State of Ventura County report has pluses, minuses
The latest State of the Region report for Ventura County paints a mixed picture. On the plus side, in 2024 there was a record high of non-farm jobs in the county, housing starts rebounded and homelessness decreased for the second straight year, the report, released Nov. 10, shows. On the other hand, GDP is stagnant, Read More →
St. John’s Hospitals appoint new president
Just one month after the departure of Patrick Caster, St. John’s Hospitals in Ventura County has announced plans for its next chief executive. Announced Nov. 4, Dignity Health St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John’s Camarillo Hospital have appointed Doug Kleam as their new president, effective Dec. 1. Kleam currently serves as Read More →
Gold Coast Health Plan Appoints New COO
Gold Coast Health Plan, which administers Medi-Cal in Ventura County, has a new COO, it announced Oct. 30. Suma Simcoe was appointed to the position effective Oct. 15. She brings to Camarillo-based Gold Coast nearly 25 years of leadership experience in health care operations and system implementation. It includes tenures as deputy COO at L.A. Care Health Read More →
Chipotle to pay $246k fine for alleged gift card violations
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., with 499 locations in California, will pay $246,000 in civil penalties, restitution, and costs to resolve allegations of violating the state’s gift card redemption law, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Oct. 23. “California law ensures that consumers can keep every dollar that is rightfully theirs,” District Attorney Erik Nasarenko Read More →
Dubroff: ‘Civil Dialogues’ talks education with Dr. Cesar Morales
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Ventura event addresses need for more affordable housing
Ventura County is the second least affordable metro area in the nation to buy a home. The median price of single family homes sold in the county in 2024 was $924,000, according to California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. To afford that median home, a household would require an income of about Read More →
