“Trees need people. People need trees. Welcome, Carl!” 12 students chanted while trying not to slip down a precarious, dry slope under the beaming Ojai sun. They were gathered around a tiny, freshly planted oak tree that they named in honor of Carl Cooper, headmaster of Ojai Valley School’s Upper…

Ventura band Looking West jams forward
Looking West is a band from Ventura, Calif. founded in 2017. Looking West band members include El Camino High School seniors Dylan Brehm (lead guitar and vocals) and Owen Neth (bass guitar and backup vocals) and Ventura High School junior Evan Brehm (drums). The band...