Ventura County Finalizes $3.41 Billion Budget for FY 2026–27
Ventura County has approved a $3.41 billion FY27 budget focused on health services, public safety, homelessness programs, and infrastructure improvements.
Ventura County has approved a $3.41 billion FY27 budget focused on health services, public safety, homelessness programs, and infrastructure improvements.
Ventura has adopted a $527.4 million FY27 budget supporting public safety, infrastructure upgrades, Measure O projects, and long‑term capital improvements.
Ventura County will receive more than $62 million in federal infrastructure funding for FY 2026, supporting transportation, resilience, and community‑development projects across the region.
Ventura County supervisors have approved a full redesign of the Steckel Park playground, adding modern equipment, accessibility upgrades, and new safety features.
Ventura County supervisors approved donating a Getinge 733LS‑E sterilizer and reverse‑osmosis water system to CSU Channel Islands to support student research and laboratory training.
Ventura County officials will announce an arrest in a 1990 cold‑case kidnapping and robbery, citing new forensic DNA advances and multi‑agency investigative work.
California prosecutors secured a $1.25 million settlement after finding Kroger advertised inaccurate calorie counts on Carbmaster bread products sold statewide.
The Ventura City Council voted 4–3 to reject a proposed sales‑tax increase, ending plans to place the measure on the ballot and leaving long‑term budget challenges unresolved.
The Ventura County Fire Department is opening its new Live Fire Training Complex in Camarillo, featuring two multi‑story training buildings, Ladder Land, and expanded regional firefighter training capabilities.
The temporary-barrier era is ending on Ventura’s Main Street. In its place, the city is preparing a $2.58 million buildout of bollards, crash-rated planters, design work, construction management, and public art. That is the…