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The '''Conejo Valley''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Valle del Conejo'',<ref>[https://www.adelantecomunidadconejo.org/espanol Adelante Comunidad Conejo]{{Dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref> meaning "Valley of the Rabbit") is a region spanning both southeastern [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]] and northwestern [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] in [[Southern California]], [[United States]]. It is located in the northwestern part of the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]].

In 1803, the Spanish land grant in the area was given the name [[Rancho El Conejo]].{{CnCitation needed|date=January 2021}}

The first[[Chumash humanpeople]] residentsinhabited region for thousands of Conejoyears.<ref>{{cite valleyreport were|url=https://www.cityofcamarillo.org/Comm%20Dev/Projects/GPA%202016-1%20Shea/DEIR%20June%202017/Apx%206.5%20Cultural%20Resource%20Documentation.pdf the|title=Cultural nativeResources [[ChumashDocumentation people]]{{!}} Appendix 6.5 {{!}} St. John's Specific Plan |page=3 |publisher=City of Camarillo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182602/https://www.cityofcamarillo.org/Comm%20Dev/Projects/GPA%202016-1%20Shea/DEIR%20June%202017/Apx%206.5%20Cultural%20Resource%20Documentation.pdf |date=2017 |archive-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> Notable Chumash villages included [[Satwiwa]] ("The Bluffs") in [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park]], [[Chumash Indian Museum|Sap'wi]] ("House of Deer") in [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], and Hipuk in [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]]. Sap'wi (Šihaw Ven-632i) is located near [[Chumash Indian Museum]] in [[Oakbrook Regional Park]]. This park is also home to 4-6,000 year old [[pictographs]], which can be observed on docent-led tours.<ref>Sprankling, Miriam and Ruthanne Begun (2006). ''Historical Tour of the Conejo Valley''. Newbury Park, CA: Conejo Valley Historical Society. Page 14. {{ISBN|0-9725233-4-0}}.</ref><ref>Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). ''The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo''. California Lutheran College. Pages 58-59.</ref> Satwiwa, which was first settled 13,000 years ago,<ref>Bangs, Ray and Chris Becker (2004). ''52 Great Weekend Escapes in Southern California''. Globe Pequot. Page 55. {{ISBN|9780762730834}}.</ref> was located at the foothills of [[Mount Boney]], a sacred mountain to the Chumash people.<ref>Riedel, Allen (2008). ''100 Classic Hikes in Southern California: San Bernardino National Forest, Angeles National Forest, Santa Lucia Mountains, Big Sur and the Sierras''. The Mountaineers Books. Page 118. {{ISBN|9781594851254}}.</ref><ref>Mallarach, Josep-Maria and Thymio Papayannis (2007). ''Protected Areas and Spirituality''. Island Press. Page 109. {{ISBN|9782831710235}}.</ref><ref>Riedel, Allen (2011). ''Best Easy Day Hikes Conejo Valley''. Rowman & Littlefield. Page 21. {{ISBN|9780762765812}}.</ref> The [[Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center]] is available for visitors.{{CnCitation needed|date=January 2021}}

Harold and Edwin Janss purchased ten thousand acres (40 km²) of land of what is now central Thousand Oaks from the heir of John Edwards, who had purchased the land from the de la Guerra heirs (all of the land was originally a portion of the [[Rancho El Conejo]] land grant) in 1910. A ranch, named the [[Janss Conejo Ranch]], was utilized as a farm and to raise thoroughbred horses with the Santa Susanna Mountains and Simi Hills framing it. Television Westerns such as ''[[The Rifleman]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', and ''[[Bonanza]]'' were filmed in Janss Conejo between the 1950s and 1960s. It was also used as the filming locations for Disney's ''[[Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier]]'' and ''[[Westward Ho, the Wagons!]]'' both starring [[Fess Parker]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Conejo Valley is a {{convert|900|ft|m|adj=onmid|-high}} high valley.<ref>Tuttle, Tom (1988). ''Ventura County Companion''. EZ Nature Books. Page 13. {{ISBN|9780945092025}}.</ref><ref>Triem, Judith P. (1985). ''Ventura County: Land of Good Fortune: An Illustrated History''. Windsor Publications. Page 114. {{ISBN|9780897811569}}.</ref> The area is bordered by the [[San Fernando Valley]] and the city of [[Los Angeles]] to the east, [[Simi Hills]] to the north, Las Posas Hills and the [[Santa Rosa Valley]] to the northwest, [[Conejo Mountain]] (also known as Conejo Hills) and [[Oxnard Plain]] to the west, and the [[Santa Monica Mountains]] to the south. The valley is located in the Santa Monica Mountains on an elevated area.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The largest non-retail employers in the Conejo Valley include [[Amgen]], the [[Conejo Valley Unified School District]], [[Los Robles Regional Medical Center]], Anthem Blue Cross, [[California Lutheran University]], Shire Biotechnology, Skyworks Solutions, PennyMac Mortgage and Sage Publications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toaks.org/business/economic-development/major-employers|title=Major Employers {{!}} Thousand Oaks, CA|website=www.toaks.org|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref> Other notable employers include Jafra Cosmetics, Teledyne, J.D. Power, Dole Food Company, Guitar Center, Bank of America and Teradyne.{{cncitation needed|date=December 2018}}

The [[Ventura County Star]] is a daily newspaper published in [[Camarillo, California]] and serves all of [[Ventura County]], including the Conejo Valley.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

''The Acorn'' is a local weekly newspaper covering [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]], [[Hidden Hills, California|Hidden Hills]], [[Oak Park, California|Oak Park]], [[North Ranch (Ventura County)|North Ranch]] and [[Calabasas, California|Calabasas]], while ''[[Thousand Oaks Acorn]]'' covers the cities of [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park]] and [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toacorn.com/articles/changes-made-at-acorn-newspapers/|title=Changes made at Acorn Newspapers|date=January 6, 2005|website=Thousand Oaks Acorn}}</ref>

In 2013 the Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District (CVTID) was formed by the cities of Thousand Oaks and Agoura Hills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toaks.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=25716 |title=Creation of the Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District|publisher=City of Thousand Oaks|department=City Manager Staff Report |access-date=2015-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506160508/http://www.toaks.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=25716 |archive-date=2016-05-06 }}</ref> CVTID is a non-profit corporation that markets Conejo Valley as a Tourist Destination.<ref>{{citation | url=http://conejo.com/public-documents | title=Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District (CVTID) Public Documents | author=Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District }}</ref> Conejo Valley's two largest tourist attractions are the [[Ronald Reagan Presidential Library]] in Simi Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

*[[Paramount Ranch]], movie ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains of [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/paramountranch.htm|title=Paramount Ranch - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)|first1=Mailing Address: 26876|last1=Mulholl|first2=Highway|last2=Calabasas|first3=CA 91302 Phone:370-2301 Contact|last3=Us|website=www.nps.gov}}</ref>

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