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Vol. 10, No. 19 – June 21 – July 4, 2017 – Harbor Patrol Blotter

6-08

1:05pm, received a report of a sealion who stranded itself in the Ventura West Parking lot had died. Officers working with Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute removed the mammal and disposed of it properly.

4:03pm, received a report from State Parks lifeguards advising that a small sailboat has capsized near the South Jetty of the Harbor. Officers responded and discovered the racing sailboat in no distress in the same area.

6-09

9:10am, received a report of pigeons onboard a vessel in the timeshare marina. Officers responded and discovered two young pigeons making quite a mess in the vessel. Bird rescue personnel we advised of the situation.

6-10

8:10am, officers en route in the Fireboat to assist / monitor the Hokolua outrigger canoe club with their annual race.

2:29pm, received a report of a stolen vehicle near Spinnaker Drive / Harbor Village. Officers responded and assisted a 65 year old female locate her vehicle that she had forgot where she had parked it.

4:08pm, received a dispatch to a cardiac arrest on the beach near Harbor Cove. Officers responded and assisted State Parks, Ventura Fire, Lifeline with the medical. The 56 year old patient was complaining of nausea and chest pain. He was eventually transported to local hospital for further evaluation.

4:58pm, received a dispatch to a water rescue at Marina Park, three persons caught in a rip current. Officers responded by boat and assisted State Parks, Ventura Fire & PD, AMR with the three victims. The disposition of the victims was unknown, but they were assessed for water aspiration.

8:06pm, received a report of a vessel taking on water. Officers responded and discovered a large fishing vessel with all of its gear on deck and a lot of water in its holds. No emergency was found, just laying low in the water.

6-11

10:41am, received a report of a vessel collision near Ventura Isle Marina. Officers responded and found a 24ft motor vessel had collided with a few moored vessels. No injuries were sustained, but moderate damage was sustained to the moored vessels. The incident is under investigation.

7:10pm, received a report of a person in the water, over-turned kayak from a tenant of the Ventura Yacht club. Officers responded, and found the kayakers near Ventura West marina, but they refused assistance.

6-12

4:35pm, received a dispatch to an unknown medical at the Holiday Inn express. Officers responded by vehicle and assisted Ventura Fire, AMR with a patient suffering from late stage cancer.

Ventura Hillsides Conservancy to host free community lecture, “Matilija Dam: Breaking the Barrier,”

On Thurs., July 20, at 7 p.m., the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy (VHC) will host a free community lecture entitled “Matilija Dam: Breaking the Barrier. Paul Jenkin, founder of the Matilija Coalition and campaign coordinator for Ventura Surfrider Foundation, will discuss ongoing efforts to remove the obsolete Matilija Dam from the Ventura River. The goal of the Matilija Dam removal project is to restore fish passage to the upper watershed and natural sediment transport to local beaches.

Constructed in 1948 on Matilija Creek, a tributary of the Ventura River, the dam no longer serves its intended purpose. Over time the reservoir has filled with sediment, yet the crumbling concrete continues to trap sand that should flow downstream and replenish Ventura beaches.

The Matilija Coalition is a local organization that includes Ventura Surfrider Foundation, Patagonia, California Trout, and others. For nearly 20 years the coalition has been working with state and federal agencies to develop a strategy to remove the dam and restore the river. The proposed demolition of Matilija Dam, 16 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean, is part of a movement across the western U.S. to remove obsolete dams that are a danger to humans and an environmental threat to wildlife.

This free community lecture, a part of VHC’s ongoing Environmental Speaker Series, will take place in the Ventura Room at the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Road. Reservations are highly encouraged. To RSVP, visit www.venturahillsides.org/events. For more information, call VHC 643-8044.

Vol. 10, No. 19 – June 21 – July 4, 2017 – Music Calendar

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Sundays: 9 pm Karaoke
Mondays: 6 pm Karen Eden & Bill Macpherson; 9 pm Musician’s Night Out
Tuesdays: Open Mic
Wednesdays: Locals Showcase
Sun 6/25: 5 pm Hot Cuppa Three; 9 pm Karaoke

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California Street
Wednesdays: Jam Night
Fridays: DJs; Karaoke
Saturdays DJs

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
(805) 653-1266
Wed 6/21: Bernie Meisinger
Thurs 6/22: Amber & Smoke
Fri 6/23: Instone
Sat 6/24: Drunken Monkeys
Sun 6/25: Casey Jones & the Reggae Train
Tues 6/27: Jazz Express
Wed 6/28: Donna Butler
Thurs 6/29: Amber & Smoke
Fri 6/30: Young Dempsey

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

Cask Alehouse
5952 Telegraph Road
Thurs 6/22: Brian Nicolet

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Week nights 7 pm; Sundays 3 pm
Fridays: Havana Cinco
Saturdays: Havana Cinco
Sun 6/25: Karen Eden

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Late Fridays 10 pm: Flashback Fridays
Late Saturdays 10 pm: Disco Bowl
Wed 6/21: The Black Seeds, After the Smoke
Thurs 6/22: The Expanders, Ital Vibes
Fri 6/23: Barnyard Stompers, Galactic Polecats
Sat 6/24: The Velveteen Band, Alice Underground, Stefani Scoggan
Thurs 6/29: Synrgy, Dubbest
Fri 6/30: Roadshow Revival; Slim Jim Phantom, 50 Sticks of Dynamite
Sat 7/1: Roadshow Revival; Los Lobos, Raging Arb & the Redheads, Hard Six, The Rockin Rebels, The Resistors, Phantom Pomps, Jackass, The Walking Phoenixes, and more…

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends
Saturdays: 9:30 DJ Erock

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

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Wed 6/21: 6 pm The Swillys
Sun 6/25: 3 pm The Swillys

The Greek Mediterranean
Fri & Sats 7:30 pm
Belly Dancing, Greek music and show

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 6/23: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Rob Rio
Sat 7/1: Riley Real, Stebz Juarez, Lyric James, Goodnight Kiss, Dylan Garcia

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 6/23: Action Down
Sat 6/24: Tasty Thieves
Fri 6/30: Sean Wiggins

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street
Thurs 6/22: Erisy Watt
Sat 6/24: Big Tweed
Sun 6/25: The Inside Break

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Sat 6/24: MC Magic, Baby Bash, Mellow Man Ace

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Tuesdays: Dave Rae
Fri 6/23: Corsican Brothers
Sat 6/24: Cross Cut
Sun 6/25: Mike Martinez
Fri 6/30: Inna Rude Mood
Sat 7/1: The Tossers
Sun 7/2: James Broz

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Tuesdays: Free Jukebox
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri 6/23: Live Band Karaoke

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

Poinsettia Pavilion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Music 7:30 pm
Sun 7/2: 2-4 pm Old Country Grass Band

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
Fri 6/23: Fatal Error, Livin’ Alive, Pink Mist, Sin Quince

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs

Saloon BBQ
456 E. Main Street
Fri 6/23: Sea at Last

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 6/24: Joel Martin
Sun 6/25: DJ Inducut

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesdays w/ DJ
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 6/23: The Pretty Uglys
Sat 6/24: DJ Pistolero
Fri 6/30: Cursed Bastards

Social Tap
1105 S Seaward Avenue
Sun 6/25: 2 pm The Tenderloin, Honey Owl

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 6/21: RJ Mischo & Friends
Thurs 6/22: Hot Texas Swing Band
Fri 6/23: Mitch Forman Trio
Sat 6/24: Bruce Forman’s Junkyard Duo
Wed 6/28: Native Vibe
Thurs 6/29: Coda
Fri 6/30: Mphaka
Sat 7/1: The Barrelhouse Wailers

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Tues: Karaoke
Fri 6/23: Jan Michael & the Vincents
Sat 6/24: The Bomb
Sun 6/25: 3 pm After the Smoke
Fri 6/30: Alastair Greene

Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
Music 6-8 pm
Sat 6/24: Zero Likes Band

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
(805) 643-3264
Sundays: DJ Steezy Steve
Metal Wednesdays
Get it Right Thursday DJs
Sat 6/24: The Black Hips
Fri 6/30: The Hubcap Stealers

Topa Topa Brewing Co.
104 E. Thompson Blvd
(805) 628-9255
Music 6 pm
Tuesdays: Jeff Uzzel
Sun 7/2: 2 pm The Swillys

Traveler’s Café
1070 E Front Street
Sat 7/1: The Swillys

The Wine Rack (Vintura)
14 S. California Street
(805) 653-9463
Thurs 6/22: Allisandra
Fri 6/23: Jason Ho
Sat 6/24: Spectrum
Sun 6/25: Jason Ho

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Music at noon Sat & Sun
with Kenny Devoe
Sat 6/24: 8 pm Steve Sodobern

Vol. 10, No. 19 – June 21 – July 4, 2017 – Mailbox

Editor:

Every time that I try to go to the harbor I can never find a place to park. Especially when it is really hot in other places and those “out siders” come here to cool off. I know that tourists are important to the harbor businesses but they can’t find a place to park either. Are there any plans to add a parking structure?

Deena Hill

Deena: We hope so because things could get worse because two future projects might be happening in the Harbor. See my column on page 4 for a brief description of them. I would assume that they will provide for parking on-site.

Sheldon

Editor:

I think that the planning commission’s vote approving further enhancements to our auto center is very important. I hope that the city council approves this also when it goes to them. Unlike Oxnard’s auto center (you must drive through it on the way to several big box stores) the only time one drives past our auto center is to look at cars or play poker. Development behind the center will correct this and the street certainly needs widening.

Frances Paredes

Breeze:

I needed to share this. I’m on the Surfliner stopped at the Ventura stop and saw the conductor get a Breeze! I talked with her and she said she gets one to see what’s going on in Ventura. She’s looking forward to having every other weekend off so she can spend a weekend in Ventura. She mentioned interest in the fair.

Jean Scott

Breeze:

I think the spending of way over $2 million for the new bridge enhancements on California is absurd. The only difference that I see is a not very good looking higher rail. I certainly hope that it didn’t cost Ventura all of that money.

Chuck White Ventura

Chuck:

More than half of the funding (57%) for this project is from transportation grant funding with 53% from Federal Transportation grant funding and 4% from local Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds. The balance of the funding is from state gas taxes (37%), and the City’s Public Art Fund (7%).

Perhaps you will like it better when the new lighting poles are installed.

Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
~ Helen Keller

City of Ventura launches new easy to use and navigate website

The City of Ventura is pleased to announce the launch of its new website www.cityofventura.ca.gov. The new website includes a fresh new design, a new hostiserver view, refined navigation for an enhanced user experience, and supports all devices including smart phones and tablets making it easier for citizens to access City information. In addition to the host of improvements, the new site supports the Ventura City Council’s ongoing goal of enhancing public trust by increasing transparency and improving access to municipal government. By updating the website, the number of people visiting the site should start to improve. Most places decide to update their website when they are looking to get more awareness as well as improving their SEO. They do this by contacting top web design firms to get the help that they need.

The updated website features five large icons on the home page to access the most-used functions: Public Meetings, City Service Requests, Videos, Contact Us, and the new feature “Notify Me.” The “Notify Me” module allows users to sign-up to receive notification of public meeting agendas, public hearing notices, emergency bulletins, public works construction updates, special event announcements, bid postings and more via email or text message. My Ventura Access, a popular feature to notify the City of issues, concerns, or opinions, is accessible through the City Service Requests icon.

Developed with user needs in mind, the website design improves navigation through the use of five mega menus to help citizens quickly find information in these main categories: Government, Services, Community, Business and How Do I. Residents and businesses can: access forms such as permits, file a police report, and conveniently pay for services online such as water bills and parking tickets. The new site also features Google Translate in the bottom right hand corner of every page wherein the service translates web pages into more than 100 languages with one click.

The former website had been in place since 2010. Through a competitive Request for Proposal process the City selected CivicPlus to design, configure and implement a new and improved website. CivicPlus specializes in designing website solutions for governmental agencies. The City will continue to enhance the site to better serve citizens.

CMHS to hold free Aging for Women Symposium

A variety of medical issues affecting aging women – from breast cancer to osteoarthritis – will be discussed when Community Memorial Health System holds its Women’s Health Symposium on Saturday, June 24.

Women of all ages are invited to the Aging for Women Symposium that begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Ventura Beach Marriott, 2055 E. Harbor Blvd. Local experts will be on hand to discuss the latest research, procedures, treatment and support available for women’s health. They include:

  • Rita Krane, M.D., breast mammography: TOMO and whole breast ultrasound
  • Omid Fatemi, M.D., women’s heart health
  • Kameron Poole, M.D., hormone replacement
  • Miki Takase-Sanchez, M.D., pelvic prolapse
  • Michelle Manalo, specialty R.N., mindfulness
  • Bob Bernstein, M.D., lung cancer
  • Susan Slater, osteoarthritis

Doctors Slater and Takase-Sanchez also will serve as panel moderators. The symposium will have exhibit tables and a continental breakfast will be served.

Registration is free but reservations are required. To secure reservations visit cmhshealth.org/rsvp or call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006.

Community Memorial Health System is a not-for-profit health system, which is comprised of Community Memorial Hospital, Ojai Valley Community Hospital, along with the Centers for Family Health serving various communities within and located in Ventura County, California.

The term ‘Huey’ originated in the U. S. Army

“Huey” Army MEDEVAC Helicopter on display at Veteran’s event.

What the jeep was to Americans during World War II, so was the “Huey” helicopter to those who fought in Vietnam, according to the The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. All branches of the U. S. military operated them during this conflict.

The term ‘Huey’ originated in the U. S. Army as a derivative of the original designation HU-1A – meaning, Helicopter, Utility, Model 1A, hence the nickname “Huey”. For a time, the Huey was one of the most recognizable aircraft in history. People knew it not just on sight but by sound, too. They usually heard the unmistakable whop-whop-whop of the main rotor blade long before they saw a Huey.

On Wednesday June 28, at Cypress Place Senior Living in Ventura, a real Huey Army MEDEVAC helicopter will be on display from 11am to 1pm during the senior community’s annual “Salute To Our Veterans” event.

The helicopter on display has bullet holes from its time in Vietnam, according to Bryan Scofield of Scofield Catering and Management, the owner of the retired Huey. The helicopter is over fifty feet in length according to Scofield, and evokes powerful emotions in Veterans and almost anyone who sees it.

No less emotional will be the ceremony recognizing residents of Cypress Place, as well as members of the public, who served their country.

A military Color Guard presentation will lead the tribute, followed by a special Veteran recognition, along with recognition of widows and widowers of Veterans. Keynote speaker will be Captain Chris Janke, Commanding Officer, Naval Base Ventura County.

Attending the event with Captain Janke will be several sailors from the naval base. They will be available to meet members of the audience after the ceremony, and to meet and thank the Veterans in attendance.

Special words of thanks will be also be offered during the ceremony by Mike McManus, Veteran’s Service Officer from the County of Ventura, as well as Ventura City Assistant Fire Chief Matt Brock, and Ventura Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Stephanie Caldwell. There will be live musical entertainment, a flag folding ceremony, and TAPS will also be played at this touching tribute.

A free BBQ lunch will follow the powerful program. “Touching History”, a private war memorabilia collection by Tom Weaver will also be displayed, along with memorabilia from residents of the senior community.

A patriotic quilt, made by the daughter of a current resident Veteran of the senior community, will also be given away. The event is free and open to the public. All Veterans are encouraged to attend, as well as families, friends and neighbors.

“This is an event for the community to come out and show their support for Veterans, whether you know them or not,” said Mike Macke, director of sales and marketing at Cypress Place. “And it’s also a unique opportunity to see a storied piece of military aviation history, up close and personal.”

The event begins promptly at 11am. Cypress Place Senior Living is located at 1200 Cypress Point Lane in Ventura. For more information or to RSVP, please call 650-8000.

Free shuttle parking will be available at Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura (corner of Ralston Street and Cypress Point Lane).

Vol. 10, No. 19 – June 21 – July 4, 2017 – Tech Today

We all WannaCry
by Ken May

On Friday, May 12, a new ransomware, called WannaCry, began circulating throughout the United Kingdom and Spain, rapidly infecting over 400,000 exposed workstations and servers at healthcare, financial, and other business sectors. This ransomware stood out for several reasons, including being the largest ransomware attack in history, and the first widely spread ransomware worm.

I had an exciting time analyzing this as it happened. I was in San Diego for the SANS Security West 2017 Cybersecurity conference as a facilitator. We all piled into a room late one night for an emergency session, while we shared data and studied what was happening in real time. Because of some of the connections I made there, I later was able to provide some assistance to the FBI Special Agent in charge of the WannaCry investigation.

The ransomware infection is Version 2.0 of WanaCypt0r (also known as WCry, WannaCry, and WannaCryptor). Unlike previous instances, this version takes advantage of the SMB vulnerability outlined in Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS17-010). This vulnerability was first exploited by the ETERNALBLUE malware, revealed by the ShadowBrokers leak in March, and targeted the Microsoft MS17-010 SMB vulnerabilities. SMB (Server Message Block) is a protocol primarily communicating on port 445 and is designed to provide access to shared resources on a network. Last fall, Microsoft propounded system administrators to disable SMB Version 1 on systems.

According to an FBI FLASH Alert, the WannaCry ransomware infects initial endpoints via a phishing campaign or compromised RDP (remote desktop protocol). Once the ransomware gets into a network, it spreads quickly through any computers that don’t have the patch applied. The worm-like capabilities are the new feature added to this ransomware.

New instances of this ransomware worm dramatically decreased following the activation of a “kill-switch” in the ransomware. A security researcher going by the Twitter handle @MalwareTechBlog noted an unregistered domain (www.iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea[.]com) in a sample of the malware. WannaCry checked to ensure non-registration of the domain at some point prior to infection. According to the researcher, this was likely intended as a way to prevent analysis of the malware in a sandbox. If the domain is registered, WannaCry exits the system, preventing further infection. While this doesn’t benefit victims already infected, it does curb further infection. Of course, shortly after that, a new variant began making the rounds.

At least three separate Bitcoin wallets, controlled by unknown criminals were identified as part of the ransomware campaign. As of May 25th, a total of 302 payments totaling over $126,000 had been transferred. All in all, a shockingly small amount.

Some interesting notes:

  1. This was patched by Microsoft back in March, so anybody who got infected is over 2 months behind on installing security updates.
  2. 98% of the victims were running Windows 7.
  3. It’s estimated that there are currently over 1 million computers connected to the internet, according to scans, that are still vulnerable, and still haven’t been updated.

Install those updates, folks!

h/t: https://blog.barkly.com/wannacry-ransomware-statistics-2017

What Is WannaCry? Analyzing the Global Ransomware Attack