By WebMaster,on March 17th,2009 This Blog is provided by the Santa Rosa Valley Information Website [http://SantaRosaValley.US] for the benefit of Valley Residents and Business Owners. This is a private venture and your right to use the Blog is strictly under the control of the WebMaster. All individuals who wish to post to,or comment on,the Blog are required . . . →Read More:Welcome By James T Fortney,on December 29th,2011 SRV-Alert Many of you have been part of SRV-Alert,the alerting system offered here in the Santa Rosa Valley as part of our Santa Rosa Valley –Emergency Radio Network (SRV-ERN). This system provides SMS Text Messages when we are aware of events or activities of timely importance. It is also used to activate the . . . →Read More:Alerting Systems By James T Fortney,on December 8th,2011 If you have never seen a Lunar Eclipse,you have an excellent opportunity this coming Saturday morning. As discussed in the links below,it will be special in several ways and should be an exciting opportunity to share the operation of the Solar System with your children and grandchildren. A higher elevation open viewing location . . . →Read More:Total Lunar Eclipse Visible Saturday –December 10,2011 By James T Fortney,on November 8th,2011 The following announcement has been issued by the Ventura County Office of Emergency Services: ************************** On November 9,2011 at 11:00 a.m. PST the first ever nationwide testing of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place. You may be familiar with the local or state level EAS because it is used to broadcast weather . . . →Read More:National Emergency Alert System Test By James T Fortney,on October 11th,2011 The long awaited Emergency Preparedness Trailer for use by the Santa Rosa Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will debut on Thursday,October 20,2011,at 4 p.m. during a special open house in the East parking lot at Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School. The entire community is invited to come and see the latest . . . →Read More:SRV CERT Trailer By James T Fortney,on September 21st,2011 The September SRV Municipal Advisory Council (SRV-MAC) Meeting was attended by an exceptionally large number of residents. Most of them were there to complain about the operation of Tropical Paradise (TP),a wedding and party venue on the South side of Santa Rosa Road just East of Yucca St. The use of this palm tree . . . →Read More:Tropical Paradise or Neighborhood Nuisance By James T Fortney,on August 31st,2011 The Sheriff’s Department announced several arrests today in conjunction with a Real Estate Fraud activity that has been in operation in Ventura County and surrounding areas for some time. A link to their announcement is provided below. A few months ago residents and potential investors in the Santa Rosa Valley were targeted by this group. . . . →Read More:Real Estate Fraud By James T Fortney,on July 10th,2011 This morning at about 10:25 AM a large percentage of the Valley thought that a jet plane was landing in their back yard. What actually occurred was a tractor plowing in the field South of Santa Rosa Road and East of E Las Posas Road damaged one of the very high pressure gas lines that . . . →Read More:Gas Line Damage By James T Fortney,on June 24th,2011 The News media has been full of articles announcing this closure,but we are repeating it for those that might not have heard. STAY AWAY FROM SEPULVEDA PASS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,JULY 16 AND 17,2011 The entire Freeway will be closed. If you need to go to the Airport or Western Los Angeles . . . →Read More:I-405 Sepulveda Pass Closure By James T Fortney,on June 23rd,2011 I don’t know if it is because some think this is Earthquake Weather,or if it is because FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division kicked off this year’s Earthquake Preparedness Campaign today,but United Press International released a story this afternoon that everyone in Southern California needs to read. Study:Quake could cripple Calif. economy . . . →Read More:Earthquake Weather ? By James T Fortney,on June 22nd,2011 Everyone should be aware that the first sighting of packs of Coyotes and a possible large cat occurred last week in Bridlewood. This was during daylight hours. It is not too early to remind everyone that small animals (this includes children) can be victims of these wild animals and you can not be too cautious. . . . →Read More:Wild Animal Time Already | | |