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AIDS Walk

Diversity Collective Ventura County will host the 5th Annual AIDS Walk Ventura on March 2, from 9:00am-1:00pm in Park Plaza, in Downtown Ventura.  Ongina, HIV activist and contestant in Ru Paul’s Drag Race, will host the event for over 2,000 participants.

There is no entry fee, and registration for AIDS Walk 2019 is now open.  We will kick off the 5k walk at 10:00 am.  Participants are welcome to take advantage of our free health fair, providing information and service from over 20 health-related agencies.

Diversity Collective is proud to host this event in partnership with Ventura County Public Health, and with the help of numerous volunteers and sponsors. Together, we can reduce and eventually stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in Ventura County.

Diversity Collective Ventura County is a community based nonprofit 501c3 organization promoting advocacy, education, and mental and physical health for the LGBTQ community in Ventura County, California via our community resource center, programs and community events. We are the parent organization of Ventura County Pride, AIDS Walk Ventura and The Diversity Gala.

Participants can register at www.diversitycollectivevc.org/aids-walk-ventura.

Sponsors are urged to contact Diversity Collective Ventura County at 805.644.5428 or email [email protected].

Ventura Audubon Society March Events

March 3, 8:00 am Work Day Hedrick Ranch Nature Area, Leader: Sandy Hedrick 805-340-0478.

Arrive at 8:00 for self-guided birding which usually yields some interesting birds. Work from 9am – noon. Long pants and boots or closed shoes are required. Bring water, gloves & sun protection.

March 10 2019, 8:30 am Port Hueneme Exploration/Bubbling Springs, Walter B. Miranda Park, and J Street Canal to the Port Hueneme Beach

Leader: Kay Regester 805-258-1025

Bubbling Springs is a fantastic place to view many gulls and ducks up close such as Mallards and Widgeons, warblers and hummers. Then we will check out J St Canal and walk the Hueneme Beach to the East, towards the estuary, and then to the West toward the pier where we will see a variety of gulls, grebes and shorebirds.

March 12, 7:30 p.m. VAS Monthly Program: Ventura Seabird Restoration on the California Islands… with Annie Little (USFWS) at the Poinsettia Pavillion – 3451 Foothill Road, Ventura (Free to the Public)

The presentation will highlight restoration efforts for seabirds on the Channel Islands and Baja California Pacific Islands, including invasive species removal, habitat restoration, and social attraction.

March 16, 8:00 am Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Leader: Tevin Schmitt 661-904-1563

The Salt Marsh Reserve is an excellent birding location due to the estuary, wetlands, and upland habitats. Special birds of concern can be found here, including Belding’s Savannah Sparrow, and White-tailed Kite. Several species of heron are often seen at once.

March 17, 8:30-10:30 am Camino Real, Leader: Reann Koener 805-701-1919

Camino Real is a grassy park surrounded by pines and eucalyptus and is an excellent place to see birds. Target birds will include Red Shouldered Hawk, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler and Townsend’s Warbler.

March 19, 8:30 am Lake Casitas. Leader: Adele Fergusson 805-415-4304

Join us for a walk by the lake. We will be looking for hummingbirds, western bluebirds, blackbirds, grosbeaks, gnatcatchers as well as ducks, geese and waterfowl.

March 23, 8:30 am Lake Los Carneros and Santa Barbara Hot Spots, Leader: Adele Fergusson 805-415-4304

We will walk around this lovely lake, we should see a variety of shorebirds and possibly some rails, blackbirds, munia, white tailed kites, etc. Afterwards we will stop at a park in downtown Santa Barbara to see if there are any migrating vagrants. Bring your lunch and if we have time we will stop at the creek in Carpinteria on the way back to Ventura.

March 31, 8:30 AM Canada Larga; Leader: Linda Easter 818-519-2833

Meet near the beginning of the road off Hwy 33. We will carpool from that location as we walk and drive this long county road. Target species will include Barn Owl, Western Bluebirds, Lark Sparrow, Roadrunner, Phainopepla and various species of swallows.

Gold Coast Concert Chorus and Ventura College Chorus premiers words

The Gold Coast Concert Chorus (GCCC) combined with Ventura College Chorus, under the direction of Elizabeth Helms, will present their second concert of the 2018/2019 season on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Camarillo. The concert will feature three remarkable choral works by renowned American composers. Frostiana: Seven Country Songs, a seven-movement suite of songs composed by Randall Thompson to selected poems of Robert Frost will be followed by Requiem written by Mack Wilberg for the legendary Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 2007. However, the centerpiece of the concert is Words, a short composition focused on bullying at school and on-line culture authored by Joan Szymko, an acclaimed composer and dynamic choral conductor based in the Pacific Northwest. GCCC has jointly commissioned this piece as a part of choruses to benefit the programs and services of Chorus America.

Szymko explains the purpose and the structure of her composition, ”Words attempts to both reveal and to reach three distinct groups: the bullied, the bullies and bystanders who enable bullying by doing nothing.”

GCCC is a non- audition community chorus that brings together a diverse group of 100-plus singers who desire to expand their musical talents and share their love of the choral music with the community of Ventura County.

For more information, go to GoldCoastChorus.org or call 805-616-7269

Protecting our water supply and securing our future together

by Matt LaVere, Mayor, City of San Buenaventura

The City of Ventura and its water customers have relied on the Ventura River as a primary source of drinking water for more than a century. Today, however, the region’s water supply is changing as the Ventura River watershed faces new, complex challenges. To protect our local water resources and safeguard the watershed for the future, we must change our approach to managing it now.

Statewide drought conditions and the impacts of climate change have created shifts in our watershed and a strain on our region’s already limited water supply. At the same time, the demand for water is increasing as the Ventura River watershed’s users are multiplying. Coupled together, these factors have placed the watershed under increased pressure and at risk.

As long-standing environmental stewards, the City of Ventura has proactively made conservation a way of life by reducing our water use and investing in drought resilient programs such as recycled water, infrastructure upgrades, water-efficient best practices and diversification of our supply portfolio. Today, Ventura’s water customers use 30% less water than they did 20 years ago, despite reasonable population growth. I’m incredibly proud of this track record and our impressive progress. But the reality is – we need to do more to protect and preserve the watershed, and we can’t do it alone. The City represents only a small portion of the total water used by more than 100 agencies, businesses, farmers and individuals who also use the watershed.

In 2014, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, a non-profit environmental organization, filed a lawsuit seeking to curtail the City’s water rights limiting its use of the Ventura River – one element of the interconnected watershed we all rely on. While we understand the overarching concern of diminishing water supplies and its impact on both our community and vital habitats for species like the steelhead trout, the original suit from Channelkeeper is not a viable path forward. The litigation arbitrarily targets just one user, the City of Ventura, to shoulder the responsibility for hundreds of other water users and focuses solely on one source of water, the Ventura River. Simply put – it’s an ineffective and short-sighted solution, and we need a better one.

The City of Ventura is proposing a long-term solution to protect the watershed and those who depend on it. By collaborating with all the local water interests, evaluating the entire interconnected system holistically and determining the legal water rights of each user, we can ensure that these complex challenges are addressed in a comprehensive and enforceable way.

As Mayor, I believe if we work together, we can build on our existing framework that not only safeguards our water future but also protects the precious ecosystems in the Ventura River watershed. The City remains committed to a locally-driven and collaborative approach that protects, properly manages and sustains the watershed to do just that.

Vol. 12, No. 11 – Feb 27 – Mar 12, 2019 – The Pet Page

∙Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives re-introduced a bill that would make malicious acts of animal cruelty a felony nationwide. A person convicted of the crime could face a fine or up to seven years in prison, or both.

The bill, known as the Preventing Animal Cruel and Torture (PACT) Act, is co-sponsored by Democrat Ted Deutch and Republican Vern Buchanan. PACT would criminalize “crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating and impaling animals.” The measure would also address bestiality and other attempts to sexually exploit animals.

The legislation contains exceptions for hunting, veterinary care, and actions necessary to protect life or property from a serious threat from an animal.

The Humane Society Legislative Fund supports the measure, noting that while most states consider certain acts of animal cruelty a felony, some penalties are still considered misdemeanors. The bill earned 284 bipartisan co-sponsors and more than 200 law enforcement endorsements in the previous session of Congress.

Jock and Livi at CMH Ocean Tower volunteering and bringing puppy love to all.

∙Larger-brained dogs outperform smaller dogs on measures of executive functions—a set of cognitive processes that are necessary for controlling and coordinating other cognitive abilities and behaviors. In particular, bigger dogs have better short-term memory and self-control than smaller ones, according to the study in Animal Cognition.

“The jury is out on why, necessarily, brain size might relate to cognition,” says lead study author Daniel Horschler, an anthropology doctoral student and member of the University of Arizona’s Arizona Canine Cognition Center. “We think of it as probably a proxy for something else going on, whether it’s the number of neurons that matters or differences in connectivity between neurons. Nobody’s really sure yet, but we’re interested in figuring out what those deeper things are.”

Canine brain size does not seem to be associated with all types of intelligence, however. Horschler found that brain size didn’t predict a dog’s performance on tests of social intelligence, which the researchers measured by testing each dog’s ability to follow human pointing gestures. It also wasn’t associated with a dog’s inferential and physical reasoning ability.

The study’s findings mirror what scientists have previously found to be true in primates—that brain size is associated with executive functioning, but not other types of intelligence.

Horschler’s study uses data from more than 7,000 purebred domestic dogs from 74 different breeds. Breed standards offered estimates of brain size.

∙By Beth Mueller

Acne plagues many teenagers and even adults, but did you know that animals get pimples too? Dr. Jason Pieper, a board-certified veterinary dermatologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, sees a few cases of pet acne every year.

Acne occurs when a hair follicle becomes plugged. Hair follicles lie within the skin. They cradle the root of a hair shaft, which grows out of the middle of the follicle, and supply the hair with protective oils from attached glands.

The chin is the most common location for acne in dogs and cats. Sometimes the acne can be seen around the lips and muzzle. It may appear red, brown, or black (like a blackhead), or it may look like pustules (pimples).

One theory is that the acne is a result of damage to the hair follicle, for example, when the pet drinks water from its bowl and repeatedly bumps its chin. A damaged hair follicle may become plugged with oils.

To treat acne, it is important to keep the area clean and dry. The chin and muzzle area are often wet from drinking, which can predispose that area to reoccurring acne. Pet owners can use a washcloth to gently clean the area.

New Year’s resolutions for the pet owner.

I will schedule my pet’s yearly wellness exam with her veterinarian. I will ensure that my pet remains up to date on her vaccinations and invest in another year of flea, tick and heartworm preventative for her.

I will speak with my veterinarian about the healthiest diet for my pet and work to feed him a high-quality diet. I will avoid overfeeding him, understanding that obesity in dogs and cats leads to many health problems and a reduced quality of life.

I will give my pet an informal in-home exam every month, being sure to look inside her ears, examine her eyes for discharge or other changes, lift her tail to ensure she has a clean and healthy rear end, and pet her carefully all over to check for lumps, bumps or wounds. I will contact my veterinarian promptly if I notice anything new or amiss.

I will invest in new toys for my pet. Even though he chews most of them up, I will find a way to incorporate chew toys into my budget if these are his favorite. When I cannot meet his demand for chew toys, I will invest in puzzle toys, activity feeders, bones and other enrichment items that allow him to chew and destroy without breaking the bank.

I will clean up after my pet so that her litterbox or yard is clean and free of feces.

I will practice calling my pet to come for a treat at least once a day, using a clear and happy voice and calling by name (“Fido, Come!”) I will try this from various rooms in the house and also the yard, and will practice more often if I notice he does not reliably come when called. I will remember that cats can learn to come when called, too, and will save my cat’s favorite treats or toys to be delivered when I call him to me.

REWARD LOST DOG.

XENA – Black, medium sized Shepherd mix 5 years old.
Wearing red collar with her license and tag with Xena and phone# 805-207-0235.
If you see her, please contact
Nancy Broadhead 805-207-0235
or
Cappi Patterson 805-766-5920

Membership event held for VBG

Dr. Joseph Cahill poses next to artists rendering of improvements to Ventura Botanical Gardens.

On a recent Saturday, at Spice Topia in Ventura, Ventura’s Botanical Gardens held a membership event from 11 am to 3 pm.

“There are many aspects to the botanical gardens. It’s a place to explore, it’s a place of rejuvenation and relaxation, and at the same time, there is an educational component,” said Joe Cahill, Executive Director. Over 3000 plants are now in the garden’s collection, and that is scheduled to double in the next year,” he added.

Annual membership to the Gardens is $45 per year and EBT cardholders get free membership, with all the benefits of paid membership. There are free guided tours that members can signup for, and eighteen and under are free of cost. Educational groups and their group leaders are always free.

Vol. 12, No. 11 – Feb 27 – Mar 12, 2019 – Police Reports

by Cindy Summers

Police reports are provided to us by the Ventura  Police Department and are not the opinions of  the Ventura Breeze. All suspects mentioned  are assumed to be innocent until proven guilty  in a court of law.

Vandalism Arrests

On February 9, at approximately 4:45pm, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a call from a security guard who reported that he caught two subjects in the process of spray painting the side of a building at 2975 Johnson Dr., the former Toys R Us. The security guard said the two subjects fled from the area on foot, although a vehicle that possibly belonged to them was still parked near the building.

Officers responded to the scene and upon arrival observed two subjects, later identified as 22 year old Oxnard resident Edgar Cardenas and 23 year old Ventura resident Victor Rivas, walking a short distance away and detained them. Cardenas and Rivas matched the description of the two subjects given to dispatch by the security guard.

During a search of Cardenas and Rivas, officers found them to be in possession of graffiti tools and there was physical evidence that indicated they had recently been using spray paint. Inside the vehicle, which belonged to Cardenas, officers found additional evidence showing them to be involved in the vandalism.

Both were arrested for felony vandalism for causing more than $400 in damage, possession of graffiti tools and conspiracy to commit vandalism. Rivas had an additional charge of being in possession of a controlled substance.

A review of the Ventura County Superior Court website shows that Cardenas has a prior conviction in 2017 for carrying a loaded firearm. Rivas did not show to have any prior convictions.

The public can report damage from graffiti by leaving a message on the City of Ventura’s Graffiti Removal Hotline number at 654-7805.

Vehicle Pursuit and Arrest

On February 15, at approximately 12:45pm, Ventura Police detectives received information from detectives with VenCATT (Ventura County Combined Auto Theft Task Force) of a stolen vehicle in the area of Mills Road and Main Street in the city of Ventura. Detectives with the Ventura Police Street Crimes Unit located the vehicle in the area and requested patrol officers to help stop the vehicle.

The suspect, 25 year old Camarillo resident Daniel Cantero, entered the 101 freeway south towards Oxnard and exited at Ventura Road in Oxnard. While on the off-ramp Ventura PD patrol officers caught up to the vehicle. The Officers attempted a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle near the Collection in Oxnard. Instead of stopping the suspect led officers on a vehicle pursuit that ended at the corner of Forest Park Blvd. and Vineyard Ave. At that point, Cantero ran from the vehicle and led officers on a brief foot pursuit ending with the Cantero being caught. Neither Cantero nor the officers were injured during the incident.

Cantero was arrested for Felony evading arrest in a vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, and possession of a controlled substance.

A review of the Ventura County Superior Court website shows that Cantero was arrested 14 times in 2018 for several theft and drug-related charges.

Residential Burglary Arrest

On February 16, at approximately 12:30pm, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call of an interrupted residential burglary that just occurred at an apartment in the 6600 block of Thille St. The victim arrived home and when he entered the apartment, confronted the suspect who had entered the apartment by forcing open a locked window. The suspect, later identified as 24 year old Ventura resident John Pritchard, was known to the victim as the relative of a roommate, but knew that Pritchard did not have permission to be inside the apartment. Pritchard fled from the apartment on foot.

Officers responding to the call saw Pritchard on foot several blocks away and detained him. He was found to be in possession of property taken from the apartment. Pritchard was positively identified and arrested.

Pritchard was arrested for burglary. No one was injured as a result of this incident.

A review of the Ventura County Superior Court website shows that Pritchard has prior arrests in 2019 and 2017 for narcotics, which resulted in a pretrial diversion in accordance with Prop 47, and a conviction for petty theft in 2017.

Sexual Assault and Burglary

On February 16, at approximately 1:30am, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call from an adult female reporting that she had just been sexually assaulted inside her residence in the 500 block of Howard St. The suspect, later identified as 33 year old Oxnard resident Omar Velazquez-Lara, who was known to the victim had entered the residence through an unlocked door and fled after assaulting the victim. He also made threats towards the victim. Officers checked the area, but were unable to locate him.

Detectives received information that Velazquez-Lara was going to the Ventura Harbor with plans to meet with the victim. Detectives observed his vehicle in the 1500 block of Spinnaker Dr. and conducted a traffic stop. Velazquez-Lara was taken into custody without incident.

After being taken to the Ventura Police Department, Velazquez-Lara was arrested for forcible rape, burglary and dissuading a victim.

Arrest for Manufacturing Heroin, Possession for Sales of a Controlled Substance, and Maintaining a Place for Illegal Drugs Use.

On February 19, at 2:45am, officers conducted proactive foot patrols in the 3300 block of E. Main St. During this time they saw a male, later identified as 27 year old Christopher Diaz, acting suspicious and trying to hide from them in an alley. Officers contacted Diaz and detained him.

During the investigation that followed it was determined Diaz had a room at a local motel which he was using to manufacture larger quantities of heroin. It was further established that he possessed the illegal drugs for future sales. Additionally, Diaz was allowing others in his room to engage in the unlawful use of controlled substances. Diaz was arrested for the above charges and booked in Ventura County Jail.

Arson Arrest

On November 29, 2018 at approximately 5:25 pm, a fire was reported in a storage room at Target located at 245 S. Mills Rd, Ventura. The suspect was captured on video surveillance leaving the storage room shortly before the fire alarm and fire sprinkler system was activated. Ventura City Fire Arson Investigators responded, and determined the fire was incendiary by nature. The estimated damage to the property was over $100,000.00.

During the course of the investigation major crimes detectives identified the suspect as 46 year old Donnie Jenkins. On February 22, Jenkins was located in the 4200 block of Main St. where he was arrested for the charge of arson.

City of Ventura names Safe & Clean Program Manager

Meredith comes to the City from local non-profit Downtown Ventura Partners.

The City of Ventura announced that Meredith Hart has been named Safe & Clean Program Manager within the City Manager’s Office. This selection fills a key management position in the City and supports the City Council’s goal to develop and implement an action plan to enhance the safe and clean initiative objectives.

Mayor Matt LaVere said, “One of the City Council’s most important priorities in 2019 is supporting our Safe & Clean Initiative. That is why I am so excited to have Meredith Hart join the City team as our new Safe & Clean Manager. Meredith’s impressive background and strong work ethic make her the ideal person to lead the City team as we continue our work to open a 24/7 homeless shelter, while at the same time continuing our extensive efforts to make Ventura the safer and cleaner city we all desire.”

In her new role, Meredith will focus on achieving Council’s goal to open a year-round homeless shelter, creating educational campaigns on Safe & Clean initiatives, offering outreach opportunities for the community, addressing blight and cleanliness issues, and concentrating on the improvement of private/public partnerships to improve services and reduce homelessness. As one component to the multi-departmental focus on Safe & Clean, Meredith will work closely to encourage cohesiveness and collaboration throughout the City.

Meredith comes to the City from nine years as Deputy Director with local non-profit Downtown Ventura Partners (DVP). During that time, Meredith was instrumental in the implementation of the Downtown Ambassadors, the Family Reconnection Program and has had an active role in the Winter Warming shelters, Community Intervention Court, the Patrol Task Force, the Downtown Safe and Clean Debris Removal Team and the annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count.

Meredith is a graduate from the University of Southern California and is a proud alumni of Buena High School.

“I am energized to be a part of the City of Ventura team and to help guide the City to achievements in reducing homelessness, creating safer and cleaner public spaces, and encouraging the community to become part of the solutions. We’re right at the peak of being able to do so much good ,” said Meredith.

Vol. 12, No. 11 – Feb 27 – Mar 12, 2019 – Opinion/Editorial

∙The city has released its long-awaited report on the Thomas Fire (article on the cover). I found the small amount of information covering the lack of water to fight the fire a little disappointing in the 25-page report.

The report says: “During the Thomas Fire, the City’s water system operated as designed. No urban water system is designed to operate under or protect against a massive, unstoppable wildfire.” Hmm, perhaps it should be.

Previous Ventura councilmember, and current Ventura County Supervisor, Steve Bennett has expressed the same concerns.

∙The Breeze has always had a little problem receiving an abundant amount of comments and opinions from readers, but once I criticized Trump (and published a political cartoon that did the same) we are finally receiving lots of opinions. This is good and makes me very happy. Please keep them coming in support of, or critical of, Trump. And other opinions are appreciated as well, of course.

∙On Nov. 6, 2012, Donald Trump tweeted, “The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.” If the President says so it must be true. Maybe it is the time to take action to make sure that the loser of the election is never made President of the United States.

∙A Pennsylvania church administrator stole $1.2 million that he and his wife used to pay for vacations, sports tickets and other personal expenses. David and Connie Reiter are charged with theft, forgery and receiving stolen property. The money was stolen from the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Upper St. Clair over the course of about 17 years. David Reiter had been the church’s administrator since 2001. Will they still go to heaven?

∙Isn’t it about time for Congress to pass an update to the National Emergency Act? The Act needs a much clearer definition of the conditions under which a President (several have done this) can declare a national emergency. Isn’t the measle epidemic becoming a national emergency? If I were President, it would be. And we would also have a national holiday for left-handed people to show their amazing contribution to society.

∙Health officials identified another measles case in Clark County. There are now 65 confirmed cases in the outbreak.

Officials say 57 of the patients were not immunized, and six are not verified to have had the vaccine, and two patients had only one dose of the MMR vaccines.

The CDC says one dose of the MMR vaccine is 93 percent effective, while having two doses of the vaccine is 97 percent effective.

I know that there are people who, based on religious beliefs, don’t believe in immunizing their kids. Perhaps when we colonize Mars they can all move there and can deal with the problem that they have created. Chickenpox has also greatly increased as well in a North Carolina school where many families claim religious exemptions from vaccines. Does the Bible say immunization is immoral?

∙A Catholic priest in Michigan is facing criticism after he presided over the funeral of 18-year-old Maison Hullibarger, a straight-A student who killed himself. The priest told mourners at the service that the teen may be (but not for sure?) kept out of heaven due to the way he died.

The parents want the priest who presided over his funeral removed after they say he disparaged and condemned their son during the service. Removal may not be enough.

 ∙The “dark” side of the moon isn’t really darker than the “light” side of the moon. But that far side gets colder at night. Data from the Apollo missions had already revealed that the moon’s sunlit surface can climb to 260 degrees Fahrenheit (127 degrees Celsius) during the day and drop to minus 280 F (minus 173 C) at night. Maybe plan your space trip to another place in the sky.

∙The children of lesbian women who conceived through sperm donations had no more

behavioral or emotional problems than did a representative sample of others their age.

Conclusion is that it is the quality of the parenting and not their sex creates stable children.

∙ Even though no one has been conscripted into the United States military in more than 40 years, the Military Selective Service Act requires all American men to register when they turn 18. Men who do not register can be fined, imprisoned and denied services like federal student loans.

Judge Gray H. Miller of Federal District Court in the Southern District of Texas has ruled that because women can now serve in combat roles, it is unconstitutional for the United States to draft only men for the military.

He quoted the Supreme Court’s 1981 ruling that the exclusion of women from the draft was fully justified because women then were not allowed to serve in combat. But the Pentagon abolished those restrictions in 2015, opening the way for women to serve in any military role for which they could qualify.

“While historical restrictions on women in the military may have justified past discrimination, men and women are now ‘similarly situated for purposes of a draft or registration for a draft,” Judge Miller wrote in his ruling. “If there ever was a time to discuss ‘the place of women in the Armed Services,’ that time has passed.”

∙People who puff electronic cigarettes every day have twice the risk of heart attack, and the odds increase almost fivefold for those who use them along with traditional cigarettes, a new study suggests. “Using both products at the same time is worse than using either one separately,” said senior study author Stanton Glantz director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco.

Most adults who vape continue to smoke tobacco cigarettes, he added. About 66 percent of the nearly 2,300 current e-cigarette users in the study also smoked tobacco cigarettes.