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Thousand Oaks, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Thousand Oaks! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Ready to taste the world’s hottest sauces right in Thousand Oaks?
- Why a Thousand Oaks man now faces serious labor trafficking charges
- How a Thousand Oaks contractor is helping NASA hunt invisible stars
Also on today's calendar: Soccer tryout for boys in 6th grade and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
- Sunday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Hot Sauce Competition and Country Music Festival Bring the Heat to Thousand Oaks (citywatchla.com) — Thousand Oaks residents can gear up for a full day of hot sauce tastings and live country music when the 9th Annual Old Boney Mountain “Hot Summer Night” festival hits Janss Road on May 30. The fundraiser will feature international hot sauce competitions, people’s choice voting, raffles, food, drinks, and family-friendly entertainment, all benefiting children’s programs through the Old Boney Mountain Foundation for Kids. 
2. Thousand Oaks man accused of labor trafficking 14-year-old in clothing resale scheme (foxla.com) — A Thousand Oaks resident has been charged with multiple felonies in a labor trafficking case involving a 14-year-old boy, with prosecutors alleging he exploited the teen in an online clothing resale operation. Authorities say the victim was eventually found safe, and investigators now suspect there may be additional victims across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
3. NASA's Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars (nasa.gov) — Thousand Oaks gets a brief but notable mention as home to Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, one of NASA’s key industrial partners on the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. That mission will use precise gravitational microlensing measurements to uncover hidden neutron stars and even weigh them, potentially transforming how astronomers study dead stars and other compact objects scattered across our galaxy.
4. Meet Sting's 6 Kids, Joe, Fuschia, Mickey, Jake, Eliot and Giacomo (people.com) — One local tie in Sting’s family story: his youngest son Giacomo studied criminal justice at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks before graduating in 2020. The wider piece traces the careers, families and independent paths of all six of Sting’s children across music, acting, filmmaking and public service.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Soccer tryout for boys in 6th grade →
Miller Park, 4530 Miller Pkwy, Moorpark
5:30 pm -
Walk To Cure Arthritis →
The Collection, 591 Collection Blvd, Oxnard
9:00 am
Monday May 11
Saturday June 6
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Other local events
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Unified Sports Track & Field Event
Newbury Park High Stadium
8:00 am -
MS CAASPP Testing
Sycamore Canyon classrooms -
4th Grade GATE ACES: Journal Writing Exploration
Sycamore Canyon rm 25
2:40 pm -
Cheer Ice Cream Social
Newbury Park High Cafeteria
4:00 pm -
Choir Spring Concert
Sycamore Canyon MPR
6:00 pm -
Track & Field Awards Ceremony
Newbury Park High PAC
6:30 pm -
Emerging Leaders Mixer @ Fogo de Ch達o →
Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Fogo de Chao 2250 Thousand Oaks Blvd Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
5:30 pm -
Family History Center GRAND OPENING →
1600 Erbes Rd, Thousand Oaks
7:00 pm -
Annual Memorial Day Mass →
Santa Clara Cemetery & Mortuary, 2370 N H St, Oxnard
10:00 am -
Annual Memorial Day Mass →
Assumption Cemetery, 1380 Fitzgerald Rd, Simi Valley
10:00 am
Saturday May 9
Monday May 11
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Monday May 25
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💬 Chatter
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- Hey neighbors,
I’m an 18-year-old recent transplant from Santa Barbara, looking to jumpstart my career and prove what I can do. For the last few years, I’ve been… (Nextdoor Hillcrest/Conejo School) - Help finding someone
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- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Customer Service & E-Commerce Supervisor - Full Time in Thousand Oaks. Apply here.
- Sephora posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor - Flex in Thousand Oaks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Thousand Oaks here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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