May 17, 2023 Amigos 805 VENTURA COUNTY — For this year’s National Public Works Day on May 23rd, more than 1,200 students in Ventura County will visit the Ventura County Public Works Agency! National Public Works Day is an opportunity for kindergarten through high school students to learn about the world of public works. PWA…
May 11, 2023 Amigos 805 VENTURA COUNTY — For this year’s National Public Works Day on May 23rd, more than 1,200 students in Ventura County will visit the Ventura County Public Works Agency! National Public Works Day is an opportunity for kindergarten through high school students to learn about the world of public works. PWA…
May 6, 2023 VC Star It is tacky to leave a price tag on a Mother’s Day gift, but some other kinds of tags and labels are useful. Labels printed on the back of Mother’s Day greeting cards might be convenient if you want your mother to know how her card affected the environment. The…
April 29, 2023 VC Star In the Oxnard Costco parking lot last month, I saw someone open his car door, drop a cigarette on the ground and stomp it out while exiting. As he walked away, I said: “Oh, you dropped your cigarette.” He responded: “It’s biodegradable.” He was partially correct. Tobacco and wrapping paper…
Here is some information on the California Triathlon occurring in our area. Click here to find out more information about possible road closures or other things about this event. More information can be found at this link: https://ventura.californiatriathlon.org/Race/2022CalTriVentura/Page/course
April 22, 2023 VC Star A Jacuzzi hot tub sits in a fenced-off section of a parking lot at the Ventura County Government Center. Next to it, in a locked storage container, is an inflatable Zodiac raft. Neither is an employee perk. The tub was rescued from disposal and is used by the Ventura County…
April 15, 2023 VC Star It is bad enough to get stuck behind a slow truck on the long, one-lane sections of Highway 118. But far worse is when a fast truck without proper mud flaps, or sometimes just any vehicle with large tires, kicks up a rock and sends it into your windshield. With…
April 8, 2023 VC Star “California government is regulating the color of my trash cans; in times like the present, we should really focus on trash can colors.” That was a sarcastic posting on a neighborhood-based social media platform in Ventura recently. The truth is, there is a good reason to standardize trash and recycling…
April 1, 2023 VC Star Since this year’s Earth Day, on April 22, falls on a Saturday, most events will be held on the official day of commemoration. However, as usual, gatherings throughout the month will celebrate Earth Day. Here are some local events, listed by city: Fillmore • April 22, 10 a.m. to 1…
March 18, 2023 VC Star In an area so eager for water most of the year, why do we let our rare rainfall flow into the ocean? In the case of our local waterways, from the Ventura and Santa Clara rivers to Calleguas Creek, the answer is related to environmental protection. Raising dams on waterways…