Jorgensen’s re-entry shifts congressional race
Ventura County Reporter (May 22, 2008)
24th district nomination fight again becomes a three-way contest.
Dantona’s withdrawal shifts state senate race dynamics
Ventura County Reporter (Jan. 10, 2008)
With the nation’s attention focused on the start of the presidential primary season, the landscape of a local race which could become one of the hardest fought contests ever in Ventura County, changed when one candidate pulled out.
A CAUSE for celebration
Ventura County Reporter (Sept. 13, 2007)
Garamendi delivers keynote at community group luncheon.
Party crashing
Ventura County Reporter (July 5, 2007)
Young Dems accuse Wagner of ethics violation.
Candidates wrap up debate marathon
Ventura County Reporter (Oct. 18, 2007)
No support for liquefied natural gas proposal among contenders for Ventura’s city council.
Two take aim at Flynn
Ventura County Reporter (June 7, 2007)
Teacher, Oxnard city councilman throw hats in ring for supervisor’s seat.
Peace begins in Port Hueneme
Ventura County Reporter (May 8, 2008)
May Day action at terminal part of a coast-wide work stoppage.
Court decision may open mall’s doors
Ventura County Reporter (Jan. 3, 2008)
Peace activists see opportunity.
Transportation and mass transit
Metrolink workshop won’t be held in country
Ventura County Star(Jan. 3, 2010)
Board members meeting at the Jan. 23 workshop will explore ways to close a $4.4 million budget deficit, including a proposal that could save one million dollars by cutting weekend travel discounts.
Metrolink obtains safer engines, cars
Ventura County Star (Dec. 17, 2009)
New locomotives and rail cars purchased by Metrolink are expected on Southern California lines by Summer, 2010 and will be equipped with “crash energy management” technology designed to better absorb the impact of rail collisions.
Metrolink stalls fare hike and cutbacks in service
Ventura County Star (Dec. 11, 2009)
Faced with a $4.5 million shortfall, officials from the five-county commuter rail service known as Metrolink postponed a decision on a 3 percent fare increase and other cost-cutting measures until a January workshop.
Streamlined rail travel envisioned
Ventura County Star (Nov. 8, 2009)
Participants at the annual Train Riders’ Association of California conference were asked to put their support behind a plan for 13 different government bodies overseeing rail travel in Southern California to work together to streamline train travel.
More road jobs possible in county, panel says
Ventura County Star (Nov. 7, 2009)
Ventura County Transportation Commission members took steps at its Nov. 2009 meeting to shuffle some of its spending priorities in a bid to secure more stimulus funds for roads and rail improvements as lower-than-expected construction costs leave stimulus funds available for additional projects, officials said.
Bridges Unfunded:
Ventura County Reporter (March 13, 2008)
Nearly a quarter of all bridges in Ventura County are either obsolete or structurally deficient, inspection data reported to the federal government in last year reveals.
Greyhound packs its bags
Ventura County Reporter (March 6, 2008)
Bus line closes decades-old Ventura service.
Exit strategyVentura County Reporter (Sept. 13, 2007)
Offramp could move to Oak Street.
California Street dreaming
Ventura County Reporter (Sept. 6, 2007)
Pedestrian improvements envisioned for bridge.
State water reform praised at L.A. forum
Ventura County Star (Nov. 12, 2009)
Government officials, environmental advocates and civic leaders speaking at “Surfacing the Solutions,” a forum on water policy in Downtown Los Angeles, pooled their support for a landmark comprehensive water package passed by the California legislature.
Cable snaps in Ventura
Ventura County Reporter (March 27, 2008)
A mid-month switch of cable providers for thousands of Ventura County residents sent waves of problems through hundreds of households.
Santa Paula’s clogged arteries
Ventura County Reporter (Feb. 28, 2008)
Greased up pipes cause sewer spills.
Outage scorches downtown businesses
Ventura County Reporter (Sept. 6, 2007)
Shopkeepers and restaurateurs lose holiday dollars.
Here comes the flood
Ventura County Reporter (June 28, 2007)
Grand jury reports inadequacies in county disaster preparation.
Edison outages hurt area businesses:
Pacific Coast Business Times (April 14, 2006)
Business owners across the South Coast are charged up after a series of power outages cost them thousands of dollars in lost sales and profits..