Downtown Thousand Oaks Project advancing to public hearings
Thousand Oaks
Summary
The city bought the dental office parcel where the proposed Main Street would run, securing site control for the downtown revitalization project. The Downtown Project itself goes back to the council in June.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Jul 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
$4,585,000 from General Fund reserves, including $50,000 for the leaseback and $35,000 for escrow and title.
Downtown revitalization supporters and future users of Main Street and the mixed-use district.
The dental practice must relocate within 14 months, though the city is paying its rent during the leaseback.
Mentions & discussions (8)
Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting (Closed Session) - Jul 7, 2026
The council approved millions more in design, legal, and site-prep contracts and authorized the search for a private developer to build the mixed-use, hotel, and housing phase of the new downtown. Residents can weigh in on parks, splash pads, and programming starting in 2027.
Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting (Closed Session) - Jun 23, 2026
The council approved the plan to build a downtown on 17 acres at the Civic Arts Plaza — 240 apartments, a 142-room hotel, shops, restaurants, a park and amphitheater. It's the biggest development decision in the city in decades and the culmination of a downtown priority dating to 2014.
Huge new amphitheater, homes to transform Southern California city’s downtown — but locals are furious
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Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting - May 19, 2026
Former Mayor Madge Schaefer's letter urged the council to lower building heights and rethink the 'California modern' design, saying it looks more like Ventura Boulevard than the Conejo Valley. A resident also asked about historic and Chumash protections under the 2045 General Plan.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting - May 18, 2026
The city's decades-in-the-making plan to build a walkable downtown at the Civic Arts Plaza with housing, a hotel, restaurants, a park, and entertainment venues. Supporters see it as the heart the city has always lacked; opponents see overdevelopment that will change the city's character.
Thousand Oaks City Council (Regular) - Apr 29, 2026
After nearly nine years, the downtown project is headed to a Planning Commission hearing May 18 and a tentative City Council hearing June 23. The plan includes 24% affordable housing (39 units), a public market showcasing local businesses, and over $30 million in real estate deals already secured to fund it.
Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting (Closed Session) - Apr 14, 2026
The city bought the dental office parcel where the proposed Main Street would run, securing site control for the downtown revitalization project. The Downtown Project itself goes back to the council in June.
Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting (Closed Session) - Jan 27, 2026
The council added $196,582 to a contract with CSG Consultants for environmental documents on the Downtown Thousand Oaks project, bringing the total to about $544,000.
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