David Goldstein

From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24, the County of Ventura’s Public Works and General Services agencies will host a textile and e-waste recycling event.

Ibby Hartley, Homeboy Threads Director of Operations, explains to a tour group how un-reusable textiles are turned into “shoddy” stuffing for insulation,

By David Goldstein 4 minute read On March 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by

On March 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, which instructed executive...

Since 1966, employers with 100 or more employees have been required to file the Standard Form 100, popularly known as the EEO-1 Report, annually. This form collects information on all of an employer's work locations and the number of employees at each location by job category, sex, and race or ethnicity. Similar reports must also be filed periodically by labor unions (the EEO-3), state and local governments (the EEO-4), and public and secondary school systems (the EEO-5).

For National Public Works Week, the cities of Oxnard and Thousand Oaks, and the County of Ventura held events and activities for children.

Last week, for National Public Works Week, the cities of Oxnard and Thousand Oaks along with the county of Ventura held events with informational booths, equipment displays and activities for children. School groups visited on field trips, including over 1,200 children who came to the Ventura County Government Center on Tuesday, May 19.

On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it had rescinded two documents relating to permissible affirmative action under Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act: (1) its regulatory guidelines on “appropriate” affirmative action under the statute; and (2) section 607 of its Compliance Manual, which addressed those guidelines and the agency's enforcement positions with respect to permissible affirmative action and affirmative action plans.

On July 21, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to approve a proposed rule which would rescind a series of agency demographic reporting requirements, most notably the EEO-1 Form, which private employers of 100 or more employees have been required to file for decades. The agency also proposed to repeal similar requirements for unions (the EEO-3 report), state and local governments (EEO-4), public-school systems (EEO-5), and institutions of higher education (EEO-6) (collectively, the “EEO Reports”). Finally, EEOC has proposed rescinding the related recordkeeping and record preservation requirements supporting these reports. The proposal is expected to be published in the

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