VC Reporter

18/07/2025

Opinion: Disney’s attractions are the best of us when they put forth their best. But Disney is also the cutthroat, social Darwinist worst of us when it takes out its enemies and passes the buck onto us.

Growing up in the 1980s I was obsessed with WWF wrestling, Ninja Turtles, Muppets and everything Disney. My favorite movie growing up was “Pinocchio” and going to Disneyland once a

17/07/2025

Lavender picking at Frog Creek Farm only lasts for three or four weekends a year, creating the kind of magical Ojai moments guests remember forever. Read about it at vcreporter.com/features/a-life-in-lavender-frog-creek-farm-immerses-visitors-in-botanical-bliss/article_0732bb81-4d77-4daa-a359-728fc1f97522.html.

16/07/2025

According to the USDA, 30-40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten. That’s not just a waste of the food itself — it’s a loss of water, energy and labor used in growing, transporting and preparing it. When that food rots in a landfill, it’s also a source of methane, which is many times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a climate changing gas.

After last weekend’s Fourth of July barbeque, did you regretfully throw away burgers and hot dogs that had been sitting out for too long, but then diligently save watermelon and

15/07/2025

News in art and culture from around Ventura County. Go to https://www.vcreporter.com/art_and_culture/news-in-art-and-culture-from-around-ventura-county/article_833a2d4c-4262-49bc-8857-de36b58f185b.html.

14/07/2025

The Ventura City Council heard impassioned testimony concerning three hot-button issues: LGBTQ+ rights, abortion and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Ventura City Council heard impassioned testimony on June 26 concerning three hot-button issues: LGBTQ+ rights, abortion and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

11/07/2025

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11/07/2025

Ventura County firefighters are no strangers to calls involving fireworks, but the deadly house explosion in Simi Valley just before noon on July 3 was certainly more devastating than what first responders routinely see around Independence Day. Details at https://www.vcreporter.com/news/illegal-fireworks-lead-to-fire-fatality-man-dies-in-simi-house-explosion-caused-by-fireworks/article_c58af2d5-58a2-467e-b68b-6139dde34efd.html.

10/07/2025

It’s one thing for musicians to follow in the footsteps of a legendary band they grew up admiring. It’s another thing to actually go into the studio and record with that band’s producer. Less than five years into their career, the members of the shoegaze band Glixen have done just that. Twice. Read our interview at vcreporter.com/music/our-own-little-world-rock-out-with-glixen-in-oxnard-ojai-this-weekend/article_1cf22bf2-717b-49a6-ba9e-4ea132a81511.html.

📸: Nick Balanon

09/07/2025

Ventura County Harbor Department Director Michael Tripp had a lot of good news to share about the 60th anniversary of Channel Islands Harbor when he received a proclamation in honor of this year’s milestone from the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.

Ventura County Harbor Department Director Michael Tripp had a lot of good news to share about the 60th anniversary of Channel Islands Harbor when he received a proclamation in honor

08/07/2025

If a Tennessee Williams play is being shown locally, there’s only one word to say: Go! Read more at vcreporter.com/art_and_culture/hearts-on-fire-santa-paula-theater-center-s-a-streetcar-named-desire/article_dcedad30-50e5-4046-9ccb-5d5019998e34.html.

07/07/2025

“You shall treat the stranger who resides with you no differently than the native born among you. You shall love the alien as yourself,” said Elewaut, who has led Mission Basilica San Buenaventura since 2011.

Father Tom Elewaut quoted the Old Testament during a June 27 gathering of local elected officials and faith leaders decrying recent actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

03/07/2025

It resembles a tropical resort from some angles, with swaying palm trees and a replica bell tower. The location is Valentine Road Apartments, which started off as a 142-room, three-story La Quinta Inn but is now in the middle of a $77 million transformation creating 134 studio apartments for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Details at https://www.vcreporter.com/news/forever-homes-housing-authority-converting-la-quinta-inn-to-apartments-for-unhoused-in-ventura/article_adb0a2fc-4f3a-4969-bb14-c95ca5022080.html.