Good morning, Ventura.

Fire crews continue battling the Gann Fire today as it burns over 10,000 acres in six evacuation zones - containment stands at 26% while residents in affected areas follow evacuation orders.

Ventura homeowners face rising insurance costs and shrinking coverage as providers withdraw from riskier markets and promote the FAIR Plan for high-risk properties (local experts advise reviewing home-hardening strategies).

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved a lease on Aug.

4 to convert a 3,109 sqft house (Faculty Street in Thousand Oaks) into the East County Family Resource Center. The Cal Lutheran partnership will let survivors access legal and counseling services and provide students with supervised experience.

Ventura County Fire Department named Kylie Tillema as its new Fire Marshal to lead the county’s Fire Prevention Bureau.

She brings over 10 years’ experience (including work with Riverside County) and will oversee fire code enforcement, inspections, and community safety programs.

A Ventura County resident tested positive for measles on Aug.

4 after returning from an overseas trip, marking the first case in nine years. Health officials tracked exposure locations in Oxnard and at Universal Studios Hollywood and are urging anyone in contact to check their vaccination status.

Jackie, the Big Bear bald eagle, is undergoing a CT scan + bone marrow biopsy at the Ojai Raptor Center after being found grounded near her nest with severe anemia.

Wildlife experts are reviewing her test results as further lab work is pending.