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California budget may just be a short-term fix, after all

By   /  Monday, August 3rd, 2009  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on California budget may just be a short-term fix, after all

California has a budget, but how long will it last? And what will be done about the pension time bomb? Don Facciano of the Ventura County Taxpayers Association believes the legislature will be back considering more cuts in a few months. Others think it may be a mid-year correction. Meanwhile there is the question of Read More →

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Brooks teams with film fest

By   /  Monday, August 3rd, 2009  /  Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on Brooks teams with film fest

Ojai’s film festival has not rested on the success of last year’s events but has instead spent time making friends with its neighbors in Ventura. The newly named Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival recently announced its partnership with Brooks Institute in Ventura — a collaboration that organizers believe will create more space for moviegoers to watch Read More →

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Nonprofits fight to save events

By   /  Monday, August 3rd, 2009  /  Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on Nonprofits fight to save events

Hearing wedding bells? Not if you’re on agricultural land in San Luis Obispo County. Some of the county’s economic sectors, such as the wedding industry and nonprofits, could receive a lethal blow as officials examine new legislation that would heavily regulate commercial events. The county is considering adopting an events ordinance that would nearly eliminate Read More →

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Pork flows to Tri-Counties

By   /  Sunday, August 2nd, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Pork flows to Tri-Counties

The U.S. House of Representatives approved $700,000 for the Rice Avenue Interchange transportation project in Ventura County as part of the next fiscal year’s transportation, and housing and urban development appropriations bill passed July 23. The funding request was made by the city of Oxnard, the Ventura County Transportation Commission and the Oxnard Harbor District. Read More →