Speech and Occupational Therapy Program Funded by CenCal Health SANTA BARBARA — Every week day this Summer, in a small nondescript office building on Santa Barbara’s Westside, young lives are transformed. Camp Mariposas provides speech, language and occupational therapies to…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Join Us! We, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), were thrilled to kick-off Fiesta weekend with the opening reception of Bloom Projects: Brian Rochefort, Absorption by the Sun! Not only…
“… A historic settlement negotiated with LA County to remove 1.5 Million inactive voter registration records. We are encouraged that LA County has begun compliance by mailing 1.6 million cards to registrants on the inactive list!” EIPCa President Linda Paine…
SANTA BARBARA — On Friday, July 26, Santa Barbara City College Physics instructor Amy Thompson, Coordinator of Equity Programs Adolfo Corral, and 10 SBCC students attended a unique one-day event in Los Angeles supporting women of color in technology: the…
VENTURA — The Ventura College Foundation Board of Directors approved two new board members at its June 26 meeting. The new members are Stephen Kipp and Nuris Dante. Kipp, president and CEO of Kipp Financial Group before retiring last year,…
OXNARD — County Executive Officer Mike Powers presented his State of the County report to a sold-out crowd of about 300 at the Ventura County Taxpayers Association summer luncheon on August 1st. The title of the presentation was “Connecting our…
By Andrea Estrada • UCSB The UC Santa Barbara Library and La Casa de la Raza have reached a new accord that signals another milestone in the preservation of local community history. At a public reception July 11 at La…
SANTA BARBARA — Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) and State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa Barbara) will spend the day on Monday, August 5th touring the district to celebrate 2019-2020 budget wins for Ventura County. “I am proud to have worked with my…
OXNARD —The Sight + Sound Film Festival, Oxnard’s newest film festival showcasing cutting edge independent cinema and presented by the Oxnard Performing Arts Center and Oxnard College, on Aug. 1 unveiled its film lineup for 2019. The first annual festival will…
VENTURA COUNTY — August 4th-10th, Clinicas del Camino Real, Inc. will host events in honor of National Health Center Week (NHCW)! Clinicas invites community members to join them for a Health Fair at Del Sol Park, in Oxnard, on Sunday August…
SANTA MARIA — Incoming freshman students heading towards ERHS, PVHS and SMHS will be “Rocketing into High School” on August 5thand 6th. Science teachers and students plan to explore the wonders of science and participate in the NGSS (Next Generation Science…
New members bring meaningful experience that supports kidSTREAM’s commitment to learning CAMARILLO – KidSTREAM, an emerging children’s museum committed to creating a place where kids and families can engage in fun, interactive learning and hands-on/minds-on play, has announced the addition…
OXNARD — Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin.’s Office and Oxnard Police Activities League (PAL) will host the Fifth Annual K-12 Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Oxnard PAL Gym, 350 South K St, Oxnard. Representatives from…
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. By David Magallanes •…
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Prop 1 match brings total raised at event to $200,000 and takes organization halfway to its $5 million year-end goal for Ventura County affordable housing. VENTURA – Kicking off the summer, Housing Trust Fund Ventura County (HTF Ventura County) hosted its…
VENTURA — The Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada has elected the County’s Treasurer-Tax Collector, Steven Hintz, to the 2019-2020 Board of Directors for the organization. Hintz begins his term in August 2019 and will serve until…
SANTA BARBARA —¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara!’s 15th season opens with Mariachi Ángeles de Pepe Martinez, Jr. With more than 25 years as a leading member of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Pepe Jr. brings experience, professionalism and leadership to…
OXNARD — The Oxnard Multicultural Festival to be held from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in Plaza Park, 500 S. C St., Oxnard. Free admission and parking. Live bands, dance performances, food, international booths, arts & craft vendors.
Chicano Secret Service October 10 @ 6 PM Get ready for some undercover intelligence with Chicano Secret Service! Urban and media-literate but with academic know-how, CSS bring some old-school radical comedy to a new generation, embracing the Chicana/o experience and staking…
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VENTURA — Ventura County’s Planning Division will host a Board of Supervisors work session on August 6th to review the Preliminary Public Review Draft 2040 General Plan. The work session will be held at the Ventura County Government Center, Hall…
OXNARD — The Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, is pleased to announce the hiring of its new executive director, Carolyn Merino Mullin. Prior to joining the nonprofit, Mullin –…
VENTURA — On behalf of the Countywide Continuum of Care (VC CoC), the Ventura County Executive Office has released a request for proposals (RFP) for the FY19 Continuum of Care funding competition. HUD announced the FY19 Continuum of Care Notice of…
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Click here for the entire e-newsletter Gil Rosas shares how his youth on The Luke stage prepared him to create his Santa Barbara music legacy. Upcoming Events Cruz’s Fiesta Rhythm Saturday, July 26th 7:00PM Cruz Dance Productions presents their…
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Two wineries are part of the inaugural Santa Barbara County Farm Day coming up Saturday, September 28. On Farm Day, Hermanas Vineyard & Winery and Riverbench Vineyard will join 10 Santa Maria Valley ranches, nurseries and agricultural organizations…
Join us at the Museum of Ventura County this Friday, July 26, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. for a book talk and signing with Ivor Davis. Admission is $5 for Museum members, $10 for nonmembers. Ivor Davis will be discussing his…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter THIS WEEKEND! Don’t miss it! Live Spicy! Eat Spicy! Come to the 26th annual celebration of everything salsa – the food, the music, and the dance. On the menu this weekend at Plaza…
VENTURA — It’s a great season for summer fruits according to the Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association (VCCFMA). With a heavy rainy season, the VCCFMA reports that the tree fruit is proving to be extra sweet and plentiful, although bringing…
