OXNARD — Rock the Collection is back and better than ever! The Collection at RiverPark invites the community to grab their lounge chairs and blankets, kick back, relax and enjoy a free summer concert series kicking off June 27th. Every…
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Through Aug. 22 — Rock the Collection Summer Concert Series is back at The Collection at RiverPark
Sponsored by Oakmont of Riverpark, The Collection at RiverPark is bringing back a community favorite with outdoor summer concerts OXNARD — Get ready to rock! The annual Rock the Collection summer concert series is headed back this summer at Collection Park,…
Aug. 23-24 — Alan Saldana Headlines Levity Live in Oxnard
OXNARD — Alan Saldaña will perform Aug. 23-24 at Levity Live in Oxnard Saldaña was born and raised in Monterrey, MX and is better known as the “Ace of Comedy.” Alan stands out for his jokes and monologues. He is…
Aug. 24 — Assemblymember Irwin to host Military & Veteran Job Fair & Expo
What: The Office of Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, in collaboration with the County of Ventura’s Veteran Services Office and the Veterans Collaborative of Ventura County, will be hosting a Job Fair and Expo for Veterans, active duty military, Guard & Reserve…
Aug. 26 — Engage & Enlighten event features United Nations Special Rapporteur David Kaye
VENTURA — Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP (FCOP), Ventura County’s largest law firm, will host law professor and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression David Kaye as featured speaker for its summer Engage…
Through Aug. 26 — Emma Akmakdjian’s ‘Anthropocene Kelp Forest’ on exhibit at Channel Islands Maritime Museum
OXNARD — Emma Akmakdjian’s Anthropocene Kelp Forest is now on exhibit through Aug. 26 at Channel Islands Maritime Museum. Akmakdjian’s mixed media artworks trace the troubled relationship of human and environment through material byproducts of industrial processes. Born and raised…
Aug. 27 — Ventura County Community Development Corp. Hosts Free Disaster Preparedness Class
VENTURA COUNTY — A recent FEMA survey found that nearly 60 percent of Americans have not practiced what to do in a disaster! Ventura County Community Development Corporation (VCCDC) will host a free educational workshop to help the local community prepare…
Through Aug. 27 — Free Job & Career Workshops in August
Location: America’s Job Center 2901 N. Ventura Rd., 3rd Floor, Oxnard 805-204-5171 August 14, 21 and 28 – Social Media, 10:00 a.m. – noon – Social media is everywhere. It is not just for entertainment or a way to stay…
Aug. 27 — Free LightGabler Seminar: Handling Competition From Ex-Employees
SIMI VALLEY — Employment law firm LightGabler is presenting “When Your Best Friends Become Your Worst Enemies: Handling Competition From Ex-Employees.” The seminar will be held Tuesday, August 27, in Simi Valley. Mobility in the workplace is the norm in…
Aug. 30 — Cola Boyy Curates a Night of Music, Art and Community
A FUNDRAISER FOR THE OXNARD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OXNARD — Oxnard native Matthew Urango, better known by his stage name Cola Boyy, is curating a night of music and art to support The Oxnard Performing Arts Center on Friday, August…
Through Aug. 31 — Free summer concert series at Channel Islands Harbor
OXNARD — The 80s Invasion cover band kicks off this year’s Concerts by the Sea, hosted by Channel Islands Harbor through Aug. 31. Performances will be held every Saturday from 4-6 p.m. until Aug. 31 in the free summer concert…
Through Sept. 1 — Variety of performances at Channel Islands Harbor
OXNARD — Channel Islands Harbor presents will present a variety of performances at the north end of Harbor View Park located south of Marine Emporium Landing between Cabezone Circle and Barracuda Way on Harbor Blvd. June 2 Jack and the…
Bilingual report: Ventura County Farmworker Resource Program to open July 1 in Oxnard
VENTURA — The Human Services Agency will open the doors to the Farmworker Resource Program on Monday, July 1, with a primary location in Oxnard, satellite offices in Santa Paula and Fillmore, and extended evening and weekend hours to make…
Carnegie Art Museum Cornerstones News — Carrying on in a NEW WAY…. CAM Cornerstones Programs @ CAM Studio Gallery | Christine Morla Guest Exhibition and POP Up Exhibition just announced!
Click here for the entire e-newsletter To the many Friends and Supporters of the Carnegie Art Museum — from the entire Cornerstones Board of Directors, we thank you so much for your strong and impassioned statements of support for…
CSUCI Team ties for First Place in worldwide online Business Strategy Game
Team includes Alex Weirauch, Timothy Garcia, Christian Ceja-Gonzalez and Andre Velikorodnohh CAMARILLO — A team of four CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Business students tied for first place four times in a row during an international online business competition that involved…
Rio School District Provides Summer Writing Program at CSUCI for 75 Students in Partnership with South Coast Writing Project of UCSB
Program Serves As Gateway to College Experience for English Language Learners OXNARD — Rio School District (RSD) is partnering with the South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) at University of California, Santa Barbara to put on a summer writing program at Cal…
State legislators and managers seek out CSUCI faculty expertise
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) program may not be the largest or oldest in the CSU system, but their level of expertise is such that state managers and lawmakers now routinely invite faculty members…
Ventura County READY TO STOP Campaign issues WARNING: Summertime Means Child Predators Are On the Hunt
FBI warns: school’s out for the summer and children have more free time, leaving them at greater risk for commercial sexual exploitation VENTURA — What do malls, arcades and airports all have in common? A significant increase in youth population…
Ventura County Board of Supervisors Approves Carolyn Vang-Walker As A New Member Of The Workforce Development Board
VENTURA COUNTY — The Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved the Workforce Development Board (WDB) Membership Committee’s recommendation to appoint Carolyn Vang-Walker as a new member. She will serve a three-year term. Vang-Walker is the director/principal of Ventura Adult and…
BGCOP Opens Brent’s Club, a Drug prevention program, at Teen Center
OXNARD — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme have partnered with the Brent Shapiro Foundation to open the first Brent’s Club in Ventura County at the Club’s Teen Center. Brent’s Club is a sober club…
Ventura County Genealogical Society Special Interest Group holds monthly meetings.
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Genealogical Society Special Interest Group is devoted to the researching of ancestors from Mexico, Spain and other Spanish speaking countries. We hope to help one another find the resources needed to extend our family trees,…
Ventura County Assessor announces completion of $141.1 billion tax roll for the next property tax year, 2019/20
VENTURA — County Assessor Dan Goodwin announced the certification and delivery of Ventura County’s annual assessment roll, which now contains a record $141.1 billion in taxable value. As the eighth consecutive annual increase in total roll value, this year’s assessment…
Assemblymember Límon advances critical consumer protection bill through the Senate Banking and Finance Committee
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 539: The Fair Access to Credit Act has made its way through the Senate Banking & Finance Committee with a 6-0 vote. This historic vote comes after years of failed attempts to protect California consumers from predatory…
Clean Power Alliance conducting multilingual survey
Ventura County workshop to be held July 25 Hi, Hope you’re well. I’m not sure how familiar you are with you and/or your members’ new utility, Clean Power Alliance. Their mission is to provide clean energy at competitive prices. Communities…
Bilingual report: Supervisors pass strongest County budget ever
VENTURA — The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a budget of $2.309 billion for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 on June 17, 2019. It is the strongest budget in County history and, overall, is slightly higher – 3.2 percent – than the…
CSUCI faculty will study common problems between France and California at Paris seminar
CAMARILLO —Polarization, immigration, sustainability and climate change are among the challenges and similarities California and France share. Two CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) faculty members will explore the challenges the state and country have in common at a California State University…
Oxnard Salsa Festival update for June 27 — Do you have what it takes to win the Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge 2019?
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Do you have what it takes to win the Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge 2019? Calling all home cooks! Your family and friends RAVE about your homemade salsa, but do you have what it…
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara update for June 27 — MCASB Events Week of June 23rd-30th
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS June 23rd – 29th, 2019 JOIN US! The final week of June is full of exciting events here at MCASB, including an opportunity to meet the artist behind our September show, Ari Benjamin Meyers:…
Bilingual report: Community support leads to agreement to maintain OB services at Santa Paula Hospital
VENTURA — At a meeting initiated by the Santa Clara River Valley Community on Friday, Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers, Health Care Agency Director Bill Foley, and CEO for VCMC/SPH, John Fankhauser, MD agreed to resume OB services at…
Bilingual report: Be inspired to make a difference on June 29 / ¡Inspírese y haga una diferencia! el 29 de junio
BE INSPIRED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY! LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND YOUTH IN CARE! With motivational speaker, Michael Sanders, along with a compelling panel of teens, resource parents and biological families sharing their heartfelt stories and…
Ventura College Foundation Marketplace Looks To Expand Number Of Saturday Produce & Prepacked Food Vendors
VENTURA — The Ventura College Foundation Marketplace, which operates every Saturday and Sunday on the Ventura College campus, is looking to expand the number of Saturday produce and pre-packaged food vendors. The Marketplace attracts between 2,000 and 5,000 visitors each…
Bilingual report: Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Receives 2019 Supporting the Safety Net Award in Washington D.C.
CenCal Health Initiates Award Nomination of Local Provider SANTA BARBARA — On June 20, the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) presented its fourteenth annual Supporting the Safety Net Award to Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC). The organization was nominated for the award by ACAP member plan CenCal…
EDC Releases Business Migration Report That Challenges California’s ‘Business Exodus’ Theory
EDC Releases Business Migration Report That Challenges California’s “Business Exodus” Theory Dear Clients and Stakeholders, The EDC has released a report in partnership with Xopolis: Urban Analytics that studies business migration in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.…
Jackson Issues Statement on Cannabis Trailer Bill Vote
SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa Barbara) issued the following statement on her opposition to AB 97, the cannabis budget trailer bill, which was voted on June 24 in the State Senate: “More than two years ago, California voters passed Proposition…
Shared Goals; United Way honors Tocqueville Society and Leadership Circle
SANTA BARBARA — Dedicated supporters got a glimpse of the United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) community programs they helped make possible during the nonprofit’s Alexis de Tocqueville Society and Leadership Circle Reception June 12. Generously hosted by Adam…
Seven Participants To Compete In Oxnard Salsa Festival’s ‘Dancing With Our Community Stars’ Contest
OXNARD — Seven community leaders will take the stage and dance for charity during the “2019 Dancing With Our Community Stars Dance Contest and Charity Fundraiser,” Sunday, July 28 at 1 p.m. during the 26th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival in…
Update on Woolsey/Hill Fires Debris Removal Operations
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — State officials have submitted final inspections reports to officials in Los Angeles and Ventura counties for 77.97 percent of the 926 properties affected by last November’s Woolsey and Hill fires that are participating in the state’s Consolidated Debris…
CSUCI receives grants for science-related research and projects
CAMARILLO — Science faculty and students from CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will locate burning oil seeps in Ventura County and inspire high school engineers thanks to two separate grants. Program chair and Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) Sean…
CSUCI earns prestigious Seal of Excelencia
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) has received the Seal of Excelencia, a prestigious, voluntary and comprehensive certification granted by the Washington, D.C.-based organization, Excelencia in Education. The Seal recognizes an institution’s very high level of commitment and effort to serve…
Bilingual report: Local doctor practices medicine in hospital where he was born
VENTURA COUNTY — Throughout his time in medical school and residency, Dr. Jaime Arana, a general surgeon at Santa Paula Hospital, had one goal in mind following graduation: to return to Ventura County to practice medicine in his hometown. Arana is…
He was going nowhere in a hurry. Now 35, he’s about to earn his bachelor’s degree in anthropology
By Jim Logan • UCSB Ron Jimenez was not on the college track. His high school GPA was 1.5. He dropped out a week before graduation. Higher education wasn’t an option — or even a consideration. Fast-forward nearly two decades.…
Ventura College / Superior Court of California Partnership announces 15 graduates for 2019
VENTURA — Ventura County Superior Court graduated 15 court employees with a Certificate of Achievement in Supervision from Ventura College on May 23. This is the third cohort of graduates from the industry partnership developed between Ventura College and the Superior…
Santa Paula Museum of Art update for June 21 — Meet Our Artist in Residence! She’s Creating Works Inspired by Santa Paula
SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Our kids’ summer art classes are off to a great start here at the Santa Paula Art Museum. In this week’s playful “Geo-Me-Tree” class for kids age 3 to…
Carnegie Art Museum update for June 20 — Thank YOU! CLOSING Exhibition Weekend “Recent and Seldom Seen” SHOP THE Gift Store and the SPECTACULAR ART SALE with 30% discount on all purchases!
Click here to view entire e-newsletter Our sincere thanks to all the Carnegie Art Museum audience and members that have campaigned during the unfolding City of Oxnard FY 2019-20 budget crisis in support of keeping the museum open. Your…
More than 98 Percent of Properties Eligible for State Debris Removal Program Cleared of Woolsey, Hill Fire Debris
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — State contractors have cleared eligible debris from more than 98 percent of the properties affected by the Woolsey and Hill fires in the state’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program, officials with the Debris Removal Operations Center (DROC) in Calabasas…
Museum of Ventura County update for June 19 — Spend the Summer at Your Museum!
MUNCH returns to the Museum of Ventura County this Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.! The Ventura Artist Union Jam Band will be performing and boxed lunches will be available for purchase from Desserts to Die…
Kim Milstien, VCMC and Santa Paula Hospital CEO Resigns, Dr. John Fankhauser Named New CEO
VENTURA — Kim Milstien, VCMC and Santa Paula Hospital CEO, has resigned her position effective July 12, 2019. Milstien has been with the Ventura County Health Care Agency (HCA) hospitals since 2015. Under her leadership Ventura County Medical Center completed…
Jackson Honors Jeannine’s Restaurant and Bakery As Small Business of the Year
SACRAMENTO – Recognizing their extraordinary contributions to the Santa Barbara community, including being a gathering place following the devastation of the Thomas Fire, State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa Barbara) will honor Jeannine’s Restaurant and Bakery as Senate District 19’s Small Business of the…
United Way of Ventura County update for June 19 — And the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter President’s Message Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce that on Saturday, August 24, Ms. Dorcas Thille will receive our fifth Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual Spirit Awards Gala. Dorcas is…
Thousand Oaks Farmers’ Market at the Oaks Shopping Center Closes for 4th of July Holiday
THOUSAND OAKS — The Thousand Oaks Farmers’ held at the Oaks Shopping Center from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Thursdays will close Thursday, July 4 in observance of the 4thof July holiday. All other markets within the Ventura County Certified…