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The Ventura County Star was founded in 1925 by the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group, which merged with E. W. Scripps in 1986.Around 1936, the Star acquired the Ventura Free Press (which itself was founded in 1875), and began publishing as the Ventura County Star-Free Press in 1938.
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), [11] is a city in and the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of Los Angeles. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. [12] Ventura is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic landmarks ...
The Ventura County Historic Landmarks & Points of Interest consist of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods designated by Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board as historic landmarks and points of interest in Ventura County, California. The county board of supervisors created the Cultural Heritage Board in 1966 and in August 1968, two sites were ...
Cheri Carlson covers the environment and county government for the Ventura County Star. Reach her at cheri.carlson@vcstar.com or 805-437-0260.
Julius Gius (December 31, 1911 – October 18, 1996) was an editor of the Ventura County Star-Free Press. He expanded the paper's circulation during this time. He was also the editorial director for the San Diego –based Scripps Newspapers. He then took over a weekly newspaper in Thousand Oaks, made it a daily and increased its circulation.
In August 2017, amid the controversy over public display and vandalism of Serra statues, the Ventura County Star published an op-ed calling for the removal of such statues. The author, Rellis Smith, wrote: "To have statues such as the one in front of Ventura City Hall is a direct slap in the face of all Chumash and other Native American cultures."
24th, 26th, 32nd. Website. www.countyofventura.org. Ventura County (/ vɛnˈtʊərə / ⓘ) is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. [10][13] The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura.
since December 12, 2022. Term length. 2 years. Formation. 1866. First holder. Walter Scott Chaffee. This is a list of mayors of Ventura, California, beginning with Ventura's incorporation as a city in 1866. The individual who had the longest tenure in office was Charles W. Petit, who served as mayor for 151⁄2 years from 1953 to 1969.