Ojai Valley News March 27, 2025 After reaching recent milestones, the project to remove Matilija Dam “is progressing well,” according to county officials. “We talk about the three big rocks in the jar. What’s our focus today?” asked Jeff Palmer, assistant director with the Ventura County Public Works Agency. This calendar year, Palmer said, the…
KEYT By Dave Alley 1/13/25 LOPEZ LAKE, Calif. – Despite a lack of rain over the past several months, lake levels on the Central Coast remain near capacity at a handful of reservoirs. In San Luis Obispo County, Lopez Lake is currently at 91.6 percent, an extremely impressive amount considering the the region has gone…
Ojai Valley News By Grant Phillips January 6, 2025 The city of Camarillo will host a town hall for residents impacted by the Mountain Fire on Tuesday, Jan. 7, covering the potential for post-fire debris flow. The meeting will be hosted by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services and the city of Camarillo,…
KCLU By Caroline Feraday January 6, 2025 If you’ve made New Year resolutions to get out cycling, then that could now be a little easier to do safely. Cars and trucks stream along this stretch of Santa Rosa Road in Camarillo, past Santa Rosa Magnet School. Until recently, there was no sidewalk or bike path…
Camarillo Acorn COMMENTARY /// Mountain fire December 28, 2024 Kudos to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors for its unanimous approval to waive certain rebuilding fees through 2026. The action offers financial relief to residents affected by the Mountain fire. Totaling as much as $5 million, the waivers ease the burden on those working to…
Vida July 14, 2024 The County of Ventura’s Arts & Culture Division has received a $75,000 Our Town award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the Channeling Murals project, a public art and workforce development initiative. This is one of 68 grants nationwide, totaling $5 million, that the NEA has approved…
County of Ventura June 29, 2024 VENTURA, Calif. – The County of Ventura has named Gregg Strakaluse as the new director for the Ventura County Public Works Agency. Strakaluse was selected following an extensive recruitment process, which included both internal and external candidates. He assumes the position following the retirement of former director Jeff Pratt…
November 2, 2023 Ojai Valley News A new website with resources to inform, educate and help prepare people for flooding has been launched by the Ventura County Public Works Agency. View the website at https://vcfloodinfo.org/. The website shows real-time storm data, linked from the Ventura County Flood Warning System, showing the status of flooding in…
September 20, 2023 Patch Moorpark Ventura County’s Water Distribution Supervisor, Samuel Gonzalez, was honored for his excellence in the field Held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the Association of Water Agencies of Ventura County (AWA) surprised Samuel Gonzalez with the prestigious “Frontline Utility Worker” award to recognize his critical role in much of the…
Anitha Balan, Director, Roads & Transportation and Jim O’Tousa, Director, Engineering Services. (VENTURA COUNTY, California) July 19, 2023 – Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA) recently announced two new Department Directors, both through internal promotions: Anitha Balan has been appointed to Director of Roads & Transportation, and Jim O’ Tousa to Director of Engineering Services.…