Former T.O. building inspector to stand trial in bribery case
A former Thousand Oaks building inspector and another man are headed for trial on charges they solicited a bribe from a contractor in return for the issuance of a city building permit for a residential project. At the conclusion of a preliminary hearing on July 22, a Ventura County Superior Court Judge found there was Read More →

MannKind wins FDA approval for Furoscix ReadyFlow
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Guest commentary: The bear necessities
By John Grace Some of life’s most valuable investment lessons don’t come from Wall Street. They come from Mother Nature. As a young Boy Scout, I vividly remember a camping trip where the park ranger gathered our troop and delivered a simple warning: “Don’t keep food in your tents.” Bears have an extraordinary sense of Read More →
Guest commentary: Christopher Nolan tries making a blockbuster worthy of Homer
By Paul J. O’Reilly “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways, who was driven far journeys … longing for his wife and his homecoming.” So begins Homer’s “Odyssey” (in Richard Lattimore’s translation), the poet recounting Odysseus’ travels back to his wife, kin and homeland after a 10-year battle in Troy. The epic is, above Read More →

Taking stock: AeroVironment details latest contract as shares see volatility
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