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Preliminary estimates to repair the damage were in the $700,000 range, well beyond the financial means of the small Ventura parish. The Santa Barbara-based California Missions Foundation stepped up to help.

Historic Ventura mission gets federal grant to save its deteriorating walls The Mission Basilica San Buenaventura is receiving a $750,000 federal grant from the California Missions Foundation.

The recently enacted California law is changing how firefighters are equipped to fight fires like the Mountain Fire.

2024 Mountain Fire spurs new fire prevention legislation The fire burned nearly 20,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures.

Here's one of the top stories KCLU covered this week:

Jane is 22 years old. We're not using her real name. She spent 7 years in a relationship with a man she loved, who became increasingly violent.

She describes her abuse:

"I would get dragged around the room by my hair. It was so bad that the next morning I'd be crying and pulling chunks of my hair out. He would hit me wherever my hands weren't blocking because I would cower and go like this, and I'd get blows to my back. I've been choked. I've been bitten."

This is the reality of domestic violence. The bruises heal, but only until the next abusive incident. Living with fear and shame. A set of complex emotions and battered self-esteem.

Jane is not alone. Approximately 7,000 allegations of domestic violence occur each year in Ventura County, along with around 345 allegations of adult sexual assault.

Jane eventually left the abusive relationship and found safety at the nonprofit Coalition for Family Harmony shelter. In 2025 alone, the shelter helped more than 5,500 survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Services to help abuse victims are increasing. A new emergency domestic violence shelter opened this year at the Ventura County Family Justice Center. The Coalition for Family Harmony now operates three emergency shelters along with Ventura County’s only r**e crisis center.

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Although the school building is old, its offerings are modern. Its coursework prepares students for college or vocational training.

Historic Santa Paula school celebrates its 100th anniversary Although the school building is old, its offerings are modern. Its coursework prepares students for college or vocational training.

The Western Monarch butterfly, which mostly migrates to California's Central Coast for the winter, faces up to a 99% chance of being lost forever.

Protections for Monarch butterflies delayed It’s an iconic pollinator, but the Western Monarch Butterfly, which mostly migrates to California's Central Coast for the winter, faces up to a 99% chance of being lost forever.

The heat wave is expected to peak on Saturday, but National Weather Service meteorologists say that's deceiving. Very little cooling is expected as we move into next week.

Extended heat wave is expected to impact the Tri-Counties Temperatures could range from the 90s in coastal areas to 105 inland.

The new James Dean Memorial Highway is four miles of Highway 46 northeast of San Luis Obispo. Caltrans, CHP, local elected leaders, and representatives of the James Dean estate gathered at the site recently to celebrate the designation.

Section of Central Coast highway dedicated to late movie star James Dean The actor died there in a 1955 traffic accident. The ceremony also celebrated a project which improves highway safety in the area where the crash occurred.

Danish Olympic medalist Viktor Thorup talked about his journey to the Olympic podium during a skating stop in Goleta.

From missing the Olympics by one second to winning Olympic silver Danish Olympic medalist Viktor Thorup talked about his journey to the Olympic podium during a skating stop in Goleta.