Central Coast water rules sent back for redraft
UncategorizedA proposed expansion of water runoff rules that the agriculture industry says could cost the Central Coast up to 3,320 jobs and nearly $300 million in lost business is headed back to regulators for revision. The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board regulates water in a seven-county swath of the coast that includes San Read More →
Getting centered: Holistic Healing Center expands in Ventura
UncategorizedThe Holistic Healing Center in Ventura has a new home, a place where its founder hopes to bring alternative health and traditional Western medical practices together under one roof. The center recently moved from its 2,000-square-foot location behind Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura to a 3,500-square-foot, custom-engineered space in the City Center complex on Ralston Read More →
Another stop on the Green Coast tour
ColumnsWhen German solar panel manufacturer SolarWorld took over the former Shell Solar plant in Camarillo in 2006, the early signals were not exactly encouraging. First, SolarWorld planted its North American headquarters flag not in Ventura County but in Hillsboro, Ore., where it acquired an empty computer chip factory and built a solar panel plant that Read More →
Editorial: Greece could be our future
OpinionWe can’t let the European-led rescue plan for Greece pass without a note or two about California. Obviously the excesses of the regime in Athens run closely parallel to the excesses of the various regimes in Sacramento. Too many civil servants make too much money. Too little time has been spent on telling the truth Read More →
Redevelopment agencies pay up
UncategorizedCity and county redevelopment agencies in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties handed more than $45 million over to the state schools budget on May 10, according to figures released by the California Redevelopment Association. The Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed to the revenue shift last year in order to make up Read More →
Editorial: In Santa Barbara DA race, chance to focus on economic crime
OpinionIn an important race to be decided in just a few weeks, Josh Lynn and Joyce Dudley are mounting a spirited campaign for Santa Barbara County district attorney. This tussle between Dudley, the deputy DA, and Lynn, the chief trial attorney in the office, has become a fight to burnish tough-on-crime credentials. A blitz Read More →
