BRIEFLY FUNDING OUTLINED FROM SMOKE TAX.The Children and Families First Commission, which oversees the money coming into the county from 50-cents-a-pack tax on cigarettes, announced it will give more than $650,000 in funding to 25 area projects. The projects include $40,056 for Ojai Valley Early Childhood Collaborative; $43,740 for Infant and Children Dental Coalition of Ventura County; $26,350 for the Ventura County Public Health Department's Substance Abuse Coalition; $75,533 for Child Development Services at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. ; $88,093 for Easter Seals Easter Seals is an international charitable organization devoted to providing opportunities for children with physical disabilities. See
Also included is $29,550 for Child Development Resources of Ventura County; $30,000 for Family Connection Child Care Center; $6,775 for Free Clinic of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. ; $6,300 for Holy Cross Christian Pre-School and Childcare Center; $8,692 for Linda's Loving Day Loving Day is an annual celebration held on June 12, the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia which struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in 16 states. Care; $28,687 for Ojai Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. ; and $5,000 for Probst Family Daycare. There will be $31,654 for Santa Barbara-Ventura County Dental Society; $37,00 for Ventura County Breastfeeding Coalition; $12,600 for Ventura County Library; $39,635 for Ventura County Public Health Department; $35,224 for Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office's Child Care Planning Council; and $30,000 for Ventura Unified School District. - Daily News Jobless rate dips in Ventura County The unemployment rate for Ventura County fell to 5.7 percent last month. That is compared to an unemployment rate of 5 percent for the state and 4.1 percent for the nation. The total wage and salary employment in the county also declined by 3,500 jobs between July and August, bringing it down to 283,400. The drop included a decline in farm employment as well as for government jobs. Construction, manufacturing, trade and finance posted slight gains of between 100 and 200 jobs. - Daily News Cigarette case leads to arrests Camarillo Police arrested three men early Friday morning on suspicion of trying to buy 2,100 cartons of stolen cigarettes worth $70,000 from undercover officers. Police said Mouin Elmoughrabi, 36, of Agoura was being detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: without bail with an Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS hold. Vahid Assadi, 32, of Canyon Country and Akram Hatoum, 50, of San Bernandino were both being held on $500,000 bail in the Ventura County jail, officials said. Police said the month long investigation began when a suspicious burglary was reported. Undercover officers later met with the suspects and negotiated the sale of the cigarettes, which the suspects allegedly thought were stolen. After the officers delivered a truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno of cigarettes and the suspects allegedly turned over $42,000, the suspects were arrested and taken into custody. The investigation is ongoing, police said. - Daily News |
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