Drawing on a century-and-a-half history of adaptation to change, Ventura County leaders pressed for more housing, increased economic opportunity and sound finances at the annual State of the County event on Nov. 2. Held at the Reagan Library, the program attracted a standing-room-only crowd to celebrate the county’s 150th anniversary. Since 1873, leaders have been
It is a public health crisis, and Ventura County is not immune. Of the 253 fatal overdoses in the county last year, fentanyl was present in 181 of the victims.
WE ARE FAMILY Above, Timothy McGarry and his wife, Patricia, share an RV with their children, from left, Aluasha, 9; Elianna, 4; Bellarue, 8; Dearbháile, 5; and Celestia, 7. At right, pomegranate seedlings the family planted inside their rolling abode. Photos by MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers Patricia and Timothy McGarry, along with their five children, have lived