Simi Valley City Council renews city’s local emergency status
By Aleea Evangelista
September 25, 2020
On Sept. 21, the Simi Valley City Council voted unanimously on its proclamation of renewing their local emergency status in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.In March, the Ventura County Public Health Department and the Director of Emergency Services (DES) declared a local emergency in response to the i...
VCCCD announces Spring 2021 semester will remain online
September 22, 2020
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) announced that classes at all three of its campuses will continue remotely past the end of the fall 2020 semester and through the spring 2021 semester. In announcing the decision, the VCCCD stated it was choosing to prioritize...
Ventura County Public Health tightens restrictions on Halloween celebrations in new guidance
September 18, 2020
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Ventura County Public Health issued updated guidance for celebrating Halloween under the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The information from Ventura County Public Health reiterates that gatherings are not allowed under current California State Health Order and provides advice on how to saf...
VCCCD Board of Trustees meet to discuss updates on college reports and budget reduction scenarios
By Karla Vazquez, Staff Writer
September 15, 2020
The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) held a virtual board of trustees meeting on Sept. 8, 2020. The board of trustees meeting began with student and college reports from all three community colleges in the district. Oxnard College will be hosting a campus-wide book reading of “Wh...
City of Oxnard works to convert local motel into a homeless shelter
By Karla Vazquez, Staff Writer
September 12, 2020
On Sept. 2, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that $600 million in grant funding would be used to fund Project Homekey. Project Homekey is a program that will offer sufficient permanent supportive housing units to the homeless population in California. The funds are being made available ...
Governor Newsom addresses historic wildfire season and unveils the ‘Blueprint for a Safer Economy’ initiative
By Aleea Evangelista, Staff Writer
September 11, 2020
On Sept. 8, California Governor Gavin Newsom discussed the state’s efforts to combat its historic fire season and unveiled the new Blueprint for a Safer Economy initiative. Newsom provided updates on the progress of nine active wildfires throughout the state, which include the El Dorado fire...
Local farmers markets strive to remain open for the community during COVID-19
May 18, 2020
Many businesses remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but local farmers markets are adapting and continuing to provide fresh produce to the community.Aleen Ferris manages the Simi Valley Farmers Market on Tapo Street and said their markets are considered essential, though they have had to implement...
Mara Rodriguez from America’s Teaching Zoo remains committed to caring for animals in a ‘Tiger King’ and COVID-19 world
May 11, 2020
As a child, animals had not been Mara Rodriguez's main focus. It wasn’t until Rodriguez's junior year of high school when she found an injured baby pigeon and nursed it back to health that she realized this would be her life's calling.“It was at that point and that experience that I had rea...
Unknown subject hacked into French Zoom class and threatened to blow up campus upon student return to campus
May 8, 2020
On Thursday, April 30 at approximately 1:15 p.m. an unknown subject joined a French M02 Zoom call and threatened to blow up the school and displayed various explicit images. Two students from the class reported the incident and campus police have determined it is not a credible threat.Campus Police Lieutena...
Ventura County expands COVID-19 testing as Governor Newsom allows more businesses to resume operations
May 7, 2020
On May 4, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will begin to allow certain non-essential retail businesses with low-risk workplaces to begin reopening. Newsom elaborated that low-risk retail businesses, like florists, book stores and clothing stores, would be allowed to reopen...
Reopen California rally draws hundreds of Ventura County residents
May 6, 2020
Hundreds of Ventura County citizens gathered Friday, May 1, at a 'Reopen California' rally in front of the Ventura County Government Center to protest against the stay at home orders in California, in response to COVID-19. Organized by We Have Rights, the protest was one of half a dozen to fully open...
Moorpark Reporter staff recognized for General Excellence by Journalism Association of Community Colleges
May 4, 2020
On Monday, April 20, the Journalism Association of Community Colleges released its list of 2020 JACC Write-in/Publication Awards. Originally scheduled to be announced at 2020 State Convention in March, these awards were delayed by the cancellation of the conference due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Al...
