‘Great travel comeback’ well underway in Santa Barbara, tourism group says
By pacbiztimes / Thursday, March 31st, 2022 / Latest news, left, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on ‘Great travel comeback’ well underway in Santa Barbara, tourism group says
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Oxnard Boys & Girls Clubs on MacKenzie Scott’s latest gift list
By Tony Biasotti / Thursday, March 24th, 2022 / Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Regions, Top Stories, Ventura County / Comments Off on Oxnard Boys & Girls Clubs on MacKenzie Scott’s latest gift list
Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott gave $3.2 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme in her latest round of philanthropy, the biggest gift in the organization’s history and one about equivalent to its budget for a year. Scott published a blog post on March 23 announcing that she’d given $3.86 Read More →
House subcommittee holds hearing in Santa Barbara on safety issues stemming from 2019 dive boat fire
By pacbiztimes / Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on House subcommittee holds hearing in Santa Barbara on safety issues stemming from 2019 dive boat fire
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Ventura chefs help feed refugees of Ukraine war
By pacbiztimes / Friday, March 18th, 2022 / Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Regions, Restaurants, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura chefs help feed refugees of Ukraine war
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Vandenberg commander describes ‘year of firsts’ and growth at base
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, March 18th, 2022 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Vandenberg commander describes ‘year of firsts’ and growth at base
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Ventura County CEO was accused of harassment before he abruptly retired
By Tony Biasotti / Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Regions, Top Stories, Ventura County / 8 Comments
NOTE: This article was posted March 15, 2022 and updated March 16 to add information about allegations of misconduct by Mike Powers, originally reported by the Thousand Oaks Acorn. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors may have violated state open meetings law when it put County Executive Officer Mike Powers on administrative leave on March Read More →
Ventura County supervisors plan search for successor after CEO Mike Powers retires abruptly
By pacbiztimes / Thursday, March 10th, 2022 / Government, Latest news, left, Regions, Top Stories, Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County supervisors plan search for successor after CEO Mike Powers retires abruptly
NOTE: This article was posted March 10 and updated March 11 with comments from members of the Board of Supervisors. Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers suddenly retired on March 10 after nearly 11 years as the county government’s top executive. Ashley Bautista, the county’s public information officer, said Powers told the Ventura County Board Read More →