Thousand Oaks Acorn editor and Branching Out host Kyle Jorrey gets to know Scott Steepleton, The Acorn’s newest reporter covering Agoura Hills, Oak Park and Calabasas. Scott shares how the journalism industry has evolved over the course of his career and break down the story behind several of his recent articles for The Acorn.

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• Food waste preferences taken with grain of salt 
• Boss disputes kill rate at Agoura shelter 
• Agoura housing plan turns to Kanan Road 

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On Nov. 7, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, killing 12 in the deadliest mass shooting in Ventura County history. Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter Dawn Megli has spent the past three years sharing the stories of Borderline's survivors, victims and the families left behind. In this episode, she sits down with Michael Morisette, whose youngest daughter, Kristina, was among those killed. The Simi resident, who has since dedicated his life to helping others get mental health services they need, shares his thoughts on love, loss and turning pain into purpose. 

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• Stemming the tide of suicide
• Borderline dad dedicates himself to helping others in honor of his daughter

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Branching Out host and Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey is joined by Simi Valley reporter Melissa Simon to discuss a recently published independent study looking at how the Woolsey fire might have impacted the Santa Susana Field Lab site. The peer-reviewed research indicates that radioactive contamination migrated off the Santa Susana Field Lab site following the Woolsey fire in 2018, calling into question state officials’ reports that no hazardous materials were released into surrounding communities. 

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Calls intensify for SSFL cleanup

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Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter Dawn Megli sits down with Mark McLaughlin, superintendent of Conejo Valley Unified School District, to talk about what it’s like to helm one of the largest school districts in Ventura County, the challenges it faces and why we have reason to be excited about the future.

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School board signs superintendent through 2024
Superintendent's nephew goes missing in Wyoming backcountry

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Amanda Longan, a goalie for the US women’s national water polo team, stops by to share her memories of winning gold in the 2020 Tokyo Games. A graduate of Oaks Christian High School and USC, the Moorpark resident discusses her drive to succeed and why she’s so interested in the mental health aspect of competitive sports, plus her love for God and helping others.

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Recorded in front of a live audience Oct. 7, 2021, at Oak & Iron, Branching Out host Kyle Jorrey speaks to four Thousand Oaks entrepreneurs about what can be done to improve nightlife in the city and boost efforts to make T.O. Boulevard a shopping/dining/drinking destination. Our guests: Drew Pletcher of Oak & Iron, Amber and Sean of of Five07 Coffee Bar and Eatery and Brittany Brouhard of Naughty Pine Brewery. 


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In the wake of an attention-grabbing new report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, atmosphere research scientist Benjamin Hatchett of the Desert Research Institute joins Branching Out to talk about a 2019 study he worked on detailing the warming climate in Ventura County.

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Moorpark Acorn editor Dan Wolowicz joins Branching Out to break down how the paper's big Kanye West scoop came together. Plus, Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter Dawn Megli discusses her recent piece in Poynter about the mental health trauma that can come with reporting on local tragedies.

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Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Camarillo) joins Branching Out to talk on a range of subjects, including the failed recall of the governor and what comes next, her votes on housing bills SB 9 and 10, the pandemic failings of EDD and the state's approach to vaccines. Plus, Irwin, chair of the legislature's special committee on cybersecurity,  discusses the latest high-profile hacks and what businesses large and small can do to shield themselves from digital thieves.

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Reporter Makena Huey makes her Branching Out debut to discuss her latest stories for the Moorpark Acorn, including one detailing how a pedestrian bridge came to be named for an 11-year-old drowning victim. Plus, a profile of a local interfaith group working to provide much-needed goods to refugees arriving from Afghanistan.  To contribute, go here.

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'Because of Joel:’ Pedestrian bridge renamed for Moorpark boy
Women’s Interfaith Network works to help resettle refugees

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