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Community pulse
What residents are talking about in Ventura public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Villa Retreat project
Historic home preservation and poinsettias
Beachfront surplus land parcels
Pro housing designation
Matrix/grand jury update
Rivello Holdings / Vello Retreat
Saticoy gas station
Saticoy gas station / Flock cameras
Gas station moratorium
Gas station moratorium / data centers
Housing element ordinance (Item 20)
Design Review and HPC
Saticoy gas station / development
Design Review Committee
VUSD solar panels near Toloma Drive
Pasture Court Apartments
Historic context survey
Wells/Darling gas station project
Arts and Culture Commission schedule
Design Review and HPC elimination
Historic Preservation Committee
Ventura Theater parking / Main Street closure
Waterfront NOA completeness (item 19)
Waterfront public engagement (item 19)
Waterfront vision (item 19)
Waterfront overdevelopment (item 19)
Surplus Land Act public input
Main Street Moves funding (Item 14)
Farmers market and parklets (Item 15)
Main Street process (Item 15)
Main Street vision (Item 15)
East Ventura development and Wells corridor
Valentine Road supportive housing
Main Street streetscape CIP funding
Trade Desk renovation appeal
Housing forum
Wells/Darlow gas station; climate subcommittee
Saticoy project
Wells/Darlow gas station
Trade Winds Apartments tenant displacement
Trade Winds Apartments construction suspension request
Trade Winds Apartments garage notices
Trade Winds Apartments tenant conditions
Trade Winds Apartments life-safety hazards
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Ventura from local and regional media.
Thousand Oaks council votes to buy land for downtown plan
Thousand Oaks council votes to buy land for downtown plan
New Ventura preserve faces legal challenge from oil companies
New Ventura preserve faces legal challenge from oil companies
How California's new regulations will affect autonomous vehicles
May 4, 2026, 1:17 p.m. PTIn California cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, autonomous vehicles have operated under a different set of rules for the past few years compared to their human-operated...
How to vote, and who's running in the June election
How to vote, and who's running in the June election
Ventura Prepares Emergency Winter Shelter for Storms
Up to 120 emergency shelter beds available during extreme rainfall and flash flooding. As the City of Ventura prepares for potential El NiƱo storms this fall and winter, plans are underway to provide emergency shelter for individuals experiencing hom...
Nov 3, 2026Ventura Unified Sells Former Avenue School for $6 Million
The Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) Board of Education has unanimously approved the $6 million sale of its former Avenue School property at 2647 North Ventura Avenue to Ventura Housing for the development of affordable housing for educators an...
Nov 1, 2026Ventura Junk Drop Off Day Event
City of Ventura residents are invited to participate in our next Junk Drop Off Event to properly dispose of hard-to-manage waste and recycling. This outdoor event takes place on Saturday, November 14 at the City Maintenance Yard at 336 Sanjon Rd, Ven...
Oct 30, 2026News In Brief: Week of Oct. 29, 2026
Agoura Hills man charged with murder for fatal crash at Camarillo CostcoA man who was allegedly murdered with a vehicle near the new Camarillo Costco gas station on Oct. 20 was working at a job painting stripes...
Oct 29, 2026Meet the 14 Ventura City Council candidates | election
Meet the 14 Ventura City Council candidates | election Ventura County Star
Oct 16, 2026Ventura Mayor Says Southern California City Exploring Adopting IHRA Definition After Antisemitic Vandalism
Ventura Mayor Says Southern California City Exploring Adopting IHRA Definition After Antisemitic Vandalism The Jewish Press
Sep 22, 2026Ventura mayor says southern California city exploring adopting IHRA definition after anti-Jewish vandalism
Ventura mayor says southern California city exploring adopting IHRA definition after anti-Jewish vandalism JNS.org
Sep 18, 2026Public advised to stay out of 2 Ventura County beaches due to sewage discharge
Public advised to stay out of 2 Ventura County beaches due to sewage discharge KTLA
Apr 21, 2026