Moorpark College Reporter

The entrance to the Thousand Oaks Police department, in Thousand Oaks, CA. Photo credit: Audrey Lang

TOPD arrests two after seizing 40 guns, 1000 rounds of ammunition and over 50 grams of narcotics

By Rachel Franklin March 2, 2021
Two suspects were arrested in Thousand Oaks for possession of narcotics and illegal firearms. Detectives from the Thousand Oaks Police Department’s Directed Enforcement Unit (DEU) seized over 40 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition during the service of a search warrant at the 1900 block of Rory Lane, Simi Valley.
Image courtesy of the Oxnard Police Department

Oxnard church volunteer arrested for several sexual assaults in Ventura County

By Rachel Franklin February 28, 2021
On Feb. 12, 2021, a 14-year-old girl reported to the Oxnard Police Department that she had been lured to a local motel under the pretenses of a cleaning job, where she was then allegedly sexually assaulted by 44-year-old Oxnard resident Isaias “Carlos” Vasquez according to a media release by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
Photo the Moorpark College campus courtesy of VCCCD photo archive. Photo by Clepsy Hernandez

VCCCD students express their support for other students with disabilities during Moorpark College ASMC meeting

By Karla Vazquez February 27, 2021
The Associated Students of Moorpark College held a meeting on Feb. 23, 2021, to prepare and discuss a statement regarding the Oxnard College incident.
Gourmet coffee truck WeBeeGrindin serving in front of Simi Valley Hospital. Simi Valley, CA. Photo provided by Brooke Ramos.

Local gourmet coffee truck business finds success amid Covid-19 regulations and shutdowns

By Hailey Garcia February 25, 2021
WeBeeGrindin is a local gourmet coffee truck that is a family owned business in Oxnard, CA. The two owners of the coffee mobile unit, Natalie Ramos and her husband Jose Ramos, were permitted on March 11, 2020, to start working.
Photo credit: Brooklyn Stalo

Ventura City Council appoints Jeannette Sánchez-Palacios to District 4 at special meeting

By Marissa Roberts February 25, 2021
Ventura City Council met on Feb. 20 for a special meeting to interview thirteen candidates for the vacant District 4 seat on the council. After nearly five hours of interviews and deliberations, the council voted 4-2 to appoint Jeannette Sánchez-Palacios as the councilmember for District 4.
Image provided by VCCCD photo archive.

Moorpark College hosts seminar on how to start a Teaching Women and Men of Color Advocates chapter

By Amber Urban February 24, 2021
Teachers from Oxnard, Ventura, and Moorpark Community College join together to learn practical steps in Teaching Women and Men of Color Advocates (TWMOCA) to bring back to their campuses and develop a TWMOCA chapter.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: Tiger Woods of the United States plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando on December 20, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Golf legend Tiger Woods seriously injured after rollover car crash in Rancho Palos Verdes

By Max Clark February 23, 2021
Tiger Woods was the lone occupant in a single-car crash on Tuesday Feb. 23 at around 7 a.m. Golf legend Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car crash on Tuesday, Feb. 23 that has left him with multiple leg injuries, according to Woods’ longtime agent Mark Steinberg.
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Ventura County pushes to help agricultural workers get access to the vaccine

By Andrea Lopez February 23, 2021
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors Friday’s COVID-19 Press Conference began with Supervisor Carmen Ramirez at Good Farms in Oxnard, CA. The Conference was held at the farm where a little over of 100 essential farmworkers were able to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
A “Welcome to Simi Valley” sign sits off of Madera Rd. in Simi Valley, CA. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Photo credit: David Chavez

Group of teenagers assault, injure 2 Simi Valley Parks & Recreation employees at Berylwood Park

By Rachel Franklin February 20, 2021
A group of teens assaults two Rancho Simi Valley Parks & Recreation employees, seriously injuring one of the victims.
VCCCD archive photo of Oxnard College. Photo by Clepsy Hernandez

Oxnard College professor put on leave after viral videos emerge of classroom altercation

By Marissa Roberts February 19, 2021
A series of three TikTok videos surfaced Friday morning showing Oxnard College Professor Michael Abram berating Karla Salazar, a hearing impaired student of the Ventura Community College District, over Zoom.
Clouds roll away from the city of Ventura on March, 14, 2020 in Ventura, CA. Photo credit: Ryan Bough

City of Ventura breaks down the $15 million Measure ‘O’ funds being distributed to city services

By Rachel Franklin February 18, 2021
The City of Ventura’s $15 million budget for Measure O expenditures mainly focus on the Public Works, Police, Parks and Recreation, Fire, City Manager and Community Development Departments, respectively.
Portrait of artist Patrick Earl Hammie provided by himself

Moorpark College Art Gallery presents Artist Patrick Earl Hammie along with his ‘Birth Throes’ project

By Mikayla Gay February 17, 2021
The Moorpark College Art Department presented Artist Patrick Earl Hammie over Zoom for this year’s artist lecture series based on diversity and inclusion. The audience was mostly apart of the art program and the others were there to just watch.
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