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Sept. 7: ‘Silents Under the Stars’ Returns to Hart Park
The Friends of Hart Park – in partnership with the Natural History Museum and Los Angeles County Parks – is pleased to announce the return of their signature event “Silents Under the Stars” on Saturday, Sept. 7, starting at 6 p.m., at William S. Hart Park.
Asking Tough Questions About Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara
Now in its 100th year, Santa Barbara’s annual summertime “Old Spanish Days” celebration has become known as a week full of flamenco dancing, Mexican food, folklórico music, and, of course, confetti-filled cascarones cracking over heads. But the history behind Santa Barbara’s Spanish roots is complicated. While...
Thousand Oaks biotech company appoints CEO
Latigo Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, announced that it has appointed Nima Farzan to be its CEO. Announced July 22, Farzan brings a “strong track record” with more than two decades of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Farzan is also Latigo’s first CEO...
Rollover, Donations, & Sharing: Meal Swipe Reform is Coming to UCSB
— At UC Santa Barbara, where 48% of undergrads and 31% of grad students face food insecurity, there have been efforts to achieve meal swipe reform since at least 2006. That year, according to the Daily Nexus, an Associated Students representative named Nathaniel Wood-Wilde advocated for meal swipe rollovers. It was not successful then, as the university raised concerns that rollovers would increase the cost of meal plans.
Firefighters halt progress on blaze near Castaic
Firefighters were able to halt progress on a brush fire that broke out Monday afternoon near a construction site in Charlie Canyon, near Castaic, according to L.A. County Fire Department officials. Forward progress was stopped at 8 acres at approximately 4:35 p.m. for the fire that was initially reported near...
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Welcomes Five New Board Members
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — Five accomplished members of the community have been elected to the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Anna Burnbaum is a senior associate at the law firm of Klein DeNatale...
Mail theft reported in Valencia
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official Monday confirmed a single report regarding a possible incident of mail theft at the Creekside Road post office in Valencia, in response to social media posts about several alleged incidents. Station officials reviewed the surveillance footage available in response to a report...
Industrial condominium project rises in Oxnard
A previously vacant lot in Oxnard has sprouted a condominium project that expands the city's available industrial space. Two new buildings on the 4.2-acre property are bringing 24 industrial condominiums, including for-sale units, to a corner in the city's northeast. The Oxnard City Council last week unanimously OK'd a final...
Three arrested after triple stabbing at Wasco social gathering
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three people were arrested after three people were found stabbed in Wasco early Friday morning. The Wasco Police Department said on July 19, at around 1:10 a.m., officers were called to a report of vandalism to a vehicle. When they arrived, they found one victim...
Crash Leaves Vehicle Wedged Under Semi Truck In Valencia
One person was hospitalized late Sunday night after a vehicle became “wedged” underneath an 18-wheeler. At 11:47 p.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a semi-truck and another vehicle at the transition point of Highway 126 and Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia, according to Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los ...
LAFD Joins Ventura County Firefighters to Battle Brush Fire in Bell Canyon, Structures at Risk
Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) rushed to confront a brush fire in Bell Canyon on Sunday after flames were reported at 4:24 PM near 9 Saddlebow Rd. The LAFD, serving as an assisting agency to the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD), deployed both air and ground resources to tackle the blaze that initially spread over approximately four acres of medium brush.
Meet the Olympians with Ventura County ties who will compete in Paris
The last time the Olympics were hosted in Paris, Oxnard’s Bud Houser won gold medals in the shot put and discus throw in 1924. A century later, which athletes with Ventura County ties will join Houser as Olympic champions in the City of Light?. Here’s a look at the...
Ventura eliminates development fee said to stifle small business growth
The Ventura City Council voted unanimously last week to get rid of a development fee it said was stifling small business growth and crimping affordable-housing projects. The fee, implemented in August 2016, was meant to help pay the cost of developing water supplies for new commercial and housing projects, according to an agenda report written by two council members.
Police arrest 65-year-old Santa Barbara County man for battery against juveniles riding e-bikes
Police arrested a 65-year-old Santa Barbara County man who engaged in an altercation with several juveniles for riding their e-bikes on the sidewalk. The Santa Barbara Police Departmen said the man battered one female juvenile in the face and shoved another male juvenile. The post Police arrest 65-year-old Santa Barbara County man for battery against juveniles riding e-bikes appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
With ‘no faith’ in CSUCI administration, faculty censures provost, raises morale concerns
Two decades into its operations, CSU Channel Islands is at a watershed moment, trying to rewrite its academic program even as enrollment has plummeted in recent years. Meanwhile, tension is building between university faculty and its administration. In May, CSUCI’s faculty union released a petition against School of Education Dean...
A toddler died of a fentanyl overdose. DCFS trusted his mom's friend to keep him safe
Justin Bulley's death highlights dangerous shortcomings in how DCFS decides who should watch a child spending time with a troubled parent, and where those visits should take place.
Dangerous heat continues, excessive heat warning in effect until Wednesday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An Excessive Heat Warning will take effect at 11 a.m. Monday for the San Joaquin Valley and the Kern River Canyon and continues through Wednesday evening while an Excessive Heat Warning continues for the Kern County Deserts through Wednesday evening. Besides the heat, the other concern for mountain communities will be […]
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