It's tennis time in Ojai. The Ojai Tennis Tournament returns Thursday for its four-day run in the city and other West County tennis courts. It is the 105th consecutive tennis tournament in the city. Sports writer Rhiannon Potkey (rpotkey@VenturaCountyStar.com) writes about the tournament and its impact on Ojai. We'll give you a map of the courts where it's being played (many of the junior matches in the first two days are on private courts) and other details about this tennis extravaganza.

Staff writer Grace Lee is following the ongoing dispute in Thousand Oaks over the resignation letter of City Manager Phil Gatch. The divided city council joined together last night to agree to investigate itself over what led up to Gatch's surprise resignation.

Also, we will be following the lawsuit filed in several states today over the federal No Child Left Behind law; the merger talks between US Airways and America West; and Pope Benedict XIV's pledge to work to unify all Christians.