Camarillo hospital opposed
Since the Ventura Youth Correction Facility in Camarillo was identified in June as a potential site for a new prison hospital facility by Federal Receiver J. Clark Kelso, the community has been up in arms about the negative implications associated with the project. The Camarillo City Council was scheduled Aug. 27 to recommend authorization of Read More →
Tough economy leads to suits over jobs
From Westlake Village to Paso Robles, employment attorneys say they see a rise of 30 percent in legal claims of wrongful termination over the past year. “Because of tough economic times, we’re seeing employers doing reductions in force, trying to eliminate weaker employees,” said Jonathan Fraser Light, chairman of the employment and labor law group Read More →
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Watch out for fakes
Ventura County residents should be wary of a spate of mailings offering to file property tax reassessments for a fee, according to a Consumer Protection Alert issued by District Attorney Gregory D. Totten on Aug. 19. Labeled “Property Tax Reassessment” and “Property Tax Adjustment Service,” the solicitations neglect to mention that people can file their Read More →
Gold trader pleads not guilty
James Michael Fayed, co-owner of a Camarillo-based international gold-trading company, pleaded not guilty Aug. 18 to federal charges that he operated an unlicensed money-transmitting business since at last April 2006 with his estranged wife, Pamela. Pamela Fayed, 45, was stabbed to death July 28 in a Century City parking garage. Prosecutors have not charged Read More →
Ranch company faulted
A Ventura County jury found that the La Conchita Ranch Co.’s failure to build a sufficient drainage system was partly to blame for a 2005 landslide that killed 10 people and caused major disruption to Highway 101, the Tri-Counties’ main transportation artery, according to published reports. The ranch manager and the county were cleared. Read More →
