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A Ventura woman who is the former president of a Beverly Hills-based publisher was convicted Sept. 23 of embezzling at least $1.3 million from the company and its owner. Kimberly Ann Miletta, 51, of Ventura, was found guilty by a federal court jury of three counts of wire fraud but was acquitted of two other wire Read More →
An unidentified man is in custody in connection with the intentional detonation of an improvised explosive device at the Santa Maria Courthouse Sept. 25, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office reported. Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries in the explosion, the office’s spokesperson, Raquel Zick, posted on social media. The explosion was reported about 9:20 Read More →
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It has been about three years since Expond — short for Experience on Demand — first jumped onto the scene to fill a void left by the Covid-19 pandemic. But even now, as the pandemic becomes more a thing of the past, Expond continues expanding. “Coming out of Covid, everybody is looking to connect, and Read More →
Food not only tastes good and satisfies hunger, but it can be medicinal as well. So said the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which issued a call to action to end hunger and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease in the U.S. by 2030. Access to nutritious food is critical to health and resilience, according to Read More →
The Ventura County Taxpayers Association is alleging that the city of Oxnard had no legal justification to give its street sweepers an enormous pay raise to almost $200,000 annually in salary and benefits. “We’re at a loss as to why the city of Oxnard would so dramatically increase the cost of this service for apparently Read More →