Simi Valley’s new home-grown city manager
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805 law: New laws affecting employers, employees coming in 2025
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Suit dismissed accusing Edison of starting Mountain Fire
Energy, Infrastructure, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Ventura County, West Ventura CountyA class action lawsuit alleging that Southern California Edison’s equipment sparked the recent Mountain Fire in Ventura County has been dismissed, according to the utility and the law firm which filed it. “We have confirmed that this complaint has been dismissed,” Edison said in a Nov. 19 letter to the California Public Utilities Commission. The Read More →
Mountain Fire losses mount; recovery begins
Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County“In the end, it’s just a house,” Jim Blois, CEO of Blois Construction in Oxnard, said. Blois’s home in Camarillo Heights was one of, at last count, nearly 220 structures destroyed in the Mountain Fire which erupted Nov. 6 in the unincorporated Somis area northeast of Camarillo. Fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, the fire Read More →
Updated: Oracle sues Procore over payments trade secrets
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public CompaniesSoftware giant Oracle is suing Procore Technologies, alleging that the Carpinteria-based software firm used thousands of stolen trade secrets to enrich its business. Procore, a leading construction industry software company and Oracle rival, denied the allegations in an Oct. 31 statement. “We believe the claims are meritless and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves,” Procore said in its statement. Procore’s shares have largely been unaffected by the filing; Read More →
Real estate investor set to buy The Oaks for $157M
East Ventura County, Latest news, Real Estate, Retailing, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura CountyStockdale Capital Partners is in contract with Macerich to buy The Oaks shopping mall in Thousand Oaks for $157 million, according to The Real Deal. Macerich CEO Jack Hsieh told shareholders this month that his company is set to sell The Oaks before the end of the year, but declined to identify the buyer. Citing anonymous sources, Read More →
Appeals court declines to halt logging project in Los Padres National Forest
Latest news, Law & GovermentThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 12 declined to halt a logging and vegetation clearing project atop Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak in Ventura County’s Los Padres National Forest. Various environmental groups, plus Ventura County, Ojai and Patagonia Works, have sued the U.S. Forest Service to halt the project on grounds that it would violate environmental Read More →
