Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 15th of August.
Good morning, Ventura.
🏘️ Community
A local petition with 3,800 signatures urges Ventura County supervisors to let SPARC take Bruce— a dog scheduled for euthanasia— following a positive recommendation from an animal behaviorist.
Advocates say county funds might be better spent on improving animal services.
🎭 Culture
TOArts has announced 36 performances at the Performing Arts Center starting Aug.
12 (including headliners Five for Fighting on Jan. 23 and Mannheim Steamroller Christmas on Dec. 3, plus two free community events). Tickets go on sale July 24 via Ticketmaster and the box office.
🏛️ Government
The Ojai Unified School District will soon ask nonprofit and for-profit developers for proposals to build between 40 and 95 apartments at its vacant former headquarters at 414 E.
Ojai Ave to provide below-market housing for teachers and staff.
As Ventura schools resume, the County Sheriff reminds drivers to slow down and follow school zone rules.
Sergeant Tommy Miller said every driver must yield to pedestrians (and stop for school buses) to protect children during drop-off and pick-up.
📰 Real Estate
A new analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California finds that half of Californians become homeowners at age 47 because rising housing costs delay purchases compared with a national average of 36.
The report notes Proposition 37 may ease down payments for first-time buyers this November.
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