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NEWS
Groups sue county over General Plan
by Kimberly Rivers
kimberly@vcreporter.com
On Oct. 14, two groups, Ventura County Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business (VCCOLAB) and the Ventura County Agricultural Association (VCAA), filed legal action in Ventura County Superior Court against the county of Ventura regarding the recent adoption of the 2040 General Plan (GenPlan) and the related Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
The parties are seeking a “writ of mandate” to set aside the GenPlan document and point to several reasons in support of this request in a 52-page filing. The GenPlan document governs land use decisions including zoning, oil and gas drilling, and lays out programs and steps to reduce emissions in the unincorporated county areas to draw down the area’s impact on climate change.
The first page of the filing documents charges that the county approved the GenPlan and EIR “with maximum speed and minimum care” and goes on to allege that “a local official with larger political ambitions, intent upon creating a legacy and adopting these documents prior to his departure from local office,” led to a process that was rushed and failed to include accurate analysis and proper public outreach. The parties further charge that those failings resulted in a process that violates the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
VCCOLAB and VCAA were referring to outgoing Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennett (Dist.1) who is termed out of office at the end of December and is running for state assembly. VCCOLAB strongly opposed the county’s SOAR initiative for which Bennett was a main organizer.
The GenPlan update process began over four years ago and from the beginning was slated to be completed in 2020. Several public input meetings were held across Ventura County and public hearings were held with input periods. The document went into effect on Oct. 15. Unless the parties file for and the court approves a stay, the provisions of the GenPlan will be applied to all projects even as this legal action makes its way through the court.
In the final hearings to adopt the GenPlan, VCCOLAB members called on the county to delay the
An oil well operated by AERA Energy in the Ventura Oil Field along Ventura Avenue with nearby homes. Photo by Kimberly Rivers approval to allow for further analysis and public review. Due to a procedural issue, the final vote was delayed two weeks. The supervisors, in a majority split 3-2 vote, approved the GenPlan on schedule. Bennett was joined by Supervisors Linda Parks (Dist. 2) and John Zaragoza (Dist. 5) in adopting the GenPlan, with Kelly Long (Dist. 3) and Bob Huber (Dist. 4) voting no.
The court filing states: “A General Plan is the most important land use blueprint that a local government creates. It establishes the foundation for the regulations under which a community shall live and work for decades into the future — the California Supreme Court has recognized it as the ‘constitution’ for future development.”
The county held numerous public outreach meetings and hearings over the four-year process of developing the GenPlan document, but VCCOLAB and VCAA point out that the law requires disadvantaged communities be given ample opportunity to review and comment on all aspects of the GenPlan and EIR. The organizations go on to list several particular provisions in two sections of the document: Agriculture and Open Space, and policies in those sections that mandate the use of electrified equipment as part of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The filing claims that by restricting the use of natural gas-powered equipment, “the County has unlawfully encroached into state and federal law by banning future development and use of natural gas infrastructure.” The parties go on to allege that the public did have ample opportunity to review and thus participate, as CEQA requires, in the creation of the new GenPlan.
The case has been assigned to Hon. Kevin G. DeNoce, in Department 43 of Ventura County Superior Court.
Oil and land interests sue county
The recent filing by VCCOLAB and VCAA isn’t the only legal action faced by the county due to the General Plan.
Five entities representing the oil sector and local land interests filed separate actions on Oct. 15 in Ventura County Superior Court against Ventura County and two actions name the Board of Supervisors. The filings also seek a writ of mandate relating to the county’s approval of the 2040 GenPlan which places new restrictions on the oil industry such as required setbacks from homes and prohibitions on flaring of natural gas.
Three of the entities suing Ventura County, California Resources Corporation (CRC), Western States Petroleum Association and Lloyd Properties are represented by Los Angeles-based law firm Alston and Bird. The other two parties that filed against the county have other counsel; AERA Energy is represented by attorney David T. Moran with the firm of Manatt, Phelps and Phillips and Carbon California Company LLC is represented by Neal P. Maguire with Ferguson, Case, Orr, Patterson.
CRC recently filed for bankruptcy.
Lloyd Properties owned over 2,000 acres of land in the Ventura Hillsides and donated about 800 acres of it to the Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust in 2016.
COLAB and VCAA are both 501c6 membership organizations. The full filing can be viewed at www.vcreporter.com/2020/10/maximumspeed-and-minimum-care-groupssue-county-over-general-plan/
Election Briefs
PACs go big in Ventura City Council races
Several political action committees (PAC) have contributed a combined $100,809 into current Ventura City Council candidates’ races, with most of those funds going to Sacramento-based political consulting firms.
The funds come from three PACs: The Ventura Chamber of Commerce PAC, the Ventura Police Officers Association PAC and the PAC associated with the Ventura City Firefighters, called Ventura City Firefighters for a Better Community. According to the Chamber’s website they work to elect “pro-business” candidates.
The funding levels represent an increase over previous non-district elections.
“What has changed is the districts. They are able to concentrate funding in just a few areas,” said Marie Lakin, a resident of Ventura who ran for Ventura City Council in 2018. She said the district format allows the PACs to do multiple mailers just for their candidates, as well as phone banking. “It makes a big difference and candidates who are not endorsed [by a PAC] are really at a disadvantage...What is really disappointing to me is that we were sold these district elections as a way for grassroots candidates to spend less and work just in their neighborhoods. But spending has actually increased.”
The funds are being directed to support the same three candidates, one in each of the city council districts, on the Nov. 3 ballot. The PAC funds are supporting candidates Nancy Pedersen for District 7, Aaron Gaston for District 3 and Doug Halter for District 2. The Chamber PAC also targeted $2,981 to oppose the re-election campaign of Christy Weir in the District 2 race and contributed $1,500 in support of Tim Flynn’s race for Ventura County Supervisor (District 5), in a hotly contested race with Carmen Ramirez.
Lakin has endorsed Mike Johnson, a candidate for Dist. 3, who is not backed by the PAC funding.
According to the most recent filings as required by law, the Chamber PAC has contributed about $57,491, $29,491 from the firefighters PAC and about $13,824 from the city police PAC. Most of the funds were spent in support of political mailings and to two Sacramento-based firms, Grindstone Communications LLC and LG Campaigns.
Contributions to the Ventura Chamber PAC include local attorney Peter Goldenring ($2,000), Sempra Energy ($1,000), Electra Media ($5,000) and McGrath Farms ($2,500). The California Real Estate PAC ($2000) and a Carpinteria-based real estate company also contributed ($5,000) to the Chamber PAC.
Candidates and their campaigns are prohibited from interacting with the activities of a PAC.
Campaign finance reports for all candidates and committees are available online at recorder. countyofventura.org/elections/ candidates-campaigns/campaignfinance-reports-cities/.
Simi Valley candidate statements were omitted, twice
The candidate statements of Simi Valley mayoral candidate Joe Ayala and Simi Valley City Council candidate (Dist. 3) TJ McInturff were omitted from the voter information guides mailed to registered voters in the appropriate boundaries.
In the attempt to correct the error by resending the information guides, Ayala’s statement was left out a second time, but only in the guides mailed to Dist. 3 voters.
A corrected guide was mailed out a third time, but arrived after ballots were received.
County says to expect lines at in-person voting locations In a statement dated Oct. 23, the Ventura County Elections Division announced that there are a record number of registered voters in the county (500,062) and with just 173,695 ballots received so far, the voting public is urged to avoid long lines and vote early. “I urge voters to return the voteby-mail ballot they received early to avoid lines at voting locations and limit contact with others due to COVID-19. Don’t wait until November 3 if you want your vote included in the first results on Election Night,” said Mark Lunn, Ventura County Clerk-Recorder, Registrar of Voters. He said that registered voters who have not received their mail-in ballots or anyone who needs a replacement ballot should contact the elections office to request a second ballot by calling 805654-2664. Voters can also register up to and on Nov. 3 at the Ventura County Government Center, Elections Division Early in-person voting at 48 locations begins Saturday, Oct. 31 through Monday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.. In person voting is also available at the Elections Division offices at the Ventura County Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura. The Oct. 23 statement said, “Voters who wish to vote in-person should expect to wait in line at voting locations as the number of locations is less than previous elections due to the Coronavirus and the state’s declaration of an all vote by mail election. In-person voting locations are open for four days and voters are encouraged to take advantage of the extended days and hours for in person voting and not wait until November 3.” For more information, please visit the Elections Division website at VenturaVote.org or call 805- 654-2664. — Kimberly Rivers For more Election Briefs go to vcreporter.com
VC VOTES
Three ways to vote
THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
All vote-by-mail ballots in California are sent to voters with prepaid first-class postage. They need only be completed, placed in the provided signed envelope and put into the mail. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3, and received by Nov. 20, to be counted. BALLOT DROP BOX
There are 34 drop boxes available. Most of these boxes are available to receive ballots seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Some of the drop boxes are located indoors and will be available during normal business hours.
Ballots are collected from drop boxes throughout the day by a team of two Ventura County Elections Division staff members.
Ballots must be dropped off at these box locations no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Drop Box Locations: CAMARILLO:
Camarillo City Hall, 601 Carmen Drive #6034 (24/7)
Courtyard by Marriott, 4994 Verdugo Way (24/7)
Residence Inn by Marriott, 2912 Petit St. (24/7) FILLMORE: Fillmore Library, 502 Second St. (24/7) MOORPARK: Moorpark City Hall, 799 Moorpark Ave. (24/7)
NEWBURY PARK:
Ventura County Fire Station #32, 830 South Reino Road OAK PARK: Oak Park Unified School District, 5801 Conifer St. OAK VIEW: County of Ventura Fire Station #23, 15 Kunkle St. OJAI: Ojai City Hall, 401 South Ventura St. (24/7) OXNARD: Habitat for Humanity, 1850 Eastman Ave.
Harbor Mart, 2810 Harbor Blvd., #B3
Oxnard Public Library, 251 South A St. (24/7)
River Ridge Golf Club, 2401 West Vineyard Ave.
Ventura County Credit Union, 691 Town Center Drive
PORT HUENEME:
Port Hueneme City Hall, 250 North Ventura Road (24/7) SANTA PAULA: Santa Paula City Hall, 970 East Ventura St. (24/7)
SIMI VALLEY:
Ventura County Human Services Agency, East County
Community Services Center, 2900 North Madera Road
Holiday Inn Express, 2550 Erringer Road
Katherine School, 5455 Katherine St. Simi Institute for Careers and Education, 1880 Blackstock Ave.
Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road (24/7)
THOUSAND OAKS:
Best Western Plus Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 West Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Conejo Valley Unified School Office, 1400 East Janss Road
Thousand Oaks City Hall, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. (24/7)
La Quinta Inn, 1320 Newbury Road (24/7)
VENTURA:
Government Center, Hall of Administration and Hall of Justice (three drive-up and walk-up locations), 800 South Victoria Ave. (24/7)
San Buenaventura City Hall, 501 Poli St. (24/7)
The Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road (24/7)
There are 48 in-person voting locations that provide Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant touch screen voting devices and assistance. Any voter can also drop off their vote-by-mail ballots at a voting location. Local health orders will be followed and those staffing polling locations will be screening throughout the day; everyone is required to wear face coverings and adhere to social distancing guidelines.
These voting locations are not the same as typical polling locations and therefore voters are not assigned to go to a voting location. Voters can visit the location that is most convenient for them.
Those voters who choose to vote in person at a voting location will be required to surrender their ballots and will be given a new ballot. If the mailed ballot is not provided, the voter will be required to use a provisional ballot. Provisional ballots require further confirmation in order to be tallied.
In-person voting locations will be open Saturday, Oct. 31 through Monday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
In-person voting locations:
CAMARILLO: Camarillo Community Center, 1605 East Burnley St.
Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road
Crossroads Church, 161 Plaza La Vista
Studio Channel Islands, 2222 Ventura Blvd.
United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive
Ventura County Office of Education,
Conference and Educational Services Center, 5100 Adolfo Road
FILLMORE:
Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, 1048 West Ventura St.
MOORPARK:
Arroyo Vista Recreation Center, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road
Moorpark Community Center, 799 Moorpark Ave.
NEWBURY PARK:
Newbury Park High School, 456 North Reino Road
Sycamore Canyon School, 4601 Via Rio
OAK PARK:
Oak Park High School, 899 Kanan Road OAK VIEW: Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Road OJAI: American Legion Post 482, 843 East Ojai Ave. OXNARD: Elite Theatre Company, 2731 Victoria Ave.
Hueneme High School (gym), 500 West Bard Road
Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary School, 3101 Dunkirk Drive
Oxnard Adult Education, 1101 West Second St.
Oxnard College (gym), 4000 South Rose Ave.
Pacifica High School, 600 East Gonzales Road
Rio Vista Middle School, 3050 Thames River Drive
River Ridge Golf Club, 2401 West Vineyard Ave.
The Salvation Army, 622 West Wooley Road
PORT HUENEME:
Orvene S. Carpenter Community Center, 550 Park Ave. SANTA PAULA: Isbell Middle School, 221 South 4th St. SIMI VALLEY: Centerpoint Church, 2369 Royal Ave.
Cornerstone Community Church, 2080 Winifred St.
Grand Vista Hotel, 999 Enchanted Way
Katherine Elementary School, 5455 Katherine St.
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, 4201 Guardian St.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 4191 Cochran St.
Simi Valley Public Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road THOUSAND OAKS: California Lutheran University (Lundring Events Center), 130 Overton Court
Conejo Valley Adult School, 1025 Old Farm Road
Fred Kavli Theater, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Goebel Adult Community Center (Main Hall), 1385 East Janss Road
La Quinta Inn, 1320 Newbury Road
VENTURA:
Army National Guard Armory, 1270 Arundell Ave.
County of Ventura Public Works, 11251 Riverbank Drive
Elections Division, Government Center,
Hall of Administration, 800 South Victoria Ave.
Museum of Ventura County, 100 East Main St.
Ventura College Wright Event Center, 57 Day Road
WESTLAKE VILLAGE:
The North Ranch Center, 1400 North Westlake Blvd.
Locations may be changed due to various unforeseen circumstances; please confirm at www.venturavote.org. Those without Internet access can call the Ventura County Elections Division for more information at 805-654-2664.
Eye on the Environment
Tracking toxins and talking transitions by David Goldstein
This year, the California legislature passed chemical “right to know” legislation, requiring disclosures of ingredients in cosmetics and menstrual products. Previously, some ingredients could be listed as “fragrance” or could bypass disclosure requirements through trade secret protections. Dr. Joanne Brasch, project manager of the nonprofit California Product Stewardship Council, a leading advocate of the legislation, said, “Maybe now we will know which ones [manufacturers] are adding lead, asbestos or chemicals linked to negative health impacts.”
The council has also brought attention to the use of polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, in rugs and carpets. Regulations on PFAS will take effect next spring, and even before the deadline, American manufacturers are reportedly phasing out PFAS, using changes in fiber design, instead of the application of a chemical, to help carpets and rugs resist dirt, staining and premature aging.
Key to the process of identifying potentially problematic chemicals is the Green Ribbon Science Panel, which advises and acts as a resource to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the California Environmental Policy Council. The next meeting, after nearly a year on hiatus, is Friday, Oct. 30, and it is open to the public via Zoom. Go to https://dtsc.ca.gov/grsp/ grsp-meetings/ to learn more.
The meeting on Oct. 30 will discuss 1,4-Dioxane in cleaning and personal care products. This is a contaminant created unintentionally during the manufacture of surfactants, or compounds affecting the solubility of products in water. It is a suspected carcinogen, so the department will ask manufacturers to come up with ways to minimize it, according to Karl Palmer, acting deputy director of the Safer Consumer Products branch of the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Palmer credits 2008 “Green Chemistry” laws in California for initiating a public process to identify priority products for study and prodding those selling the products to conduct an analysis of alternatives. This process shifted the burden of investigation from government to private parties, academia and non-profit organizations.
“The truth is, what we used to do was like playing a giant, high-stakes game of chemical ‘whack a mole,’” Palmer said. “When something came up as potentially dangerous, we were reacting and studying that one, then you see laws and regulations to protect people, but there is a safety gap,” he said.
A 2006 study by scientists at University of California, Berkeley revealed the size of the gap. “Of the 85,000 chemicals in commerce in the United States, most have not been studied by regulators for human and environmental effects,” Palmer said of the study’s conclusion.
The lack of knowledge led to a related problem. Sometimes, when one toxic substance was banned, another one, even worse, was used in its place. This was called “the problem of the regrettable substitute,” said Palmer.
For example, according to the Sept. 13, 2018 edition of Science Magazine, a publication of the non-profit American Association for the Advancement of Science, manufacturers of the soft plastic spouts in some drinking water bottles phased out bisphenol A (BPA), but switched to bisphenol S (BPS) and diphenyl sulfone. Consequently, some products marketed as “BPA-free” contained substitutes which “may cause the same ill effects in mice, particularly in reproductive cells.”
With BPA in water bottles, toys, canned food linings and even cash register receipts, “a 2003–04 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 93% of Americans have at least trace levels of BPA in their blood,” and although studies by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have not concluded BPA is definitely dangerous to human health at normal exposure levels, use of BPA “remains controversial” according to the article.
Some disclosures and safe alternative programs are self-administered by consumer product manufacturers. For example, when you buy nail polish, you can look for the “5 free” label, signifying that the product does not contain any of five hazardous chemicals now found mostly in imported nail polishes.
Advocacy groups also investigate and certify products. For example, the “Skin Deep” database of the Environmental Working Group, at www.ewg.org/skindeep/, sets up a system for scoring products.
You can sign up for the California Department of Toxic Substances Control e-blasts and listserv on their website, https://dtsc.ca.gov/dtsc-e-lists/, to keep track of the latest chemical concerns and responses.
Another tool is the U.S. EPA’s “safer choice” label program. Their website has over 2,000 products for cleaning, car care and other uses with a label signifying ingredients “safer for human health and the environment.” See www. epa.gov/saferchoice.
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Major issues facing the district include declining enrollment, lackluster test scores and a downtown Ojai administration building planned for conversion to other uses such as housing or businesses.
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facebook.com/ElectShellyGriffen
Concerns over endorsement, canvassing in Area 2 Retired attorney Jeffrey Starkweather is facing off against educator Rebecca Chandler to represent Area 2, which includes Meiners Oaks. That seat is open because the area’s current trustee, Thayne Whipple, decided against seeking reelection. (Whipple is facing criminal charges for alleged federal campaign finance violations involving the 2016 presidential race.) Chandler has raised concerns about Starkweather’s endorsement by the Ojai Valley News, and his purchase of newspapers supportsage left for the publisher of the Ojai Valley News by the VC Reporter was not returned by press deadline. Starkweather defends his strategy of buying about 1,100 newspapers. “I offered to pay as a political payment to put a large ad in the paper in the election special issue, and paid to have it distributed,” said Starkweather. “It’s a normal transaction between a campaign and a newspaper. It was my idea. They agreed to it and charged me the regular rate for advertising, and they charged what it would cost to have more papers distributed. I thought it was a service to my constitudirector several weeks back approved doorto-door political canvassing. So my opponent and some of her friends complained and said I was risking people’s health. She had to be corrected.” Area 4 candidates cite their experience In the race to represent Area 4, current Ojai School Board President Shelly Griffen is challenged by curriculum developer Chiany Dri. Area 4 includes sections of the school district south of Highway 150, as well as neighborhoods near Nordhoff High School. Dri says if she’s elected, her professional can take that curriculum and work it in the classrooms.” Dri says challenges she’s faced in her own life also give her a unique perspective. “I was a former foster youth. I experienced homelessness. I was a teen mom. I experienced challenges that were also in some ways created by educational barriers. So I feel like all of those experiences really aid in my qualification,” said Dri. Griffen is hoping that her experience leading the school board and working for the school district will lead voters to re-elect her to the board. AD PROOF ing him for distribution to homes in their area. “I do feel like the paper endorsed him Client: Melena Luke ents, and most people felt the same way.” Starkweather also raised eyebrows with his experience will help her make the district more inclusive. “I have been a part of the school district for over 20 years. I used to be a teacher’s assistant Ad Executive: Warren Barrett (805) 648-2244 without ever talking to me or giving me a decision to campaign door-to-door during the “I develop, write and teach curriculum on and an instructional aide at Nordhoff,” said Please check this proof over carefully and indicate all corrections clearly. You will have a “1st Proof”, “2nd Proof”, and “Final Proof”. If we receive no proof after the 1st or 2nd Proofs, AD WILL chance, which I felt was inappropriate,” said Chandler, who works as an administrator for pandemic, but says he did it in a safe way. “I wore a mask and stood six feet from anti-racism,” said Dri. “Basically diversity, equity, inclusion for young people. And then RUN AS IS. If this proof meets your approval on the 1st proof, check off “FINAL PROOF (APPROVED)” box, date and sign at the bottom NOTICE: PLEASE FAX THIS PROOF TO (805) 648-2245 ASAP Griffen. “Looking into the future, I think we really require somebody who has a lot of expeISSUE: 10/22/20 the Ventura Unified School District. A mes- the doors,” said Starkweather. “The health I do trainings for educators as well so they rience and knows the issues of the district.”
Ojai Valley votes CHIANY DRI for Ojai School Board, Dist. 4
Public schools for the people, by the people. Together we can foster the kind of change in our schools that will inspire greater unity and strength in our community.
As a school district parent and the daughter of public school educators, I understand the important role of supporting educators and students in our district. Our school board deserves members who bring a fresh perspective. We all deserve a voice at the table who will represent the diversity of our community, who will build the bridge for young families, who will push for policies and initiatives that uplift our public schools and support our community’s vision.
COUNTY of VENTURA
COVID-19 TESTING
The County of Ventura has expanded free COVID-19 testing throughout the county for residents who have the slightest suspicion of having COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone with it. Symptoms of COVID-19 can be: Close contact means: • Cough or shortness of breath • Sharing a home • OR other symptoms: fever greater than 100.4°F, • Being closer than 6 feet for more than 10 minutes without chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new wearing a mask loss of taste or smell • Having contact with the bodily fluids (spit, blood) of the sick person through coughing, sneezing, sharing utensils
OPTUMSERVE STATE LOCATION COVID-19 testing for all community members. Please schedule an appointment by calling or registering online. Online: www.lhi.care/covidtesting • Phone: 1-888-634-1123 • Hours of Operation: Monday–Friday 8am – 8pm Thousand Oaks Library – Newbury Park Branch Oxnard Performing Arts Center 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030
Moorpark College 7075 Campus Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021 Monday-Friday 10am – 7pm
DRIVE-UP TESTING SITES No appointment necessary (Beginning October 16) (Weekend Hours) Santa Paula City parking lot located at Oxnard College corner of E. Main Street and N. Ojai Street 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard, CA 93033 Friday–Tuesday 10am – 7pm Friday–Tuesday 10am – 7pm (Closing at 4 pm beginning November 1) Fillmore Family Medical Group 828 W. Ventura St., Fillmore, 93015 Tuesday 9am – 5pm
WALK-UP TESTING SITE No appointment necessary • Hours of Operation: Monday–Friday 9am – 6pm Ventura County Fairgrounds – 10 W. Harbor Blvd in Ventura - Enter at Gate 2
VENTURA COUNTY URGENT CARE LOCATIONS
For pre-screening and appointment, call the hotline at 805-652-7660. Beginning November 1 all sites will close at 4 pm.
OXNARD VENTURA EAST COUNTY
Las Islas Family Medical Group South Academic Family Medicine Center Conejo Valley Family Medical Group 325 West Channel Islands Blvd., Oxnard, 93033 300 Hillmont Ave., Bldg. 340, Ventura, 93003 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 200 Open 7 days/week from 9am - 5pm Monday–Saturday 9am - 4pm Thousand Oaks, 91360 Magnolia Family Medical Center 2240 E. Gonzales Rd., Oxnard, 93036 Monday–Friday 8:30am - 5pm West Ventura Medical Clinic 133 W. Santa Clara St., Ventura, 93001 Open 7 days/week from 9am – 5pm Open 7 days/week from 9:15am - 4:30pm Sierra Vista Family Medical Clinic 1227 East Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley, 93065 Monday–Friday 9am - 5pm and SANTA CLARA RIVER VALLEY Saturday and Sunday 9am – 2pm Fillmore Family Medical Group 828 W. Ventura St., Fillmore, 93015 Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm
