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It’s our favorite time of the year! The weather is finally starting to warm up and there is so much fun to be had! At California Oaks Property Management, we know when you are looking to find your next rental property, location is the biggest factor! Ventura has a great community environment and offers multiple festivals to enjoy during Summer 2018! Find some of our favorite festivities below!

SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION, SANTA BARBARA: If you’re up for a short drive this weekend is the Summer Solstice Celebration in Santa Barbara. The parade is on Saturday, June 23rd and starts at noon. The solstice festival kicks off summer and is a great family friendly festival. On Sunday, June 24th they even have a children’s parade at 1:30! So, leave early and don’t forget the kiddos! For more information check here

http://www.solsticeparade.com/schedules

VANS WARPED TOUR, VENTURA: For music lovers the final Vans Warped tour comes to town at The Ventura Fairgrounds on Sunday June 24^th. Tickets are $45 and doors open at 11AM. This is sure to be a packed event and a great outing for the entire family! For tickets and more check here

https://aeg.festivalticketing.com/cart/C3451917-D434-46EC-A460-0D8DE0485617/home

SUMMER MOVIES SERIES, VENTURA: For movie lovers, Downtown Ventura will be hosting a summer movie series and showing movies outdoors over the summer. The first scheduled movie is Back to The Future showing Friday June 29^th at 7:00. Don’t forget chairs and blankets! For a complete list of outdoor movies, check here

http://downtownventura.org/summermovies/

SURF RODEO, VENTURA: Another huge summer celebration is Surf Rodeo taking place over the weekend of July 14^th and 15^th. Enjoy Pierpont Beach while shopping local vendors, enjoying food, corn hole and bands! With so many great bands this year, it can’t be missed. For information on purchasing tickets please check here

http://www.surfrodeo.org/

TACOS & TEQUILA FESTIVAL, VENTURA: For foodies and Tequila lovers alike, Tacos & Tequila Music Festival is Saturday July 21^st -22^nd at Plaza Park in Downtown Ventura. This event is so great, and you can buy tickets for both days or choose one day for just $10. Saturday is the tequila tasting day and Sunday is all about the margaritas, no matter which day you choose you are sure to have a good time. They have great music both days and multiple food trucks, so come hungry! Check here for tickets

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tequila-taco-music-festival-ventura-july-21st-22nd-tickets-43416040546

We encourage all our tenants, owners and tourists to try and make it to some of these fun summer outings! If you are considering relocating to rent a property in Ventura, this is a great way to see what our community has to offer! And of course you can’t forget to hit the beaches!

Don’t have Renter’s Insurance? You Should.

When tenants move into a rental property many don’t consider getting a renter’s insurance policy. My personal property is covered by the owner, right? What’s the likelihood of needing it? Think twice.

After our community was affected by the Thomas Fire, California Oaks quickly learned that most of our tenants did not have a renter’s insurance policy and how important it is for our renters to understand the benefits of carrying one.

Why do you need a renter’s insurance policy?

It protects you and your belongings. The owner’s insurance policy does not cover your personal belongings. If your property is damaged due to a fire, flood or electrical damage your landlord cannot assist you with the replacement of your personal belongings. Consider how much it would cost to replace your furniture, clothes and electronics.

It gives you liability coverage. If a visitor is injured at your apartment, most renter’s insurance policies would pay the medical bills and will help with legal costs up to the policy’s limit.

It covers additional living expenses. If your apartment is damaged and you need to temporarily relocate because it is uninhabitable, a renter’s insurance policy can reimburse you for extra expenses such as hotel rooms and meals.

It covers property theft. Someone broke into your apartment or vehicle and stole your laptop? Your renter’s insurance policy will cover it.

It’s inexpensive. The average renter’s insurance policy is less than $200 per year. That’s cheap compared to the cost of replacing your apartment.

At California Oaks Property Management, renter’s insurance is optional at most of our properties. However, we encourage you to ask yourself whether you could afford to replace all of your possessions if they were damaged or destroyed. If your answer is no, get covered.

California Oaks Property Management is happy to share Ventura’s Westside Community is getting a new park! The Kellogg Park has transformed a 2.4 acre property which will be centered around a ¼ mile looped walking trail and will feature multiple playgrounds for ages ranging 2-5 and 5-12 year old, community gathering area with amphitheater, exercise equipment available for Ventura residents and a community garden with planter boxes to grow fresh vegetables as well as flowers.

As a local property management company, California Oaks Property Management is proud to be a donator that invested in the development of The Kellogg Park. We are thrilled to see this project come to life and believe it is a great addition to the West Ventura Neighborhood! This park will enhance the entire City of Ventura by being a gathering spot for community events. This beautiful park would not have been possible without all the generous donations contributed by our community.

We would like to invite our tenants, property owners, family and friends to join California Oaks Property Management at The Kellogg Park grand opening on Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 10:00AM-12:00PM. The opening day festivities will include live music, games, tour of the community garden, snack and giveaways! See you there!

For more information on this, and other local parks, please visit the link below

https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/521/Kellogg-Park

Although the December 2017 Thomas Fire was devastating to our community, it did not stop us. When California Oaks Property Management witnessed the effects first hand to our tenants, property owners and employees, we knew we had to step up to try and help.

California Oaks Property Management thought the best way we could do this was to take all the application fees we received for our rental properties during the months of December and January and donate them to those most affected by the fire. The total amount raised during the two months was $4725, so our generous owner contributed the remainder of the funds raising a total of $5,000!

It seemed like the perfect time to present the donation of $5,000 dollars was during the Thomas Fire Benefit Festival which had such an amazing turn out! Everyone really pulled together to make the event a success. We have loved seeing people come together and support not only each other but also our beautiful community. Together, we continue to be Ventura Strong.