Practical local explainers about the Conejo Valley and surrounding communities.
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsVentura — officially San Buenaventura — is the rare Southern California beach town that still feels…
Photo: CBeli001 / CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsCamarillo is the inland counterweight to the coastal cities around it: a Pleasant Valley commuter town where the draw…
Photo: Tillman (English Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsMalibu is not one market and it never has been. It's roughly 21 miles of…
Photo: Cbl62 / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsSherman Oaks is the Valley community that most cleanly captures the region's golden rule: the hills south…
Photo: Jengod / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsStudio City earns its name honestly — it sits next to Radford Studio Center and Universal, and…
Photo: Sergei Gussev / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsOxnard is the biggest city in Ventura County, and it contains multitudes: oceanfront canal homes, a…
Photo: Thomas from USA / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsPort Hueneme is the small city with the outsized identity: barely 4.5 square miles, entirely…
Photo: Oakshade / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe San Fernando Valley isn't a single market — it's a chain of distinct communities strung along…
Photo: PKM / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsEncino is the Valley's estate address — large lots, gated properties and a long tradition of homeowners…
Photo: Cbl62 / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsTarzana has one of the best origin stories in Los Angeles — author Edgar Rice Burroughs bought…