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Southern California swarms: exploring why mosquito populations have seemed to increase this year

By Matthew Camacho October 23, 2023

According to the California Department of Public Health, mosquito season ranges from March to late November, with the peak occurring in August. However, with our Mediterranean-style climate – categorized...

A print edition of this weeks Acorn newspaper lies on a damp driveway in Camarillo, CA. The headline, Cant bear the heat, reads visibly beneath rain droplets on Sept. 10, 2022. Photo credit: Shahbano Raza

Expected downpour turns into a heavy let down for Ventura County residents

By Sulor Garretson September 16, 2022
This past weekend, Southern California faced winds and rain brought on by Tropical Storm Kay following a severe 10-day heat wave. For many Ventura County residents, the storm did not live up to its expectations.
California Governor Gavin Newsom concludes his press conference on Jan. 25, 2021 where he announced an end to the statewide lockdown.

Governor Newsom lifts statewide COVID-19 stay at home orders

By Aleea Evangelista January 28, 2021
California Governor Gavin Newsom ends the stay at home order among all five regions of the state in a Jan. 25 Coronavirus news conference.
Moorpark Reporter file photo from Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Photo credit: Evan Reinhardt

Ventura County requests to break away from SoCal, and form the ‘Central Coast’ region

By Aleea Evangelista December 14, 2020
On Dec. 8, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo voted to send a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom to form the Central Coast Region, separate from the Southern California Region.
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Ventura County may only need one more week to move into the Red Tier which would ease COVID-19 restrictions

By Karla Vazquez October 2, 2020
On Sept. 30, 2020, the County of Ventura held a press conference to announce that the county would be moving into the red tier if the county can maintain low COVID-19 cases.
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