Isaiah Murtaugh
Education Reporter at Ventura County Star
@Report4America corps member covering education for @VCStar. DMs open.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Isaiah Murtaugh
Ventura High School was locked down the afternoon of May 28 after a potential weapon report that later proved to be unfounded, school and law enforcement officials said. The lockdown was triggered when a student reported seeing another student carrying a gun, the Ventura Unified School District wrote in a social media post. Ventura Police Department Cmdr.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Isaiah Murtaugh
Moorpark’s next city manager is from the ranks of its own city staff.Assistant City Manager PJ Gagajena will take over the city’s top job on June 28 after City Manager Troy Brown retires, the city announced in a May 27 statement.Gagajena, who joined Moorpark's staff in 2020, said he's excited to keep working with the council. He will lead a city hall of 102 employees with an annual budget of $81 million. PJ Gagajena will take over as Moorpark City Manager on June 28.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Isaiah Murtaugh
A man in his early 20s was found stabbed late on the night of May 22 in the Thousand Oaks area, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff's Capt. Tyler Abbott said dispatchers received a call at 11:30 p.m. about several people fighting near the 1600 block of Calle Diamonte. The address is north of Highway 101 and west of Ventu Park Road. Abbott said deputies went to the scene and found a man with stab wounds. He was transported to nearby Los Robles Regional Medical Center for treatment.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Isaiah Murtaugh
Ventura's century-old Washington School was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9. Already, at least one group is preparing a pitch for the campus's future. The small cluster of school buildings on MacMillan Avenue shuttered in summer 2023. The Ventura County Christian School, the tenant of two decades, departed after a year-long lease dispute with the Ventura Unified School District.
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2 weeks ago |
vcstar.com | Isaiah Murtaugh
State education code requires school districts to hand out final notices by May 15. Ventura Unified, Oxnard Union and the county education office all approved double digit layoff notices. Cuts affect other districts but to a lesser degree. A handful of Ventura County school districts are moving to lay off staff in the summer as enrollment declines eat into funding and one-time, pandemic-related grants run their course.
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