Editing Ventura County, California (section)

==History==
===Indigenous===
[[File:Pictographs at the Burro Flats Painted Cave.png|thumb|left|Pictographs in the [[Burro Flats Painted Cave]] in Simi Valley]]
Ventura County was historically inhabited by the [[Chumash people]], who also settled much of [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] Counties, with their presence dating back 10,000–12,000 years.<ref>Johnson, John R. 1997. ''Chumash Indians in Simi Valley: A Journey Through Time''. Simi Valley, CA: Simi Valley Historical Society. {{ISBN|978-0965944212}}. Page 6.</ref><ref>Starr, Kevin. 2007. ''California: A History. Modern Library Chronicles 23''. New York City, NY: Random House Digital, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-8129-7753-0}}. Page 13.</ref> The Chumash were [[hunter-gatherers]], fishermen, and also traders with the [[Mojave people|Mojave]], [[Yokuts people|Yokuts]], and [[Tongva people|Tongva]] Indians.<ref>Lynne McCall & Perry Rosalind (ed.). 1991. ''The Chumash People: Materials for Teachers and Students''. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. San Luis Obispo, CA: EZ Nature Books. {{ISBN|0-945092-23-7}}. Page 31.</ref> The Chumash are also known for their rock paintings and for their great basketry. Chumash Indian Museum in Thousand Oaks has several reconstructed Chumash houses ('apa) and there are several Chumash pictographs in the county, including the [[Burro Flats Painted Cave]] in Simi Valley. The plank canoe, called a ''[[tomol]]'' in [[Chumashan languages|Chumash]], was important to their way of life. Canoe launching points on the mainland for trade with the Chumash of the Channel Islands were located at the mouth of the [[Ventura River]], [[Mugu Lagoon]] and Point Hueneme.<ref name=CCC>{{cite book |author= California Coastal Commission<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=California Coastal Resource Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/californiacoasta00cali |url-access= registration|publisher=University of California Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/californiacoasta00cali/page/267 267]|date=1987 |isbn=0520061853 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite GNIS|247636|Point Hueneme}}</ref> This has led to speculations among archeologists of whether the Chumash could have had a pre-historic contact with [[Polynesians]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Did-ancient-Polynesians-visit-California-Maybe-2661327.php|title=Did ancient Polynesians visit California? Maybe so. / Scholars revive idea using linguistic ties, Indian headdress|last=Davidson|first=Keay|date=June 20, 2005|website=SF Gate|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref> According to [[diachronic linguistics]], certain words such as tomolo'o (canoe) could be related to [[Polynesian languages]]. The dialect of the Chumash language that was spoken in Ventura County was [[Ventureño language|Ventureño]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~survey/languages/ventureno.php|title=Ventureño – Survey of California and Other Indian Languages|website=linguistics.berkeley.edu|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref>

Several place names in the county has originated from Chumash, including [[Ojai]], which means moon,<ref>Harrington, John Peabody. The Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution 1907-1957. Kraus International Publications, 1981, 3.89.66-73.</ref> and Simi Valley, which originates from the word Shimiyi and refers to the stringy, thread-like clouds that typify the region.<ref>Johnson, John R. 1997. ''Chumash Indians in Simi Valley: A Journey Through Time''. Simi Valley, CA: Simi Valley Historical Society. {{ISBN|978-0965944212}}. Page 8.</ref> Others include [[Point Mugu]] from the word Muwu (meaning "beach"), [[Saticoy, California|Saticoy]] from the word Sa'aqtiko'y (meaning "sheltered for the wind"), and [[Sespe Creek]] from the word S'eqp'e (meaning "kneecap").<ref>Lynne McCall & Perry Rosalind (ed.). 1991. ''The Chumash People: Materials for Teachers and Students''. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. San Luis Obispo, CA: EZ Nature Books. {{ISBN|0-945092-23-7}}. Pages 29–30.</ref>

===Spanish period===
[[File:Mission San Buenaventura.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mission San Buenaventura]] is a Spanish mission founded in 1782 by the [[Franciscans|Franciscan]] order.]]
In October 1542, the expedition led by [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] anchored in an inlet near [[Point Mugu, California|Point Mugu]]; its members were the first Europeans to arrive in the area that would become Ventura County.<ref>Arnold L. Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California.'' Oxnard, CA: M & N, 1979; pp. 3–4.</ref>

Active occupation of California by Spain began in 1769. [[Gaspar de Portolà]] led a military expedition by land from [[San Diego]] to [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], passing through Ventura County in August of that year. A priest with the expedition, Father [[Juan Crespí]], kept a journal of the trip and noted that the area was ideal for a mission to be established and it was a "good site to which nothing is lacking".<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California'', p. 6.</ref> Also on this expedition was Father [[Junípero Serra]], who later founded a mission on this site.

On March 31, 1782, the [[Mission San Buenaventura]] was founded by Father Serra.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 8.</ref> It is named after [[Saint Bonaventure]], one of the early intellectual founders of the [[Franciscan]] order. The town that grew up around the mission was originally named San Buenaventura (and retains the name officially), it has been known as Ventura since 1891.<ref>Erwin G. Gudde, ''California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names'', 4th ed., rev. and enlarged by William Bright (University of California Press, 1998), p. 410.</ref>

In the 1790s, the [[List of pre-statehood governors of California|Spanish Governor of California]] began granting land concessions to Spanish Californians who were often retiring soldiers. These concessions were known as [[Ranchos of California|ranchos]] and consisted of thousands of acres of land that were used primarily as ranch land for livestock. In Ventura County, [[Rancho Simi]] was granted in 1795 and [[Rancho El Conejo]] in 1802.<ref>Griggs, Gary B. and Kiki Patsch (2005). ''Living with the Changing California Coast''. University of California Press. Page 399. {{ISBN|9780520244474}}.</ref> Fernando Tico was granted Ojai and part of Ventura by Gov. Alvarado.

===Mexican period===
[[File:Fernando Librado Portrait Chumash.jpg|thumb|[[Chumash people|Chumash]] [[North American Indigenous elder|elder]] and master builder [[Fernando Librado]], or Kitsepawit, was born at [[Mission San Buenaventura]] during the Mexican period.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Johnson |first=John R. |date=1982 |title=The Trail to Fernando |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1j17p1td |journal=Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology |volume=4 |pages=132–37}}</ref>]]
In 1822, California was notified of Mexico's [[Mexican War of Independence|independence from Spain]] and the [[List of pre-statehood governors of California|Governor of California]], the Junta, the military in Monterey and the priests and [[Catholic novitiate|neophytes]] at Mission San Buenaventura swore allegiance to Mexico on April 11, 1822. California land that had been vested in the King of Spain was now owned by the nation of Mexico.

By the 1830s, Mission San Buenaventura was in a decline with fewer neophytes joining the mission. The number of cattle owned by the mission dropped from first to fifteenth ranking in the California Missions.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 11.</ref> The missions [[Mexican secularization act of 1833|were secularized by the Mexican government in 1834]]. The [[List of pre-statehood governors of California|Mexican governors]] began granting land rights to Mexican Californians, often retiring soldiers. By 1846, there were 19 rancho grants in Ventura County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.venturacogensoc.org/SpanGrants.htm|title=Ventura County Spanish and Mexican Land Grants|access-date=May 26, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828182002/http://www.venturacogensoc.org/SpanGrants.htm|archive-date=August 28, 2008}}</ref> In 1836, Mission San Buenaventura was transferred from the Church to a secular administrator. The natives who had been working at the mission gradually left to work on the ranchos. By 1839, only 300 Indians were left at the Mission and it slipped into neglect.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 12.</ref>

Several outhouses dating back to the 1800s were discovered in July 2007, at a site that had been cleared to prepare for development. The area proved to be a treasure trove for archaeologists who braved the lingering smell in the dirt to uncover artifacts that showed heavy utilization by mission inhabitants, Indians, early settlers and Spanish and Mexican soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clerici |first=Kevin |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2007/jul/17/venturas-own-ruins-of-pompeii-unearthed-are-at |title=Artifacts are found at site |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |date=July 17, 2007 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203074713/http://www.vcstar.com/news/2007/jul/17/venturas-own-ruins-of-pompeii-unearthed-are-at/}}</ref>

===American period===
The [[Mexican–American War]] began in 1846 but its effect was not felt in Ventura County until 1847. In January of that year, Captain [[John C. Frémont]] led the California Battalion into San Buenaventura to find that the Europeans had fled, leaving only Native Americans in the Mission. Fremont and the Battalion continued south to sign the [[Treaty of Cahuenga]] with General [[Andrés Pico]]. The [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] formally transferred California to the United States in 1848.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' pp. 12–13.</ref>

By 1849, a constitution had been adopted for the California territory. The new Legislature met and divided the pending state into 27 counties. At the time, the area that would become Ventura County was the southern part of [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]].<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 15.</ref>

The 1860s brought many changes to the area. A drought caused many of the ranchos to experience financial difficulties and most were divided, sub-divided and sold. Large sections of land were bought by eastern capitalists based on favorable reports of petroleum deposits. A United States Post Office was opened at Mission San Buenaventura in 1861. On April 1, 1866, the town of San Buenaventura was incorporated, becoming the first officially recognized town in what would become Ventura County.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' pp. 16–17.</ref>

On January 1, 1873, Ventura County was officially split from Santa Barbara County, bringing a flurry of change. That same year, a courthouse and wharf were built in San Buenaventura. A bank was opened and the first public library was created. The school system grew, with the first high school opening in 1890.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' pp. 22–23.</ref>

Other towns were being established in the county. A plan for [[Port Hueneme, California|Hueneme]] (later Port Hueneme) was recorded in 1874, and [[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]]'s plan was recorded in 1875. Along the banks of the Santa Clara River, the township of New Jerusalem (which would eventually be named [[El Rio, California|El Rio]])  was founded in 1875 by the owner of general store named Simon Cohen who became its first postmaster and banker in 1882.<ref>{{Citation |title=El Rio, California |date=July 10, 2023 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Rio,_California&oldid=1164628275 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=October 25, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The community of Nordhoff (later renamed [[Ojai, California|Ojai]]) was started in 1874.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' pp. 23–24.</ref> [[Bardsdale, California|Bardsdale]], [[Fillmore, California|Fillmore]], [[Piru, California|Piru]], and [[Montalvo, Ventura, California|Montalvo]] were established in 1887.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' pp. 25–27.</ref>   1892 saw [[Simi Valley, California|Simi]] (later Simi Valley), [[Somis, California|Somis]], [[Saticoy, California|Saticoy]], and [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]]. Oxnard was a latecomer, not being established until 1898.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 27.</ref>

The [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] laid tracks through San Buenaventura in 1887. For convenience in printing their timetables, Southern Pacific shortened San Buenaventura to Ventura. The Post Office soon followed suit. While the city remains officially known as San Buenaventura, it is more commonly referred to as Ventura.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 25.</ref> The rail line to [[Northern California]] originally went through [[Saugus, Santa Clarita, California|Saugus]], Fillmore and Santa Paula, providing a boom to those communities along the line. In 1905, Tunnel #26 was completed between [[Chatsworth, Los Angeles|Chatsworth]] and [[Corriganville]] near Simi Valley, shortening the rail route. At a length of {{convert|7369|ft}}, Tunnel #26 was the longest tunnel ever constructed in its day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chatsworthhistory.com/Documents/PastPresent/Train%20Tunnels%20-%20Ann%20CHS.pdf |title=Chatsworth past & present |last=Vincent |first=Ann |access-date=September 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054055/http://www.chatsworthhistory.com/Documents/PastPresent/Train%20Tunnels%20-%20Ann%20CHS.pdf |archive-date=September 21, 2013  }}</ref> This tunnel joined to the railroad spur coming the other direction from [[East Ventura (Metrolink station)|Montalvo]] through Camarillo, Moorpark and Simi Valley, making the [[Coast Line (UP)|contemporary main line]] used today. One stop along the way, at a 90-degree turn, was at a [[sugar beet]] processing factory. The factory bore the name of its absentee owners, the Oxnard Brothers. A small community of farm and factory workers grew near the train stop. That community, now bearing the name of the factory shortened to the one word train stop Oxnard, has become the largest city in Ventura County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxnardpd.org/bureaus/departmenthistory.asp |title=History of Oxnard & The Oxnard Police Department |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043224/https://www.oxnardpd.org/bureaus/departmenthistory.asp |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitoxnard.com/about-oxnard/history-of-oxnard/|title=About Oxnard California - City of Oxnard Information - Visit Oxnard|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054556/http://www.visitoxnard.com/about-oxnard/history-of-oxnard/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:SantaBarbaraVenturaOilGasFields.png|thumb|300px|Map of Ventura oil and gas fields]]
Oil has been known in Ventura County since before the arrival of the Europeans, as the native Chumash people used tar from natural seeps as a sealant and waterproofing for baskets and canoes. In the 1860s, several attempts were made to harvest the petroleum products under Ventura County but none were financially successful, and the oil speculators eventually changed from oil to land development. In 1913, oil exploration began in earnest, with Ralph Lloyd obtaining the financial support of veteran oil man Joseph B. Dabney. Their first well, named "Lloyd No. 1", was started on January 20, 1914. The well struck oil at {{convert|2558|ft|m}} but was destroyed when it went wild. Other wells met a similar fate, until 1916, when a deal was struck with the [[Shell Oil Company]]. 1916 was the year that the large [[South Mountain Oil Field]] was discovered; other deals followed with [[General Petroleum]] in 1917 and [[Associated Oil Company]] in 1920. At its peak, the largest oil field in the county, the [[Ventura Oil Field|Ventura Avenue oilfield]], discovered in 1919 in the hills north of Ventura, was producing {{convert|90000|oilbbl}} of oil a day, with annual production of over 1.5{{Nbsp}}million barrels. More oil fields came online in the 1920s and 1930s, with the [[Rincon Oil Field|Rincon field]], the second largest, in 1927, and the adjacent [[San Miguelito Oil Field|San Miguelito]] in 1931.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' pp. 27–29.</ref><ref>''California Oil and Gas Fields, Volumes I, II and III''. Vol. I (1998), Vol. II (1992), Vol. III (1982). California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), p. 573.</ref>

In the early hours of the morning of March 12–13, 1928, the [[St. Francis Dam]] collapsed, sending nearly {{convert|12500|e6USgal|abbr=off|sp=us}} of water rushing through the Santa Clarita Valley killing as many as 600 people,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Pollack|first=Alan|url=http://www.scvhs.org/news/dispatch36-2.pdf|title=President's Message|journal=The Heritage Junction Dispatch|publisher=Santa Clara Valley Historical Society|date=March–April 2010}}</ref> destroying 1,240 homes and flooding {{convert|7900|acre|km2}} of land, devastating farm fields and orchards.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 31.</ref> This was the single largest disaster to strike Ventura County and the second largest, in terms of lives lost, in the state.

===Modern period===
[[File:California Orange Grove2.jpg|thumb|Orange grove outside of Santa Paula, California]]
[[File:Victoria Avenue.jpg|thumb|right|Typical rush-hour traffic in Ventura]]
Ventura County can be separated into two major parts, East County and West County, which are divided by the [[Conejo Grade]].<ref>Brant, Cherie (2006). ''Keys to the County: Touring Historic Ventura County''. Ventura County Museum. Page 133. {{ISBN|978-0972936149}}.</ref> East County consists of all cities east of the Conejo Grade. Geographically East County is the end of the [[Santa Monica Mountains]], in which the [[Conejo Valley]] is located, and where there is a considerable increase in elevation. Communities which are considered to be in the East County are [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park]], [[Lake Sherwood, California|Lake Sherwood]], [[Hidden Valley, Ventura County, California|Hidden Valley]], Santa Rosa Valley, part of Westlake Village, [[Oak Park, California|Oak Park]], Moorpark, and Simi Valley.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} A majority of these communities are in the Conejo Valley.

West County, which is everything west of the Conejo Grade, consists of communities such as [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]], Oxnard, Somis, Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, Ventura, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Fillmore.<!-- Fillmore appears to be North of the grade, as does Simi Valley --> West County consists of some of the first developed cities in the county. The largest beach communities are located in West County on the coastline of the [[Channel Islands of California|Channel Islands]] Harbor.

Starting in the mid-20th century, there was a large growth in population in the East County, moving from the [[San Fernando Valley]] in Los Angeles and out into the Conejo and Simi Valleys. Part of the [[Conejo Valley]] is situated in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]. This part consists of [[Calabasas, California|Calabasas]], [[Hidden Hills, California|Hidden Hills]], [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]], [[Agoura, California|Agoura]], and [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]]. The other half of the Conejo Valley, which belongs to Ventura County, consists of [[Lake Sherwood, California|Lake Sherwood]], [[Hidden Valley, Ventura County, California|Hidden Valley]], [[Oak Park, California|Oak Park]], [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], and [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park]], which was formerly an unincorporated area that is now the most westerly part of Thousand Oaks. Many working-class people migrated to this area during the 1960s and 1970s out of [[East Los Angeles (region)|East]] and [[Central Los Angeles]]. As a result, there was a large growth in population into the Conejo Valley and into Ventura County through the [[U.S. Route 101]] corridor. Making the U.S. 101 a full freeway in the 1960s, and the expansions that followed, helped make commuting to Los Angeles easier and opened the way for development westward. The communities that have seen the most substantial development are Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, and Newbury Park. The neighboring East County area of [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] saw its already considerable population of nearly 60,000 inhabitants in 1970 grow to over 100,000 over the following two decades.

Development moved farther down the [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. 101]] corridor and sent population rising in West County cities as well. The largest population growth there has been in Camarillo, Oxnard, and Ventura. Development in the East County and along the US 101 corridor is rare today, because most of these cities, such as Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, are approaching build-out. Although the area still has plenty of open space and land, almost all of it is in greenbelts between the cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comprehensive Review of Water Service/Outside Area Update |department=Administrative Report:City Council Action Date January 23, 2012 |publisher=[[Ventura, California|City of Ventura]] |date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url=http://www.cityofventura.net/files/file/meetings/city_council/2012/01-23-12/item%2013.pdf  |archive-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003215857/http://www.cityofventura.net/files/file/meetings/city_council/2012/01-23-12/item%2013.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because of this, its private low-key location, its country feel, and its proximity to Los Angeles, the Conejo Valley area has become a very attractive place to live. Like most areas of Ventura County, it once had relatively inexpensive real estate, but prices have risen sharply. For example, real estate in Newbury Park has increased in price by more than 250% in the last 10&nbsp;years.{{When|date=January 2022}}

====Thomas Fire====
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The Thomas Fire was a massive [[wildfire]] that affected Ventura and [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] Counties, and one of [[December 2017 Southern California wildfires|multiple wildfires]] that ignited in [[Southern California]] in December 2017. It burned approximately {{convert|281,893|acre|sqmi ha|0}}, becoming the largest [[List of California wildfires|wildfire in modern California history]], before it was fully contained on January 12, 2018.<ref name="largest wildfire">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-thomas-fire-size-20171222-20171222-htmlstory.html|title=Thomas fire becomes largest wildfire on record in California|author1=Michael Livingston|author2=Javier Panzar|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref>

The Thomas Fire destroyed at least 1,063 structures, while damaging 280 others;<ref name="31,000 acres">{{cite news|url=http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/12/04/fast-moving-brush-fire-burns-100-acres-in-ventura-county/|title=Deadly Thomas Fire in Ventura County explodes to 31,000 acres overnight, 150 structures burned|work=Fox5News|date=December 5, 2017|access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> and the fire caused over $2.176 billion (2018 USD) in damages,<ref name="charting">{{cite web|url=https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2018/04/charting-the-financial-damage-of-the-thomas-fire|title=Charting the Financial Damage of the Thomas Fire|author=Annette Ding|publisher=The Bottom Line|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="agriculture suffers" /> including more than $204.5 million in suppression costs, becoming the seventh-most destructive wildfire in state history.<ref name="grows">{{cite news|url=http://abc7.com/thomas-fire-chars-230k-acres-moves-into-santa-barbara-county/2764882/|title=Thomas Fire grows to 230,000 acres as it continues destructive path into Santa Barbara County|author=Chelsea Edwards|publisher=ABC 7|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> The agriculture industry suffered at least $171 million in losses due to the Thomas Fire.<ref name="agriculture suffers">{{cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/01/23/over-170-million-damage-sustained-ventura-countys-agricultural-industry-thomas-fire-according-data-p/1055678001/|title=Ventura County agriculture suffers over $170 million in damages from Thomas Fire|author=Tyler Hersko|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hersko |first=Tyler |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Burned by Thomas Fire, Ventura County farmers look toward recovery |newspaper=Ventura County Star |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/01/03/burned-thomas-fire-ventura-county-farmers-look-toward-recovery/971672001/ |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/11/27/valley-fever-symptoms-treatment-cases-ventura-county-california/4311056002/|title=Valley fever rate stays high in Ventura County, sparks debate about fire, global warming|last=Kisken|first=Tom|date=November 27, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref> [[Southern California Edison]] paid the county over $11 million in claims related to damages and costs since its equipment was likely associated with one ignition point of the fire near Santa Paula.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/28/ventura-county-fires-edison-thomas-fire-woolsey-claims-resolved/2730318001/|title=The money is in: County gets more than $16M from Edison|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=December 28, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref>