by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Ernest Righetti High School’s Future Business Leaders of America Chapter were able to develop the skills necessary to be lauded at the Gold Coast Section Conference in South Pasadena
SANTA MARIA — Seven members from Ernest Righetti High School’s Future Business Leaders of America Chapter were able to develop the skills necessary to be lauded at the Gold Coast Section Conference in South Pasadena last Saturday. FBLA is a…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: County of Ventura providing Coronavirus Information
VENTURA COUNTY — Go to http://www.vcnewschannel.com/coronavirus-information for the latest information from the County of Ventura on the Coronavirus. Recent Posts Feb. 24, 2020 – Statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on potential use of Naval Base Ventura County…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on 5th Bi-Annual Sal Castro Memorial Conference (Feb. 28-29) to explore the growing scholarship of the Chicano Movement
By Jim Logan • UCSB SANTA BARBARA — When teacher and activist Sal Castro encouraged students in Los Angeles to protest what they saw as decades of substandard education for Mexican-American youths, he helped kicked off what was then the…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on SBCC womxn coders prevail at UCSB Hackathon
SANTA BARBARA — When you think of a computer hacker, do you picture a teenage loner staring at a computer screen in a basement somewhere, intent on doing harm? You might want to think again. For 10 female SBCC students who…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Four Remaining Teams to Face Off in Mock Trial Finals Tonight
Public Invited to Watch the Courtroom Drama Unfold VENTURA COUNTY — Four local high school teams emerged victorious from Wednesday night’s semifinals of the 2020 Ventura County Mock Trial competition. The final four teams that will face off in tonight’s…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Museum of Ventura County — ‘Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo’ opening March 14
Special Museum Hours for New Exhibits Installation The Museum of Ventura County in Downtown Ventura will be closed to the public February 25—February 28, 2020. The Research Library and Archives will be open regular hours Wednesday through Friday 11AM—5PM. The…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on 2020 Ventura County Mock Trial Semifinalists Announced
Public Invited as Competition Continues VENTURA COUNTY — The eight high school teams that will advance to the semifinals of the 2020 Ventura County Mock Trial were announced Feb. 27 by the Ventura County Office of Education. The semifinalists received the…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on SEEAG Receives $55,000 Grant From Dignity Health St. John’s Hospitals
VENTURA — Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) was selected to receive a $55,000 grant from St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital (SJPVH) and St. John’s Regional Medical Center (SJRMC), members of Dignity Health. According to a UCLA study, about 35…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Santa Paula Art Museum — March Might Just Be Our Best Month Yet!
Free Family Day: Women’s History Month Sunday, March 1, 2020: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Our March Free Family Day will celebrate Women’s History Month with abstract art projects inspired by women artists! We’ll show you how to mix colors…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: Ventura County Clerk-Recorder, Registrar of Voters Offers Helpful Tips for March 3rd Presidential Primary Election; Poll Workers Still Needed
VENTURA — Due to recent changes in legislation, the Ventura County Elections Division anticipates possible long lines at the polls on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. In an effort to prepare and staff each of the 389 polling places to accommodate…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Ventura College Foundation Endorses Proposition 13 Education Bond Measure on March 3 Ballot
VENTURA — The Ventura College Foundation has endorsed Proposition 13 on the March 3 primary ballot. The statewide $15 billion education bond measure would enable seismic, safety and maintenance building improvements to California public schools including $2 billion earmarked for…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Santa Maria High School Gold Coast Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) capture awards at conference
SANTA MARIA — Twenty-one SMHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) showed they had what it takes to capture numerous awards during a competition in Pasadena last weekend. The Saints participated in various business and financial, entrepreneurship, and software systems…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: Clinicas del Camino Real Inc. hosting Dental Health Fair on Feb. 29 in honor of National Children’s Health Month
VENTURA COUNTY — Clinicas invites the Ventura County Community to join them for a Dental Health Fair taking place Saturday, February 29th from 10am-2pm, at Haycox Elementary School located at 5400 Perkins Rd in the city of Oxnard. Clinicas will be…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on VCCDC Community Matters Newsletter – February 2020
FROM HOPE TO HOME stories from our clients “When I found out about this class i didn’t really know something like this existed. I thought you kinda just go about it on your own. “ What is the homebuying process…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: How is it going with the Teatro in Downtown Oxnard?
How is it going with the Teatro in Downtown Oxnard? Lizette Elenes, our architect, has been working on the plans to guide the work of bringing 321 W. 6th up to code for a Performing Arts site. We have appointments at the…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on RISE, Stand Strong elevate youth stories through Art After Dark showcase
Local Community Organizing team seeks input to help guide its efforts to reduce sexual assault and dating abuse. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — RISE and Stand Strong are partnering with The Sock Drawer to showcase local youth artwork during the…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on kidSTREAM Children’s Museum in Camarillo Hires Executive Director
Museum to LEAP into 2020 with Leap Day presentation by Inaugural Director Michael Shanklin CAMARILLO — Michael Shanklin, former CEO of Kidspace Children’s Museum in Pasadena, Michael Shanklin, will take the helm at kidSTREAM Children’s Museum in Ventura County. From…
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by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Pioneer Valley High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America earn 11 medals
SANTA MARIA — The PVHS Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student organization recently earned 11 medals including first place in six different categories and 2nd place in two categories at the Region 7 Competition in San Luis…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on February News from Peoples’ Self-Help Housing
Newsletter | February 2020 Employee of the Year, Gabriela Ruiz, Property Manager at Villas on Higuera, pictured with U.S. Congressman 24th District Salud Carbajal President’s Award Winner, Lauren Nichols Project Manager, pictured with President & CEO John Fowler Greetings! After…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on CSUCI alumna and former mentor’s sand crab research raise more red flags on microplastics
CAMARILLO — Research conducted by CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) 2016 graduate Dorothy Horn and her mentor, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) Clare Steele, Ph.D. showed microplastics in sand crabs on the California coast. The next phase of…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on United Way of Ventura County — Channeling Belief into Actions
Click here for the entire e-newsletter United Way of Ventura County GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. E-NEWS FROM YOUR UNITED WAYFebruary 2020 President’s Message Dear Friends, On Wednesday, January 29, our entire staff canvassed in the community as…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Ventura College Honors Benefactor Miriam Schwab Posthumously With 12-Foot Bronze Sculpture On Campus
VENTURA — A 12-foot high bronze sculpture honoring long-time Ventura College supporter Miriam Schwab was unveiled in front of Ventura College’s Performing Arts Center on January 25. The sculpture was created by Ventura artist Michael O’Kelly. It features a music…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Pioneer Valley High School Trailblazer Hiking & Environmental Club learn how to keep pristine wilderness areas protected
SANTA MARIA — Pioneer Valley High School Trailblazer Hiking and Environmental Club learned how important it is to keep pristine wilderness areas protected. The Panthers recently hit the trails at the Arroyo Hondo Preserve in Gaviota on a docent-led hike with…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Ventura County Civic Alliance — Livable Communities Newsletter
Livable Communities Newsletter Vol. 14, No. 53 February 2019 Quick Links – See the Current State of the Region Report – Last Quarter’s Newsletter Join us at the Ventura County Civic Alliance! Welcome to Our Winter 2020 Livable Communities Newsletter! …
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Pioneer Valley High School FFA students shine at Sectional Public Speaking Competition
SANTA MARIA — Eighteen Pioneer Valley High School FFA students are moving on to the Regional Speaking Finals in March where they will compete and have a chance to qualify for the State Finals Competition after another successful showing during the…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Santa Barbara Go Red for Women Luncheon Raises over $100,000 for women’s heart health
SANTA BARBARA — The American Heart Association’s (AHA), the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, held its 2020 Santa Barbara County Go Red for Women Luncheon on Friday, February 14 at the Hilton Santa Barbara…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: Update from Ventura County Public Health — Test Results Are Negative for Pending Novel Coronavirus Case in Ventura County
VENTURA — The Ventura County Public Health Department has received negative results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding a possible case of the novel coronavirus in Ventura County. There are no confirmed cases or pending cases of the…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Southeast Ventura County YMCA Kicks Off Its Annual Support Campaign
VENTURA COUNTY — The Southeast Ventura County YMCA has kicked off its annual fundraising campaign with a goal of collecting $630,000 between now and March 12. Funds raised during the campaign provide financial assistance to low-income individuals and families who…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on CSUCI’s dual-language program for early childhood educators gets a $700,000 boost
CAMARILLO — A statewide dual-language learning project launched by CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Associate Professor of Early Childhood Studies Carola Oliva-Olson, Ph.D., received an additional $700,000 in funding. The $700,000 is supplemental funding from the California Department of Education, in…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Santa Paula Art Museum — We’re Feeling the Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! We just love that the Museum’s birthday happens to fall on Valentine’s Day. In advance of the holiday, we just want to say thank you for all of the love that you have shown to the Museum…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Final week of N. Dash!
Last Chance To View Current Exhibition | N. Dash Closing Sunday, February 16, 2020 MCASB, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The works of N. Dash convey a profound tactile sensitivity through the artist’s manipulation of materials such as fabric, adobe,…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Museum of Ventura County — Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta, Newly Announced Exhibits and more!
Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta March 19, 2020 @ 6:30PM at the Museum of Ventura County! The Museum of Ventura County is honored to host Dolores Huerta on March 19, 2020 @ 6:30 PM for a talk about her years…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: Update from Ventura County Public Health on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
VENTURA — The Ventura County Public Health Department continues to take steps to prevent the spread of 2019 novel coronavirus. The health and wellbeing of the community remains Public Health’s top priority. In Ventura County, as in counties across the…
by Amigos805.com • • Comments Off on Santa Paula Art Museum March Events
Event Name: Class: Plein Air Outing (Ages 16+) Date/Time: Saturday, March 7, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center, 123 N 10th Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060 Cost: $55.00 per person…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on VCCCD Receives $500,000 Grant to Provide Mental Health Services
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Community College District has received a $500,000 State Chancellor’s Office Mental Health Grant to help close the gap in mental health services for its approximately 32,000 students. VCCCD is one of 16 Districts in the…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Conejo Valley Home Remodeling Show Seeks Vendors for 25-Year Anniversary Show at Hyatt Regency Westlake
CONEJO VALLEY — The Conejo Valley Home Remodeling Show, celebrating its 25th year, will be Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, at the Hyatt Regency Westlake (880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village). The show is accepting vendor applications from…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on National Wear Red Days brings awareness to women’s No. 1 health threat: Cardiovascular disease in Santa Barbara County
The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women® movement urges women to take action to take action to reduce their personal risk for cardiovascular disease SANTA BARBARA — The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: What you need to know about the flu and the Novel Coronavirus
OXNARD — The City of Oxnard understands that some residents may be concerned about the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The novel coronavirus is a newly discovered virus that causes respiratory illness and is believed to have originated in Wuhan,…
VENTURA COUNTY — The Rebozo Festival, a non-profit organization, is looking for an energetic Event Planner to support the Board of Directors of the Rebozo Festival in preparing and executing our Annual event. This Event Planner will be handling tasks…
SANTA MARIA — The spirit of helping others is alive and well at Pioneer Valley High School where a whole club has been organized to help the children of the world. The club has raised and will soon donate $3,000 to…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Two Additional High Schools Headed to State Academic Decathlon
Westlake and La Reina High Schools will Join Calabasas Two additional local high schools will join the winner of the 2020 Ventura County Academic Decathlon in the statewide competition to be held in March in Sacramento. Calabasas High School was…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on CSUCI Nursing program gets high marks again in two separate rankings
CAMARILLO— CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Nursing program is once again making a strong showing in state and nationwide rankings. RegisteredNursing.Org ranked CSUCI’s Nursing program 11th for registered nursing students out of the 126 programs in the state. On a national…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on As Valentine’s Day Approaches, Sen Jackson Introduces Bill to Create a Marriage Fact Sheet
SACRAMENTO –As one of the most popular days for marriage proposals approaches, State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson’s (D-Santa Barbara) introduced legislation today to ensure newlyweds are aware of the legal and financial commitments they agree to when they say “I do.” Senate…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on SBCC film student wins Best Director honors in SBIFF 10-10-10 competition
On the final afternoon of this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), a near-sellout crowd assembled at the Arlington Theatre to screen 10 student films and find out who would take home a coveted 10-10-10 award. When the award…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Sixteen SMHS students and their families were honored during the ‘Saint of the Season’ celebration
SANTA MARIA — Sixteen Santa Maria High School students and their families were honored during the “Saint of the Season” celebration Wednesday. Certificated and classified staff nominated the Saints for exceeding expectations in class, improving in one or more areas,…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on 2020 Ventura County Academic Decathlon Winners
VENTURA COUNTY — The Ventura County Office of Education is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Ventura County Academic Decathlon, which was held in Oxnard over the past two Saturdays. Calabasas High School won both first and second place…
SANTA MARIA — The Pioneer Valley High School FFA Citrus Judging Team turned lemons into lemonade last weekend, winning the state title in a FFA contest in Fresno. Team members included Miguel Perez (2nd high individual), Paola Zarate (3rd High individual),…
by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Bilingual report: Foster VC Kids celebrates community support by changing name to Homes with Heart VC
Successful Ventura County resource family recruitment initiative reflects community gratitude with rebrand launch. VENTURA — Ventura County Children and Family Services’ successful family recruitment initiative is changing their name to longtime tagline, Homes with Heart VC. The change is due to…