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A $69 million affordable housing project for veterans is one step closer to reality in Ventura. Ventura Springs, a project comprised of 122 units for veterans on 9.68 acres, kicked off with a groundbreaking on Wednesday. The development, located on 10795 Cosmos Drive, with a cross street of Telephone Road, will have 120 units for low-income veterans and their [...]
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The Ventura City Council Monday night rejected an appeal of the city Planning Commission’s approval of a planned 50,000-square-foot Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic. The project can now move forward. It will replace a much smaller VA clinic in Oxnard. “I think we need to take care of (Ventura County’s) 40,000 veterans,” said Ventura Councilman Joe Schroeder. “I […]
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Californians who haven’t paid their rent since March 1 because of the Coronavirus could stay in their homes through at least Jan. 31 under a bill the state Legislature passed late Monday — one day before statewide eviction protections are set to expire. The pandemic has devastated California’s economy, causing millions of people to lose […]
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As Californians once again begin to recover from catastrophic wildfires throughout the state, the California Department of Veterans Affairs stands ready to assist veterans affected by the blazes. Click here to visit CalVet’s wildfires page, which provides important information, including a list of Local Assistance Centers open in affected areas, links, and contacts for veterans. Veterans who suffer […]
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A.S.A.P. program brings County, State, United Way, private foundations, and individual donors together to get “hardest-to-engage” military veterans into safe isolation during pandemic CAMARILLO, CALIF. (PRWEB LINK) MAY 11, 2020 The region’s leading non-profit for veteran services and its partner agencies, have placed 20 of the highest risk military veterans into virus-safe shelter as part of […]
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The first of the month means rent is due for many Ventura County residents. But those who can’t pay rent because of the coronavirus can’t be evicted, due to a combination of a statewide eviction moratorium and local ordinances. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order in mid-March that authorized local governments to halt evictions but […]
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If you don’t already have a REAL ID-compliant drivers license or ID, you have an additional year to get one before you probably need it to board a domestic flight. The Dept. of Homeland Security has pushed back the enforcement deadline from Oct. 1, 2020 to Oct. 1, 2021 in light of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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Plan to visit a VA health care facility? Here’s what to expect. By now, you’ve heard about the coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, that’s causing illness around the world. Fortunately, VA is ready. We have plans in place to protect everyone who gets care, visits or works at one of our facilities. For Veterans, families […]
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A pair of U.S. Army MH-60M Blackhawks prepare to conduct an aerial refueling exercise over Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2017. A coalition servicemember was killed and several were wounded after a helicopter crashed in Iraq late Sunday, military officials said. According to Newsweek, it was a MH-60 Black Hawk. ALLISON LOTZ/U.S. MARINE CORPS An American […]
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UCLA Athletics announced last week that it would be introducing a new military appreciation ticket program for the 2018-2019 season. The program is available to active military members, veterans and their families, and it cuts the price of admission to all UCLA regular-season home games in half – including football and men’s basketball. UCLA Athletics […]
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All nine people aboard an aging cargo plane making its final military flight Wednesday were killed when the aircraft nosedived into a Georgia highway. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard WC-130 was carrying nine crew members when it crashed, the Guard said in a statement. It was flying from the coastal city of Savannah, Georgia […]
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More than 1,200 dignitaries, community members, families and veterans filled Lincoln Theater on the campus of the Veterans Homes of California — Yountville to capacity Monday night to honor and remember three brave women who lost their lives in service to veterans last Friday. The Pathway Home’s Executive Director Christine Loeber, Clinical Director Jennifer Gray […]
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It seems fitting that during National Women’s History Month, on March 6th the first wave of female Marines arrived at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to begin combat training course that, on the West Coast, was previously open only to males. The women will be the first enlisted female students to learn basic battlefield skills […]
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WASHINGTON — An American military helicopter crashed Thursday near the city of Qaim in western Iraq, killing some of the seven service members aboard, United States officials said. It was unclear why the aircraft, an HH-60 Pave Hawk, went down, the officials added. They did not rule out ground fire, and they could not confirm […]
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