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The Ojai Valley News is a locally owned independent newspaper that has been the journal of record for the Ojai Valley since 1891. We are an adjudicated publication for Ventura County and Ojai City. We publish Fridays in print, with daily and breaking news.
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Ventura County Supervisors vote down immigration legal defense fund
After hundreds of public comments across two meetings, the Board of Supervisors ultimately voted on Aug. 26 against establishing a county immigration legal defense fund, hiring seven new positions wit...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Ojai City Council members speak in favor of County immigration legal defense fund
Ojai Mayor Pro Tem Rachel Lang and Councilmember Leslie Rule attended the Aug. 26 Ventura County Supervisors meeting and they both spoke in support of a proposal that the County
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August 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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NOW in VENTURA | Protestors rally against Trump Administration policies www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
Protestors rally to "fight fascism" on Ventura bridge
A few dozen protestors walked onto the Sanjon bridge overlooking the 101 Freeway in Ventura the morning of Aug. 22 to speak out against the current administration and its ongoing
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August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NOW in VENTURA | Protestors rally against Trump Administration policies www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
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Feds seek to remove steelhead habitat protection in Piru Creek and Santa Clara River
According to a petition released July 11 in the Federal Register, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) seeks to remove “critical habitat designation for the Southern California steelhead,” tro...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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FIRE PREP PLAN GETS GREEN LIGHT | Ojai City Council voted 3-2 June 24 to direct staff to enter into an agreement with the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council plan for Ojai gets green light
Ojai City Council voted 3-2 June 24 to direct staff to enter into an agreement with the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council to implement its proposal on fire-hardening, wildfire-risk mitigation
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June 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
FIRE PREP PLAN GETS GREEN LIGHT | Ojai City Council voted 3-2 June 24 to direct staff to enter into an agreement with the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
CITY HALL TOWN CRIER | Ojai Values Act, moto-cop activated, saving trees at a local park and more. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
City Hall Town Crier | Week of June 23
City news briefs from this week at Ojai City Hall.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
CITY HALL TOWN CRIER | Ojai Values Act, moto-cop activated, saving trees at a local park and more. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
LEAVE NO TRACE | Volunteers invited to help clean up Santa Paula Canyon. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
Volunteers invited to help clean up Santa Paula Canyon
Nonprofit Los Padres Forest Association is organizing a fun day of hiking, cleaning and swimming in Santa Paula Canyon.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
LEAVE NO TRACE | Volunteers invited to help clean up Santa Paula Canyon. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
PROCESS MOVES FORWARD | DignityMoves seeks contractor to build Cabin Village for 30 unhoused local residents. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/dignity...
DignityMoves seeks contractor to build Cabin Village
On June 20, the nonprofit developer DignityMoves issued a Request for Qualifications from general contractors to build the 30-unit permanent supportive housing project called Cabin Village. The submit...
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June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
PROCESS MOVES FORWARD | DignityMoves seeks contractor to build Cabin Village for 30 unhoused local residents. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/dignity...
LOCAL RECORD RELEASE | Ojaian Kelsey Klein releases Provençal debut EP ‘La Fabrique Sessions’ www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/ojai...
Ojaian Kelsey Klein releases Provençal debut EP ‘La Fabrique Sessions’
After more than a decade of navigating the music industry, singer-songwriter and pianist Kelsey Klein of Ojai releases “La Fabrique Sessions” — a stark, emotionally charged six-track EP recorded at
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June 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
LOCAL RECORD RELEASE | Ojaian Kelsey Klein releases Provençal debut EP ‘La Fabrique Sessions’ www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/ojai...
COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JULY 7 | Ojai Council weighs in on Vandenberg launches. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
Ojai Council weighs in on Vandenberg launches
Ojai City Council voted unanimously on June 24 to send a comment letter as part of the public comment period on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Falcon Launch Program
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June 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JULY 7 | Ojai Council weighs in on Vandenberg launches. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
SUNDAY, June 29 | Ojai’s 34th annual PRIDE WALK runs from 11 a.m. to noon, starting at Libbey Fountain. www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/lgbt...
LGBTQ+ festivities throughout Ojai cap off Pride Month
Pride Month parties in Ojai will last throughout the day on Sunday, June 29.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
SUNDAY, June 29 | Ojai’s 34th annual PRIDE WALK runs from 11 a.m. to noon, starting at Libbey Fountain. www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/lgbt...
A FREE SPIRITED SOUL RETURNS | Earth Friend Jen celebrates return to Ojai at parade. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/earth-f...
Earth Friend Jen celebrates return to Ojai at parade
While Pixies and the Pink Moment are iconic to Ojai, no person better represents this spiritual vortex than Jen Moss, better known as Earth Friend Jen.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A FREE SPIRITED SOUL RETURNS | Earth Friend Jen celebrates return to Ojai at parade. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/earth-f...
SUNDAY, June 29 | Author Viki King teaches ‘How To Be the Hero of Your Own Life’. www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/auth...
Author Viki King teaches ‘How To Be the Hero of Your Own Life’
The Center for Spiritual Living hosts a seminar by bestselling author Viki King on Sunday, June 29, from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai
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June 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
SUNDAY, June 29 | Author Viki King teaches ‘How To Be the Hero of Your Own Life’. www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/auth...
FESTIVE FOURTH FOR OJAI | Ojai to celebrate Old-Fashioned 4th of July with parade, pyrotechnics, pancakes, picnic, performances, and fun run. FULL STORY AT: www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/ojai-to...
June 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
FESTIVE FOURTH FOR OJAI | Ojai to celebrate Old-Fashioned 4th of July with parade, pyrotechnics, pancakes, picnic, performances, and fun run. FULL STORY AT: www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/ojai-to...
A FREE SPIRITED SOUL RETURNS | Earth Friend Jen celebrates return to Ojai at parade. FULL STORY AT: www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/earth-f...
June 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A FREE SPIRITED SOUL RETURNS | Earth Friend Jen celebrates return to Ojai at parade. FULL STORY AT: www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/earth-f...
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Ventura County residents spoke out against an increase in launches from Vandenberg at a June 10 meeting. Many asked for more review into impacts. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
Residents speak out against launch increases at Vandenberg; virtual hearing June 18
Local residents spoke out against any potential increase in SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base during a June 10 public hearingn in Ventura at
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June 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ventura County residents spoke out against an increase in launches from Vandenberg at a June 10 meeting. Many asked for more review into impacts. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
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Senator Monique Limón, a Democrat from Santa Barbara County representing California’s 21st District was unanimously elected Monday, June 9, to the post of President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
Senator Limón will take top state Senate seat in 2026
SACRAMENTO - Senator Monique Limón, a Democrat from Santa Barbara County representing California’s 21st District was unanimously elected Monday, June 9, to the post of President Pro Tempore of the
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June 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Senator Monique Limón, a Democrat from Santa Barbara County representing California’s 21st District was unanimously elected Monday, June 9, to the post of President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
At its Tuesday, June 10 meeting the Ojai City Council will consider increasing City Manager Ben Harvey’s salary 8%, from $250,000 to $270,000, retroactive to Jan. 29, 2025. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
Ojai Council to consider city manager salary increase to $270K on June 10
At its Tuesday, June 10 meeting the Ojai City Council will consider increasing City Manager Ben Harvey’s salary 8%, from $250,000 to $270,000, retroactive to Jan. 29, 2025. This follows
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June 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
At its Tuesday, June 10 meeting the Ojai City Council will consider increasing City Manager Ben Harvey’s salary 8%, from $250,000 to $270,000, retroactive to Jan. 29, 2025. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
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'Peaceful protest is protected — but criminal activity will result in arrest, incarceration and prosecution.'— Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
VC Sheriff sends deputies to LA for ‘surge’ in mutual aid response to protests & related violence
As part of what Gov. Newsom is calling a "surge" in California's mutual aid system, 44 deputies from Ventura County Sheriff's Office are being deployed to Los Angeles to assist
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June 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
'Peaceful protest is protected — but criminal activity will result in arrest, incarceration and prosecution.'— Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
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Gov. Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced California has filed suit against President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth in response to their orders seeking to federalize the California National Guard for 60 days. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
Gov. Newsom and AG Bonta file action challenging Trump’s order to federalize CA National Guard
In a press release on June 9 Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced California has filed suit against President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in
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June 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gov. Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced California has filed suit against President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth in response to their orders seeking to federalize the California National Guard for 60 days. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/governm...
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Fourteen local leaders from across Ventura County released a joint statement on June 8 denouncing the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity reported in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
Local elected leaders call on ICE to end 'destructive practices;' instead focus on 'human dignity'
Fourteen local leaders from across Ventura County, including County Supervisor Vianey Lopez, Ojai Unified School District Board President Atticus Reyes, released a joint statement on June 8 denouncing...
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June 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Fourteen local leaders from across Ventura County released a joint statement on June 8 denouncing the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity reported in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
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TOMORROW - Tuesday, June 10 - in VENTURA, public meeting on Vandenberg space launches. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
Public hearing on proposed doubling of launches at Vandenberg on June 10 in Ventura
The public will have the opportunity to comment on the proposed increase of launches to the Falcon Launch Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base at an in-person meeting, set for
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June 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
TOMORROW - Tuesday, June 10 - in VENTURA, public meeting on Vandenberg space launches. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/county/...
BREAKING - Suspect in Upper Ojai homicide booked in Ventura County after being extradited from Mexico. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/upper-o...
Upper Ojai suspect booked for murder in V.C. on Thursday, June 5, after being returned from Mexico
The suspect in the death of a 26-year-old Ojai woman was transported back from Mexico to California by U.S. Marshal's on Wednesday, June 4, and booked in Ventura County on
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June 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
BREAKING - Suspect in Upper Ojai homicide booked in Ventura County after being extradited from Mexico. www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/upper-o...
Sheriff identifies homicide victim as 26-year-old Ojai woman www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/crime_a...
June 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Sheriff identifies homicide victim as 26-year-old Ojai woman www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/crime_a...
A SURVIVOR'S VIEW | Explore the harrowing story of th 1981 13-day airplane hijacking. On Tuesday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m., members of the public can hear firsthand this historic story in the auditorium of Sane Living, 316 E. Matilija St., Ojai. www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/a-su...
April 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A SURVIVOR'S VIEW | Explore the harrowing story of th 1981 13-day airplane hijacking. On Tuesday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m., members of the public can hear firsthand this historic story in the auditorium of Sane Living, 316 E. Matilija St., Ojai. www.ojaivalleynews.com/culture/a-su...