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April 14 – DATE CHANGED: Ventura County Taxpayers Foundation to present 2026 Taxpayers Economic Outlook Conference
April 18 — Bilingual report — El Concilio Family Services to present FREE Green Card Renewal Fair in Oxnard
April 23 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) presents FREE Webinar Series: Build Your Restuarant Business Success
April 25 — Used outdoor gear to be sold to raise funds for Ventura Land Trust
April 27 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) to present in-person event — Are You Ready for California’s New 2026 Business Laws?
May 2-3 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — IN-PERSON EVENT: Bring the Party to Your Business Now! Join the Jackalope Block Party Live
May 18 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — FREE Workshop: Build Your Coffee Brand
May 20 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) to present ‘The Hive that drives economic vitality’
June 3 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — NO-COST In-Person Workshop: Small Business Start-up Basics in Agoura Hills
June 6 — Ventura County Homebuying Conference to be held in Oxnard
June 7 — Senior Concerns to present 32nd Love Run in Westlake Village
Bilingual report — June 16 — Join us for the County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors Meeting
June 20 — Nate’s Place Pickleball Classic to be held in Port Hueneme. Sponsorships available
Bilingual report — June 23 — Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to meet
June 30 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — Join Our Free AI Workshop Series Today!
Through June 30 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — ‘Work Smarter, Grow Stronger with AI webinar series for small businesses
July 2 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) to present REE Webinar Series: Build Your Restuarant Business Success
July 7 — Join the County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors next meeting
Bilingual report — July 13 — Ventura Housing Connections Series returns with new workshops
July 16 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC)— FREE Webinar: Restaurant 101
July 29 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) to present next Breakfast Club meeting — ‘Inside the Port’
Aug. 18 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — FREE – AI Webinar Series: Back by Popular Demand!
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Bilingual report — Aug. 25 — Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to meet
Aug. 26 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) next Breakfast Club meeting — ‘The Slow-Motion Train Wreck That’s Costing You Money’
Aug. 29 — Downtown Oxnard — Latin Jazz Legend Pete Escovedo comes to Downtown Oxnard
Sept. 2 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — FREE WEBINAR: LA28 Food & Beverage Procurement
Bilingual report — Sept. 12 — Santa Maria Model A Ford Club will host its annual All Ford Car Show to benefit Allan Hancock College students
Sept. 14 — Ventura County Civic Alliance — Registration now open for ‘Future of the Region Conference’ with guest speaker Fernando Torres-Gil, PhD
Sept. 23 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) to present discussion ‘Taxed to Death 2026’
Oct. 10 — Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics hosts inaugural Health & Wellness Fair featuring DJ Darla, Aztec Dancers, and Hourly Games
Oct. 15 — Ventura County Area Agency on Aging’s (VCAAA) to host ‘Get That Job!’ presentation at Goebel Center in Thousand Oaks
Bilingual report — Oct. 17 — Commununity Environmental Council (CEC) — Charging toward a cleaner Central Coast this National Drive Electric Month
Oct. 20 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — Vender Expo: For the Creative Economy
Connect with GSA Procurement & Other Departments to learn about doing business in the county.
Oct. 20 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) — 2026 Taxpayers Luncheon with keynote speaker Siyamak Khorrami, presentation of Bill Wilson Award
Bilingual report — Oct. 21 — City of Ventura invites community to help shape the future of Pierpont Beach
Oct. 22 — Close Out 2026 In Style: Free Webinar by Employment Law Firm LightGabler LLP
Oct. 28 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association to present Next Breakfast Club meeting
Nov. 7 — SAVE THE DATE — 29th annual Camp Fire Hollyberry Benefit fundraiser to be held in Pismo Beach
Nov. 7, 8 — 5th Annual Bowl of Thanks & Ventura Pottery Market returns to Ventura Harbor
Nov. 14 — Meridian, a UC Berkeley student-led conference, invites university students across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties to attend event at UCLA
Nov. 19 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Economist Rana Foroohar to discuss how climate change is turning the Arctic into the next geopolitical flashpoint
Bilingual report — 2025: A Year in Review from People’s Self-Help Housing
As we reflect on the past year, we’ve compiled some of the top stories that highlight what we were able to accomplish together. These stories were made possible by strong partnerships and visionary investments from people like you. Thank you for your advocacy, goodwill, and generous support every step of the way!
End of Year Gift to Ventura County Animal Services
Choose Ventura County Animal Services as your end-of-year charity! Make your tax-deducible donation by December 31st, 2025 to ensure it applies to this year’s tax returns. Thank you for supporting our lifesaving mission!
Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) free event and webinar schedule including ‘SCORE: INCREASE SALES AND PROFITS WITH PRICING AND DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES’ at 1 p.m., Dec. 30
You’ve developed a wonderful new product or service and understand the costs, but how should you price it? This workshop is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials series. SCORE will start by reviewing different distribution and channel strategies and help you choose the method that best gets your product or service in front of your satisfied customers. The rest of the workshop focuses on pricing and will begin by covering some basic pricing concepts. Then SCORE will review a detailed process to help you determine the price of your product. Since pricing a service differs from pricing a product, there will be a special section that covers the separate process for pricing your services. Price: $10.00.
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United Way of Ventura County — United we are changing lives
United we are changing Ventura County ?
?one step at a time to a community where everyone can thrive! Your gift today means services, shelter, and hope for a homeless senior, a child needing dental care, a low-income family needing tax preparation in 2026. Make a difference today.
Your generosity will change lives!
Happy New Year!
Community Environmental Council (CEC) — Year-end giving ends soon – act now
There are just two days left to help us reach our $100,000 year-end goal. Federal rollbacks have left a $1.5 million funding gap, threatening programs that keep our air clean, food systems resilient, and communities prepared for a changing climate. And now, with proposals to reopen the Santa Barbara Channel to offshore drilling, protecting the progress our region has fought for over five decades has never been more critical.
VCCF Power of Purpose – December 2025 Newsletter
Dear Ventura County Community Foundation Family,
I spent yesterday morning enjoying a delightful coffee and croissant with one of your community foundation board members, Catherine Sepulveda. As always, time with Catherine is just so good for the soul!
For those who have not yet met her, Catherine is a bright light, kind, generous, deeply thoughtful, endlessly curious, creative, optimistic, and rooted in her values. It was only a few moments into our conversation when we found ourselves marveling at the kindness and generosity we have witnessed across Ventura County this past year and sharing our hopes and dreams for our community’s future.
Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — Free event and webinar schedule including Dec. 30 event
SCORE: INCREASE SALES AND PROFITS WITH PRICING AND DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES
December 30 @ 1:00 pm
You’ve developed a wonderful new product or service and understand the costs, but how should you price it? This workshop is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials series. SCORE will start by reviewing different distribution and channel strategies and help you choose the method that best gets your product or service in front of your satisfied customers. The rest of the workshop focuses on pricing and will begin by covering some basic pricing concepts. Then SCORE will review a detailed process to help you determine the price of your product. Since pricing a service differs from pricing a product, there will be a special section that covers the separate process for pricing your services. Price: $10.00.
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Holiday Music & Greetings from Ventura Music Festival
We wish you a restorative holiday season and look forward to making more music with you in 2026! In the meantime, please enjoy the holiday music of our Music Director, Nuvi Mehta, on violin.
Happy Holidays from Das and Spencer
After many years of collective public service, you may be wondering what we are up to. You guessed it—we could not stop serving the public! We are fighting for clean and affordable energy in a new way.
We are working for the local, five-county Community Choice Aggregator, Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), and we are loving it. In a darkening age, living our values through our energy, fuel, and travel choices is crucial to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Ya’Ash has also gotten in on the act, creating hand-drawn posters and chalk paintings of steps you can take to save the environment.
Museum of Ventura County — Last-minute gifts, inspiring events and upcoming exhibitions
As 2025 comes to a close, I want to sincerely thank everyone who supports the Museum of Ventura County.
Throughout the year, I was continually reminded that connection is at the heart of everything we do. We supported local students through meaningful educational experiences that inspired curiosity, welcomed our community through public events that celebrated shared stories, presented exhibitions that explored Ventura County’s diverse cultural history, and continued vital work behind the scenes to preserve our collections for future generations.
None of this would be possible without the dedication of our members, donors, sponsors, board members, committee advisors, community partners, volunteers, and visitors. This work is truly a shared effort, and on behalf of our entire staff, thank you for believing in the Museum.
Bilingual report — 805 UNCOCUFund — Help Sustain Life-Saving Community Alerts/Ayúdenos a Sostener Alertas Comunitarias que Salvan Vidas
As immigration enforcement continues to escalate across the Central Coast, our community alerts have become one of the most critical tools we have to protect undocumented families. These alerts provide real-time information about ICE activity so families can take precautions, avoid harm, and connect to rapid response support when it matters most.
Since the beginning of this year, 805UndocuFund has spent $45,910.34 solely on sending alerts. On average, each alert costs approximately $600—and this amount reflects only what we pay our texting provider. It does not include staff time, verification of reports, coordination with volunteers, or follow-up support for impacted families. In December alone, we have already spent $5,779.00, underscoring how frequently these alerts are now needed.
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — ’25 Wrapped!
Channel Wealth surpasses $1 billion in client assets and expands State Street headquarters
SANTA BARBARA — Channel Wealth, a boutique financial planning and wealth management firm, is proud to announce it has surpassed $1 billion in client assets as of November 2025. To support this growth and enhance client service, the firm has expanded to a new State Street office location and larger office space, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the Santa Barbara community.
Physician incentive program delivers $16M in quality health Care to Central Coast in 2025
SANTA BARBARA — In 2025, CenCal Health, the Medi-Cal managed care plan, distributed over $16 million to 95 local primary care providers through its Quality Care Incentive Program (QCIP), driving significant improvements in patient care across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. QCIP rewards CenCal Health providers for excellence in key clinical areas, including diabetes and asthma management, breast cancer and cervical cancer screenings, and pediatric well-care.
Biligual report — December News from People’s Self-Help Housing
As we approach December 21, the longest night of the year, I am reminded of the profound significance this season holds for those of us committed to ending homelessness. The winter solstice is a natural pause, a moment to reflect on the stark reality faced by individuals who endure these long nights without the comfort of shelter.
While many of us live by calendars, alarms, and screens, the sun remains the oldest measure of time. In these days of deep darkness and cold, I encourage you to take a moment to consider what these hours mean for those without warmth, food, or safety.
District 216 — WEEK OFF: Happy Holidays from District216! (A perfect time to setup your Circle Account)
We’re excited to share that District216 has officially migrated away from Mighty Networks to Circle, our new community platform built for connection, creativity, and seamless psychedelic exploration.
Circle offers a modern, social-media-style interface, richer chat and discussion features, and a beautifully organized video library with over 150 hours of District216 content. You’ll also find easy access to our Psychedelic Concierge Service, member threads, event archives, and more — all in a cleaner, more intuitive space.
Bilingual report — 805UndocuFund conducting $50,000 year-end fundraising campaign
CENTRAL COAST — The 805UndocuFund is conducting a $50,000 year-end fundraising campaign.
This is an ambitious goal, but the need far exceeds any fundraising goals. Your year-end gift will continue to fuel our grassroots efforts and strengthen our movement to protect the humanity of our undocumented neighbors. We understand that times are tough, yet together we have shown the ability to make the impossible possible.
Ventura College Foundation distributes record $1.16 million in direct student support during 2024-25 academic year
VENTURA — The Ventura College Foundation distributed a record $1,163,994 in direct student assistance during the 2024-25 academic year and another $1.54 million to 56 college programs across 14 departments and divisions. The Ventura College Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and financial assistance to Ventura College students and programs.
As part of the distribution, the foundation provided $158,000 in gap funding for tuition costs for the Ventura College Promise program after state budget cuts. The program covers tuition and fees for eligible students for up to two years, serving 4,460 first-time, full-time Ventura College students in their first and second years during the 2024-25 school year.