Fire rips into Fillmore, north Moorpark areas
UncategorizedA nearly 10,000-acre fire was 20 percent contained and had moved from the Fillmore area into northern Moorpark by early Sept. 23, according to the Ventura County Star. About 600 firefighters had assembled to fight the so-called Guiberson Fire, which started Sept. 22 near Fillmore at East Guiberson and Calumet Canyon roads. Two outbuildings have Read More →
BuenaVentura struggles toward finish line
UncategorizedThe complicated legal battle between Banco BuenaVentura and its landlord took another strained step forward as lawyers traded barbs at a hearing on Sept. 14. During the proceedings, Judge Henry Walsh wondered aloud at the “hidden agendas” in the “hotly contested” dispute surrounding the failed Oxnard bank. He’s not the only one. The legal Read More →
In with the old
UncategorizedNetwork Hardware Resale is in the right business at the right time. For more than a decade, the company’s business plan has been to court its Internet service provider, educational and governmental clients by taking old equipment and bringing it up to date, appealing to groups wanting to keep costs low instead of buying new Read More →
Duvall escapades spotlight Sacramento
OpinionTruly it is a strange bunch of creatures who inhabit the area in and around the state capitol in Sacramento. One day they are passing bogus laws designed to punish those who believe in the free enterprise system. The next day they are squabbling over issues that have nothing to do with our state’s urgent Read More →
Scripps regroups
Personal FinanceIn response to plummeting advertising sales, the Ventura County Star’s parent company has completely overhauled its newspaper division, shuffling top management in an effort to cut costs. The Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps Co. said the reorganization will affect all of its 13 newspapers, which will now report to an operating committee on sales and content. Read More →
Vote for commerce
OpinionHaving just taken our state Legislature to task over incompetence, negligence and malfeasance, we must turn to our readers with a simple request. Find the least worst miscreant in the bunch and vote for him or her. There’s no presidential election this year, which means turnout will be low. But we are voting on city Read More →
