OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) Some Driffill Elementary School students had a front row seat to their first opera inside Dr. Dufau’s classroom. Their teacher happens to be a member of the Ventura County Gilbert & Sullivan Repertoire Company that is putting on H.M.S. Pinafore at the Theatre on the Hill in Thousand Oaks. Dr. Kimberley Dufau got
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-to-1 to change to name of Calle Cesar Chavez to the Limuw St. Limuw is the Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island. Chumash residents spoke before the vote about naming it after their Island heritage and said the Island is visible from the street. The
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations got underway over the weekend before Sept. 16; the day marking the country’s call to arms against Spain in 1810. Families lined C Street in downtown Oxnard to watch the parade. Musicians, including Mariachi Gallos De Oro, performed. Some horses appeared to dance or trot in place. Young riders
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – When students return to the former Cesar Chavez Elementary School this month they won’t see a Cesar Chavez mural at the entrance or the giant bust in the garden. The Oxnard School District had the mural painted over to match the new coat of paint on the entire school. The district
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Santa Barbara City College’s Raíces program is scheduled to close on Friday, July 31. SBCC President and Superintendent Dr. Erika Endrijonas said the Federal Hispanic Serving Institutions Title V grant money is done. There is no longer funding through the grant for staffing or the program. For the past 3 years the center, located
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Hundreds of students and their families filled the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden for the first of two Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremonies. This academic year the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara is awarding college scholarships totaling $8.457, 996. The money is almost evenly split between 2,388 students in North and
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The California Strawberry Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary over the weekend. On Sunday, the Oxnard High School Marching Band welcomed people at the entrance. Once inside, people quenched their thirst on all kinds of strawberry drinks. They also had plenty of Strawberry treats to choose from. They enjoyed strawberries dipped in chocolate
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) It didn’t take long for the opening day of the California Strawberry Festival to be jam packed People lined up at the entrance of the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Once inside, they had a chance to sample fresh strawberries grown at Faria Farm in Oxnard. Thanks to local growers and strawberry fields that appear to
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – ‘Powerful Voices, Purposeful Change – Women Leading Through Civic Engagement.’ That was the theme of this year’s 18th Annual Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon at the Cabrillo Pavilion. Every year, the organization celebrates the women who make big impacts in their local communities. Hundreds turned out for Thursday afternoon luncheon,
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Cinco de Mayo falls on Taco Tuesday this year. That means even bigger business for popular Mexican restaurants. El Paseo is known for its margarita specials and all-you-can-eat Taco Tuesday buffet. It is also known for its Spanish-style architecture and courtyard. Locals and tourists filled the restaurant to celebrate the day
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Murals by the Santa Barbara Arts Alliance are now on display at Santa Barbara City Hall. “Scaling The Walls” is the name of the new exhibit. Arts Alliance graduates Miguel Rodriguez and Denise Villanueva collaborated with program participants to create the 8 murals. The work honors the indigenous community, farmworkers and higher education. The
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara City Council voted in favor of an updated resolution to re-affirm the city’s response to ICE. The 6-1 vote followed a couple of hours of discussion. The resolution promotes community safety, diversity and public trust in response to Federal Immigration Enforcement. Mayor Randy Rowse voted against the plan
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – Oxnard Police said a 45-year-old man seen waving a machete, and threatening bystanders, is in the hospital following an officer involved shooting on Monday. The Oxnard Police Department said they received calls just past noon about the man with a machete near Saviers and Pleasant Valley roads in South Oxnard. “The initial call
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara City Council plans to go through the process of renaming Calle César Chavez. Following accusations of sexual abuse about the late activist, the street could go back to its prior name “Salsipuedes” or the community could come up with new name. But the council says it is
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A fight at a concert sent six people to the hospital on Sunday night. A Los Inquietos del Norte at Earl Warren Showgrounds over the weekend was “jam-packed” according to witnesses. They said people started throwing water out of bottles and then fights broke out. Jasmine Garcia said some people
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) Early risers lined up at 7 a.m. to grocery shop during Vallarta Supermarkets Grand Opening Relocation celebration in Oxnard at Saviers Rd and Bryce Canyon Ave. Before the photo op ribbon cutting cerenony, the crowd watched Patria Mexicana from Santa Barbara perform Ballet Folklórico. The group directed by Ismael Guzman includes mother
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) The fallout of the Cesar Chavez sex abuse allegations are impacting his old La Colonia neighborhood in Oxnard. A giant bust of the civil rights icon has been turned and covered up with cloth at Cesar Chavez Elementary School on N. Marquita St. The school also has a tarp covering the name
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) A local marine is being remembered at his namesake swim-a-thon The 2026 Patrick }Vega Memorial Swim-a-Thon raises money for scholarships and swim programs. It took place at his alma mater’s pool at Oxnard High School. Swim teams took turns filling the lanes. Most swam 29 x 100 or 2900 yards in honor of what would
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Santa Barbara Police Chief Kelly Gordon read a statement of values to the Santa Barbara City Council in an effort to re-affirm its commitment to the community in the midst of Federal Immigration Enforcement Activities. Speakers urged the council to stand with the people and do more. They commented on the
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) Labor leader Dolores Huerta, 95, spoke to students during a special event in Oxnard on Saturday. Huerta talked about her late colleague Cesar Chavez, who spent some of his childhood in Oxnard. She said he learned how to organize from people who came in during the Dust Bowl. She gave the keynote address
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