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Tesla batteries to help power water pumps

Details: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:46

Photo courtesy VRWD

These Tesla batteries are in the process of being installed at the Ventura River Water District to pump water uphill with more energy efficiency.

The Ventura River Water District commenced construction and installation of Tesla batteries at the district headquarters on Monday.

Oak Grove School takes its classrooms outside

Details: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:20

Photo courtesy Oak Grove School

Oak Grove School has moved some of its classrooms outdoors in response to the pandemic.

By Oak Grove School Communications Staff

In 1973 Alfred Wainwright wrote in A Coast to Coast Walk, “There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.”

Ask Dr. Halverson: What to know about new COVID-19 strain

Details: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:18

By Dr. Jim Halverson

A more contagious COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom continues to be detected across the United States and around the world.

Ojai Valley Inn unveils Spa Penthouse Suites

Details: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:08

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The two newly renovated Spa Penthouse Suites at Ojai Valley Inn.

The Ojai Valley Inn will soon unveil its newly renovated Spa Penthouse Suites that sit above the award-winning Spa Ojai.

Eye on the Environment: There are now more made things than living things

Details: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 08:58

By David Goldstein, Special to the Ojai Valley News

Last month, in Scientific American magazine, author Stephanie Pappas proclaimed in a headline, “Human-made stuff now outweighs all life on Earth.”

License-plate readers removed

Details: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 08:55

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Automated License Plate Readers such as these were removed within city limits until the City Council concludes its discussion of them.

Ojai city officials announced this week that the four stationary Automated License Plate Readers within city limits were removed on Dec. 21.

Police blotter as of Jan. 6, 2021

Details: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 08:43

Crimes

• Annoying telephone calls were reported in the 00 block of East Portal Street Dec. 11.

• Mail theft was reported in the 700 block of Palomar Road Dec. 25.

• Battery was reported in the 200 block of East Ojai Avenue Dec. 30.

U.S. Capitol riot shocks world; local legislators respond

Details: Published: Thursday, 07 January 2021 20:23

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The U.S. Capitol was under siege Jan. 6.

By Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter

A mob of President Trump's supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6, breaking windows, ransacking offices and making their way into the Senate chambers. The shocking event prompted calls on Jan. 7 by members of Congress, including Ventura County Rep. Julia Brownley, to have the president removed from office.

VC reports 1,520 new COVID-19 cases since yesterday; 8 new deaths

Details: Published: Wednesday, 06 January 2021 15:35

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Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Wednesday:

-1,520 new cases since yesterday (+18 in Ojai, +6 in Oak View)

-45,959 total cases

-38,700 recovered cases

-6,954 active cases under quarantine

-739,025 people tested

-421 hospitalizations (county all-time record)

-82 in the ICU (ties county all-time record)

-0.0% ICU capacity remaining countywide (This calculation is based on staffed ICU beds and the high percentage of COVID-19 patients in the ICU.)

-0.0% ICU capacity remaining in Southern California region

-305 deaths (+8 since yesterday)

VC reports 894 new COVID-19 cases since yesterday; 8 new deaths

Details: Published: Tuesday, 05 January 2021 16:09

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Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Tuesday:

-894 new cases since yesterday (+10 in Ojai)

-44,439 total cases

-37,730 recovered cases

-6,412 active cases under quarantine

-731,465 people tested

-420 hospitalizations (county all-time record)

-81 in the ICU

-0.0% ICU capacity remaining countywide (This calculation is based on staffed ICU beds and the high percentage of COVID-19 patients in the ICU.)

-0.0% ICU capacity remaining in Southern California region

-297 deaths (+8 since yesterday)

VC reports 3,986 new COVID-19 cases; 26 new deaths over 3-day weekend

Details: Published: Monday, 04 January 2021 16:40

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Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Monday:

-3,986 new cases since Thursday (+43 in Ojai, +9 in Oak View)

-43,545 total cases

-36,581 recovered cases

-6,675 active cases under quarantine

-718,972 people tested

-402 hospitalizations (county all-time record)

-82 in the ICU (county all-time record)

-0.0% ICU capacity remaining countywide (This calculation is based on staffed ICU beds and the high percentage of COVID-19 patients in the ICU.)

-0.0% ICU capacity remaining in Southern California region

-289 deaths (+26 since Thursday)

VC has 1,172 new COVID-19 cases from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1

Details: Published: Saturday, 02 January 2021 15:02

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The California Department of Public Health reported 1,172 new COVID-19 cases in Ventura County from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1.

There were 1,595 new cases in Ventura County from Dec. 30 to Dec. 31.

Governor unveils $2 billion California 'Safe Schools for All' plan

Details: Published: Saturday, 02 January 2021 13:52

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Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled on Dec. 30 a $2 billion incentive plan to expand safe in-person instruction at public schools in early spring,

Pregúntele al Dr. Halverson: La vacuna contra el coronavirus cuándo y donde podría recibirlo y que puede experimentar cuándo lo reciba

Details: Published: Friday, 01 January 2021 18:49

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La tan esperada oportunidad de proporcionar vacunas eficaces contra el COVID-19 comenzó el 11 de diciembre con la aprobación de la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer. La vacuna de ARNm de Moderna fue aprobada el 18 de diciembre. Ambas requieren dos vacunas (Pfizer 21 días y Moderna 28 días de la primera) y se están administrando en nuestro condado. Aquí hay información sobre qué está sucediendo en el Condado de Ventura actualmente, cuándo puede recibir su primera dosis de la vacuna y qué puede experimentar cuando la reciba.

OP-ED on OPINION page: Green Valley Project to restore ecosystems

Details: Published: Thursday, 31 December 2020 16:43

Photo by Nathan Wickstrum

Nordhoff High School student Pablo Diaz plants young oaks at the Ojai Meadows Preserve through the Green Valley Project.

By Jennifer Berry and Caryn Bosson

Kudos to the Ojai Valley News for its Dec. 22 front-page coverage of the drastic decline of monarch butterflies.

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License-plate readers removed

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License-plate readers removed

Police blotter as of Jan. 6, 2021

U.S. Capitol riot shocks world; local legislators respond

VC reports 1,520 new COVID-19 cases since yesterday; 8 new deaths

VC reports 894 new COVID-19 cases since yesterday; 8 new deaths

VC reports 3,986 new COVID-19 cases; 26 new deaths over 3-day weekend

VC has 1,172 new COVID-19 cases from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1

Governor unveils $2 billion California 'Safe Schools for All' plan

Pregúntele al Dr. Halverson: La vacuna contra el coronavirus cuándo y donde podría recibirlo y que puede experimentar cuándo lo reciba

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