All in the family

The Conejo Recreation and Park District’s Division 4 seat may be staying in the family. Amy Buss, sister-in-law of outgoing board member Marissa Buss, led the four-candidate race, holding a 10-point lead over her closest challenger, Kerry Nelson, as of press time. Division 4, which includes the Wildwood, Lynn Ranch, Rancho Conejo, Casa Conejo neighborhoods as well as parts of central Thousand Oaks, had four candidates on the ballot this year. As of Wednesday morning, Buss was leading the race with 3,274 votes (45%), followed by Kerry Nelson with 2,549 votes (35%), according to semi-official results posted at 9 a.m. Wednesday by the Ventura County Elections Division. Tymaeus Orfanos is in third place with 1,168 votes (16%), while Daniel Twedt is trailing with 155 votes (2%). Buss moved to Thousand Oaks when she was 4 years old and has never held elected office.

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