Though we are still in the purple tier this week, there's good news in today's weekly update from the state! To move from the purple tier to the red tier, Ventura County must operate within the red tier criteria for two consecutive weeks. According to today's report, Ventura County operated within the red tier limits last week, which means that Ventura County can move to the red tier on October 6, if the county's new COVID-19 diagnoses stay below the purple-tier thresholds this week.

Additional categories of businesses will be allowed to reopen, and open businesses will be allowed to have higher occupancies, as Ventura County moves to better tiers. Being in the red tier would allow:

Ventura County health officials report the number of new COVID-19 cases every weekday afternoon at www.venturacountyrecovers.org. To progress to the red tier on October 6, Ventura County must report in stay below approximately 60 new COVID-19 diagnoses per day for the next week.

To see what can types of businesses can currently open in Ventura County, visit covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/ and select Ventura County and your business type.

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The City's General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) will hold its first meeting on Thursday, October 1, at 6:30 PM. The GPAC is an ad-hoc committee that represents the residents and businesses within the City of Moorpark as it prepares the first-ever comprehensive update to its General Plan since officially becoming a city in 1983. The GPAC is is responsible for providing input, feedback, and recommendations to City staff, the Planning Commission, and City Council on key components of the General Plan as they are developed. All GPAC meetings are open to the public, and the public is encouraged to attend and participate in the planning process.

All meetings will be both live-streamed and archived for on-demand viewing at www.moorparkca.gov/GPAC. For more information about the General Plan Update, please call (805) 517-6251 or visit www.MoorparkGeneralPlan.com.

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Wednesday, September 30, 10:00 AM | Register Here

Discover how to create a search-friendly website that drives up user action and supports your goals. Whether launching a new website or sprucing up an old one, this workshop will help. Presented by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate.

If you missed our September 24 webinar on landlord-tenant options, you can now watch it on-line at your convenience.The webinar covered lease provisions during COVID-19, the recent eviction moratorium, effect of bankruptcies on commercial tenancies, and strategies to achieving win-win solutions for both tenants and landlords.