SOCIAL BUTTERFLY—Chipotle, ID No. A858819, is a 5-year-old pit bull terrier who recently enjoyed the field trip of a lifetime after more than 450 days in the shelter—complete with a stop at Chipotle ...

DANCING FOR FUNDS—During Pacific Festival Ballet’s Sugarplum Social fundraiser on Nov. 16 at the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, clockwise from left are: dancer Ailis Kinney; Carianna ...

Ventura County’s only public university, Cal State Channel Islands, has announced a major new affordability initiative designed to expand access to higher education for California families: the ...

The Amazon Fresh grocery store at the Village at Moorpark shopping center will close next month, marking the end of the county’s last remaining Amazon Fresh location and leaving approximately 139 ...

‘PROUDER, STRONGER, BETTER’—At right, Marines from Camp Pendleton adjust their uniforms before the 115th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s birthday at the Reagan Library Feb. 6 in Simi Valley.

A teacher arrested at Viewpoint School in Calabasas and charged with child pornography and molestation is out on bond and set to appear in Van Nuys Superior Court on March 12. Travis Takeshi Shojinaga ...

The high cost of living in Ventura County makes homeownership out of reach for an overwhelming majority of families. The rental picture isn’t much better. It’s a perfect storm of low housing supply, ...

A supporters of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills gear up for an Earth Day celebration atop the bridge over the 101 Freeway on April 22—exactly four years since the official ...

Carlene Saxton, who has been Moorpark’s community development director since 2021, recently competed for and accepted the position of assistant city manager for the City of Ventura. As I’ve been ...

Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families celebrated its 30th anniversary in a special way, by unveiling new housing and facilities for transitional age youth. The units are designed for adults ...

IN FULL BLOOM—Above, 3-year-old Aria Abraham of Thousand Oaks carries a flower she picked in the Tulip Garden Experience at Underwood Family Farms Feb. 7 in Moorpark. Top right, Ruth Delariate of ...

Surrounded by devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and across the Central Coast, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers has introduced a sweeping legislative package aimed at reshaping how California ...