commercial burglary. Police Chief Paris also previewed a drone-as-first-responder program that could cut priority-call response times from about seven minutes to under two.
Electric vehicle emergency exit safety
A resident flagged that many drivers — and parents of young kids — don't know how to manually open EV doors if the battery dies. Staff will produce public safety videos and brief patrol deputies.