VENTURA COUNTY — The Amgen Foundation recently granted $200,000 to the Ventura County Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund, which helps support mid- and long-term relief and rebuilding efforts. “The Thomas Fire has deeply impacted our community and Amgen staff members,”…
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El Concilio Family Services announces 2018 Latino Leadership Award Winners
Awards ceremony to be held April 6 at Oxnard Performing Arts Center OXNARD — El Concilio Family Services has announced the 2018 Latino Leadership Awards Winners — Dr. Tiffany Morse, René Corado, Rick Torres, Consuelo Camberos, Leticia H. Cazares, M.S.; Lilian Bello,…
Feb. 1 — Assemblymember Monique Limón, SBA, WEV and EDC-VC to present Small Business Recovery Workshop
VENTURA — Assemblymember Monique Limón (D – Santa Barbara), the Small Business Administration, Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) and the Economic Development Collaborative — Ventura County (EDC-VC) will present a Small Business Recovery Workshop from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1…
Bilingual commentary: The Living Span of Generations
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Límon issues statement on Governor Brown’s final State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Monique Limón (D – Santa Barbara) issued the following statement on the State of the State Address presented today by Governor Jerry Brown. I congratulate Governor Brown on his last State of the State address of an incredibly…
EDC-VC Announces Additional Resources Available for Thomas Fire and Flood Victims
VENTURA COUNTY — The Economic Development Collaborative–Ventura County’s special services coordinator, Clare Briglio, has announced additional resources now available for businesses recovering from the impact of the Thomas Fire and subsequent floods and mudslides. “New federal declarations have secured additional…
CSUCI is awarded $200,000 to diversify future faculty candidates
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) welcomed its largest freshman class ever last fall and anticipates the Class of 2018 will also be the largest to date. As the campus continues to grow, the student demographic is also changing, becoming more diverse…
Bilingual commentary: Recurring to Mexican Philosophy
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Dreamers, Arizona Rep. Grijalva, Jewish and Latino Faith and Community Leaders Urge Congress not to Delay DREAM Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The DREAM Act must be passed immediately to protect the nearly 800,000 Dreamers whose lives are in limbo pending congressional action, Dreamers, Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-AZ, and Jewish and Latino faith and community leaders said during a Capitol…
Bilingual report — County of Ventura: Individual Assistance Approved for Victims of Thomas Fire
VENTURA — The Department of Homeland Security announced on January 15 it had amended its major disaster declaration for the state of California to include the County of Ventura and the City of Ventura as areas eligible for individual assistance…
Bilingual commentary: Our Own “Promised Land”
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Rene ‘El Lustrador’ Corado to sign agreement with Bird Art Museum of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
GUATEMALA — The Bird Art Museum of Atitlan, announced that The Biologists, Dr. Linnea Hall, Executive Director and Lic. René Corado, Collections Manager of the Bird Museum of Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology (WFVZ) of Camarillo, California, will sign a Cooperation…
El Consulado de Mexico en Oxnard brinda asistencia las 24 horas a los mexicanos afectados por los deslaves en el condado de Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — El Consulado de Mexico en Oxnard brinda asistencia las 24 horas a los mexicanos afectados por los deslaves en el condado de Santa Barbara. Número de Emergencias — 805.889.0241 Centro de Información y Asistencia a Mexicanos (CIAM): 1.855-4636.395
Economic Development Collaborative — Ventura County Adds Staff Dedicated to Fire Relief
VENTURA COUNTY — The Economic Development Collaborative –Ventura County (EDC-VC) has announced the addition of Clare Briglio as a full-time staff member dedicated to outreach and coordination of the fire relief efforts being delivered by EDC-VC’s Small Business Development Center…
Limón issues statement on budget, Thomas Fire and mudslides
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Monique Limón (D – Santa Barbara) issued the following statement on the Budget presented today by Governor Jerry Brown. The Budget proposal released by Governor Brown addresses the devastation in our community from the Thomas Fire and subsequent…
Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces New President
OXNARD — The Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new President, Julie Mino. Mino has worked in the hospitality and non-profit sectors for 18 years, with a strong focus on social &…
City of Oxnard Cultural and Community Services update for Jan. 5
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Efforts ongoing to protect Ventura County communities from flood hazards following destabilized hillsides resulting from Thomas Fire
VENTURA COUNTY — Acres of land and vegetation now compromised by the Thomas Fires will have a recovery team consisting of Federal, State, Ventura County and City departments. The team is on high alert as these regions are extremely susceptible to debris…
Oxnard’s’ Successor Agency Continued Boondoggle or Fiduciary Leadership in 2018
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Jackson, Muratsuchi to reintroduce legislation to halt new federal offshore oil drilling
SACRAMENTO – In response to the Trump Administration announcement today to expand offshore oil and gas drilling in federal waters, State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) andAssemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) are reintroducing legislation to ensure that pipelines and other infrastructure cannot be built in California…
Gold Coast Transit District Board of Directors Approves New Contract Agreement with SEIU Local 721
OXNARD — Gold Coast Transit District (GCTD) is pleased to announce that the GCTD Board of Directors approved a three-and-a-half-year contract with GCTD’s Administrative Support, Mechanical and Bus Operator Units who are represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721…
Studio Channel Islands Welcomes Three New Board Members
CAMARILLO — Studio Channel Islands recently announced the addition of Mark Barney, Mary DiCesare and Bill Little to its board of directors. Barney, a partner with Ventura law firm Ferguson Case Orr Paterson (FCOP), specializes in transactional law, real estate and…
Gold Coast Health Plan Introduces New Palliative Care Program
MyGoldCare Provides Coping Mechanisms for Severely Ill Members CAMARILLO — Gold Coast Health Plan’s (GCHP) new palliative care program, MyGoldCare, launches January 1 for qualified enrollees. MyGoldCare helps relieve the pain and suffering of those who are seriously ill. The palliative…
Through Jan. 31 — CSUCI’s “Oxnard Plain” interactive exhibit celebrates a city teeming with diversity
CAMARILLO — With the busy, diverse city of Oxnard as their muse, a team of artists called the “Oxnard Plain” will display examples of their work at an exhibit now open in the John Spoor Broome Library Gallery. The show opened…
Jan. 31 — Workforce Development Board of Ventura County Regional and Local Plan Update to be Discussed at Town Hall Event
VENTURA COUNTY — Plans to increase workforce development in Ventura County through 2021 will be discussed at a Town Hall meeting on January 31, 2019. The plans, one regional and one local, were originally created in 2017 by the Workforce…
Feb. 1 — Las Cafeteras Bring it Home. Oxnard/Ventura Natives Headline their First 805 Concert, Work to Move the Arts Forward in VC
OXNARD — As part of its 50th anniversary season, The PACC is excited to present Las Cafeteras in concert with special guests The Villalobos Brothers on February 1, 2019 starting at 7PM. Las Cafeteras remix roots music and tell modern…
Feb. 5 — SB International Film Festival to Screen Short Film by SBCC Students
The SBIFF program of narrative shorts will begin screening at 8:00 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre on Monday, February 5. Individual tickets are $10 With filmmakers and films from around the world in town for the Santa Barbara International Film…
Feb. 5 — Distinguished Communication scholars to hold a panel on social change at CSUCI
CAMARILLO — Few would argue that the state of communication in the United States right now leaves something to be desired. “Communication is the thread that weaves through every issue we face today and the thread that has potential to bring…
Feb. 8 — The League of Women Voters joins in the presentation of ‘Equal Means Equal’
VENTURA — The League of Women Voters of Ventura County (LWVVC), a nonpartisan political organization, in collaboration with The Acorn Project, Ventura College, Ventura County Women’s Political Council, Ventura County Women’s Forum Collaborative, Ventura County Reproductive Rights Network, Justice for All,…
Feb. 9 — Los Cambalache — Constelacion de Sonidos. Songs and Stories of Love, Migration, Displacement and Resistance
SANTA BARBARA — Los Cambalache to perform from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the UCSB Multicultural Center. Cambalache, meaning exchange, is a chicanx/jarochx ensemble based in LA. We will be playing traditional son jarocho music, while bringing our Chicanx…
Feb. 9 — Free Family Concert: La Cuneta Son Machin from Managua, Nicaragua
La Cuneta Son Machin: Marimba and More from Managua, Nicaragua FREE concert Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Friday, February 9, 7:00 pm Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Isla Vista Doors open at 6:30 pm. Reception…
10 de febrero — Taller de renovación DACA
OXNARD — Taller de renovación DACA, Sábado 10 de febrero, 10 am – 3 pm, Consulado de México en Oxnard, 3151 W. Fifth St., Oxnard.
Feb. 10 — Free Family Concert: La Cuneta Son Machin from Managua, Nicaragua
La Cuneta Son Machin: Marimba and More from Managua, Nicaragua FREE concert Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Saturday, February 10, 7:00 pm Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe Doors open at 6:30 pm. Reception follows concert.…
Feb. 11 — Free Family Concert: La Cuneta Son Machin from Managua, Nicaragua
La Cuneta Son Machin: Marimba and More from Managua, Nicaragua FREE concert Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Sunday, February 11, 7:00 pm The Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara Junior High 721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara Doors…
Feb. 11 — La Cuneta Son Machín: Cumbia from Nicaragua
SANTA BARBARA — La Cuneta Son Machín: Cumbia from Nicaragua will be presented a 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Free Nicaragua’s first artists to be nominated for a Grammy, La…
Jan. 12 — Grammy Award Wining Mariachi Los Camperos in Free Family Concert
Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Doors open half an hour before. Reception follows concert. More info: https://www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB/ Two-time Grammy winners, Mariachi Los Camperos, kick off 2019 with free family concert on January 12 at 4pm and 7pm at…
Jan. 13 — Be inspired by the work of Manual Álvarez Bravo at the next FREE Studio Sunday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Sunday, January 13, 1:30 – 4:30 pm Studio Sunday Visitors of all ages are welcome to participate in this hands-on workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Each month explore a different medium, including clay, metal,…
Jan. 13 — Grammy Award Wining Mariachi Los Camperos in Free Family Concert
Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Doors open half an hour before. Reception follows concert. More info: https://www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB/ Two-time Grammy winners, Mariachi Los Camperos, kick off 2019 with free family concert on January 13 at 4pm and 7pm at…
Feb. 15 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Curator’s Choice Lecture: Anthony Hernandez
SANTA BARBARA — American photographer Anthony Hernandez speaks about his impressive work and career at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Hernandez, a self-taught artist, was born…
Feb. 16 — New UCSB series, “Changing Faces of U.S. Citizenship,” debuts with talk followed by panel discussion
By Jim Logan • UCSB Few issues in the current U.S. political climate sparks more fervent debate than the role and fate of undocumented immigrants. A new series at UC Santa Barbara, “Changing Faces of U.S. Citizenship,” will explore immigration…
Jan. 17 — Dr. Gina A. Garcia gives the talk ‘Decolonizing (Hispanic Serving Institutions: Moving From Theory to Practice’
SANTA BARBARA — The UC Santa Barbara Multicultural Center—along with Academic Initiatives, Chican@ Studies, and the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education—will host Dr. Gina A. Garcia on Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm in the MCC Theater giving the talk “Decolonizing…
Feb. 23 – 25 — Chinese New Year Celebration at Pacific View Mall
VENTURA — The Ventura County Arts Council, through their Arts Collective Studio at the Pacific View Mall, is sponsoring a free Chinese New Year community celebration in the Center Court area of the mall located in mid-town Ventura. All events are free…
Feb. 23 — History and Lore of Baseball in Photos—Free Talk at CSU, Channel Islands
CAMARILLO — The Cal State University, Channel Island’s Spring 2018 Speaker Series will kick off with “The History and Lore of Baseball in Photos,” Friday, February 23 from noon to 2:00 p.m. on the CSU Channel Island campus (Malibu Hall…
24 de febrero — Foro Latina Professional Alliance
OXNARD — La Alianaz de Mujeres Latinas Profesionales, en colaboración con El Consulado de México en Oxnard, le invitan al Foro Latina Professional Alliance, impartido por Marisol Alarcón, Abogada de Inmigración, Elvia P. Garcia, Abogada de asuntos criminales, Sabadao, Febrero 24,…
Hasta el 25 de enero — Talleres de Carrera Enero 2019
Location: West County America’s Job Center 2901 N. Ventura Rd., 3rd Floor, Oxnard 805-204-5171 Enero 4 & 18 – Tecnicas para la Busqueda de Trabajo – 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Esta diseñada para personas que estan buscando empleo. Los temas…
Feb. 28 — OC LIVE @OxnardCollege to present ‘Breaking Bounderies— GO. MEET. LEARN’
Hello OC and friends of OC! Coming up next for OC LIVE on Wednesday, February 28, we welcome to the stage Oxnard College Geography Professor Jim Danza! Professor Danza will inspire the audience to expand their horizons and travel abroad. Using stunning photos and videos…
Grammy Award Wining Mariachi Los Camperos in free family concerts Jan. 11 through 13
SANTA BARBARA — Two-time Grammy winners, Mariachi Los Camperos, kick off ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!‘s 2019 season with free family concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 at the Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road. Doors open at 6:30…
Jan. 31 — OC Live kicks off Spring 2018 semester with ‘El Violín — Patrick Contreras’
OXNARD — OC Live kicks off Spring 2018 semester with “El Violín — Patrick Contreras” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Building, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. OC LIVE is back and ready to delight, inspire, and inform…
Single mother loses job due to Thomas Fire. Saves home with federal funded program
VENTURA COUNTY — Maria stared at the TV screen in disbelief seeing the Vista Del Mar Hospital building, where she had worked for the past 7 years, devoured by flames from the Thomas Fire, “I just couldn’t believe it. My heart…
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley to Expand John L. Notter Family Club on Campus of Redwood Middle School. Seeking Donations
THOUSAND OAKS — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley is seeking the help of the community to raise the very last portion of needed funds for expanding the John L. Notter Family Club located on the Redwood Middle…