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To keep up with the growing population of Ventura, Calif., the Ventura City Council voted in favor of expanding paid parking in the downtown area. As of May 1, 2024, many of the currently free parking places, including the parking structure on Santa Clara St., will cost $1.25 an hour.

The changes in parking coming to Downtown Ventura

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Physics teacher Emily Hunt drops a student’s egg contraption.

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Drug use, particularly vaping or smoking marijuana, is a prevalent issue among high schoolers. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states that 23.2 percent of 12th graders had vaped nicotine in the past year, and 29 percent of 12th graders had reported using cannabis in the past year, according to the 2023 NIDA Monitoring the Future annual survey. While drug use among teens is not rising dramatically, the dangers of doing so have. With deadly synthetic drugs like fentanyl contaminating drug supplies, drug use in teens has been more dangerous than ever before.

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March 8, 2024, marked the return of the well-known and highly-anticipated event: Night to Remember. Held at Ventura County Fairgrounds, Night to Remember served as a way for people to connect with those around them, while honoring those with disabilities. In this photo, one of the many guests walks down the red carpet waving at those around him, while his host enthusiastically helps him toward San Miguel Hall.

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“Tinker Tour USA” encourages students to stand up for First Amendment rights (12 photos)

Aysen Tan
November 15, 2013
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Mary Beth Tinker proudly holds the pink slip that summoned her to the office to be suspended for her black armband. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press


BOSTON – With the ability to generate a movement quicker than ever, students across America are constantly seeking out ways to speak out and make a change, but many don’t know their rights that come from the First Amendment.

Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker brought her “Tinker Tour USA” bus to theJournalism Education Association (JEA) and National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) convention in Boston this weekend to talk to students about her experience with standing up for her rights and to hear their stories.

Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

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