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06/26/2019

About 100 percent of pre-K learning is social learning. Nothing online will be able to teach that.

All the evidence shows that effective early education = hands on, face-to-face, and based in relationships. Tell your state rep: reject online pre-K!

05/03/2019

A new species of plant was recently discovered in the Irish Hills Natural Reserve, according to the City of San Luis Obispo.

04/06/2019

02/20/2019

One evening last month, Jenny Rowe's drive home after work began like any other. It was about 8:15 p.m. Jan. 6 as she neared her townhome close to the campus of California State University Channel Islands. But then she spotted something reminiscent of a horror movie. "I saw these two, it almost look...

07/10/2018

The 805 UndocuFund was recognized by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors today along with other local first responders and disaster relief efforts for the Thomas Fire!

Thank you to all our donors, volunteers, supporters, and partners who make our work possible!

07/08/2018

This year I decided to spend some time with the grandkids in the garden. I bought packets of seeds from the dollar store. Ollie & I planted them in late March in a seed starter. We waited for t…