Our View: Ventura County’s interim CEO has a big job ahead
After two weeks of upheaval and confusion, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors has taken some welcome steps toward new leadership after the abrupt departure of longtime CEO Mike Powers. The first step was the release of information about the circumstances of Powers’ departure. Although it did not release a report into a sexual harassment Read More →
Region’s unemployment rate reaches lowest level of pandemic
The unemployment rate in the tri-county region dropped just below 4% in February, its lowest point since before the pandemic began and down from 4.6% the previous month. The statewide unemployment rate declined, too, as the omicron wave of COVID-19 cases began to subside, dropping from 5.7% in January to 5.4% in February, according to Read More →
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 →
AeroVironment drones to aid in Ukraine’s defense
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Ventura County supervisors appoint behavioral health director as interim CEO
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on March 22 to appoint Sevet Johnson, the director of the county Behavioral Health Agency, as the interim replacement for retired County Executive Officer Mike Powers. Powers stepped down on March 10, two days after the board had voted in closed session to place him on paid Read More →
Real Estate: Amazon warehouse in Moorpark sold; Buyer plans changes to restaurants on Stearns Wharf
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Ventura chefs help feed refugees of Ukraine war
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