The Senate voted 50-49 on Saturday to pass President Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill with amendments and no Republican support. The extensive legislation includes stimulus checks, unemployment extensions, small business assistance, funding for COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, funding for schools to reopen safely and more.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Matt Crater started his new job as Athletic Director at Moorpark College. Starting a new job can bring its own set of challenges. A new building, a new culture, a new set of faces and names to learn -- a new vending machine that sometimes eats dollars and dispenses Fanta instead of the selected Dr. Pepper.
Many schools all over Ventura County were granted in-person instruction in November due to the county’s red tier status. Yet the proposed reopening dates for some have been halted due to the new mandate that went into effect on Sunday, December 6, at 11:59 p.m. in all Southern California counties.
As of Dec. 14, 204 COVID-19 cases are hospitalized and 49 are in the ICU. This leaves the county with just 1.4% ICU capacity left. Levin noted that the 1.4% could be as little as one more patient to completely fill up the ICU beds in the county.
During the holiday season, families across the world would normally be preparing to gather round for a home-cooked meal with family and friends for Thanksgiving. Yet due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state’s emergency brake on the COVID-19 tier system as 28 counties move back into the purple tier in a press conference on Nov. 16.
The Moorpark Reporter staff attended the Journalism Association of Community College (JACC) Fall 2020 conference and participated in workshops on the key issues of coronavirus, ethics and social media on Nov. 6-8.
The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) has passed a contingency plan regarding the return of school athletics. In July, the CCCAA drew up a contingency plan detailing return dates for school athletics but sports have yet to make a comeback.
The County of Ventura hosted the weekly COVID-19 Press Conference on Nov. 4, 2020 and discussed school and business reopenings, current healthy equity metrics and reducing the spread of coronavirus. Ventura County Remains in the Red Tier for the Holidays.
Although Coronavirus precautions are still in place, the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a Halloween weekend extravaganza. Consisting of spooky drive-in movies, as well as a trick or treat drive-thru on Halloween day, the festivities kicked off on Thursday, Oct. 29.
