CAMARILLO — Camarillo Hospice, a Program of Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association, is now offering individual, couple, and family counseling in Spanish for those grieving the death of a loved one and beginning in April, Camarillo Hospice will offer two…
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Hospice of Santa Barbara Counselor Mary Wagner Wins “Older Worker of the Year” Award
SANTA BARBARA — Hospice of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce that its very own Mary Wagner has been recognized as “Older Worker of the Year” by the Area Agency on Aging. Wagner, M.F.T., has worked at Hospice of Santa…
More than $1 Million in Scholarships Awarded by Ventura County Community Foundation
VENTURA COUNTY — Hundreds of local students have been awarded a total of $1,165,750 in scholarships in the 2018 Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) scholarship program, which is now in its 25th year. The 352 scholarships are provided by scholarship funds…
RISE Welcomes New Pet Facility at Atascadero Shelter
Created with Support from the RedRover Grant Program SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — RISE is excited to announce the construction of an onsite housing center for pets of intimate partner violence and sexual assault survivors at its Atascadero emergency shelter, made…
Local PODS Moving and Storage Offers ‘Moving Bridge’ to Homeowners during the Home Staging and Selling Process
CENTRAL COAST — As homeowners are competing to sell their homes quicker and for a higher price, sellers and agents continue to turn to home staging techniques and storage solutions like PODS to declutter rooms and allow buyers to envision…
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura Honored as Top Nonprofit of the Year
Nonprofit honored by Assemblymember Monique Limón on California Nonprofits Day VENTURA — Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura (BGCGV) has been selected as a 2018 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Monique Limón, 37th District. Patti Birmingham, BGCGV CEO…
United Way of Ventura County launches Stuff the Bus Backpack Drive
We need your help! We need your help! We are in need of your support to provide backpacks for our Stuff the Bus drive. Can you make a donation?It’s easier than ever this year – all you need to do is click HERE and…
Ventura County Receives Multiple Accolades for Committing To Natural, Environmentally Friendly Treatment of Local Wildlife
VENTURA COUNTY — The Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA) has discovered that hawks and owls may be more effective than rodenticide anticoagulants for controlling rodent damage to dams and levees.. In the Ventura County area, there is heightened awareness…
Channel Islands Harbor Announces Revamped Website Launch
OXNARD — The Ventura County Harbor Department announced June 8 the launch of its revamped website, www.channelislandsharbor.org. This mobile-friendly, redesigned site offers quick and easy access to essential information about events, programs, services, recreational and dining opportunities, and businesses in…
Ventura County Public Works Agency Announces Employee of the Year Winners
VENTURA COUNTY — 2018 has been a great year for Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA). After their highly successful VCPWA Public Works Week event on May 22, they are excited to share the news about their outstanding VCPWA employees…
SBCC Career Skills Institute, State and County Partners to Help Local Job Seekers Gain Customer Relations Skills
SANTA BARBARA — Career Skills Institute at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) School of Extended Learning offered one of its most popular, tuition-free certificates at the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) Employment Office in Santa Barbara as part…
Mosquito Season is here, protect your home and family
VENTURA — A higher risk of exposure to mosquitoes is to be expected with warmer summer weather, longer days, and increased outdoor activities. Mosquitoes can transmit diseases such as West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis Encephalitis virus or Western Equine…
Entries Now Open For 2018 “Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge”
OXNARD — Do your friends rave about your homemade salsa? Now is the time to let the world know about your creation. Make plans to enter the “Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge” taking place Sunday, July 29 during the 25th Annual…
SBCC STEM Students On Their Way to Cal Poly
Daniel Gonzalez Celina Lazaro Fernando Estevez Three good friends and Santa Barbara City College engineering majors gave each other the support they needed to get into their dream school, Cal Poly. Daniel Gonzalez, a twenty-three year old chemical and environmental…
Ford Fund Awards $75,000 to VCCF To Help With Disaster Relief from Thomas Fire
VENTURA COUNTY — The Ford Motor Company Fund recently granted $75,000 to the Ventura County Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund to aid long-term Thomas Fire recovery efforts, and designated the funds to go to support two local organizations: Habitat for…
UCSB announces winners of Thomas More Storke Award and other top university prizes — Christian Ortiz Gonzalez, Cynthia Marin and Yucheng (Stephen) Chih
By Jim Logan • UCSB SANTA BARBARA — For their scholastic achievement, their extraordinary service to the university and the community, and their personal courage and persistence, three graduating seniors at UC Santa Barbara have been named winners of the university’s…
Jackson Honors Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade as Nonprofit of the Year
Hundreds of volunteers helped dig their neighbors out of mud following Montecito debris flow SACRAMENTO–Recognizing their heroic efforts to help their neighbors following the devastating Montecito debris flow, State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) on June 6 honored the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade…
Programs Supporting Vulnerable Seniors Named 2018 Nonprofit of the Year
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) announced today she has selected Senior Concerns as her 2018 Nonprofit of the Year. Senior Concerns has been serving the residents of eastern Ventura county and western Los Angeles county since 1974 and is…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Barbara County Names Donald Bock ‘Big Brother of the Year’
Little Brother “Ciano” Joins Celebration at Lion’s Club SANTA BARBARA — It’s fitting that Donald (Don) Bock was presented with the “Big Brother of the Year” award at today’s meeting of the Santa Maria Sunriser’s Lion’s Club. This is where he…
Ventura County Office of Education update for June 6
Summer 2018 Stanley C. Mantooth, Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Graduating seniors inspire hope in uncertain times As thousands of Ventura County high school students don their caps and gowns and receive their diplomas this year, they’re graduating into a…
Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau update for June 6
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Some of the finest cycling and mountain biking in Ventura and the Los Padres National Forest!While more widely known as the gateway to the Channel Islands National Park and home to some of…
Oxnard School District holds Robotics Competition
OXNARD — A total of 10 students in grades 3-5 competed in the Oxnard School District’s first-ever District Robotics Competition held on Wednesday, May 30 at Marina West School in Oxnard. Teams from McKinna, Emile Ritchen, Harrington, Christa McAuliffe, and Marina…
Museum of Ventura County — The Night Bobby Died: An Eyewitness Account of the Assassination of Bobby Kennedy
Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of San Buenaventura and the County of Ventura. The Night Bobby Died: An Eyewitness Account of the Assassination of Bobby Kennedy Join Ventura County writer-journalist Ivor Davis, Wednesday, June 6, at 6:30…
Carnegie Art Museum update for June 5
Click here for the entire e-newsletter JUNE | PROGRAMS & EVENTS Farmers Market Art Booth FREE Summer Art Fun with the Carnegie Art Museum and Downtown Farmers Market. Look for the Art Booth at the Downtown Farmers Market where Isabel Gonzalez, Oxnard…
The Arts Collective Studio update for June 5
PACIFIC VIEW MALL | 3001 E. Main Street | Ventura | 2nd Floor next to SEARS Come for the art . . . Stay for the shopping! More fun for all ages ___________________________________________________________ NEW! Fabulous FREE class for creative teens and adults! ~ …
Tuition Assistance Applications for Fall Fee-Based Classes are Accepted Through June 15 for SBCC’s School of Extended Learning
SANTA BARBARA — SBCC’s School of Extended Learning has opened its Tuition Assistance application period, ending June 15, for Fall Semester fee-based classes. Students are encouraged to apply for $125 tuition assistance toward fee-based classes. Awards are based on need.…
Most Americans don’t know common stroke signs
SANTA MARIA — Stroke is a leading cause of preventable death, but lack of awareness, education and resources are major barriers to stopping it. But, if you’re like most Americans, you don’t know the signs of stroke. The American Stroke Association, a division…
United Way of Ventura County update for June 4
Click here for the entire e-newsletter President’s Message Dear Friends, For the first several months of 2018, almost all of Gareth Williams’ meals came from just a crockpot and toaster oven. Since early December, he had been living out…
EDC-VC update for June 4
Click here for the entire e-newsletter President’s Message Bruce Stenslie May 10th was a red letter day as EDC-VC joined local officials, First 5 Ventura County and Gus and Alma Ferrel, owners of ABC Kids Preschool, to cut the ribbon at…
July 5 — The Great American & Latin Song Book Concert & Tea Dance
VENTURA — The Ventura Jazz Trio & Palm Vista Senior Center is proud to present The Great American & Latin Song Book Concert & Tea Dance. Featuring Vocalist, Candace Delbo. The performance will be held at the Palm Vista Senior…
July 18 — Museum Hosts Children’s Program with Jarabe Mexicano
VENTURA — The talented musical quintet Jarabe Mexicano will be performing a special program geared towards youth and teens at the Museum of Ventura County, noon to 1 p.m., July 18, in the Museum’s plaza, 100 E. Main Street, Ventura.…
July 27 — Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band kicks off Oxnard Salsa Festival Friday Night Concert
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Friday Night Concert Welcomes Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band Friday, July 27, 7:30pm – NOW ON SALE! For more than three decades, legendary conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straightahead…
LULAC announces ExxonMobil/LNESC Scholarship Program Opportunity for students in Oxnard. See more LULAC news here
Deadline is June 29 OXNARD — The League of United Latin American Citizens this week announced the ExxonMobil/LNESC Scholarship Program Opportunity for students in Oxnard and elsewhere nationwide. Sponsored by the Exxon Mobil Corporation, the LULAC National Educational Service Centers (LNESC)…
Bilingual report: City of Oxnard Notice of Data Breach
OXNARD – The City of Oxnard takes seriously the security and protection of its customers’ confidential information. Last week, the city was alerted about unauthorized charges on credit cards used by customers to pay their utility bills. The following information outlines…
Guest commentary: The Death of Gracia Alkema
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes 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. By Rodolfo F. Acuña • Guest contributor Rodolfo…
Oxnard and Port Hueneme Youth Invited to Attend Fun and Exciting Summer Camps
OXNARD — Registrations are now open for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme’s Summer Camp program, where kids can have fun with friends and learn at the same time. The summer program runs June 18…
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara update of May 31
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Summer 2018 is gearing up to be an exciting time at MCASB! Don’t miss your last chance to see Cecily Brown: Rehearsal and Bloom Projects Exchange Series: Midori Hirose, Of The Unicorn (and the Sundowner Kids) before we say goodbye on…
Jackson Bill to Halt Trump’s Offshore Drilling Expansion Passes off Senate Floor. See more updates here
SACRAMENTO – State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) ’s legislation to thwart the Trump Administration’s efforts to expand federal oil drilling off the California coast passed off the Senate floor today on a 24 to 8 vote. Senate Bill 834 will ensure that pipelines…
As Newly Appointed Assembly Banking Chair, Limón Advances Multiple Bills Securing Critical Protections for Consumers Seeking Capital
SACRAMENTO — Merely an hour after passing major legislation across the Assembly Floor that protects consumers from auto title lending practices that commonly result in borrowers losing their cars (AB 2953), Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) advanced additional consumer protection legislation in…
Limón Bill Ensuring Inclusive Emergency Communications Passes the Assembly Floor
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 1877, a bill by Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) which requires natural disaster-related emergency communications to be made available in the most commonly spoken language other than English, just overcame a major legislative hurdle, passing the Assembly…
Jackson Bill to Teach Students How to Spot Fake News Passes off Senate Floor
SACRAMENTO –Legislation by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to ensure students in California’s public schools learn how to read media sources critically, and act ethically, responsibly, and safely online passed off the Senate Floor today with 22 votes in support. Senate Bill…
Museum of Ventura County update for May 31
Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of San Buenaventura and the County of Ventura. Ventura Artist John Robertson’s Paintings Provide Background to Wearable Art Fashion Show Correction: A previous email listed John Robertson’s name incorrectly. We are…
SBCC Career Skills Institute 2018 Medical Assistant Graduates off to Great Things
SANTA BARBARA — Family and friends of 22 new SBCC Career Skills Institute Medical Assistant Program graduates cheered on the class during a May 10 ceremony and celebration at the Wake Campus. Over 85 percent of those who complete the…
Housing Authority Honors New Beginnings Counseling Center as Outstanding Community Partner of Year
SANTA BARBARA — The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) honored New Beginnings Counseling Center as its 2017 Outstanding Community Partner of the Year at a recent ceremony. New Beginnings provides short-term case management services to HACSB…
CEC Launches Solarize Santa Barbara
Solarize program takes a new step to include energy storage options. Workshops to be held June 6, July 11 SANTA BARBARA — The Community Environmental Council (CEC) announced the launch of Solarize Santa Barbara – a community-led, solar group-purchasing program for residents…
San Marcos High School Students Ignite Passion for Foster Youth Through Student-Organized Foster Program
SANTA BARBARA — Students at San Marcos High School are creating excitement and bringing awareness to the ongoing needs of foster youth and it’s causing a ripple effect throughout the community. Not only that, but it’s having a huge impact…
United Way of SBC Honors Partners at 95th Annual Awards Celebration
SANTA BARBARA — United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) honored the volunteers, businesses, schools and organizations who make the local nonprofit’s community programs and activities possible. The 95th Annual Awards Celebration on May 9 on the Hotel Californian rooftop…
Global Trade Experts Share Expertise, Resources at E-Commerce Summit
CENTRAL COAST — World Trade Month is celebrated across the globe each May, and the South Central Coast celebrated by bringing global trade organizations from across the region together on Friday, May 11 to help the local business community understand…
Foundation Veteran Phylene Wiggins Brings Philanthropic Expertise to Ventura County Community Foundation
VENTURA COUNTY — The Ventura County Community Foundation recently announced the addition of Phylene Wiggins who will serve as vice president of programs and grants. Wiggins formerly worked at the Santa Barbra Foundation as senior director of community investments. “Phylene’s…
Carnegie Art Museum update for May 25
Click here for the entire e-newsletter CAM STUDIO GALLERY The first exhibit of photography and lens-based art by The Oxnard Plain Collective will open with a Reception on Thursday, June 7th from 5:30-7:30pm at CAM Studio Gallery beside the Carnegie Art Museum. The Oxnard Plain Collective…