{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"San Buenaventura Conservancy","home_page_url":"https://sbconservancy.org","description":"San Buenaventura Conservancy","author":{"name":"San Buenaventura Conservancy"},"items":[{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/disbanding-the-hpc-again","html_content":"

In May 2026, the Conservancy sprang into action to save the HPC. This threat is still ongoing as of mid-May 2026. Please read our Webpage about ACTION ALERT: Disbanding the HPC

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/disbanding-the-hpc-again","title":"Disbanding the HPC (Again)","summary":"In May 2026, the Conservancy sprang into action to save the HPC. This threat is still ongoing as of mid-May 2026. Please read our Webpage about ACTION ALERT: Disbanding the HPC","date_modified":"2026-05-11T21:46:42Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/supporting-the-city-wide-historic-survey","html_content":"

In 2024, 2025 and 2026 we concentrated our advocacy on the ongoing City-wide Historic Survey and Context. The most important thing we can do in Ventura is identify out historic resources before they are threatened or los...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/supporting-the-city-wide-historic-survey","title":"Supporting the City-Wide Historic Survey","summary":"In 2024, 2025 and 2026 we concentrated our advocacy on the ongoing City-wide Historic Survey and Context. The most important thing we can do in Ventura is identify out historic resources before they are threatened or los...","date_modified":"2025-11-22T09:05:09Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/wpa-history-of-santa-paula-fire-station-1","html_content":"

Santa Paula Fire Station #1 (now VC Fire 89) on 10th Street in Historic Downtown Santa Paula was the most significant building built in Santa Paula with WPA funds during the Great Depression in 1934-1935. It was listed o...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/wpa-history-of-santa-paula-fire-station-1","title":"WPA history of Santa Paula Fire Station #1","summary":"Santa Paula Fire Station #1 (now VC Fire 89) on 10th Street in Historic Downtown Santa Paula was the most significant building built in Santa Paula with WPA funds during the Great Depression in 1934-1935. It was listed o...","date_modified":"2024-02-02T18:11:14Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/demolition-of-santa-paula-fire-station","html_content":"

The County of Ventura Public Works Department improperly used a Categorical Exemption from CEQA for the new Fire Station project which includes demolition of the historic Santa Paula Fire Station at 114 Tenth Street in h...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/demolition-of-santa-paula-fire-station","title":"Demolition of Santa Paula Fire Station #1","summary":"The County of Ventura Public Works Department improperly used a Categorical Exemption from CEQA for the new Fire Station project which includes demolition of the historic Santa Paula Fire Station at 114 Tenth Street in h...","date_modified":"2023-11-22T01:32:33Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/mbk-rental-living-timber-school","html_content":"

The multifamily development company MBK Rental Living has acquired the Timber School Property in Thousand Oaks, California. The Conservancy looks forward to working with MBK and the City on the rehabilitation of the hist...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/mbk-rental-living-timber-school","title":"MBK Rental Living & Timber School","summary":"The multifamily development company MBK Rental Living has acquired the Timber School Property in Thousand Oaks, California. The Conservancy looks forward to working with MBK and the City on the rehabilitation of the hist...","date_modified":"2023-08-23T08:22:53Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/pierpont-inn-at-hpc-8-17-23","html_content":"

Community Development Department PO Box 99, Ventura, CA 93002\n \nPlease share with the HPC the Conservancy’s formal comments regarding Historic Design Review of the the Pierpont Inn plans. PROJ-22-0018/ HDR-05-22-0001\n\nTh...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/pierpont-inn-at-hpc-8-17-23","title":"Pierpont Inn at HPC 8-17-23","summary":"Community Development Department PO Box 99, Ventura, CA 93002\n \nPlease share with the HPC the Conservancy’s formal comments regarding Historic Design Review of the the Pierpont Inn plans. PROJ-22-0018/ HDR-05-22-0001\n\nTh...","date_modified":"2023-08-23T08:02:22Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/timber-school-thousand-oaks-in-jeopardy","html_content":"

Timber School represents one of the few remaining two-room schoolhouses in Ventura County. It is lasting evidence of the Timber School District, one of two districts established by pioneers in the Conejo Valley. The miss...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/timber-school-thousand-oaks-in-jeopardy","title":"Timber School (Thousand Oaks) in jeopardy","summary":"Timber School represents one of the few remaining two-room schoolhouses in Ventura County. It is lasting evidence of the Timber School District, one of two districts established by pioneers in the Conejo Valley. The miss...","date_modified":"2023-08-18T18:47:28Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/historic-japanese-cemetery-in-oxnard","html_content":"

Cemetery board member Ken Nakano has been working on some possible designs for the replacement grave markers. As you know, many of the current markers are made of wood. The names were painted on by some visiting Japanese...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/historic-japanese-cemetery-in-oxnard","title":"Historic Japanese Cemetery in Oxnard","summary":"Cemetery board member Ken Nakano has been working on some possible designs for the replacement grave markers. As you know, many of the current markers are made of wood. The names were painted on by some visiting Japanese...","date_modified":"2023-08-15T23:13:18Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/brutalist-former-cal-fed-building-oxnard","html_content":"

Address: 2900 South Saviers Road, Oxnard.

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/brutalist-former-cal-fed-building-oxnard","title":"Brutalist Former Cal Fed building, Oxnard","summary":"Address: 2900 South Saviers Road, Oxnard.","date_modified":"2023-05-31T07:09:58Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/pierpont-inn-rehabilitation","html_content":"

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 9, 2023.

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/pierpont-inn-rehabilitation","title":"Pierpont Inn Rehabilitation","summary":"Meeting date: Wednesday, May 9, 2023. ","date_modified":"2023-05-18T03:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/ventura-fairgrounds-pacific-sports-group-comments-2-22-23","html_content":"

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/ventura-fairgrounds-pacific-sports-group-comments-2-22-23","title":"Ventura Fairgrounds, Pacific Sports Group Comments 2-22-23","summary":"Meeting date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023. ","date_modified":"2023-02-22T05:58:33Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/ventura-hpc-pierpont-inn-renovation-feb-16-2023","html_content":"

Re Agenda Item #4: Request for Historic Design Review for a hotel renovation of a 5.8 acre site in the Commercial Tourist Oriented (C-T-O) zoning district and within the Downtown Specific Plan and Coastal Zone. (Pierpont...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/ventura-hpc-pierpont-inn-renovation-feb-16-2023","title":"Ventura HPC: Pierpont Inn Renovation, Feb 16, 2023","summary":"Re Agenda Item #4: Request for Historic Design Review for a hotel renovation of a 5.8 acre site in the Commercial Tourist Oriented (C-T-O) zoning district and within the Downtown Specific Plan and Coastal Zone. (Pierpont...","date_modified":"2023-02-18T00:38:36Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/ventura-hpc-comments-jan-19-2023","html_content":"

The Conservancy made comments in support for two Mills Act contracts at the Historic Preservation Committee meeting on January 19, 2023.

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/ventura-hpc-comments-jan-19-2023","title":"Ventura HPC comments Jan 19, 2023","summary":"The Conservancy made comments in support for two Mills Act contracts at the Historic Preservation Committee meeting on January 19, 2023. ","date_modified":"2023-01-29T21:50:59Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/vusd-comment-surplus-properties-1-10-23","html_content":"

Dear Trustees,

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/vusd-comment-surplus-properties-1-10-23","title":"VUSD Comment: Surplus Properties. 1-10-23","summary":"Dear Trustees,","date_modified":"2023-01-13T17:44:59Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/historic-preservation-committee-seeking-members-11-23-2022","html_content":"

The City of Ventura Historic Preservation Committee is looking for a member for the next term. If you own a historic house, or have an interest in preserving Ventura please apply.

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/historic-preservation-committee-seeking-members-11-23-2022","title":"Historic Preservation Committee seeking members 11-23-2022","summary":"The City of Ventura Historic Preservation Committee is looking for a member for the next term. If you own a historic house, or have an interest in preserving Ventura please apply.","date_modified":"2022-11-23T21:08:30Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/the-wp-daily-house-1077-e-daily-drive-camarillo","html_content":"

The historic Wendell P. Daily House in Camarillo is for sale along with the Griffin Mortuary on Daily Drive. The historic 1930 house is located at 1077 E Daily Drive behind the Griffin Family Chapel at 1075 E Daily Drive...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/the-wp-daily-house-1077-e-daily-drive-camarillo","title":"The W.P. Daily House, 1077 E. Daily Drive, Camarillo","summary":"The historic Wendell P. Daily House in Camarillo is for sale along with the Griffin Mortuary on Daily Drive. The historic 1930 house is located at 1077 E Daily Drive behind the Griffin Family Chapel at 1075 E Daily Drive...","date_modified":"2022-11-22T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/college-community-council-comment-10-16-2022","html_content":"

College Community Council Comment 10-16-2022.

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/college-community-council-comment-10-16-2022","title":" Ventura College United Methodist Church Housing Plans","summary":"College Community Council Comment 10-16-2022. ","date_modified":"2022-10-27T03:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/city-council-comment-oct-10-2022","html_content":"

Good evening, my name is Stephen Schafer and I’m commenting on behalf of the San Buenaventura Conservancy for Preservation. Our mission: is to increase public awareness of irreplaceable historic places and cultural sites...

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/city-council-comment-oct-10-2022","title":"City Council Comment. Oct 10, 2022","summary":"Good evening, my name is Stephen Schafer and I’m commenting on behalf of the San Buenaventura Conservancy for Preservation. Our mission: is to increase public awareness of irreplaceable historic places and cultural sites...","date_modified":"2022-10-11T18:13:15Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/washington-school-vusd-comment-8-12-2022","html_content":"

Subject: Agenda Item 12a - Washington School

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/washington-school-vusd-comment-8-12-2022","title":"Washington School VUSD comment 8-12-2022","summary":"Subject: Agenda Item 12a - Washington School","date_modified":"2022-08-13T01:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/87-s-oak-street-adaptive-reuse","html_content":"

The Mission Hotel, 87 S Oak Street. Rehab Project at the Ventura Historic Preservation Committee this week. Comment by the SBC4P:

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/87-s-oak-street-adaptive-reuse","title":"87 S. Oak Street Adaptive Reuse ","summary":"The Mission Hotel, 87 S Oak Street. Rehab Project at the Ventura Historic Preservation Committee this week. Comment by the SBC4P:","date_modified":"2022-07-20T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/nov-3-2021-hpc-streamlining","html_content":"

SBC4P Email Planning Commission Comment on Planning Commission Meeting Item 1:

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/nov-3-2021-hpc-streamlining","title":"Nov 3, 2021, HPC Streamlining ","summary":"SBC4P Email Planning Commission Comment on Planning Commission Meeting Item 1:","date_modified":"2021-11-03T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/10-21-21-historic-preservation-committee-comment","html_content":"

Re: Streamlining and HPC responsibilities.

","url":"https://sbconservancy.org/advocacy-1/f/10-21-21-historic-preservation-committee-comment","title":"10-21-21 Historic Preservation Committee comment","summary":"Re: Streamlining and HPC responsibilities.","date_modified":"2021-10-21T19:00:00Z"}]}