Ventura County Board of Supervisors elects Chair and Vice Chair for 2026

VENTURA, Calif. – At its first regular meeting of 2026, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors elected 2nd District Supervisor Jeff Gorell to serve as Chair of the Board of […]
Ventura County Board of Supervisors approve new ordinance to prohibit overnight parking and camping near farmland

VENTURA, Calif. — On Tuesday, November 18, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a new local ordinance that will ban overnight parking and camping on certain […]
Thomas Hunt appointed director of the General Services Agency

VENTURA, Calif. – Thomas Hunt has been selected as the new director of the County of Ventura’s General Services Agency. The appointment follows a rigorous recruitment that included more than […]
Ventura County Behavioral Health alerts Board of Supervisors and public to dangers of kratom in the community

VENTURA, Calif. — On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Ventura County Behavioral Health briefed the Board of Supervisors on an emerging public health threat: kratom, an unregulated substance increasingly linked to overdoses […]
Ventura County Assessor Sends 2025 Annual Value Notices to Property Owners

VENTURA, Calif. – The Ventura County Assessor’s Office has begun mailing approximately 250,000 Annual Value Notices to property owners. These notices inform recipients of their property’s assessed value as of […]
5 Questions: Nancy Schram, Director, Ventura County Library

1. Summer reading is in full swing across the County, what can families expect from this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, and how can they get involved? Ventura County Library’s “Level […]
Ronald Miller II appointed Chief Probation Officer for the Ventura County Probation Agency

VENTURA, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors, through unanimous vote during their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 24, appointed Ronald Miller II to the position of Chief Probation Officer. His […]
County of Ventura awarded over $93M to support expansion of Behavioral Health infrastructure

VENTURA, Calif. – The County of Ventura has been awarded $93,760,044.27 in funding from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) through Proposition 1’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program […]
15th Annual Safe Boating Expo returns to Channel Islands Harbor

OXNARD, Calif. – The Channel Islands Harbor is proud to host the 15th Annual Safe Boating Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at Harbor East […]
County of Ventura receives Excellence in Public Information and Communications Award for 2023 Annual Report

VENTURA, Calif. – The County of Ventura has been recognized with a top honor from the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO), receiving an Excellence in Public Information and […]