Gov. issues executive order
UncategorizedGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an executive order Nov. 16 to enhance the state’s management of climate impacts from sea level rise, increased temperatures, shifting precipitation and extreme weather events. The order should facilitate California’s first comprehensive climate adaptation strategy, the governor’s office said. This effort will improve coordination within state government so that authorities can Read More →
Haas leaves Lompoc prison
UncategorizedGene Haas, the owner of Oxnard-based Haas Automation, was transferred to a Los Angeles halfway house Nov.12 from Lompoc prison. He is on track for early release from his federal sentence, according to published reports. Haas is expected to be released May 10 after serving 16 months of his 24-month sentence for conspiring to cheat Read More →
Gap Fire arrest made
UncategorizedOn Nov. 17, authorities arrested a 16 year old on arson charges associated with the Gap Fire, U.S. Forest Service and Santa Barbara County Fire Department investigators announced. The fire scorched more than 9,000 acres in the foothills above Goleta in July. The 16-year-old suspect is in custody in the Santa Barbara County juvenile Read More →
Fire reveals South Coast
OpinionUntil the no-growth radicals took over its politics, the South Coast operated under a single rule – the community took care of its own. More than a decade ago, the no-growthers suspended the South Coast rule, with the resulting exodus of thousands of middle- and working-class families to Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Maria. Fortunately, when Read More →
Ventura wine country sets sibling rivalry
ColumnsThink of Ventura County as a bubbly and energetic younger sister to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. It’s just starting to emerge as a wine region, thanks largely to the release of the Ventura County Wine Trail Map. Now, the area’s half dozen or so wineries have been promoted not only to tourists Read More →
TOLD completes 5M square feet of Ventura County construction
ColumnsThe completion of Flynn Road Business Park in Camarillo marks TOLD Corp.’s 5 millionth square foot of construction in Ventura County. Located near the corner of Flynn and Adolfo roads, Flynn Road Business Park boasts 63 industrial and 14 office condominium units. “TOLD Corporation has been able to reach this impressive milestone because high quality Read More →
Zooming past fuel problems: Camarillo firms improve auto efficiency
UncategorizedForget about Detroit, or even Los Angeles. The future of the automotive industry is springing up in Camarillo. As America’s major automakers wrangle for a $25 billion federal bailout to survive, two Camarillo companies – Transonic Combustion and CalMotors – are making the combustion engine more efficient than ever and designing tomorrow’s powertrains. In the Read More →
