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Arsonist awaits sentencing
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 11:24
Ojai Valley News photo by Ally Mills
With helitanker 61 out of Camarillo Airport overhead, firefighters work to put of the Luna Fire near Meiners Oaks on June 18.
By Perry Van Houten Ojai Valley News senior reporter
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An Ojai man accused of setting a brush fire near Meiners Oaks in June 2021 has been convicted.
On April 29, a jury found Jorge Flores, 29, guilty of arson of a structure or forest, a felony.
Rearwin Ward elected to California News Publishers Association board
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:57
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Laura Rearwin Ward.
By Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley News reporter
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Laura Rearwin Ward, an owner of Ojai Media LLC, publisher of the Ojai Valley News, and publisher and editor of Ojai Magazine, has been elected to the 21-member board of the California News Publishers Association.
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Public input sought on future of Rincon Island by May 16
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:50
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Members of the public join local and state officials on a visit to Rincon Island on April 27.
By Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley News reporter
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As part of the second phase of decommissioning 50 oil and gas wells on Rincon Island at Mussel Shoals, between Ventura and La Conchita, the California State Lands Commission is seeking public input on the future of the man-made island.
There is a May 16 deadline for members of the public to comment on which of three options they prefer — reuse, reef, or removal. Public comments can be submitted online at: https://bit.ly/3KIeVt6 or emailed to:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Nordhoff dance concert returns May 20 to 21
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:40
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Nordhoff dancers choreographing intricate routines together.
After two long years, the Nordhoff High School Dance Program will present its Spring Dance Concert, “Into the Headspace,” at the Matilija Auditorium, Friday, May 20, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are available now online at
nhsdance.com.
Set your watch: It’s ‘All In The Timing’ at OACT
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:24
Leave your linear thinking in the car, resist all urges to analyze, and gorge your theatrical appetite on an exceptional evening of laughter at “All in the Timing,” by David Ives, playing at the Ojai Art Center Theater on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through May 15.
Students feel Shakespearean spirit in ‘Something Rotten!’
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:21
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“The Black Cowls” take the stage in Nordhoff High School’s production of “Something Rotten!” performed for one weekend only, May 6 to 8, at Matilija Auditorium.
By John Hankins Special to the Ojai Valley News
To hear the tale actors tell of “Something Rotten!”: “If you miss it, you’ll regret it.”
If you don’t, you’ll find it hard not to laugh.
Ojai’s Kris Young named VC Environmental Hero
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:16
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Kristofer Young with chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, Carmen Ramirez.
By Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley News reporter
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Ojai’s Kristofer Young was named a Ventura County Environmental Hero by Ventura County Board of Supervisors Chair Carmen Ramirez at the eighth annual Earth Day Awards presentation April 26.
Protest in response to Supreme Court draft on Roe
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:03
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Protesters gather at the Ventura County Government Center on May 3 in response to the leaked draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, indicating a likelihood the court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade
By Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley News reporter
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Approximately 100 people rallied May 3 at the Ventura County Government Center in response to a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that, if finalized, would effectively overturn the 1973 precedent-setting Roe v. Wade decision declaring that women have a right to legal abortion across the country.
Flamenco comes to Ojai May 10
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 08:48
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Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes
On Tuesday, May 10, at 8 p.m., Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and Spanish singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. will present “Eterno, el Flamenco vive” at the Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave. Fuentes and Amador have forged a unique artistic partnership after a successful summer tour as a duo.
See films about Mother Earth on Mother’s Day weekend
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 08:44
Ojai Film Festival has partnered with two other local organizations to honor Mother Earth on Mother’s Day weekend. A free screening of three environmental films previously shown at the Ojai Film Festival will take place on Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Flourish Ojai, 214 W. Aliso St.
Abandoned orchard gets new life as East End Preserve
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- Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 08:40
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Cleared of dead trees, non-natives and trash, a former orchard in Ojai’s East End, above, has been planted with young live oaks and sycamores
By Perry Van Houten Ojai Valley News senior reporter
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A newly formed partnership is restoring to native live oak and chaparral woodland 25 acres of abandoned orchards in Ojai’s East End.
Pickup and SUV collide in Upper Ojai at Koenigstein and Ojai roads May 5
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- Published: Thursday, 05 May 2022 10:01
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A Toyota Tacoma truck rolled once after it and a Chevy SUV, pulling out from Koenigstein Road onto Ojai Road, collided on May 5. This photo is taken from the Koenigstein Road bridge.
A man was transported by ambulance to Santa Paula Hospital with a complaint of pain early Thursday, May 5, after his Toyota Tacoma and a Chevy SUV collided on Ojai Road at Koenigstein Road in Upper Ojai about 7 a.m.
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Public safety and local police reform panel discussion - May 19
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- Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 14:58
Local officials working in diversity and inclusion, will join law enforcement officials for an online community conversation at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 19.
The conversation will be moderated by Cynthia Salas, president of Latino Town Hall and panelists include Phin Xaypangna, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer with the CEO’s office of Ventura County; Claudia Bautista, Ventura County Public Defender and co-chair of Ventura County’s Public Safety Racial Equity Advisory Group (PSREAG); Bill Ayub, Ventura County Sheriff and Vanessa Valdez, president of the Latinx Bar Association.
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Rep. Adam Schiff speaks in Ventura about visit to Ukraine
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- Published: Tuesday, 03 May 2022 23:09
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Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank shakes hands with Ventura County Board of Supervisors Chair Carmen Ramirez in Ventura on May 3.
Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank spoke about his visit to Ukraine following a reception in Ventura, where he signed his best-selling book, "Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost our Democracy and Still Could."
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Ojai residents to rally in response to leaked SCOTUS draft opinion
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- Published: Tuesday, 03 May 2022 14:47
Tweet from The Women's March, May 3.
by Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley news reporter
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Ojai residents respond to a national call to rally at 5 p.m. today at courthouses in opposition to the draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that, if finalized, would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that provided for a women’s right to access legal abortion procedures in all states.