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I was born thirty years ago, back in 2016, at a time when grass- roots petitioners stood out in front of grocery stores collecting signatures for a law that saved all this farmland and open space [...]

With so many opportunities to converse with others concerned about Ventura County’s open space, the SOAR campaign brought us together like no other effort. Whether at a clubhouse in Santa Rosa [...]

What we accomplished together to get SOAR approved and in place until 2050 is nothing short of amazing. Hundreds of people stepped up in so many significant ways to make it happen. Yet all of our [...]

We are embarking on a Planned Giving Campaign. The purpose is to raise money through planned gift pledges by our members, so that when the current generation passes on we will have assets for [...]

By Van Royce Vibber. When my wife Julie was alive, we created a trust which left the majority for the survivor’s use in their lifetime. We had an understanding that after providing for children [...]

SOAR supporters can celebrate that together we achieved what some thought impossible. On September 20, with the simple words, “Ok, it’s done”, Judge Vincent O’Neill signed the agreement to let [...]