Ventura County Star

Housing Advocates Sue California Cities For Affordable Housing

Is affordable housing by lawsuit the next trend for California cities?

June 15, 2003 - Ventura County Star

Can 'Granny Flats' Solve Affordable Housing Crisis?

Under state law, counties and cities must devise new rules for so-called "second-dwelling units" to help ease the state's affordable housing crisis.

May 20, 2003 - Ventura County Star

New Home Site For Day Laborers

The Ventura County Grand Jury commended the city of Thousand Oaks for finding a place for day laborers to wait for work and offered some suggestions to improve the site.

May 15, 2003 - Ventura County Star

Fight Sprawl, Or Learn To Live With It

Curtis P. Stiles and Joseph Anthony Perez provide a citizen's primer on recognizing and fighting sprawl in Ventura County, California.

December 2, 2002 - Ventura County Star

Alternative Toll Roads Don't Work

The case study from Orange County, California demonstrates that paid toll roads don't solve traffic problems.

April 27, 2002 - Ventura County Star

Landlords Pulling Out Of HUD Contracts

According to the Southern California Association of Governments, 2,200 units of affordable housing are needed in Ventura County, but new apartment starts remain stagnant.

August 28, 2000 - Ventura County Star

Ventura County Wary of Sanctuary Expansion

Ventura County may ask Federal officials to consider impacts on boating and commercial fishing as they study the Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary.

August 9, 2000 - Ventura County Star

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