Dawn Megli sits down with Jennifer Van Laar, a Simi Valley resident and the managing editor of Red State, a conservative news outlet. Van Laar's reporting brought to light then-Congresswoman Katie Hill's relationship with a member of her staff, and explicit photos of the representative, after which she resigned.

Dawn spoke with Van Laar about how she started reporting and the relationship between her politics and her journalism.

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On June 22, 2018 Tristan Beaudette was shot and killed while camping with his daughters at Malibu Creek State Park. Ian and Kyle revisit the so-called "summer of fear" that followed his death--what information came to light after he was shot, as well as the progress in the case against Anthony Rauda, the man charged with his murder.

https://www.theacorn.com/articles/reward-offered-in-malibu-creek-shooting/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/more-gunfire-reported-in-park-vicinity/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/summer-of-fear/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/community-center-burglar-linked-to-recent-canyon-crimes/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/murder-charge-filed/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/cop-claims-public-wasnt-warned/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/accused-malibu-creek-park-shooter-could-be-deemed-unfit-for-trial/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/judge-rules-against-campers-widow/
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/malibu-state-park-shooter-case-continued/

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Students from Conejo Valley Unified's Equity Task Force--Mia of Thousand Oaks High School, Cynthia of Westlake High School and Ava of Newbury Park High School--talk about their efforts over the past year, the challenge of trying to change the status quo and why they feel  their work is so important. Plus, an old Branching Out friend pops in to say hello and add some thoughts to the affordable housing debate.

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School district forms equity task force
Task force pushing district to confront discrimination
Chief of schools decries use of N-word on campuses

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Westlake Village resident Matthew Pall knows the effects of the opioid epidemic firsthand. He lost his girlfriend and later his best friend to overdoses, and has spent years as a paramedic, resuscitating people in the back of an ambulance.

Pall has taken it upon himself to prevent others experiencing similar pain by founding Conejo Health, an organization that distributes Narcan--a drug that treats overdoses--and teaches people how to administer it, as well as how to spot the signs of an overdose.

He sat down with the hosts of Branching Out to share his story.

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Claudia Bill-de la Peña , current mayor of the City of Thousand Oaks, sits down with Branching Out co-host Kyle J. for a far-reaching interview about her 19 years on the City Council. Among the topics touched on: housing, homelessness, racism, and the council's recent controversial decision to update the city's land-use map for the first time in 50 years. Plus, a rundown of Memorial Day events.

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With summer around the corner and baseball in the air, Branching Out's in-house Dodger superfan David “DL” Lopez joins Kyle for a conversation with Kevin Klein, the founder of The Incline, a podcast dedicated to all things Los Angeles Dodgers. A Rio Mesa High School graduate, Klein started The Incline in a closet (no, seriously) in 2019, just a year before the Dodgers would win their first World Series in 32 years. Klein shares how he's elevated the show to now include interviews with Dodger players and coaches and his predictions for the current season. Say it with us folks... “IT'S TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL!”

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No more Dodger blues: Rio Mesa grad co-hosts podcast with superfans
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As matters of race and racism continue to roil Ventura County, reporter Dawn Megli sits down with LaShaun Aaron and  Johanna Jones, co-founders of 805 Resistance, a grassroots organization dedicated to fighting racial injustice. Plus, longtime Thousand Oaks residents and mother/son duo Patrissha Rose Booker and Chaise Rasheed share their insights into being Black in T.O., where African-Americans make up just 1% of the population.

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Newbury Park's Ben Kuo sits down with Branching Out to share the incredible story of how he led rescuers to a lost hiker in the Angeles National Forest using nothing more than a cellphone image, his computer skills and a knowledge of satellite imagery.

Attention to Detail: Amateur radio buff turned Twitter sleuth helps lead rescuers to lost hiker

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The Branching Out team and Acorn reporter Becca Whitnall dive into the most significant findings of the long-awaited Borderline Report, which offered the public a glimpse into the sheriff's department response to the November 2018 mass shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill. 

Radio issues, hesitancy hindered rescue attempt

Confusion reigned in minutes after shooting

Sheriff weighs in on report's findings

The Borderline Report

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