Op/ed: Ventura County pension proposal is costly and unnecessary
An initiative currently being circulated in Ventura County for the November ballot seeking to close the pension system to newly hired county employees as a way of saving money is both simplistic and wrong.
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Mussel tussle: Ventura County water districts at odds over invasive quagga
Amid a historic statewide drought, low reservoir levels and diminishing groundwater supplies, two Ventura County water districts are caught in a saga over the invasive quagga.
Read More →The case for a defined contribution pension system in California
Grass-roots efforts underway in Ventura County and a few other places may lead California to start junking its expensive and debt-ridden pension system in favor of a 401(k)-like substitute.
Read More →Editorial: Ventura County will miss business icon Sam Edwards
Ventura County certainly would look a lot different today without the extraordinary accomplishments of the late Dr. Samuel Edwards.
Read More →Dry weather plagues Ventura County strawberries
Oxnard strawberry growers lost an average $10,000 to $15,000 per acre worth of crop last year because the berries died off prematurely in dry weather, and farmers could be in for a repeat of that scenario this year.
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