A lot of people ask me what is the best way to get involved: don't just talk, do. Show up. Get invested in your local community. A lot of that starts with familiarizing yourself with what's going on at city and school levels.
Thousand Oaks City Council Meetings
You can attend meetings at City Hall (Civic Arts Plaza) at:
2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. SCHEDULE of city council meetings. They start at 6 p.m. You can watch meetings live via TOTV, channel 10 AT THIS LINK. You can find agendas and meeting minutes HERE. |

You don't need to speak to attend. You may go and sit and listen to meetings. If you do want to speak, upon entering, there is a table set up that provides speaker cards (you can fill out to make a public comment OR you can mark off to speak to a specific item on the agenda.) Typically speakers are allowed 2-3 minutes to speak. You can also fill out submit a written card, with your thoughts, that will be provided to city council members after the meeting.
You can also community with council members via this link, which provides phone numbers and email addresses for our council members.
You can also community with council members via this link, which provides phone numbers and email addresses for our council members.
Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD)

You don't need to speak to attend. You may go and sit and listen to meetings. If you do want to speak, upon entering, there is a table at the left, back corner of the board room, that provides BLUE speaker cards (you can fill out to make a public comment OR you can mark off to speak to a specific item on the agenda.) Typically speakers are allowed 2-3 minutes to speak, sometimes you have the option to have one person give you their time as well, so you can make a lengthier comment. You can also fill out submit a YELLOW card, with your thoughts, that will be provided to school board members after the meeting.
You can also community with council members via this link, which provides email addresses for our board members.
You can also community with council members via this link, which provides email addresses for our board members.