SB 160 directs emergency planners to consider cultural and linguistic differences of residents SACRAMENTO – As California continues to face the threat of devastating wildfires, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa Barbara) to ensure counties address…
CAMARILLO — For many, joining the Peace Corps conjures up romantic notions of traveling the world and helping to improve the lives of those less fortunate. But being admitted into the highly-regarded institution is actually an extremely rigorous process, with…
VENTURA —The Housing Authority City of San Buenaventura (HACSB) Scholarship Program awarded a total of $9,000 in scholarships at its annual awards ceremony held Sept. 26 at the Museum of Ventura County. The scholarships are awarded to low-income students currently…
Exhibit continues through Nov. 16 CAMARILLO — Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART), 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, will be hosting “Celebration of Social Activism,” the Social Justice Fund for Ventura County (SJFVC) annual fundraiser, recognition and networking event, Saturday,…
Community State of the College to be held on Oct. 3 Dear Santa Barbara City College District Community, Community colleges are egalitarian, open-access institutions, accepting 100% of the students who apply. They have a very special place in higher education…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter The Luke Produced Mind, Body & Soul Series, continuing October 1st, 8th, & 15th. Upcoming Events Kindness, Gratitude and Awe: The Neuroscience Behind the Benefits Dave Mochel – Tuesday, October 1st 7:30pm Dr. Gay Hendricks Friday,…
B 55 (Jackson) Would Restrict Gun Ownership Among Californians with Repeat DUI Convictions SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa Barbara) released the following statement today on a study published in the Sept. 30 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine showing that legal purchasers of handguns…
Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center This Week at the Museum Between our exhibits, events, and educational programs, we have welcomed a lot of new faces to the Santa Paula Art Museum during these…
Trabajo. Trabaho. Work in Spanish and Filipino, share every letter but one. While the meaning of the word remains ingrained in each culture’s history through an apparent shared crossover of language, there is more than what is on the surface of what work has been shared between these communities and the work that still remains.
OXNARD — The Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE), Oxnard Chapter, is proud to sponsor the First Annual Ventura County Student Speech Competition. Students in grades 6-8 from Ventura County School Districts have been invited to participate. A student participant…
Also receives $125,000 grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury VENTURA COUNTY — Housing Trust Fund Ventura County (HTF Ventura County) is helping to successfully change the landscape of Ventura County’s affordable housing market. Its three newest funding projects would…
VENTURA COUNTY — Dr. Cesar Morales, Associate Superintendent of Student Services at the Ventura County Office of Education, is one of just 17 educators nationwide to receive the 2019 Excellence in Educational Leadership Award from the University Council for Educational Administration…
$20,000 available in grant funding VENTURA COUNTY — Rebozo Festival, Inc., is pleased to announce that awards of up to $20,000 will be granted to qualified non-profit organizations that focus on the cultural, social and/or educational needs of the Ventura County…
Harvest Change Kick-Off Party to be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at Topa Topa Brewing Co. in Ojai. 20 notable SoCal food leaders will feature pomegranates in a month of dishes, drinks, desserts supporting Food Forward’s mission to rescue…
AGOURA — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley (BGCGCV) held a successful “Stand up for Kids Gala Dinner & Auction”, the major fundraiser of the year held on September 14 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village.…
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VENTURA — The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has authorized an agreement between the Ventura County Superior Court and the Ventura County Probation Agency to continue the Pretrial Risk Assessment and Monitoring Services program. The Superior Court was awarded more…
VENTURA COUNTY — The Southeast Ventura County YMCA’s 3rd Annual “Reach For The Stars” Gala raised $500,000 to support YMCA programs while honoring David Murdock as the 2019 Joel and Frances McCrea Award recipient. The event, held September 21 at…
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Chemistry and Psychology double major Tanay Pattani has been awarded the prestigious CSU Trustee’s Award for Outstanding Achievement. Pattani and his family migrated to the United States from India when he was 13 years old.…
SANTA MARIA — Righetti High School seniors started to take charge of their futures during the Reach Higher Academy that kicked off on Wednesday, September 25. The Academy, which will involve several sessions, wrap up Oct. 30, as part of former…
SANTA MARIA — Santa Maria High School student Isaac Ochoa is one of 34,000 students nationwide who received a letter of commendation for their exceptional academic promise from the National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students placed among the top 50,000…
VENTURA COUNTY – Each year for the past 29 years, United Way of Ventura County’s (UWVC) Day of Caring (DOC) has connected hundreds of volunteers to community organizations throughout Ventura County. By engaging people in volunteerism, UWVC works to create…
Kaleidoscope Kandeo by Deniz Nicole makes it’s post-Burning Man debut at the Museum of Ventura County on Saturday, September 28. This hands-on, interactive installation is on display for only 10 days—so come to the Museum and play! Deniz Nicole’s artistic sensibility…
THOUSAND OAKS — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley (BGCGCV) welcomed volunteers from Farmers Insurance® to participate in a club beautification project at the Dr. Richard Grossman Club in Thousand Oaks. The project, including a supporting grant from…
Local shuttle changes services, adds stops, while remaining free to the public VENTURA COUNTY — Beginning Sept. 30th, the Kanan Shuttle, operated by the City of Thousand Oaks, will change its services in an effort to improve the efficiency and cost…
VENTURA — The County of Ventura has begun the recruiting process for one public seat on the board of directors for the Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA). The association is responsible for providing retirement, death and disability benefits to…
OXNARD — CASTING: (Teatro de las Américas is preparing for the Spanish-language play “Too Many Tamales,” written by Lina Montalvo based on the book by Gary Soto. The play will be presented Dec. 6 through 15.) Teatro de las Américas prepara la obra…
CAMARILLO — Who do engineering and physics researchers turn to when they have an on-the-job ethical dilemma and why? CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Assistant Professor of Communication Megan Kenny Feister, Ph.D., was recently awarded a $398,510 National Science Foundation Grant…
OXNARD — It’s the time of year for spicy fun, spirited events and family adventures. Oxnard celebrates the fall season with a variety of events taking place throughout October. The month kicks off with the 24th Annual Multicultural Festival on…
VENTURA COUNTY — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County (BBSVC), a one-to-one youth mentoring organization, announces the appointment of two new officers to its Board of Dihttps://bbsvc.org/rectors. The new appointments are President Eric Mandell, VP, Senior Commercial Lender at…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter September 2019 SBCC’s 2019-2020 School Year Begins! Students interested in joining instructor Blake Barron’s Biology Club filled the Bio Lab during the first week of classes. Fall semester off to rousing start SBCC’s Main,…
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Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Armando Vazquez / Guest contributor The…
VENTURA COUNTY — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff, in partnership with Genesis of Glendale, will provide a $1,000 donation for each touchdown thrown during the 2019 season to support California Strong. California Strong launched in response to the devastating…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter President’s Message Dear Friends, Next week, on Saturday, September 28, we celebrate our 30th Annual Day of Caring. Volunteers from across the community will spend a selfless Saturday morning helping others. It’s one of my…
SANTA BARBARA — Whether it was gardening, painting or maintenance, nearly 1,000 volunteers made the South Coast shine brighter during United Way of Santa Barbara County’s (UWSBC) 28th Annual Day of Caring on Saturday. Teams, friends, families and individual volunteers…
VENTURA — El Secretario-Registrador, Registrador de Votantes del Condado de Ventura Mark Lunn anuncío planes de organizer un evento el 24 de septiembre de 2019 en el Día Nacional de Inscripción de Votantes, con el fin de inscriber a votantes en…
Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center This Week at the Museum While we were installing our new exhibit Beyond Function inside the Museum’s Jeanette Cole Art Center this week, a great many things were…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Banana Fun this Saturday! The Port of Hueneme’s 8th Annual Banana Festival Saturday, September 28 10:00am-6:00pm FREE admission & parkingCelebrate the world’s funnest fruit at the Port of Hueneme. From boats & barges to…
VENTURA — The Ventura College Foundation has unveiled its new website designed to make it easier for students to engage with the foundation and explore scholarship opportunities, tuition relief and textbook lending options. It also provides a simple process for…
SANTA MARIA — Lady golfers at SMHS will be able to swing away from the sand traps thanks to the Southern California PGA Foundation. The Saints recently received seven complete sets of golf clubs from Ultra Golf after three of them…
THOUSAND OAKS — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley (BGCGCV) is taking reservations for reliable after school van transportation to five local Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the Conejo Valley Unified School District and Las Virgenes Unified School…
VENTURA COUNTY — Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) was selected to receive a $4,000 grant from the Foundation of Ventura County Credit Union. The grant funds will go towards SEEAG’s “Ventura County Child Wellness Initiative,” a program that is…
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Assistant Professor of Economics Miguel Delgado Helleseter, Ph.D. has been appointed to the board of Housing Opportunities Made Easier (HOME). HOME addresses the need for balance between jobs and housing in Ventura County and works…
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CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Assistant Professor of Mathematics Cynthia Flores, Ph.D., is proud to have been a PUMPkin, and thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, she can now welcome other PUMPkins. PUMP is short for “Undergraduate…
OXNARD — Students at Rio Mesa High School (RMHS) can now walk safely to school with the completion of a new sidewalk in El Rio, located near Strickland Acres and along Central Avenue. The 8-foot-wide sidewalk, which was designed and overseen…
CAMARILLO — After becoming the only university in California to receive the 2019 Seal of Excelencia from Washington D.C.-based Excelencia in Education, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) has also had two of its initiatives named as “Examples of Excelencia Programs to Watch.”…
VENTURA COUNTY — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme invites the community to the 14th Annual “Day for Kids” celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at1900 W. Fifth St., Oxnard The…
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