By day and by night, there are plenty of ways to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve in Ventura County. Take time to check out these frightfully fun experiences at the link in bio. 📸: Courtesy of 805 Social Club

The race for the Dist. 26 Congressional seat features a Thousand Oaks Democrat who has won six two-year terms in the state assembly since 2010 and a Republican who took on California Governor Gavin Newsom in the 2021 recall campaign. Link in bio. 📸: Courtesy photos

Convicted Ventura County serial rapist Andrew Luster has been released on parole from state prison, angering the mayor of Glendora in the San Gabriel Valley where Luster now lives, according to California’s Megan’s Law website. More on this at the link in bio. 📸: Courtesy photo

A band must have a good name. Something catchy, colorful, maybe even amusing. Nothing says this like the name of local Ojai/Santa Barbara band Lazy Daughter. Read our interview with Sophia Montano at the link in bio. 📸: Michael Montano

Kaira Wallace made the case before the California Coastal Commission for the largest marine aquaculture facility in the United States, potentially to be located about 6 miles offshore from Ventura Harbor. Details at the link in bio. 📸: Courtesy photo

Maggie Marschner, the former principal of La Reina Middle and High School in Thousand Oaks, and Karen Sher, Oxnard Union High School District board president, squared off in a candidate forum at Camarillo City Hall on Oct. 5. Read more at the link in bio. 📸: Alex Wilson

A VUSD committee tasked with recommending potential school closures has issued a report ranking elementary schools Lemon Grove, Mound and Poinsettia at the top of their list, followed by E.P. Foster, Sheridan Way and Junipero Serra. Link in bio. 📸: Alex Wilson

Among American classic theater productions of the 20th century, the most beloved play of this era might be Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” Premiering in 1938 and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it remains a constant among theater companies. Link in bio.

While Jill Covell is grateful to her team at UCLA Health Ventura and the Coastal Radiation Oncology Medical Group — “they have been amazing” — she found that art was an important part of her cancer journey, and helped pave a path to healing. Link in bio.

Mission Basilica San Buenaventura is in need of repair. The mission’s historic main entrance is currently off limits and surrounded with scaffolding with broken plaster littering the stairs. Now a federal grant connected to the nation’s founding will pay for them. Link in bio.