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Vol. 15, No. 14 – Apr 6 – Apr 19, 2022 – Ventura Music Scene

G. Love and the Juice opening night of Ventura Music Hall March 22, 2022. Photo by Pam Baumgardner

by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

Well, they pulled it off! The all-new Ventura Music Hall opened on time, March 22 with G. Love and the Juice and I couldn’t be more pleased. The room looks fantastic, the music doesn’t compete with bowling lanes anymore, there are two bars to serve (one just for beers) and the staff is super friendly. This concert hall took over the former Discovery venue at 1888 E. Thompson Blvd, and their calendar is filling fast. You should bookmark their website (VenturaMusicHall.com) so you won’t miss any upcoming shows and you can get tickets before they sell out. See listings below for the next two weeks’ worth of shows including Don Felder, formerly with the Eagles for a seated show on April 9.

Congratulations to Kathy Bailey, new owner of Surfers Point Café (formerly the Sandbox Coffeehouse at Thompson Blvd and Figueroa). They’ve been making some improvements and I’m happy to report live music will be booked on the weekends. On the books already, Ben Garcia on April 9 and 23, Gabby Montiel on April 16 and the CocoKnots on April 30.

Oceanview Pavilion in Port Hueneme has a few shows lined up including Smooth Sounds of Santana (Santana tribute) on April 9 and Think: X, an exploration of the music of Pink Floyd on April 23. Think: X features Norwood Fisher from Fishbone, Scott Page and Roberta Freeman who both worked with Pink Floyd, Stephen Perkins from Jane’s Addiction, and more.

Quick Notes:
Bad Religion plays the Majestic Ventura Theater on Wednesday, April 6; do note, all kinds of Deadheads will take over the Ventura Fairgrounds for the Skull & Roses festival April 7-10; the Doug Webb Group featuring Danny Carey of TOOL returns to the Grape for a show on Friday, April 8 (I understand they’re donating half their take to the Grape for future improvements on the club); Julie Christensen returns to town for a special night of music at the Ojai Underground on Friday, April 8; along with a couple of DJs, ADD will be playing the VIP Bunny Lounge during the Spring Wine Walk on Saturday, April 9; Ventura Music Festival presents Twanguero’s classical Spanish/Flamenco guitarist at the Ventura College Performing Arts Center April 9; Cadillac Zack presents the Jimmy Vivino Band at Cantara in Camarillo on Friday, April 15; Night Demon plays a gig at Casa Agria Specialty Ales on April 16; and one of the surviving remaining members of “the Wrecking Crew,” Don Randi and Quest, will play a special show at the Grape on Saturday, April 16.

Do you have any music-related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Please send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.

Vol. 15, No. 14 – Apr 6 – Apr 19, 2022 – Music Calendar

For more up-to-the-date listings, additional times and genres go to VenturaRocks.com

Anna’s Cider
801 E. Main Street, Santa Paula
Sat 4/9: The Late Knights

A Bar Called Country
211 E. Santa Clara Street, Ventura
Music 9 pm – 12:30 am
Fri 4/15: Brother Earl and the Cousins; Jonathan Sheldon
Sat 4/16: John Surge and the Haymakers

Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road, Upper Ojai
Sun 4/10: Chamber on the Mountain: Violinist, Pavel Sporcl

Boatyard Pub
Ventura Harbor
Wednesdays: Frank Barajas
Thursdays: Jim Friery; then Bluegrass Jam
Sun 4/10: CRV
Fri 4/15: Teresa Russell w/ Stephen Geyer
Sat 4/16: Big Adventure Duo

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St., Ventura
DJs Friday – Sunday

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street, Ventura
Wed 4/6: Bryan McCann
Fri 4/8: Instone
Wed 4/13: Donna Butler
Fri 4/15: Otis Hayes

Cantara Cellars
126 N. Wood Road, Camarillo
Fri 4/8: Slogan Acoustic
Sat 4/9: The Vonettes; Fish Fry
Fri 4/15: Cadillac Zack presents: the Jimmy Vivino Band
Sat 4/16: Caught Red-Handed

The Cave
4435 McGrath St., Ventura
Music 5:30 – 8:30
Wednesdays & Thursdays: Bobby Apostol
Fridays & Saturdays: Warren Takahashi

Casa Agria Specialty Ales
701 N. Del Norte Blvd., Oxnard
Sat 4/16: Night Demon; Tung

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Tuesdays: Blues Tuesdays
Saturdays and Sundays: Kenny DeVoe

Copper Blues
591 Collection Blvd., Oxnard
Fri 4/15: Decadent Decades

The Deer Lodge
2261 Maraicopa Hwy, Ojai
Sat 4/9: Covenhoven

Downtown Ventura Main Street Stage
California & Main
Sat 4/16: Tribal Me; Jim Friery

Four Brix Winery
2290 Eastman Ave., Ventura
Music Fridays 6-8 pm; Saturday 1 – 3:30 pm
Fri 4/8: Heathers on Fire

The Garage
1091 Scandie Ave., Ventura
Sundays: DJ Aslo
Wednesdays: Blues Jam
Fri 4/15: Freddy Castro & Friends

The Grape
2833 E. Main Street, Ventura
Tuesdays Jazz Jam
Saturday Afternoons 2 pm: Fausto Cuevas y la Moderna
Wed 4/6: Chris Golden Trio
Thurs 4/7: David Binney and Luis Cole
Fri 4/8: The Doug Webb Group feat. Danny Carey (TOOL)
Sat 4/9: Matt Gordy Jazz Sextet
Wed 4/13: Swing Shift Big Band
Thurs 4/14: Logan Kane Trio
Fri 4/15: RJ Root Guitar Night feat. Hans Ottson
Sat 4/16: Don Randi & Quest

Keynote Lounge
10245 E Telephone Rd, Ventura
Thursdays: Open mic jam
Fri 4/8: DJ AVG
Sat 4/9: Magnificent Bastards
Fri 4/15: Jimi Nelson Band
Sat 4/16: DJ Joe

Leashless Brewing
585 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura
Music 6:30 – 8:30; Sundays 3-5
Thurs 4/7: Dylan Brehm
Fri 4/8: Animo Cruz
Sat 4/9: Keyth Garcia
Sun 4/10: Daniella Cardillo
Thurs 4/14: Nate Ward
Fri 4/15: Bombafiya
Sat 4/16: Jacob Marquez & the Good Vibes
Sun 4/17: Illunis

Lookout & Grill
2800 S. Harbor Blvd., Oxnard
Wednesdays: Tommy Foytek’s Variety Show
Thursdays: Acoustic Open Mic

Lucas Sellers Wine
330 Zachary Street, Moorpark
Sat 4/9: Karen Eden
Sat 4/16: Natalie Wattre

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street, Ventura
Sat 4/9: Pull the Trigger
Sun 4/10: Milo Sledge
Sat 4/16: Buck Moon and the Ramblers

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street, Ventura
Wed 4/6: Bad Religion
Sat 4/9: Geezyworld Tour
Fri 4/15: Queen Nation

Manhattan Restaurant
5800 Santa Rosa Road, Camarillo
Music 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Wed 3/23: Robert Van
Thursdays: CRV
Fri 4/8: Tour Support
Sat 4/9: Jeanne Tatum
Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor
Fri & Sat 7-10 pm; Sun 4-7 pm
Fri 4/8: Troy Edwards
Sat 4/9: Studebaker Hawk
Sun 4/10: Corsican Brothers
Fri 4/15: Vinyl Gypsies]
Sat 4/16: Operation 90s
Sun 4/17: Cinnamon Whiskey

Mrs. Olson’s
2800 Harbor Blvd., Channel Islands Harbor
Music at Noon
Sun 4/10: Teresa Russell w/ Stephen Geyer
Sat 4/16: Part Time Playahz

Namba Arts
47 S. Oak Street, Ventura
Fri 4/8: Bill Cunliffe
Sat 4/16: Delta by the Beach

Oceanview Pavilion
Performing Arts Theater by the Beach
575 E. Surfside Drive, Port Hueneme
Sat 4/9: Smooth Sounds of Santana

Ojai Underground Exchange
616 Pearl Street, Ojai
Thurs 4/7: Rose Valley Thorns
Fri 4/8: Julie Christensen
Sat 4/9: Women of Americana

Ojai Valley Brewing
307 Bryant Street, Ojai
Fri 4/8: Hannah Jobus

Onyx Bistro (formerly Relm)
2390 Las Posas Rd., Camarillo
Fri 4/8: Jesse Davis
Sat 4/16: Brenda Carsey

Peirano’s on the Terrazzo
204 E. Main Street, Ventura
Fri 4/8: Jodi Farrell & Jim Rankin

The Raven Tavern
1651 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard
Music at 7-10 pm
Fri 4/8: Jetlemons
Sat 4/9: Vinyl Gypsies
Fri 4/15: Holgers Heros
Sat 4/16: Brittney Burchett

Strey Cellars
951 N. Rice Avenue, Oxnard
Fri 4/15: The Renegades

Surfers Point Café
204 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura
Sat 4/9: Ben Garcia
Sat 4/16: Gabby Montiel

Taqueria Jalisco Restaurant
4275 Tierra Rejada Rd., Moorpark
Music 5-8 pm
Tuesdays & Fridays: Jim Friery

Topa Topa Brewing
341 Ojai Ave., Ojai
Fri 4/8: Jess Bush
Fri 4/15: Ted Lennon

The Twist on Main
454 E. Main Street, Ventura
Wednesdays: Classic Country w/ Jesse Harris
Thursdays: LA Jazz Connection
Fri 4/8: The Collaboration
Sat 4/9: Bella Lucarolli (2 pm); Dave Rea & Acoustic DNA (7:30 pm)
Sun 4/10: Tim Arlon
Fri 4/15: Littlefish
Sat 4/16: Steve and Sally Williams (2 pm); Divebar Messiahs (7:30 pm)
Sun 4/17: Bobby, Finn & Dave

Vaquero y Mar
435 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura
Tuesdays The Sea Hunters
Thursdays: Delta by the Beach

Ventura Coast Brewing Co.
76 S. Oak Street, Ventura
Fri 4/8: The Late Knights

Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura
Thurs 4/7 – Sun 4/10: Skull & Roses Festival

Ventura Harbor Village
1583 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura
Sun 4/17: Barrelhouse Wailers

Ventura Music Hall
1888 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura
Fri 4/8: Pinegrove, Peaer & Drench Fries
Sat 4/9: Don Felder
Mon 4/11: One-Eyed Jack
Thurs 4/14: Iya Terra, Eli-Mac, Cydeways
Fri 4/15: Hot Chip, Museum of Love
Sun 4/17: Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives
Mon 4/18: Tech N9ne, Joey Cool, X-Raided, Mayday!
Tues 4/19: The Chats, Mean Jeans, Thick

The Vine
308 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai
Saturdays: Smitty and Julija and Friends
Sundays: Austin Vallejo
Fri 4/8: Dianne Miller
Fri 4/15: Corey Highberg

Winchesters
632 E. Main St., Ventura
Music Thurs 5:30; Fri 7 pm; Sun 3 pm
Thurs 4/7: Two’s Company
Fri 4/8: Tossers
Sun 4/10: Sean Oliu
Thurs 4/14: Brandon Ragan
Fri 4/15: Karyn 805
Sun 4/17: Kelly’s Lot

Some lab rodents lived longer when fed a lower calorie diet

“It’s nice to have a pet that will live a long time.”

From the NIH Director’s Blog, a guest post by NIA Director Dr. Richard J. Hodes

As people age, they are more likely to have multiple chronic diseases, and NIA-supported research studies reflect a strong focus on geroscience. This advancing area of science seeks to understand the mechanisms that make aging a major risk factor and driver of common chronic conditions and diseases of older people.

More than 85 years ago, researchers at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, observed that some lab rodents lived longer when fed a lower calorie diet that otherwise had the appropriate nutrients. Since then, many scientists have studied calorie restriction to shed light on the various biological mechanisms that may explain its benefits and perhaps discover a way to extend healthy years of life, known as our healthspan.

Although there have been many studies of calorie restriction since the Cornell findings, the NIA-supported clinical trial CALERIE, which stands for Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy, provided critical data on the impact of this intervention in people. Completed in 2012, CALERIE was the first carefully controlled study to test whether study participants undergoing moderate calorie restriction would display any of the benefits observed in animal studies.

Volunteers for the CALERIE study were healthy, non-obese adults ages 25 to 45.

In addition to demonstrating that people could sustain moderate calorie restriction for two years, the CALERIE study also showed that this intervention could diminish risk factors for age-related cardiovascular and metabolic diseases2. The CALERIE investigators also made their data and biological samples available for other research teams to study further.

Recently, a team led by Vishwa Dixit, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, examined CALERIE data to investigate the effects of calorie restriction on immune function. The findings, published in the journal Science, suggest that calorie restriction may improve immune function and reduce chronic inflammation3,4.

As people age, the size of the thymus, which is part of the immune system, tends to become smaller. As this organ shrinks, its output of T cells declines, which hampers the ability of the immune system to combat infectious diseases. This deficiency of T cells is one of the reasons people over age 40 are at increased susceptibility for a range of diseases.

Dixit’s team noted that MRI scans showed the thymus volume increased among people who reduced their calories for the two-year CALERIE study but was not significantly different in the control group. The increase in thymus size in the group restricting calories was accompanied by an increase in indicators of new T cell production.

Next, the team analyzed immune system effects in belly fat samples from people in the CALERIE study. The team discovered that the PLA2G7 gene — which codes for a protein involved in fat metabolism that is made by immune cells such as T cells — was suppressed after calorie restriction.

To test this hypothesis, the team suppressed the PLA2G7 gene in lab mice. When these mice were 2 years old, which is equivalent to a human age of about 70, the thymus had not decreased in volume. In addition, the mice had decreased fat mass and lower levels of certain inflammation-promoting substances. These findings suggest that mice without the PLA2G7 gene might have been protected from age-related chronic inflammation, which has been linked to many conditions of old age.

Taken together, the findings extend our understanding of the power of calorie restriction and suggest that it might also improve immune function and reduce chronic inflammation in people.

The results also indicate interventions that influence PLA2G7 gene function might have favorable health effects. Additional research is still needed to assess the health effects and to determine whether calorie restriction extends lifespan or healthspan in humans. The NIA is funding more studies to determine the benefits and risks of calorie restriction, as well as the mechanisms that account for its effects.

Vol. 15, No. 14 – Apr 6 – Apr 19, 2022 – Community Events

Events by Ana Baker

The Ventura Senior Men’s Group continues to meet for a social lunch and program at the Poinsettia Pavilion in Ventura on the first and third Tuesday each month. Men of all descriptions are always welcomed to stop in to sample our shenanigans.  Bob Likins at 805-587-1233 or Rick Follenweider at 650-520-1098 can supply details.

April 9: Come blossom with the Turning Point Foundation. Our nursery will be in full bloom during our uplifting Spring Fling event from 10-2 p.m. Blossoming with health and wellness ideas, live music, delicious food, and stunning plants for sale that will all go to a beautiful cause. Our Spring Fling is open to the public of all ages. So, bring your kids, grandkids, neighbors, and friends for an inspirational day at Growing Works Nursery! 1736 S. Lewis, Camarillo. We’re excited to meet some new faces and celebrate our years of caring for homeless populations and veterans!

April 10: Will Olivia the great horned owl return to the Olivas Adobe this Spring?
We may never know for sure, but we can still celebrate her at this free family event.
Docent lead tours of the rancho home are available for a small fee, plus visit our gift shop and small adobe gallery for owl-themed paintings and trinkets to purchase. Sunday 11-3 p.m. Olivas Adobe, 4200 Olivas Park Drive
www.cityofventura.ca.gov/OlivasAdobe or call 805-658-4728 for additional information

April 12: Ventura County Writers Club is glad to announce that Alicia Doyle will be the speaker for the upcoming meeting. With more than two decades of experience, the award-winning journalist will bring her expertise to the industry and her vast knowledge of storytelling. The meeting is a free event open to anyone interested in writing. Located at 1605 Burnley St. in Camarillo at 7 p.m.

April 16: The Ventura County Genealogical Society presents a Free Family History Presentation Online with Zoom. Saturday, 1– 4 p.m., Sara Cochran
will discuss techniques for finding new clues in records we already have and look at several small case studies to see the value of taking the time to go backward in
order to go forwards. https://venturacogensoc.org/this-month/

April 21: Channel Islands Gulls Fundraising Luncheon
Join in the fun at our April luncheon and help raise funds for California Coastal Horse Rescue.  CCHR rescues and re-homes horses and provides educational programs to school and community groups.
11:00 a.m. Social Hour; 12:00 noon Meeting and Lunch
The Greek, 1583 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura Harbor
Cost: $40 per person – Advance reservations and payment required: [email protected] or 805/263-7759

April 22: Join us for an in-person production of Hansel & Gretel on April 22 and 23 at the Ventura College Performing Arts Center. Experience this musical fairy tale with folk-music-inspired themes, including the famous “Evening Prayer” in Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera production. Free admission for children ten and under.
Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 23 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Purchase Tickets in Advance: https://www.venturacollege.edu/performing-arts

April 27: The College Area Community Council will be holding a Zoom meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. An invitation and link to the meeting will be sent to everyone on the CACC mailing list. Council meetings include speakers and discussions on neighborhood and community interest topics, including public safety and economic development. Visit the College Area Community Council website @ https://caccventura.com to learn more, to be added to the mailing list, and access a link to the Zoom meeting

TREE TOWN

April 22 is Earth Day!  To help care for Ventura’s environment, you can grab a shovel and  expand our urban forest. It’s the season to “Plant and Post,” sponsored by the Ventura Tree Alliance.  Plant a tree at your home, business, church, school— and then post a photo on social media. We will celebrate together the greening of our community!
VenturaTreeAlliance.com

Vol. 15, No. 14 – Apr 6 – Apr 19, 2022 – Movie Review

Streaming Spotlight by Cindy Summers
The Power of the Dog – Netflix

3 out of 4 palm trees
Breeze rating from 1 to 4 palm trees, 4 being best.

The Power of the Dog is a 2022 Oscar winning Western set in Montana in1925 that focuses on the lives of wealthy ranchers Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his brother George (Jesse Plemons). Phil was rugged, fierce and the leader of a dozen ranch hands that lived the cowboy lifestyle, often causing him to act cruelly to gain the favor of his cowhand followers. George was very conservative, always wearing a suit and handled the business end of the family business.

The Burbank brothers and their men frequented the Red Mill restaurant owned by a window named Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and run with the help of her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Peter was not very masculine, and along with helping his mother had hobbies like making paper flowers that resembled those he used to see in his mother’s old florist shop. Peter’s demeanor made him an easy target for Phil to insult to entertain his crew, causing both he and his mother to be in tears by the end of the evening.

George was always complimentary and kind, and comforted Rose while gripped with the frustration of seeing how her son was mistreated and misunderstood. George took a strong liking to Rose, and they were married shortly thereafter. Rose gave up her business and moved to the ranch with Peter, where she began to lose herself and drink to numb her reality. Peter was continually harassed and belittled by Phil and this band of bigots, who openly called him fairy and would intentionally make Peter feel scared and uncomfortable.

It seemed it would be only a matter of time before some ill would happen with Peter, with Phil often referring to him as Little Lord Fauntleroy and mocking him with every opportunity. One day while Peter was walking in the woods he happened upon Phil’s secret spot, where he found some magazines that focused on male bodies and though he did find Phil swimming nearby, Phil was unaware of Peter’s discovery.

For some reason after their chance meeting in the woods, Phil completely changed how he treated Peter, including teaching him to ride and spend time with the other cowhands. Phil even promised to make Peter his own rope and show him how to use it, but this simple gesture became his downfall. Phil didn’t know that the hide strips Peter gave him to finish the rope was from a diseased cow, which unknown to Peter was often the source of Anthrax on the ranch. As Phil braided the pieces of hide he shared the he and his idol Bronco Henry were more than just friends, and gave Peter a glimpse into the gentler, kinder side of Phil though nothing physical happened between them.

Not knowing it would be the last time they spoke, Phil talked about he and Peter riding away into the mountains and exploring like the original pioneers. The next morning Phil was unable to get out of bed, so his brother rushed him to the doctor but he died shortly after getting to town. Peter kept the rope but left the ranching life behind when Phil passed away, which seemed to help reconcile the relationship with his mother and her husband though Peter seemed to once again be in the world alone.

Rated: R (Full Nudity|Brief Sexual Content)
Runtime: 2h 8m

VEP’s LAUNCH celebrates innovation in education

Ventura Education Partnership (VEP) announces details for the third annual LAUNCH event at the beautiful Museum of Ventura County on April 21, at 5:30pm.

Aera Energy returns as the Presenting Sponsor. Amy Fonzo, External Affairs Specialist said, “Aera values the brightest minds and the boldest spirits and the educators we honor every year at LAUNCH have demonstrated there are no boundaries when it comes to creativity and innovation in education. That is why we are proud to support LAUNCH as the presenting sponsor again this year. Aera is committed to partnering with local organizations such as VEP to build strong communities where we operate and to support innovation in education to benefit students in Ventura.”

LAUNCH is the signature annual event created by Ventura Education Partnership to recognize and celebrate Ventura Unified School District educators who bring learning to life for their students in innovative, creative and engaging ways, encouraging students to expand their depth of knowledge. LAUNCH features three local educators who will present their novel and inspiring ideas around education.

“LAUNCH gives the community a look inside VUSD classrooms. It’s an inspiring evening that will make you laugh and even feel a little teary-eyed as educators share their stories of classroom innovation,” said Madhu Bajaj, LAUNCH Committee Chair and VEP’s Vice President of Grants.

LAUNCH will highlight the work of the following three educators:

Joel Levin, Buena High School, is an English teacher, teacher librarian, songwriter and novelist; his primary goal in life is to help others find their voices – literally and figuratively, onstage and offstage, in the classroom and beyond the halls of high school.

Erin Beerer, Balboa Middle School, is a Special Education teacher who supports students with disabilities that are moderately to severely impactful on their lives. She strives to provide them with access to opportunities equal to their typically developing peers.

Eva Cherrie, Elmhurst Elementary School, strives to use STEAM and the outdoor learning experiences to enhance engagement and achievement in core content academics. She has focused on studying birds, insects, and gardening to encourage students to go outdoors and be curious about the world around them.

“When you see and hear the stories the three educators share at LAUNCH, you get to witness firsthand the differences that grant funded projects make for VUSD students AND you raise funds for the next school year,” said VEP’s CO-Presidents, Kathy Asher and Debbie Golden.

Additional LAUNCH sponsors include Dr. Andrei Bobrow & Ms. Sabrena Rodriguez, Fastsigns of Ventura, Madhu Bajaj, James Forsythe, Kailash & Rajni Narayan, Very Ventura Gift Shop & Gallery, EJ Harrison, State Farm Agents Irene Henry and Dena Rogers and more. For more information and to sponsor the event visit www.venturaeducationpartnership.org or contact Madhu Bajaj (805) 754-9861.

Vol. 15, No. 14 – Apr 6 – Apr 19, 2022 – Harbor Patrol Blotter

Wednesday
03-16

 3:44am, observed NWS issued High Surf advisory. Raised warning pennant.

8:01am, observed a 7.3 earthquake occurred in Japan. Researching tsunami.gov for info related to the West Coast. No tsunami expected from the event.

8:00pm, received report of an Ocean Rescue, missing kite boarder. Officers responded in Fireboat, experienced heavy seas. After investigation, it was determined the kite board was found in the parking lot. Cancelled response.

Thursday
03-17

 12:15am, observed two Manson Construction vessels at the VPD longdock were unsecured. Officers found parted stern and spring lines, were able to secure with new lines. The vessels experienced heavy harbor surge from wind, rough seas.

10:15am, received report of an Ocean Rescue, vessel in the surf near McGrath. Officers responded in Fireboat with TowBoat US. A line was passed to the vessels captain, TowBoat was able to safely pull them out of the surf, no injuries

Saturday
03-19

 7:45am, contacted by owner of an RV, jump started in the VIM parking lot.

10:17am, dispatched to a fire in the riverbottom, officers responded with VFD and investigated. A small warming fire was located and extinguished.

Monday
03-21

 3:05pm, received request to assist Tow Boat US with towing a 104ft motor vessel to the haul out slip. The vessel “Gentry Eagle” was secured to Ventura Boat yard docks for a very long time. The vessel is to be destroyed. Harbor Patrol assisted the vessel when it first arrived from Hawaii, its last port of call.

Thursday
03-24

 10:20am, received report of a vessel accident at VIM D-dock. Officers responded and investigated two large motor vessels that were involved. Major damage was sustained. The two owners were notified, investigation continues.

7:24pm, received report of a stolen vehicle, advised to contact VPD. While searching the area, officers found the vehicle parked on the other side of VHV.

Sunday
03-27

 3:45pm, assisting VPD searching for a subject pursuit in a stolen vehicle, ending up in VIM parking lot and then fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit he was caught near the Holiday Inn Express. He was arrested for multiple violations.

Monday
03-28

 6:06am, observed National Weather Service issued a Small Craft Advisory for winds to 30kts. Officers raised warning pennant at the Ventura Port District.

6:30am, observing and experiencing heavy rain and strong winds. Eventually measuring 2.1 inches of rain for the storm.

Tuesday
03-29

 3:20am, dispatched to a fall victim in the Ventura Marina Community. Officers responded, assisted VFD with lifting the patient to her chair. No injuries.

$40,000 philanthropic donation to Women’s Economic Ventures

Koolaburra by UGG, in partnership with Ashley Tisdale and Frenshe, celebrated International Women’s Day with a $40,000 philanthropic donation to Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV).

“Koolaburra by UGG is proud to be a supporter of Women’s Economic Ventures this International Women’s Day,” said Lorie Pointer, GM of Koolaburra by UGG. We’re honored to be able to support their mission of providing a network for women to realize their dreams.”

WEV community connects women entrepreneurs from multiple business categories to share insights and tips with each other, including how they are handling business challenges, adapting to new hybrid working conditions, and achieving work-life balance. WEV believes that economic empowerment is the foundation that allows women to achieve their potential in all aspects of life – career, family, and community.

Throughout the pandemic, WEV met the rising demand for business education, mentoring and advisory services, community meetup events as well as entrepreneurial funding via online offerings and webinars. Looking ahead to recovery mode, WEV is increasing marketing and ecommerce education, expanding financial literacy/business finance resources, and increasing Spanish language offerings to support the rapidly growing number of Latina entrepreneurs.

WEV CEO Kathy Odell shared that “Women’s Economic Ventures is incredibly grateful to receive this generous donation. The timing could not be better. More than 2.5 million women entrepreneurs started businesses in 2021 – more than double the rate of previous years. These entrepreneurs are committed to a new way of doing business that celebrates today’s multi-dimensional woman business owner. WEV is thankful to be able to immediately deploy this gift to deliver services that support the wave of emerging women entrepreneurs.”