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Federal Health Care Reform Focus Of Community Meeting Set For Santa Barbara County
Wed, May 22, 2013
Federal health care reform has been the focus of nationwide debate for the last few years, but many people don’t know how it might affect them. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, County Supervisor Janet Wolf, and CenCal Health, which oversees the administration of Med-Cal services in the county, are holding an educational forum Read the Rest…
Ventura County Pledges Funding For New Boys And Girls Club
Wed, May 22, 2013
Ventura County is stepping up to try to help build a new Boys and Girls Club facility in a part of the county which has few activities for kids, by offering a $150,000 matching grant. Hundreds of kids have gone through the program which operated out of an old mobile home in Saticoy. But, County Read the Rest…
Ventura County To Step Up Efforts To Track Fracking In County
Tue, May 21, 2013
Ventura County is pursuing a proposal to try to better track the controversial oil, and gas extraction process known as fracking in the county. KCLU’s Lance Orozco has the story. Click on link to listen to/download story: Ventura County Fracking Debate
State Assemblyman From Ventura County Calling On Feds To Expedite Immigration For At Risk Afghan Nationals
Tue, May 21, 2013
A state assemblyman from Ventura County who served in Afghanistan is calling for the federal government to expedite stalled immigration applications for Afgan nationals. Republican Assemblyman Jeff Gorrell of Camarillo says with the drawdown of coalition forces in Afganistan, insurgents are deliberately targeting Afghan nationals who worked with U.S. forces. Gorrell says dedicated Afghans who Read the Rest…
Food Bank Serving Ventura County Gets Grant From Financial Firm
Tue, May 21, 2013
Ventura County’s food bank received a major grant for a program which helps feed families in need. Food Share is receiving $50,000 from Morgan Stanley, for the Oxnard based non-profit’s School Pantry Program. The program tries to insure that low income families have healthy, nutritious food for preparation at home. The funding is part of Read the Rest…
Ventura County Man Sentenced To Jail For Fatal Traffic Accident
Tue, May 21, 2013
A Ventura County man has been sentenced to four months in jail for causing a head on traffic accident which killed an Oxnard woman. Fernando Ferrer was driving on Vineyard Avenue near El Rio last August 25th when he apparently fell asleep, and crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic. The Fillmore man smashed Read the Rest…
Leaders in One Santa Barbara County Community Upset With Proposed Fire Station Staffing Cuts
Tue, May 21, 2013
Officials in one Santa Barbara County community are upset with a proposal to reducing staffing at a fire station, as the County Fire Department tries to balance its budget. KCLU’s John Palminteri has the story: Goleta Fire Station Staffing
Dogs From South Coast Aid In Search For Tornado Victims In Oklahoma
Tue, May 21, 2013
Two dogs recruited from animal shelters on the South Coast are among the search dogs being used to look for survivors of the huge tornado which hit the Moore, Oklahoma area yesterday. Oklahoma City firefighter Chet Clark is working with his search dog Elvis. The Ventura County based National Disaster Search Dog Foundation found Elvis Read the Rest…
Two Conejo Valley Teens End Up In Hospital After Eating Marijuana Laced Treats
Tue, May 21, 2013
They looked like rice crispy treats, but they were laced with marijuana, and sent two Conejo Valley teenagers to the hospital with drug overdoses. Ventura County Sheriff’s detectives say they traced the marijuana laced treats to a 17 year old Thousand Oaks boy. He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, sales of a Read the Rest…
Three Ventura County Residents Sentenced To Federal Prison For Scam Which Led To More Than $27 Million In Losses
Mon, May 20, 2013
Three Ventura County residents are going to federal prison, after being sentenced in a nationwide investment scam that ended up in more than $27 million dollars in losses. Prosecutors say brothers Alan and Wayne Flesher, along with Nancy Khalial told people their money would be used for a business which would put video screens displaying Read the Rest…
