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Vol. 12, No. 2 – Oct 24 – Nov 6, 2018 – Harbor Patrol Blotter

10-02

12:54pm, dispatched to an individual not breathing in the Santa Clara Riverbottom near Riverhaven encampment. Officers responded and assisted Ventura Fire/PD, AMR with locating and performing CPR on the patient. Sadly, the patient was pronounced dead after unsuccessful resuscitation.

10-03

10:15pm, while on patrol in Boat 17, officers observed several vessels engaged in hoop netting for lobsters outside of the breakwall. All of the vessels were issued warnings for fishing violations, too close to the breakwall.

10-06

7:08pm, received a report of a lost person at 1591 Spinnaker Drive. Officers responded and reunited the lost individuals after a brief search.

10-07

7:33am, patrol escorting the Polynesian sailing canoe Hikianalia into the harbor and to their slip at VHV C-dock where a ceremony ensued.

2:55pm, while on patrol, officers observed a diesel spill near VHV G-dock. After a brief investigation, the source of the spill was located coming from one of the commercial fishing vessels.

4:19pm, received a report of children trapped in an elevator at 1567 Spinnaker Drive. Officers responded with VFD and the children were freed unharmed.

10-08

6:00pm, while on patrol in boat 19, officers observed large waves at the entrance to the harbor. One wave was measured with the sonar at 11ft in height

10-10

4:45pm, while on patrol in the truck, officers received a report of a female transient using the boatyard restroom sink to bathe. The individual was contacted and warned about trespassing and removed from the area.

10-13

8:16am, dispatched to a fall victim at Ventura Marina Community. Officers responded and assisted VFD/AMR with the patient.

7:15pm, while on patrol and enforcing hoopnetting ordinances officers contacted two fishermen fishing from a Personal WaterCraft. Federal law prohibits PWC’s from operating between sunset and sunrise. The fisherman’s voyage and fishing trip was terminated due to federal law.

10:40pm, received a request to tow a disabled 20ft motor vessel. Officers responded and took a 20ft skipjack en tow to the L/R from the sandtrap.

10-14

7:50am, received a report of a transient disrupting the peace in the Harbor Village. Officers responded and removed the disturbing party from the village.

8:08pm, while on patrol, received a report of a vessel on the rocks, outside of the breakwall. Officers responded and observed several vessels engaged in hoop netting in very rough conditions on the outside of the breakwall. The vessel was assisted and suffered no damage.

10-15

7:00am, officers observed the National Weather Service issuing warnings for Small Craft Advisory due to strong East winds. The SCA flag was raised.

10-16

11:29am, dispatched to a hazardous condition in the Ventura Marina Community. Officers responded and found a possible gas leak from a stove. The source was discovered and secured.

1:15pm, officers gave the districts dredge consultant and the Army Corp of Engineers a ridealong to check the water depth of the Harbor entrance for maintenance dredging this winter.

Brownley announces $250,000 in federal funds

Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced that The Abundant Table, a nonprofit based in Camarillo, will receive nearly $250,000 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for low-income families throughout Ventura County. The grant, part of USDA’s Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), aims to increase domestic consumption of, and access to, locally and regionally produced agricultural products, as well as to develop new market opportunities for farm and ranch operations serving local markets.

“As a mother of two, and a former school board member, I have seen first-hand the critical role that proper nutrition plays in the success of our children, families, and communities,” said Congresswoman Brownley. “I am so pleased to announce that The Abundant Table will receive this much-needed funding that will help our local, small farms grow and continue to be drivers of our economy and also ensure that they can play a role in the success of our region’s children in school.”

“We thank Congresswoman Brownley for her continued support of the Farmers Market Promotion Program in Congress, and for being an advocate for increasing access to locally-grown fruit and vegetables. The FMPP, along with other government based grant funds for small farms, is critical to the growth and sustainability of community-based farms such as ours. This funding allows The Abundant Table to build upon its longstanding Farm to School efforts in Ventura County, ensuring that our children are not only eating healthily at school, but that our County’s most marginalized families are also able to eat healthily at home. In addition, this grant will allow The Abundant Table to pilot a produce program for farmworker families and ‘prescription’ food box for patients needing to increase intake of fruits and vegetables,” said Nicole S. Janelle, Executive Director of The Abundant Table.

A Conversation with Dane Goodman

A Conversation with Dane Goodman
Sunday, October 28, 2018 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Oxnard’s Levity Live at The Collection
591 Collection Blvd.

Dane Goodman is one of the Central Coast’s most accomplished artists. A recipient of the County of Santa Barbara Individual Artist Award, he has also been nominated for the National Award in the Visual Arts and the FOCA Award in LA. You won’t want to miss this conversation with an artist whose work described as idiosyncratic and provocative.

To learn about Dane Goodman, visit www.EstradaFineArt.com

Free to FOTM members, $15 for public; $10 for seniors.

Special invitation to Educators & Students:
The Artist Spotlight is open to students attending as a class assignment free of charge. FOTM is happy to assist with tracking attendance and sign-in sheets. Reservations required.

To RSVP visit www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or call 805.653.2501.

City Council approves Green Energy Rate

by Richard Lieberman

During a recent Ventura City Council meeting the council voted unanimously to adopt a provision that will increase your electric bill by 7-9%. The council approved a measure that will put Ventura at the forefront of a measure that will require 100% of Ventura’s electricity be sourced with renewable energy.

In recent years alternative energy providers have emerged shaking up an industry that traditional had no competition.

Last February the Ventura City Council voted to join the Clean Power Alliance. The alliance offers community choice aggregation, which works by allowing cities and counties to buy and invest in renewable energy.

Once it is up and running the, the alliance will be the state’s biggest community choice aggregation provider in terms of members.

Ventura, Camarillo, Moorpark Ojai, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and the county have all joined along with Los Angeles County, which gave the alliance a $10 million loan to help with startup cost, and 23 other cities in L.A. County.

Although actual costs are still unknown and will not be fully known until November, cities must set a default rate which is the percentage of renewable energy customers who do nothing are automatically enrolled in.

Electric utility customers who want to stay with Edison or who want a different percentage of renewables can do so, but they must manually opt out or change their default. The change can be accomplished on-line, or by mail. The options that will face Ventura Southern California Edison customers contains three tiers: 36 percent renewables, 50% renewables and 100% renewables.

The alliance predicts savings of from 1-3% for 36% renewables, no change in cost if 50% is selected, and a 7-9% premium cost for opting 100% renewables.

City staff had recommended to the council that Ventura go with the 50% renewable tier, but after several public speakers advanced the 100% alternative as the best, smartest way to face a future of global warming, sea level rise and continuing drought, as an effective way of reducing the city’s carbon footprint the council agreed.

Currently the alliance is projecting savings on Edison base rate in the 36% tier of about 3 percent, 1% or less for the 50% tier and addition costs of up to 9% for the now approved goal of 100% renewables.

Camarillo, Moorpark and Simi Valley have set their rates at the 50% level, while Ojai and the county set their rates at 100% renewables. Oxnard has yet to set a default.

Clean Power Alliance Executive Director Ted Bardacke said he anticipates those rate differentials holding true even with a significant decision made by the California Public Utilities Commission.

The commission voted unanimously to change the way “exit fees” are calculated on community choice aggregation customers who leave investor owned utilities (like Edison). The fees are charged to ensure every customer, whether they are served by a community choice aggregation or an investor owned utility pays for power already purchased on their behalf.

PUC commissioners felt the new exit fees more fairly spread the costs between investor-owned utility customers and community choice customers.

Last year 32 percent of Edison’s energy came from renewable sources, according to Edison also offers customers the option to increase that percentage of renewable energy to 50 and 100 percent at additional cost.

The council also considered and approved to continue with plans for a new parking garage in downtown and the city is soon reviewing architectural plans and drawings.

The council also released Thomas Fire new construction permit numbers and they now stand at 82 permits issued, with more forthcoming.

Council passes a contract for temporary generator rental which will include ten generator rentals for emergency power.

CAPS Community News

Mark Lunn talks about the election process with Bill Nash of VCNC.

by Elizabeth Rodeno

CAPS Media has been supporting Ventura’s county clerk and registrar to inform you of the upcoming elections. The latest award-winning Ventura County News Channel’s production explains the voting process. Go to their website: www.vcnewschannel.com for helpful information. Your mail-in ballot should be in your post box. Don’t forget you may need extra postage to mail it.

CAPS Media’s website is one of your go to places for non-partisan election information. Go to the video tab on our webpage where we have over 30 videos including statements from all the candidates running for local office and coverage of local forums and ballot propositions.

ECTV, the program created by the El Camino High School students have prepared their own public service announcement entitled Why We Should Vote? You can find it airing on CAPS Channel 6 & 15. It was highly praised by the VUSD at a recent board meeting. They are currently producing a bi-lingual talk show featuring Spanish speaking community members, politicians and artists as guests.

We continue airing the Thomas Fire Stories project every Friday at 6pm with back to back episodes on CAPS Channel 6. CAPS Radio – KPPQ-LP is broadcasting them regularly on 104.1fm and on the myTuner app available on your phone and smart speaker. UC Santa Barbara’s radio station KCSB FM has included our Thomas Fire Stories project in their broadcast schedule every Thursday at 5:30pm. They broadcast at 91.1 fm if you are traveling North.

The Ventura Police Department has been spending time in our studio interviewing community heroes for their upcoming Heroes Among Us Gala. As devoted storytellers, we are thrilled to get to share in yet more stories of the heroic community members who went above and beyond the call of duty during the past tumultuous and tragic year.

We send out a big congratulation to Sheldon Brown and his Ventura Breeze for 11 great years of community engagement. The articles, photos and commentary are vital to our community. We are proud to part of the local media voice along with the Breeze. Congratulations.

Community Member engagement is CAPS Media Center mission. We are here to support members in creating an informed and educated community through electronic media. Both our television channels and radio are venues to share stories and ideas with the community. Become a member, take the Orientation, enroll in classes and create powerful and entertaining media to share with us.

Orientation classes for media makers are held the first Thursday of every month, radio training is held the 4th Wednesday of every month. Go to capsmedia.org for more information.

11th Annual exhibition of new works on paper


:643 Project Space, 643 Ventura Ave.
Artist Opening Reception November 2, 5:00-8:00pm
Exhibition runs through November 30.

During the First Friday art walk there will be a free drawing for the Inkspots 2018
FOLIO (10 original prints) at 7 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 1:00—4:00 p.m. November 3, 10, 17 & 24; and by appointment

The inkspots of San Buenaventura are a group of artists dedicated to creating original prints using a variety of techniques including etching, collagraph, linocut, monoprint, monotype, woodblock, and digital manipulation.

Vol. 12, No. 2 – Oct 24 – Nov 6, 2018 – Music Calendar

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Blue Agave
185 E. Santa Clara Street
Sat 11/3: Misunderstood (3 pm)

Boatyard Pub
Ventura Harbor Village
Monday-Thursday 6 pm, Friday & Saturday 7 pm
Mondays: Milo
Tuesdays: Jason Ho
Wednesday: Mark David McKinnis
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam
Fri 10/26: Teresa Russell & Stephen
Sat 10/27: Karen Eden & Park

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California Street
Friday & Saturdays: DJs

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 10/24: Big Adventure
Thurs 10/25: Coso Live
Fri 10/26: Front Loaders
Sat 10/27: Alex Nestor
Tues 10/30: Taboo

The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Weds & Saturdays: Varon Thomas
Thurs & Fridays: Warren Takahashi

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Week nights 6 pm; Weekends 7 pm; Sundays 4 pm
Sat & Suns: Al Macias (11-2 pm)
Tuesdays: Jerry McWorter Trio
Fri 10/26: Brandon Ragan Project
Sat 10/27: Havana Cinco
Sun 10/28: Karen Eden

Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
593 E. Main Street
Sun 11/4: Sunday Drivers (4 pm)

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Thurs 10/25: Bomba Fiya
Fri 10/26: High Voltage
Fri 11/2: Queen Nation
Sat 11/3: Cubensis

Duke’s Griddle n Grill
1124 S. Seaward
Wednesdays: Karaoke

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: Xoco Moraza & Friends (6-8 pm), DJ
Saturdays: DJ

Four Brix Winery
2290 Eastman Avenue
Music 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Fri 10/26: Karen Eden & Bill Macpherson
Fri 11/2: Inna Rude Mood

Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Fri 10/26: The Robot Uprising, Uber Death, Last Point
Sat 10/27: Sick Boy, The Rip Katz
Sat 11/3: Drac, Swamp Rats

Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
(805) 642-2411
Thurs, Fri & Sat: Karaoke

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic
Sat 10/27: Klientel, Brand B, Sickness

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Wed & Thurs 6 pm; Fri & Sat 8 pm, Sun 4 pm
Wed 10/24: Bluegrass
Thurs 10/25: Kelly’s Lot & Big Wilson
Fri 10/26: Shawn Jones Trio
Sat 10/27: Dianne Miller Band
Sun 10/28: Gentleman’s Blues Club
Thurs 11/1: The Session w/ Tommy Marsh featuring Mark Sells
Sun 11/4: The Tossers

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band
Wed 10/24: Doug Webb Group w/ Danny Carey (TOOL)
Fri 10/26: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Lenny Goldsmith
Sat 10/27: Beers Brothers, Hot Cuppa Three, Sin Chonies, Bomba Fiya, Identity Crisis & more…
Sun 10/28: Del Franklin
Fri 11/2: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Shawn Jones

Keynote Lounge
10245 E. Telephone Road
Tues, Wed and Sun: Karaoke
Thursdays: Open mic night
Fri 10/26: Crosscut 805
Sat 10/27: Pull the Trigger

Leashless Brewing
585 E. Thompson Blvd.
Tuesdays: Open mic
Sat 10/27: Kyle Rising

Limon y Sal
598 E. Main Street
Fridays: DJ
Saturdays: DJ
Sundays: Instone (1-4 pm)

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street
Thurs 6 pm; Sat 4 pm; Sun 3 pm
Thurs 10/25: Tom & Milo
Fri 10/26: Anchor & Beer
Sun 10/28: Will Breman
Thurs 11/1: Matt Sayles
Sat 11/3: The Dynasties
Sun 11/4: The Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Sat 10/27: Tech N9ne
Sun 10/28: Panteon Rococo
Wed 10/31: Morrissey
Thurs 11/1: Mazzy Star
Sun 11/4: The Struts

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor
Fri and Sat 6 pm; Sundays 4 pm
Fri 10/26: Corsican Brothers
Sat 10/27: Crosscut 805
Sun 10/28: CRV
Sun 11/4: Mark Masson & Friends

Museum of Ventura County
100 E. Main Street
Sun 11/4: Camerata Wind Artists (3 pm)

Namba
47 S. Oak Street
Sat 11/3: Kiki Ebsen’s Healing Equine Ranch Benefit Concert

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Wed: Karaoke

Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
4:30 – 7 pm
Sun 10/28: Ignition

Prime
2209 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: Danny D
Fridays: Mike Moody
Saturdays: Jessica Ash

Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night
Sat 10/27: Expain

Rubicon Theater
1006 E. Main Street
Wed – Sundays: Return to the Forbidden Planet

Saloon BBQ
456 E. Main Street
10 pm
Fri 10/26: Noble Grizwald
Sat 10/27: Grapevine
Fri 11/2: Funk Friday DJ set
Sat 11/3: The Colour Coast, Oak Palace

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 10/27: Bryan Sinklier
Sun 10/28: Sasha Alcott
Sat 11/3: Liv Waters

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: DJ Nick Dean
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 10/26: Big Dictator
Sat 10/27: All-a-Blur, Burn, Hymen Blasters, Voo Doo Dawn

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Sunday music 3 -6 pm
Tues: Karaoke
Thurs: DJ Trovlbe
Fri 10/26: CRV
Sat 10/27: Arockalyse Now
Wed 10/31: CRV

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
(805) 643-3264
Sundays: DJ Steezy Steve
Tuesdays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Get Right DJ
Wed 10/24: Ex-Cult, VNLVX, Easy Death
Fri 11/2: I Want my 80s

Topa Mountain Winery
821 W. Ojai Avenue
Saturdays 5 pm; Sundays 3 pm
Sun 10/28: Patricia Avis Trio

Ventura Beach Club
281 W Main Street
Sat 10/27: Barrelhouse Wailers

Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd
Fri 10/26: La Arrolladora

Ventura High School
2 N. Catalina Street
Sun 11/4: Ventura County Concert Band (3 pm)

Vintura at the Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
(805) 653-9463
Sundays music at 3 pm
Thurs 10/25: Art Farmers
Fri 10/26: Tommy Quayle
Sat 10/27: The James Bros.
Sun 10/28: Jazz Brothers
Thurs 11/1: Rob Van Trio
Fri 11/2: Tommy Quayle
Sat 11/3: Mark Masson

Winchester’s
632 E. Main Street
(805) 653-7446
Music at 8:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm
Fri 10/26: Medicine Hat
Sat 10/27: Carlos Fontaine
Fri 11/2: Ventucky String Band w/ Christian Gallo
Sat 11/3: National Cat
Sun 11/4: Hot Cuppa Three

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Fridays: Troy Edwards (8-11)
Saturdays: Kenny Devoe (2-7)
Sundays: Kenny Devoe (2-6)

Casa Pacifica participates in United Way’s Day of Caring

Volunteers came to Casa Pacifica for priming and painting.

Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families participated in United Way’s Day of Caring on Saturday, September 29th. United Way’s Day of Caring connected hundreds of volunteers to community organizations like Casa Pacifica throughout Ventura County.

Volunteers from Wells Fargo came to Casa Pacifica to complete the Day of Caring project – priming and painting the fence that surrounds Casa Pacifica’s Camarillo campus. “This is an annual thing for us, Wells Fargo always participates in United Way’s Day of Caring. Some team members even brought their family and friends to help too. It’s a nice day to spend together,” said Wells Fargo volunteer Renee Montiel.

Morgan Piehn, Casa Pacifica’s Volunteer Coordinator said, “We appreciate United Way creating this day of service and bringing nonprofits together with people who want to help. The Wells Fargo volunteers that came helped us maintain a beautiful home for our children. We couldn’t do it without our community.”

Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families is a crisis-care and residential treatment facility for foster or at-risk children in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. The agency is the largest non-profit provider of children’s mental health services in both counties and administers a number of community-based programs designed to strengthen families and keep children in their homes and communities. For more information about Casa Pacifica visit its websitewww.casapacifica.org or call the Development & Public Relations Department at (805) 445-7800.

Vol. 12, No. 2 – Oct 24 – Nov 6, 2018 – Ojai News & Events

The Ojai Film Festival annually honors an actor and a cinematographer for a lifetime of outstanding works. The Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting goes to Ojai local Malcolm McDowell who is recognized for his six-decades of cutting-edge work.
This year’s recipient for the Lifetime Achievement in Cinematography goes to one of the first women members of the American Society of Cinematographers, Ellen Kuras, ASC, widely regarded as a pioneer for all filmmakers.

Filmmakers need financing. It’s that simple. This has been a problem for more than a century. Emily Best, the leading online fundraiser who brought in millions for new films, will speak on “The Art of the Pitch” at the Ojai Film Festival, November 3.

This seminar is part of the Film Festival’s Professional Development sessions that includes Legal and Business with Laura Caulfield, in-depth with Ellen Kuras, ASC, Action in Film with stunt coordinator John Branagan, and Loving Vincent, a screening of the Academy Award nominated animation and demonstration session with artists/animators Tiffanie Mang and Charlene Mosley.

Tickets are available for the McDowell screening, Q&A and reception, Ms. Kuras’ seminar on cinematography, the Awards Brunch and other seminars and screenings at: OjaiFilmFestival.com. The Festival runs November 1 – 11.

The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts will present BeatoFest, on Saturday, November 10th. This day-long event will begin at 10 am with artists exhibiting work on the back patio of the Center, presenting an opportunity to meet and acquire work directly from the artists. Live music will be presented throughout the day.

At 2 pm, there will be Opening Receptions for two new exhibitions. Intersection: Art & Life is being presented in the Beato Gallery in conjunction with the publication of a book of the same name, written by Kevin Wallace, director of the Center. In Logan Gallery, there will be an exhibition of artist/members of the Ventura County Potters’ Guild.

At 7 pm, there will be a free poetry reading in Logan Gallery by Dana Gioia, the Poet Laureate of California.For more information, visit beatricewood.com or call (805) 646-3381.

Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is located at 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road .

On October 28, Sunday night, Ojai Jazz Concerts presents Tony Pulizzi on, Anthony Crawford on bass and Stacey Lamont Sydnor on drums at The Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St. 805-746-0936. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Free parking across the street at Cafe Emporium. Tickets are $30 online and $35 at the door. Buy tickets at www.ojaijazzconcerts.com.

Alex Murad, director of animal welfare at Rancho Grande, announced the formation of the Rancho Grande Scholarship Fund on Behalf of Animals. The fund will provide an annual award of $5,000 in tuition assistance or other school expenses to the winner of a 500-word essay on the importance of protecting the rights and welfare of animals.

The first award will be made in August 2019 for the 2019-20 school year. In its first year, the award will be restricted to students attending the Besant Hill School because of its small size, well-rounded and well–respected reputation, and its willingness to create opportunities for all of its. In future years, the program may be expanded to other private high schools in Ojai. Applications are due no later than July 1, 2019 and can be emailed to[email protected].

The winning applicant’s essay will explain the writer’s thoughts on animal care and describe what enhancing the wellbeing of animals means to them.