Links to Over 300 Employer Job Websites in Ventura County and Adjacent Areas

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Looking for local jobs in and around Ventura County!? Here are over 300 links to job listings at employers throughout Ventura County (Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Camarillo, Oxnard, Somis, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Ojai, Ventura, Port Hueneme) and adjacent cities like Calabasas, Agoura, Malibu, Woodland Hills, Chatsworth, West Hills, Carpinteria and Santa Barbara as well as the San Fernando Valley.

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Corporate, School, Healthcare Career Websites

CBC Federal Credit Unioncbcfcu.applicantpro.com/jobs (2 local jobs 3/5/24)

Centene Corp (HealthNet): jobs.centene.com/us/en (15 Woodland Hills jobs 3/5/24)

Chatsworth Products, Inc. www.chatsworth.com/en-us/about-cpi/careers (no Simi Valley jobs 3/5/24)

The Cheesecake Factory: jobs.thecheesecakefactory.com (84 Calabasas jobs 3/5/24)

Child and Family Guidance Center www.childguidance.org/portfolio/open-positions (16 SF Valley jobs 3/5/24)

Child Care Resource Center: www.ccrcca.org/about/work-at-ccrc (over 50 SF Valley jobs 3/5/24)

Child Development Resources: www.cdrv.org/careers  (10 Ventura County jobs 3/5/24)

City of Agoura Hills: www.agourahillscity.org/i-want-to/apply-for/job-openings (5 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Calabasas: www.cityofcalabasas.com/services/jobs (8 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Camarillo: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/camarillo  (1 job 3/5/24)

City of Carpinteria: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/carpinteriaca (3 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Fillmore: www.fillmoreca.com/jobs.aspx (2 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Malibu: www.malibucity.org/index.aspx?NID=667 (2 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Moorpark: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/moorparkca (13 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Ojai: ojaicity.applicantpro.com/jobs (4 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Oxnard: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityofoxnard (43 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Port Hueneme: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/porthueneme (5 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Santa Barbara: agency.governmentjobs.com/santabarbara/default.cfm (20 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Santa Paulaagency.governmentjobs.com/santapaulaca/default.cfm (17 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Simi Valleywww.calopps.org/city-of-simi-valley (17 jobs 6/12/23)

City of Thousand Oakswww.toaks.org/departments/human-resources/employment/careers (13 jobs 3/5/24)

City of Venturawww.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityofventura (22 jobs 3/5/24)

Clinicas del Camino Real: clinicas.org/content/career-opportunities (16 Ventura County jobs 3/5/24)

Community Memorial Health System: www.mycmh.org/careers (over 100 local jobs 3/5/24)

Conejo Recreation & Park District: www.crpd.org/about-us/human-resources (3 jobs 3/5/24)

Conejo Valley Unified School Districtwww.conejousd.org/Departments/Human-Resources/Employment-Opportunities (over 30 full/part-time jobs 3/5/24)

Conrad Hilton Foundationwww.hiltonfoundation.org/about/careers (6 Westlake Village jobs 3/5/24)

County of Santa Barbaraagency.governmentjobs.com/sbcounty (40 jobs 3/5/24)

County of Ventura: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ventura (1433 jobs 3/5/24)

Crescendo Interactive www.crescendointeractive.com/misc/jobs.html (no Camarillo jobs 3/5/24)

Cumulus Media: cumulusmedia.jobs.net/en-US/ (1 local job 3/5/24)

Custom Control Sensors: www.ccsdualsnap.com/careers (15 Chatsworth jobs 3/5/24)

CVS Health: jobs.cvshealth.com (Search for local jobs)

Cydcor: www.cydcor.com/cydcor-openings (2 Agoura Hills jobs 3/5/24)

Dairy Farmers of America: www.dfamilk.com/careers (no Ventura jobs 3/5/24)

Danaher: jobs.danaher.com/global/en (23 Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks jobs 3/5/24)

Deckers Outdoor: www.deckers.com/careers (17 Goleta jobs 3/2/24)

DEX: www.dex.com/careers.jsp (3 Camarillo jobs 3/2/24)

Common Spirit (St. John's Regional Medical Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital): www.commonspirit.careers/search-jobs (122 Oxnard/Camarillo jobs 3/2/24)

Dole Packaged Foods dolesunshine.com/us/en/careers (8 Westlake Village jobs 3/2/24)

Dover: careers.dovercorporation.com (1 Ventura job 3/2/24)

Drum Workshop: www.dwdrums.com/info/dwjobs.asp (6 Oxnard jobs 3/2/24)

Dynamic Automation: dynamicautomation.com/careers (1 Simi Valley job 3/2/24)

Dytran: www.dytran.com/Career-Opportunities (13 Chatsworth jobs 3/2/24)

Eaton: www.eaton.com/content/eaton/us/en-us/company/careers.html (6 Camarillo jobs 3/2/24)

Edwards Label: www.edwardslabel.com/career (1 Ventura job 3/2/24)

Ember Technologies ember.com/pages/careers (No Westlake Village jobs 3/2/24)

Energy Vault: jobs.lever.co/EnergyVault (1 Westlake Village job 3/2/24)

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace: www.ebad.com/careers (22 Moorpark jobs 3/2/24)

Guitar Center: www.guitarcenter.com/pages/careers (60 Westlake Village, Los Angeles jobs 3/2/24)

Haas Automation: www.haasjobs.com (29 Oxnard jobs 2/20/24)

Harbor Freightwww.harborfreightjobs.com (36 local jobs 2/20/24)

Harman: jobs.harman.com (13 Northridge jobs 2/20/24)

HEI Hotels & Resorts: www.heihotels.com/join-us (3 Woodland Hills jobs 2/20/24)

Farmers Groupwww.farmers.com/FarmComm/careers.html (14 local area jobs 2/20/24)

FedEx: www.fedex.com/us/ (Check for Woodland Hills, Ventura jobs)

First 5 Ventura County: www.first5ventura.org/about-us/employment (5 jobs 2/19/24)

Four Seasons Hotel: http://jobs.fourseasons.com (Search for Westlake Village jobs)

Freudenberg Medical: jobs.freudenberg.com/freudenberg (4 Carpinteria jobs 2/19/24)

Frontier Aerospace: frontieraerospaceaccount.bamboohr.com/careers (3 Newbury Park jobs 2/19/24)

Giant Bicycles: www.giant-bicycles.com/us/job-openings (9 Newbury Park jobs 2/19/24)

Gold Coast Health Plan: goldcoasthealthplan.org/about-us/careers.aspx (16 Camarillo jobs 2/19/24)

Grossman Imaging Centers: www.grossmanimaging.com/careers (2 local jobs 2/19/24)

Gsolutionz: www.gsolutionz.com/careers (1 Ventura job 2/19/24)

Hexagon: hexagon.com/company/careers (1 Camarillo job 2/19/24)

HRL Laboratoriesjobs.lever.co/dodmg (Over 100 Malibu jobs 2/19/24)

Hygiena www.hygiena.com/careers.html (1 Camarillo job 2/19/24)

Impact Sciencesimpactsciences.com/careers (3 Camarillo job 2/19/24)

Interface Family Services: icfs.org/employment.html (12 part/full-time Ventura County jobs 2/19/24)

Intuit: careers.intuit.com (21 local/remote jobs 2/19/24)

Invoca: www.invoca.com/company/careers (7 Santa Barbara jobs 2/19/24)

ITT: www.itt.com/careers (14 Valencia jobs 2/19/24)

JH Biotech: jhbiotech.com/careers (2 Ventura jobs 12/22/23)

Jensen Design jdscivil.com/careers (7 Ventura jobs 12/22/23)

Jordano's: jordanos.com/careers (6 Ventura, Santa Barbara jobs 12/22/23)

Kaiser Permanente: kaiserpermanentejobs.org (over 200 local jobs 12/22/23)

KBR: kbr.com/careers (5 Point Mugu jobs 12/22/23)

L3Harris careers.l3harris.com/search-jobs (75 L.A., Simi Valley jobs 12/22/23)

Lamps Plus: www.lampsplus.com/careers/positions (several SF Valley jobs 12/22/23)

Laritech: www.laritech.com/careers (5 Moorpark jobs 12/22/23)

Las Virgenes Unified School District www.edjoin.org/Home/Jobs?countyID=19&districtID=382 (54 jobs 12/22/23)

Latigo Bio: latigobio.com/careers (1 Thousand Oaks job 3/5/24)

Limoneira: limoneira.com/corporate/employment-opportunities (7 Santa Paula jobs 12/5/23)

Livingston Memorial: www.lmvna.org/joblistings (6 local jobs 12/5/23)

Logix www.logixbanking.com/about-us/careers?hdr (no Ventura County jobs 12/5/23)

Los Angeles Rams: www.teamworkonline.com/football-jobs/la-rams-careers/los-angeles-rams (8 Agoura Hills jobs 12/5/23)

Los Robles Medical Center losrobleshospital.com/careers (64 Thousand Oaks jobs 12/5/23)

MannKind Corporation: mannkindcorp.com/careers (4 Westlake Village jobs 12/5/23)

Many Mansions: www.manymansions.org/employment (5 local jobs 12/5/23)

Meathead Movers: www.meatheadmovers.com/our-team/try-outs.aspx (3 Oxnard jobs 12/5/23)

Medtronic: jobs.medtronic.com (105 Northridge jobs 12/5/23)

Meggit careers.meggitt.com (43 Simi Valley jobs 12/5/23)

Meissner Filtration Products www.meissner.com/career-opportunities (19 Camarillo jobs 12/5/23)

Mission Produce: missionproduce.com/careers (3 Oxnard jobs 12/5/23)

Moorpark Unified School District: www.edjoin.org/MoorparkUnified (45 jobs 12/5/23)

Motion Picture & Television Fund: www.mptf.com/employment (36 Woodland Hills jobs 12/5/23)

National Notary Association: www.nationalnotary.org/about-the-nna/job-listings (no local jobs 12/5/23)

National Veterinarian Associates: nva.avature.net/jobs (1 Westlake Village job 12/5/23)

Northrop Grumman: www.northropgrumman.com/careers/experienced-professionals (search for Ventura/San Fernando Valley/Carpinteria jobs)

Nova Development: novadevelopment.com/company/careers/jobs.html (3 Calabasas jobs 12/5/23)

NTS: www.nts.com/careers (1 Santa Clarita job 12/5/23)

ODU: odu-connectors.com/us/career (No Camarillo jobs 12/5/23)

Ojai Valley Inn: www.ojaivalleyinn.com/jobs/job-openings (58 full/part-time jobs 12/5/23)

Ojai Valley Sanitary District: www.ojaisan.org/employment_opportunities.php (No jobs 12/5/23)

Ontic: www.ontic.com/careers/opportunities (21 Chatsworth jobs 12/5/23)

Oxnard School District www.oxnardsd.org/Page/14550 (33 jobs 12/5/23)

Oxnard Union H.S. District www.edjoin.org/Home/Jobs?stateID=24&countyID=57&districtID=1067 (28 jobs 12/5/23)

Parker Hannafin: parkercareers.ttcportals.com (10 Camarillo, Oxnard jobs 12/5/23)

Paramount: cbscorporation.jobs/burbank/california/usa/jobs (5 Burbank jobs 12/5/23)

Patagonia www.patagonia.com/jobs-at-patagonia (11 Ventura jobs 12/5/23)

PennyMac: www.pennymacusa.com/careers (14 Moorpark, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills jobs 12/5/23)

Pepperdine University: jobs.pepperdine.edu/jobs/search (58 Malibu, Calabasas jobs 12/5/23)

Pleasant Valley School District: JOBS LINK (24 jobs 12/5/23)

Power Machinery www.powermachinery.com/employment-opportunities  (apply for Oxnard jobs)

Premier America Credit Union: www.premieramerica.com/about-us/careers (5 local jobs 12/5/23)

Procore: www.procore.com/jobs/openings.php (9 Carpinteria jobs 12/5/23)

Procter & Gamble: www.pgcareers.com (1 Oxnard job 12/5/23)

Puretec Water: puretecwater.com/about-puretec/careers (No Oxnard jobs 12/5/23)

Quest Diagnostics: careers.questdiagnostics.com (2 local jobs 12/5/23)

Quinn Company: careers-quinngroup.icims.com/jobs/search (12 Oxnard jobs 12/5/23)

Rancho Simi Rec & Park District: rsrpd.applicantpro.com/jobs (11 part-time Simi Valley jobs 12/5/23)

Raytheon: jobs.raytheon.com (numerous Goleta jobs)

Reagan Foundation: www.reaganfoundation.org/about-us/contact-us (7 Simi Valley jobs 12/5/23)

Regency Lighting www.regencylighting.com/about-regency-lighting/careers (2 Chatsworth jobs 12/5/23)

Reiter Affiliated Companies: www.berry.net/careers (2 Oxnard jobs 12/5/23)

Reyes Holdings: jobs.reyesholdings.com (8 Ventura, SF Valley jobs 3/9/24)

Rincon Consultants: www.rinconconsultants.com/careers (15 Ventura, Santa Barbara jobs 9/13/23)

Ronlo Engineering: www.ronlo.com/careers.php (2 Camarillo jobs 9/13/23)

R. R. Donnelly: www.rrdonnelley.com/about/rrdonnelley-jobs.aspx (2 Westlake Village jobs 9/13/23)

RTC Aerospace: www.rtcaerospace.com/chatsworth/career (5 Chatsworth jobs 9/13/23)

Rusnak Auto Group: careers-rusnak.icims.com/jobs/intro (32 Thousand Oaks jobs 9/13/23)

Saalex Solutions: www.saalex.com (search for local jobs)

Sage Publications: group.sagepub.com/careers (5 Thousand Oaks jobs 9/13/23)

SAIC: jobs.saic.com (4 Point Mugu jobs 9/13/23)

Salem Media Group: salemmedia.com/salem_careers (2 Camarillo jobs 9/13/23)

Scosche Industries: www.scosche.com/careers (1 Oxnard job 9/13/23)

Securitas: www.securitasinc.com/careers (4 local jobs 9/13/23)

Seek Thermal: www.thermal.com/careers (1 Santa Barbara job 9/13/23)

Semtech: www.semtech.com/careers (1 Camarillo job 9/13/23)

Seneca: senecafoa.org/careers (3 Oxnard jobs 9/13/23)

Sensata Technologies: www.sensata.com/careers (6 Thousand Oaks, Carpinteria jobs 9/13/23)

Servicemaster: jobs.servicemaster.com/california-jobs (Various Ventura County jobs)

Sideshow Collectibles: www.sideshowtoy.com/careers (2 Thousand Oaks jobs 9/13/23)

Silgan Containers: silgancontainers.com/careers/#careers2-section-1 (1 Woodland Hills job 9/13/23)

Simi Valley Hospital: careers.adventisthealth.org (Over 100 jobs 9/13/23)

Simi Valley USD (Classified jobs) www.governmentjobs.com/careers/simivalleyusd (22 jobs 9/13/23)

Simi Valley USD (Certificated jobs) www.simivalleyusd.org/employment/certificated-job-openings (16 jobs 9/13/23)

Skurka Aerospace: www.skurka-aero.com/careers  (No Camarillo jobs 9/13/23)

Skyworks Solutions: careers.skyworksinc.com (34 Newbury Park jobs 9/13/23)

Smucker's: www.jmsmucker.com/smuckers-careers/job-opportunities (5 Oxnard jobs 9/13/23)

Sonos: www.sonos.com/jobs (2 Santa Barbara jobs 9/13/23)

Source Photonics: www.sourcephotonics.com/job-listings (No West Hills jobs 9/13/23)

Southeast Ventura County YMCA (Simi Valley, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village) www.sevymca.org/jobs (16 jobs 9/13/23)

Southern California Edison: www.edison.com/home/careers.html (search for jobs)

Spirent Communications: www.spirent.com/Careers/Opportunities (1 Calabasas job 9/13/23)

Stantec: stantec.jobs (42 Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Santa Barbara jobs 9/13/23)

Sunrise Senior Living: www.sunrise-careers.com (Dozens of local jobs)

Sysco: careers.sysco.com (4 local jobs 9/13/23)

T3 Innovation: www.t3innovation.com/careers (Contact them)

Taft Electric: www.taftelectric.com/careers (1 Thousand Oaks job 9/13/23)

Takeda: www.takedajobs.com  (11 Thousand Oaks jobs 9/13/23)

Teledyne: flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/flircareers/jobs (33 Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Chatsworth, Goleta jobs 9/13/23)

Teradyne: www.teradyne.com/careers/job-opportunities (4 Agoura jobs 9/13/23)

The Oaks Mall: www.shoptheoaksmall.com/Jobs (No Thousand Oaks jobs 9/13/23)

The Trade Desk: thetradedesk.com/join-us/open-positions (22 Ventura jobs 9/13/23)

Thermo Fisher Scientificjobs.thermofisher.com (6 Thousand Oaks jobs 9/13/23)

Topa Insurance: www.topains.com/careers (2 Calabasas jobs 9/13/23)

United Water Conservation District: www.unitedwater.org/connect (no jobs 9/13/23)

Vantivawww.vantiva.com/jobs (1 Camarillo job 9/13/23)

Ventura County Community Colleges: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/vcccd (75 mostly part-time teaching jobs 9/13/23)

Ventura County Credit Unionwww.vccuonline.net/careers (7 jobs 9/5/23)

Ventura County Office of Education www.vcoe.org/employment (17 jobs 9/5/23)

Ventura County Rescue Mission: vcrescuemission.org/careers (4 Ventura County jobs 9/5/23)

Ventura County Star usatodaynetworkcareers.com/search-jobs (1 Ventura job 9/5/23)

Ventura Unified School District: www.schooljobs.com/careers/venturausd (39 jobs 9/5/23)

Viking Cruises: www.vikingcruises.com/about-us/careers.html (1 Woodland Hills job 9/5/23)

Vitalant: vitalant.org/about-us/careers (3 Ventura jobs 9/13/23)

VSolvit: www.vsolvit.com (10 local area jobs 9/5/23)

Wells Fargo: www.wellsfargo.com/about/careers (Search for Ventura County jobs)

West Hills Hospital & Medical Center www.westhillshospital.com/careers (32 West Hills jobs 9/5/23)

Western General Insurance: www.westerngeneral.com/careers (No Woodland Hills jobs 9/5/23)

Westlake Hyatt: hyatt.jobs (21 jobs 9/5/23)

Westlake Village Inn: www.westlakevillageinn.com/career-opportunities (12 jobs 9/5/23)

Xperi: www.xperi.com/careers (4 Calabasas jobs 3/2/24)

XYPRO: www.xypro.com/careers (1 Simi Valley job 9/5/23)

Yamaha Guitar Group: yamahaguitargroup.com/company/#careers (4 Calabasas jobs 9/5/23)

Yardi: careers.yardi.com (13 Oxnard/Santa Barbara jobs 9/5/23)

Zenith Insurance: www.thezenith.com/careers (3 Woodland Hills jobs 9/5/23)

Abrisa Technologies: abrisatechnologies.com/career-center (2 Santa Paula jobs 9/5/23)

ABC Clio: www.abc-clio.com/careers (No Goleta jobs 9/5/23)

Accessory Power: www.accessorypower.com/index.php?route=information/careers (apply)

ADP: www.adp-jobs.com (311Woodland Hills jobs 9/5/23)

ADT: jobs.adt.com (9 Chatsworth jobs 9/5/23)

Advanced Motion Controls: www.a-m-c.com/careers (8 Camarillo jobs 9/5/23)

AECOM: aecom.com/Careers (1 Oxnard job 9/5/23)

Aerovironment: www.avinc.com/careers/our-team (85 Simi Valley, Moorpark jobs 9/5/23)

AGIA: www.agia.com/en/careers (1 Carpinteria job 9/5/23)

Agilent: careers.agilent.com (5 Carpinteria jobs 9/5/23)

All Clear Aerospace & Defense goallclear.com/careers (3 Camarillo jobs 10/28/23)

AMCAL Housing amcalhousing.com/careers (1 Agoura Hills job 9/5/23)

American Homes 4 Rent: www.ah4r.com (No Calabasas jobs 9/5/23)

American Water: amwater.com/corp/careers (No Newbury Park jobs 9/5/23)

Amgen: careers.amgen.com (Over several hundred Thousand Oaks jobs)

Anthem: careers.antheminc.com (Numerous Thousand Oaks, SF Valley jobs)

Arcutis Biotherapeutics: www.arcutis.com/careers

Arete Associates: arete.com/careers (4 Northridge jobs 9/5/23)

A.R.M. Solutions: www.armsolutions.com/careers.html (2 Camarillo jobs 9/5/23)

Arnold Magnetics: www.amcpower.com/careers/view-open-positions (1 Camarillo job 9/5/23)

Atara Bio: www.atarabio.com/job-search (1 Thousand Oaks job 9/5/23)

Athens Services athensservices.com/careers (7 Thousand Oaks jobs 9/5/23)

AT&T: www.att.jobs (Search here)

Avantor: www.avantorsciences.com/pages/en/careers (28 Carpinteria jobs 7/17/23)

Aveox: aveox.com/careers (5 Simi Valley jobs 7/17/23)

Bank of America: careers.bankofamerica.com/us (Over 150 Ventura County and other local area jobs)

Battery-Biz: www.battery-biz.com/pages/careers (1 Camarillo job 7/17/23)

Blackline Systems: www.blackline.com/careers/positions (13 jobs 7/17/23)

Blue Shield of California: www.blueshieldca.com/bsc/aboutbsc/careers/index.jhtml (about 100 Woodland Hills jobs 7/17/23)

BMW Group Designworks USA: bmwgroup.jobs/en_us/home (2 Oxnard jobs 7/17/23)

B. Riley Financial: brileyfin.com/careers (5 Westlake Village jobs 7/17/23)

BrightView : jobs.brightview.com (13 local area jobs 7/17/23)

Brookdale Senior Living: www.brookdalecareers.com (13 Camarillo, Chatsworth jobs 7/17/23)

Bruker Corp: www.bruker.com/about-us/career.html (5 Santa Barbara jobs 7/17/23)

C3 Intelligence, Inc: c3intelligence.com/jobs.php (2 Westlake Village jobs 7/17/23)

Cabrillo Economic Development Corpwww.cabrilloedc.org/careers (12 jobs 7/17/23)

Calavo Growerscalavo.com/careers (1 Santa Paula job 6/18/23)

Caldera Medicalcalderamedical.jobscore.com/list (no Westlake Village jobs 6/18/23)

Cal Lutheran Universitywww.callutheran.edu/hr/ (64 staff/faculty jobs 6/18/23)

California State University Channel Islandswww.csuci.edu/careers (49 jobs 6/18/23)

CallSourcewww.callsource.com/careers (contact them)

Camarillo Health Care Districtwww.camhealth.com/employment-opportunities (3 jobs 6/18/23)

Capstone Turbinewww.capstoneturbine.com/careers (1 Van Nuys job 6/18/23)

Casa Pacificawww.casapacifica.org/careers (over 15 Camarillo/Santa Barbara jobs 6/18/23)

Other Local Job Sources

Craigslist Ventura County: ventura.craigslist.org/jjj/

Craigslist Los Angeles: losangeles.craigslist.org/jjj/

Snagajob.com (hourly, fast food, retail): www.snagajob.com

Federal Government Jobs: www.usajobs.gov

AppleOne: www.appleone.com/CareerSearch/mcs_findcareer2.aspx (114 jobs within a 20 mile radius of Thousand Oaks as of 6/12/23)

EdJoin.org: Search for education jobs by state, school district, county, etc. at edjoin.org  (392 job postings for 1,179 job vacancies as of 6/12/23 in Ventura County at THIS LINK)

California Minimum Wage to Increase from $15.50 to $16 Per Hour on January 1, 2024.

Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage for all California hourly employees increases to $16 per hour, up from $15.50 per hour that was effective January 1, 2023.

The federal minimum wage for 2024 is still $7.25, a rate unchanged since it became effective on July 24, 2009.

California minimum wage rates apply to Ventura County residents.

The City of Los Angeles minimum wage rate has been $16.78 per hour since July 1, 2023. Each year, the minimum wage is adjusted for inflation; the adjusted rate is announced on February 1st of each year and becomes effective on July 1st of each year. The city’s 2024 minimum wage rate increases to $____ (TBA) effective July 1, 2024. See wagesla.lacity.org.

The County of Los Angeles minimum wage rate became $16.90 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and increases to $____ (TBA) per hour starting July 1, 2024. See dcba.lacounty.gov/minimum-wage-for-businesses. This rate applies to employees in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.

But WAIT…you may have heard that hourly employees of national fast food eateries in California will receive minimum wage rate of $20 beginning April 1, 2024.

Minimum Wage of National Fast Food Chain Workers in Calfiornia to Increase to $20 on April 1, 2024

Assembly Bill 1228 was signed by Governor Newsom on September 28, 2023. The bill authorizes, among other things, an increase in the minimum wage of employees at national fast food restaurants to $20 on April 1, 2024.

That’s a substantial increase in the current minimum wage for fast food workers, which as of January 1, 2024 will be $16 for California hourly employees (a 25% increase) and as of July 1, 2023 has been $16.90 for hourly employees in unincorporated Los Angeles County (an 18% increase). Ventura County hourly employees currently fall under the California minimum wage rate.

So does this mean that ALL fast food workers in California will automatically start earning at least $20 per hour next April? No. It applies to workers at “national fast food chains,” which is defined as “a set of limited-service restaurants consisting of more than 60 establishments nationally that share a common brand, or that are characterized by standardized options for decor, marketing, packaging, products, and services, and which are primarily engaged in providing food and beverages for immediate consumption on or off premises where patrons generally order or select items and pay before consuming, with limited or no table service."

Bakeries gets a break. “Fast food restaurant” shall not include an establishment that on September 15, 2023, operates a bakery that produces for sale on the establishment’s premises bread, as defined under Part 136 of Subchapter B of Chapter I of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, so long as it continues to operate such a bakery. This exemption applies only where the establishment produces for sale bread as a stand-alone menu item, and does not apply if the bread is available for sale solely as part of another menu item."

AB 1228 goes on to state that the hourly minimum wage may increase annually by the lesser of 3.5% or inflation over the the most recent July 1 to June 30 period.

So some additional questions come to mind:

  1. If a chain has 60+ establishments but they are only based in California, does this represent a “national fast food chain” under AB 1228? My suspicion is yes.

  2. How will AB 1228 impact fast food eateries with 59 or less locations? Why would someone want to continue earning $15.50 at a smaller chain when they could work at Taco Bell or Burger King and earn $20? It would seem that although the law is written for larger chains, clearly it will impact all fast food eateries in the state.

  3. How will AB 1228 impact other minimum wage jobs? As with smaller eateries, it would seem that all minimum wage jobs will be indirectly impacted by AB 1228. A $4 per hour difference between entry level fast food jobs and other minimum wage jobs is significant.

Read the entire bill at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1228.

Eateries That Opened in the First Half of 2023 and are Coming Soon to the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County

We’re mid-way through 2023 and have already seen several new dozen new eateries opening in the Conejo Valley and nearby areas, with another several dozen working to open in the coming months. See the list below.

New Eateries That Opened in the First Half of 2023

Throwback Moment: Price-Costco Store Opened in Westlake Village in August 1996

Costco Westlake Village seen from the North Ranch Open Space

Let’s face it…the Westlake Village Costco is one of the most popular places to go in the Conejo Valley. Always teeming with shoppers and sample hunters, it seems the local community would be lost without this store.

Let’s go back in time to when it opened…

The store opened its doors as PriceCostco on Thursday, August 8, 1996 at 5700 Lindero Canyon Road. Price-Costco was formed in 1993 with the merger of Price Club (which opened its first location on July 12, 1976 in San Diego) and Costco (which opened its first warehouse in Seattle on September 15, 1983).

One of my life’s guilty pleasures…the $1.50 Costco Hot Dog  and Soda deal.

One of my guilty pleasures…the $1.50 Costco Hot Dog and Soda deal.

Who remembers PriceCostco? The merger between the two companies took place in 1993. Price Club was being pursued by Walmart to merge with the Sam’s Club warehouse store chain. Price opted to merge with Costco instead. And wallah…PriceCostco was created. At the time, there were 206 locations. As of August 2022, there are 838 Costco locations worldwide.

The prior management team from Price Club, the Price brothers, left the company in 1994 and in 1997, “Price” was dropped from the name and it became Costco.

According to a 1/4/96 VC Star article, PriceCostco purchased the 30 acre site at Lindero Canyon Road and Westlake Boulevard in Westlake Village for $9.3 million, with plans for a 136,000 sq ft Price Club.

Local residents were against the addition of the warehouse club to the community. City Council approved the project as it was allowed as part of a long-term commercial development agreement in place with owners of the property. However, the city stipulated approval was required for specifics like exterior color scheme, roofing materials in earth tone colors, etc.

Flashback to 2009: There were high hopes for a 2nd Conejo Valley Costco location in Newbury Park at the corner of Grande Vista Drive and Academy Drive. But according to a T.O. Acorn article on 1/29/09, Costco could not make the project economically feasible as it was “unable to finalize a lease for the site.”

It is clear that Costco prefers to own its land and buildings, not lease them. In Costco’s annual Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended August 29, 2021, fully 79% of its 815 warehouses around the world were owned; the remaining 19% were leased.

Lowe’s and LA Fitness were able to work a deal with owners of the property in Newbury Park and the City of Thousand Oaks Planning Commission approved the project to build locations there at a meeting on 12/13/10. Lowe’s Newbury Park opened on July 4, 2019.

New Eateries That Opened in 2022 and Coming Soon to the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County as We Enter 2023

We’re at the end of 2022, just a week away from 2023. Here’s a compilation of the some of new local eateries that opened in the Conejo Valley and surrounding areas in 2022 and eateries anticipated to be opening soon in the new year.

New Eateries That Opened in 2022

Eateries That Are Anticipated to Open in 2023

Registered Voters in Ventura County in October 2022 vs May 2022

The Ventura County Registrar of Voters website has up to date counts showing the number of registered voters in Ventura County. From time to time we like to take a look at that data and compare it to prior years.

On October 29, 2022, there were 504,897 registered voters in Ventura County, a slight drop of 1,131 registered voters as of May 11, 2022. Here is the breakdown by affiliation:

  • 220,697 Democrats (a 741 voter increase in 5 months) (43.7% of all registered voters)

  • 141,852 Republicans (a 1,375 voter decrease) (28.1% of all registered voters)

  • 104,542 Nonpartisans (a 1,419 voter decrease) (20.7% of all registered voters)

  • 37,806 Other (a 922 voter decrease) (7.5% of all registered voters)

In May 2019, there were 445,217 registered voters, including:

  • 176,712 Democrats

  • 130,228 Republicans

  • 110,225 Nonpartisans

  • 28,052 Other

On May 12, 2012, there were 406,644 registered voters in Ventura County, consisting of:

  • 157,539 Democrats

  • 150,919 Republicans

  • 77,994 Nonpartisans

  • 20,192 Other

Can’t remember if you are eligible to vote? Look it up at THIS LINK. What I’ve found with this Voter Eligibility Search function is that, unlike a search engine, your search terms have to be precise. If you are registered as Richard King, if you type Rich King into the search, it will not find you.

Register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov.