Breaking News: City of Thousand Oaks to be Renamed City of Westbury Oaks
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Breaking news! City of Thousand Oaks announces its new name, Westbury Oaks!
Incorporated in 1964, the City of Thousand Oaks expanded in the 1960s and 1970s to include two-thirds of Westlake Village and most of Newbury Park. However, the name Thousand Oaks remained the same.
Yesterday, after years of petitioning by local residents, City Council announced the renaming of the city to better reflect its components.
According to city spokesperson Ivana Fulya, Westbury Oaks beat out the other two top choices, Thousand Newlakes and Bury Thousandvillages by a slim margin.
Joe King of Westlake Village remarked, "Everyone's always been confused about where we live. Is it Westlake Village or is it Thousand Oaks? Now we'll all be one big happy, less confused family of Westbury Oaks residents!"
CVUSD representative Jess Kiddeen added "Thousand Oaks, Westlake and Newbury Park High Schools will be renamed Westbury Oaks I, Westbury Oaks II and Westbury Oaks III, respectively in light of this fantastic change."
Descendants of Egbert Starr Newbury, namesake of Newbury Park, had no comment.
