With public health officials not recommending trick-or-treating in its usual fashion this year, the City's Recreation Division is organizing a safe, fun alternative! County health officials have given us the green light for:

Businesses will be able to safely distribute candy to cars as residents drive through Arroyo Vista Community Park, surrounded by themed music, decorated scenes, roaming characters, and more! To participate, you will need to provide a decorated vehicle and at least one person to hand out candy from your trunk. That's it!

Here's some more good news:

However, businesses are welcome to contribute a carved pumpkin too, as we will also have carved pumpkins displayed throughout the drive.

For more event information or to participate, please E-mail Victoria Peterson or call (805) 517-6306.

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The California Labor Market Information Division has released unemployment figures for September 2020, indicating our unemployment rate improved very little, from 8.7% in August to 8.4% in September. While it is a move in the right direction, that gain pales in comparison to the prior month-over-month improvement, from an adjusted 11.4% in July all the way down to 8.7% in August. Ventura County businesses added 2,600 jobs in September, but we are still down 25,400 jobs from one year ago.

Ventura County's 8.4% unemployment rate is ranked 25th among California's 58 counties, ahead of California's 10.8% but behind the national average of 7.7%.

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