Ventura County supervisors name interim CEO to permanent post
In naming interim leader Sevet Johnson to the permanent post of County Executive Officer, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors has taken another step toward restoring stability after the abrupt departure of former CEO Mike Powers in April. Johnson, a clinical psychologist and former deputy head of the Ventura County Health Care Agency, was named Read More →
Cal Poly gets nearly $40M in state funds for sustainable ag programs
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Funds to widen more highway in Santa Barbara County included in House bill; Ventura County project still waiting
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Thousand Oaks real estate firm manager arrested on charges of stealing $1M from business
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department arrested the former operations manager of Aviara Real Estate in Thousand Oaks on July 26, on suspicion of stealing more than $1 million from the business, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department announced July 26. Dana Hiscock Vines was arrested in Malibu and faces 18 felony counts of grand theft, the Read More →
Santa Barbara County business owners bend Carbajal’s ear on inflation, economy
With rising prices and subsequent disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Tri-Counties are facing a tsunami of challenges. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, hosted in-person roundtables with business owners and chamber of commerce leaders in San Luis Obispo on July 22 and in Santa Barbara on July 25, to discuss Read More →
New slide in Pismo Beach brings more than a dozen lawsuits against city, contractors
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House approves funding for Highway 101 widening from Goleta to Ventura
A massive project to expand lanes on Highway 101 between Santa Barbara and Ventura received a slice of federal funding recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, after lobbying by Congressman Salud Carbajal. Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, announced on July 21 that he had secured more than $16.6 million in federal money for projects in his district Read More →
