Category: En español

Sept. 3 — Bilingual report — CEC Gathers with Frontline and Essential Workers, Indigenous Communities to Address Local Climate Resilience

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2020 • Comments Off

The Community Environmental Council (CEC), in collaboration with Central Coast Climate Justice Network, Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Environmental Office, will co-host Climate Resilience Roundtable: Historias de resiliencia desde las primeras líneas del cambio climático / Stories of Resilience from the Frontlines of Climate Change on Thursday, September 3, 2020 from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

22 de octubre — Women’s Economic Ventures lanza una serie de seminarios bilingües y gratuitos de Educación Financiera en línea para empoderar a los dueños de pequeños negocios durante el COVID

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2020 • Comments Off

Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) ha lanzado una serie de seminarios de educación financiera en línea para empoderar a los dueños de pequeños negocios y aumentar su alfabetismo financiero durante el COVID-19. La serie se centra tanto en las finanzas personales como las de negocios y cada sesión ofrecerá herramientas y estrategias simples para ayudar a los participantes a manejar el impacto de la pandemia en sus finanzas. Los seminarios gratuitos en línea estarán disponibles en español e inglés. Para obtener más información y registrarse para los próximos seminarios:

Bilingual poetry of Santa Maria High School Spanish Teacher Enedina Castañeda selected for display at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico City

by Community Contributor • December 20, 2019 • Comments Off

Courtesy photos. Photo credits: Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior SRE) Binational Congress Dic 5, 2019, ClaryArts – Clara Victoria Martínez Rojas SANTA MARIA — The bilingual poetry of Santa Maria High School Spanish Teacher Enedina Castañeda was recently selected and…

Período de Nominación para la Elección Primaria Presidencial del 3 de marzo de 2020 se Extiende para Dos Cargos

by Community Contributor • December 9, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA – – El Secretario-Registrador, Registrador de Votantes Mark A. Lunn anunció la extensión del período de nominación hasta las 5:00 p.m. el miércoles, 11 de diciembre de 2019, para dos cargos que están programados a ser votados en la Elección…

Bilingual report: Euclides Del Moral Arbona, new Consul of México in Oxnard

by Community Contributor • December 5, 2019 • Comments Off

OXNARD — The Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard is pleased to announce that Mr. Euclides Del Moral Arbona has taken the position of head consul last November. Please click on images below for more information:

Bilingual report: Teatro de las Américas to present play ‘Too Many Tamales’

by Community Contributor • December 4, 2019 • Comments Off

Your monthly news & updates NOT YOUR USUAL CHRISTMAS PLAY! Visit our Website: www.teatrodelasamericas.org Follow us on FACEBOOK TOO MANY TAMALES Teatro de las Américas presents the play “Too Many Tamales” (in both English and Spanish with supertitles). Maria is an…

Bilingual report: Free Sand and Sandbags Available for Oxnard Residents at City’s Corporate Yard

by Community Contributor • November 27, 2019 • Comments Off

OXNARD — In advance of the rainy weather being forecast for this week, the City of Oxnard would like to remind residents that free sand and unfilled sandbags are available at the City’s Corporate Yard. Residents will be able to come…

Bilingual report: City of Oxnard Celebrates the Holidays at the 12th Annual Tamale Festival on Dec. 7

by Community Contributor • November 25, 2019 • Comments Off

OXNARD — The community is invited to celebrate the holiday season at the City of Oxnard’s annual Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Plaza Park (500 S. C St.) in Downtown Oxnard. The…

Bilingual report: AVID Students in Ventura Unified School District Outperform Students Nationally

by Community Contributor • November 22, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA — The Ventura Unified School District has released new 2018-2019 data on the success of last year’s graduating class of students participating in the District’s AVID program. AVID is a nationally-recognized program that helps students navigate the college application…

Bilingual report: Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner to apply for Cal FIRE grant to remove diseased trees and mitigate fire hazards

by Community Contributor • November 22, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA — The Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner has submitted a request to Cal FIRE to receive a grant to offset the costs of removal of dead and diseased trees throughout the County. In recent years, the infestation of Invasive Shot…

Bilingual commentary: Reflections on Math Education—Part IV

by Community Contributor • November 7, 2019 • Comments Off

Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes local 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. David Magallanes By David…

Bilingual report: Declaration of Intention period Extended for Two Judicial Offices to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12

by Community Contributor • November 7, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA — Declaration of Intention period Extended for Two Judicial Offices to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. *** Período de Declaración de Intención para la Elección Primaria Presidencial del 3 de marzo de 2020 se Extiende para Dos Cargos Judiciales…

Bilingual report: Ventura County Fire Department hosts 2nd Annual Girls’ Fire Camp. Registration now open

by Community Contributor • October 17, 2019 • Comments Off

Ventura County Fire Department hosts 2nd Annual Girls’ Fire Camp Registration Now Open CAMARILLO — This week, registration opens for theVentura County Fire Department’s second annual, Girls’ Fire Camp, hosted on Saturday, November 23 – Sunday, November 24, 2019, from…

Bilingual report: Ventura County invests in census outreach to ensure federal funding and representation

by Community Contributor • October 11, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA — Ventura County is in the top two percent of counties nationwide which have been identified as critically at-risk for an undercount in the upcoming 2020 Census. An undercount can have an enormous negative effect on residents in the county…

Bilingual report: Ventura County Public Works Agency ensures community safety with annual disaster simulation training

by Community Contributor • October 10, 2019 • Comments Off

Annual Storm Day 2019 training focuses on preparing for flooding due to a natural disaster VENTURA — While Ventura County’s weather patterns can be unpredictable, it is key to always be prepared when a natural disaster hits, such as a fire…

Bilingual report: Teatro de las Américas — Teatro in Downtown Oxnard

by Community Contributor • October 4, 2019 • Comments Off

Teatro in Downtown Oxnard. Juan signing the lease. We are very happy to announce that we are on the verge of taking possession of the building at 321 W. 6th Street in Downtown Oxnard. There is much work to do: cleaning,…

Bilingual commentary: Is Organic Food Really Healthy? Part I

by Community Contributor • October 3, 2019 • Comments Off

Renueva tu ITIN number este 5 de octubre

by Community Contributor • October 3, 2019 • Comments Off

OXNARD – – Renueva tu ITIN number este 5 de octubre.

Bilingual commentary: My Own YouTube Channel—In Spanish

by Community Contributor • September 26, 2019 • Comments Off

Bilingual report: Kanan Shuttle to offer additional stops and changes to service effective Sept. 30, 2019

by Community Contributor • September 25, 2019 • Comments Off

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…

Bilingual report: Teatro de las Americas announces casting for ‘Too Many Tamales / Demasiados tamales’

by Community Contributor • September 20, 2019 • Comments Off

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…

Bilingual commentary: The “Evil Spirits” In Our Lives

by Community Contributor • September 19, 2019 • Comments Off

Secretario-Registrador, Registrador de Votantes Lunn anuncia planes para el Evento del Día Nacional de Inscripción de Votantes el 24 de septiembre de 2019

by Community Contributor • September 19, 2019 • Comments Off

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…

Bilingual report: 14th Annual Boys & Girls Club’s ‘Day for Kids’ on Sept. 21 in Oxnard

by Community Contributor • September 13, 2019 • Comments Off

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…

Bilingual report: U.S. EPA chooses local stormwater expert to join national task force

by Community Contributor • September 10, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA COUNTY — Ventura County Public Works Agency’s Stormwater Program Manager, Ewelina Mutkowska was invited by the federal government’s Stormwater Infrastructure Financing Task Force to be an expert consultant to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB). Joining a total of 20…

Bilingual report: CenCal Health Launches Multiple Campaigns to Help Increase Vaccination Rates in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

by Community Contributor • September 9, 2019 • Comments Off

Unique Concepts Employed to Deliver Facts on Disease Prevention to the Public SANTA BARBARA — Vaccination is a hot topic in the national news, on social media platforms and at dinner tables across America. More recently it has become a…

Bilingual report: Test drive an Electric Vehicle at the Ventura National Drive Electric Week Event

by Community Contributor • September 9, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA — The County of Ventura is partnering with Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance to host the Ventura Electric Vehicle (EV) Ride and Drive event on September 17th. The public is invited to test drive a variety of electric vehicles, learn…

Secretario-Registrador, Registrador de Votantes Lunn Anuncia la Elección Primaria Presidencial del 3 de marzo de 2020

by Community Contributor • September 9, 2019 • Comments Off

VENTURA – – El Secretario-Registrador, Registrador de Votantes del Condado, Mark A. Lunn anunció hoy que las peticiones de firmas en lugar de honorarios de presentación para la Elección Primaria Presidencial del 3 de marzo de 2020 se pueden obtener de…