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VC reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths since yesterday; 240 new cases
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 15:49
Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Friday:
-240 new cases since yesterday
-77,256 total cases
-75,454 recovered cases
-844 active cases
-1,118,714 tests performed
-131 hospitalizations
-31 in the ICU
-844 deaths (+10 since yesterday)
-25.4% ICU availability countywide
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Vaccine site in Ojai
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 10:07
Ojai Valley News photo by Austin Widger
Ojai Valley Community Hospital staff, as well as volunteers from local physician offices, HELP of Ojai and the Gables, train on how to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at Nordhoff High School on Feb. 19.
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
Headed into its third day of operation on Friday, Feb. 26, the Ojai COVID-19 vaccine site at Nordhoff High School is running smoothly, getting shots in arms of residents.
Educators, food workers, first responders eligible for shots
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 10:04
Ojai Valley News photos by Austin Widger
The Nordhoff High School COVID-19 vaccination site ran like a well-oiled machine, with no line outside on Feb. 24.
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
Some Ojai educators received their first COVID-19 vaccine doses on Feb. 24, the same day the Ventura County officials stated that county school employees are now eligible to be vaccinated.
Second-unit compliance deal extended to boost affordable housing stock
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:54
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
The Ojai City Council, at its meeting Tuesday, unanimously approved a two-year extension of the Accessory Dwelling Unit/Second Unit Compliance Program until March 8, 2023.
OVSD in hot water over fees
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:51
Ojai Valley News file photo by Perry Van Houten
OVSD’s Ojai Valley Treatment Plant along the Ventura River collects and treats wastewater from approximately 20,000 residents of the city of Ojai, the unincorporated Ojai Valley and the north Ventura Avenue area.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
The state of California claims that Ojai Valley Sanitary District is out of compliance with state law on accessory dwelling units and is impeding housing during a housing crisis.
Assemblyman proposes law to allow public court access
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:48
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Assemblyman Steve Bennett of Ventura is sworn into office at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Dec. 7, 2020.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
Newly elected state Assemblyman and former Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennett has introduced legislation to require courts to provide remote access to open court proceedings for the public and media.
Stewart Canyon restoration underway Saturday morning
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:46
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Launa Taylor, left, and Hannah Wilson from The C.R.E.W. weeding in Middle Stewart Canyon Creek Feb. 13.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
Volunteers are needed this Saturday morning to help pull invasive grasses and plant native plants in a waterway near Ojai City Hall.
Active COVID-19 cases in county drop below 1,000
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:41
As of Feb. 18, there were 77,016 people who ever were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ventura County, and 961 active cases under quarantine.
217 fatal overdoses in county last year
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:38
Of the 2,045 deaths reported to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office in 2020, 217 that the medical examiner investigated were due to medications, alcohol and/or illicit drugs, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office, which released the statistics in a special report on Feb. 24.
Residents reminded to lock doors and vehicles to reduce thefts
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:34
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An electronic message board on Highway 33 at Nye Road in Casitas Springs advises residents to lock up.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
Ojai’s top cop is reminding residents to lock their cars and homes.
Ventura River flow recommendations to protect southern steelhead presented in webinar Feb. 26
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:31
Ojai Valley News file photo by Perry Van Houten
The Ventura River, looking south from the Baldwin Road bridge, flows after a storm in November of 2018.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
A public meeting is set Feb. 26 from 1 to 2 p.m. on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s much-anticipated flow studies in the Ventura River watershed.
Sheriff seeks $6 million grant to help patrol hundreds of miles of off-road trails
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:27
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The Lockwood Valley Sheriff’s station uses this Polaris RZR four-seat utility-task vehicle to rescue people stranded in the remote Ventura County backcountry.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
The Lockwood Valley station of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office has applied for an off-road vehicle grant to help patrol approximately 300 miles of recreational off-road trails in northern Ventura County.
Council hears progress on watershed projects
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:25
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
At its Feb. 23 meeting, the Ojai City Council received a presentation from an Ojai-based consulting design-build collaborative, called Watershed Progressive, on the status of the Wildlife Conservation Board’s California Stream Flow Enhancement Program planning grant.
Women's clubs send care packages to deployed troops
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:22
Photo by Patti Bagley
On Feb. 11, members of the Ojai Valley Woman’s Club and GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) Oak View Women’s Club helped pack boxes for deployed veterans through the organization For the Troops in Simi Valley. Safely distanced, wearing masks and proud to support veterans are Carina Solecki (left) and Connie Biggers.
Community invited to Ojai General Plan workshop March 10
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- Published: Friday, 26 February 2021 09:18
The city of Ojai is holding a Community Visioning Workshop for the city’s 2045 General Plan Update.