VENTURA, Calif. Cheers and laughter echoed across Elmhurst Elementary School as students, staff and community members gathered for the ribbon-cutting of three new playgrounds — the first of 16 planned across Ventura Unified School District under the voter approved Measure E bond initiative. The playgrounds, designed using an evidence-based, inclusive approach, aim to support the development of...
May 23, 2025
VENTURA, Calif. – The County of Ventura has named Roger Robinson as the new director for the Ventura County Human Service Agency. Robinson was selected following an extensive recruitment process, which included both internal and external candidates. He steps into the role following the retirement of former director Melissa Livingston this month. ROBINSON joins the County of Ventura with more...
May 9, 2025
VENTURA, Calif.— A Thousand Oaks man out on bail for allegedly practicing medicine without a license has been arrested again, accused of returning to a Ventura clinic to treat patients despite court orders to stop. Nitun “Nate” Dayalghai Ahir, 44, was arraigned Monday in Ventura County Superior Court on new charges of practicing medicine without a license, including allegations that he continue...
May 9, 2025
The Board of Supervisors appointed Gina Johnson to the position of Chief Probation Officer, effective July 11, 2023. Chief Johnson has served the Probation Agency since 1991. For the past 10 years, she has served as the Chief Deputy Probation Officer and, most recently, the Interim Chief Probation Officer. “Chief Johnson has been with the department for 33 years and seen every nook and cranny o...
Jul 14, 2023
Governor Gavin Newsom has granted a historic $80 million to the Port of Hueneme for projects aimed at generating social and economic equity while transforming the port into a zero-emission hub. The allocation comes as part of the $1.5 billion Port & Freight Infrastructure Program (PFIP) funds approved in the Governor’s 2023-2024 budget on June 30, 2023. The California State Transportatio...
Jul 14, 2023
The Oxnard Recreation Department held a Meet Up/Clean Up event on Sunday, January 28 at College Estates Park. THE beautification program has been established by the Oxnard Department of Parks & Recreation and the City Corps. Among those in attendance were Members from the Oxnard Peace Officers Association (OPOA). They included two South District storefront officers, part of the Neighbor...
Feb 7, 2023
Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated Ventura County Superior Court Judge Tari Cody to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six. Cody, 63, has served as a judge since 2000. She was previously a partner at Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton from 1985 to 1994 and later an associate at Lemieux & O’Neill from 1994 to 2000, where she specialized in municipal law, representing government...
Feb 7, 2023
Chief Deputy Probation Officer Gina Johnson has been appointed to the position of Interim Chief Probation Officer, effective January 29, 2023. Johnson will serve in this role while the County of Ventura continues its search for the permanent Chief Probation Officer. Johnson succeeds Chief Probation Officer Mark Varela who is retiring from County service on January 28 after 34 years of service,...
Feb 7, 2023
The City of Camarillo’s largest capital improvement project, the North Pleasant Valley Groundwater Desalter, received a permit to operate from the State Division of Drinking Water and is now delivering high-quality water to City water customers. "THE commitment and persistence of so many individuals and agencies has taken this remarkable project from a conceptual idea to the reality that it...
Feb 7, 2023
City Manager Brian Gabler today announced the appointment of Steve Shorts as the new Police Chief of the Simi Valley Police Department. Shorts, who has 33 years of law enforcement experience, has been serving as the Interim Chief since the retirement of former Chief David Livingstone on December 16, 2022. MAYOR Fred Thomas praised the appointment. “The Simi Valley Police Department is a well...
Feb 7, 2023
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