3 September 2010, 8:48 am
want marijuana legalized, and these are my reasons: In 1970, Nixon convinced a confused public that marijuana was destroying America’s youth. Not because it was harmful to users, as was propagandized, but to enable war protesters, who were known to smoke the substance, to be arrested. Under free s... Read More »
3 September 2010, 7:00 am
Sunny and very hot conditions are expected in much of Ventura County again today, the National Weather Service reported.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 10:03 pm
By Scott Tittrington scott@theacorn.com Chris Starks knows the importance of having a mentor. The guiding yet demanding hand of his father—a traffic cop for the Los Angeles Police Department—helped Starks transform from a teenager on the verge of losing his way into a solid student at Simi Valle... Read More »
31 August 2010, 12:22 pm
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — A Southern California congressman wants to challenge a federal law that sets a $200 million limit on damage payouts to victims of a train crash.... Read More »
30 August 2010, 1:19 am
[Click here for a multimedia slideshow of top public-sector manager pay.] (http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/02c5fb53f6) Lompoc City Administrator Laurel Barcelona and Moorpark City Manager...... Read More »
28 August 2010, 3:36 pm
Oxnard City Manager Ed Sotelo earned about $266,000 in 2009. Or maybe it was about $382,000. It depends what you count. Like many top government administrators, Sotelo receives a bevy of benefits — some taxed and some not — that boosts his actual compensation well beyond what’s reported as bas... Read More »
26 August 2010, 7:36 pm
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com A piece of legislation that could get Simi Valley taxpayers off the hook for thousands of dollars they currently owe in pension payments to former SVPD Chief Randy Adams has hit a roadblock. read more... Read More »
25 August 2010, 7:45 am
Triple-digit temperatures are expected again today in much of Ventura County, the National Weather Service reported.... Read More »
24 August 2010, 6:51 am
Extreme heat is expected to continue in much of Ventura County today, the National Weather Service reported.... Read More »
19 August 2010, 3:10 pm
Taxpayers in Simi Valley and Ventura could be off the hook for paying more than $100,000 a year extra for the pension of a former local police official whose projected benefits soared after working a year as police chief of Bell at a salary of $457,000.... Read More »