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Ojai eases rules for $420K home loan to city manager
The Ojai City Council has approved modifications to a $420,000 loan agreement with City Manager Ben Harvey for a down payment on a house purchase. The primary change expands the geographic area that would qualify for the loan. Harvey's original employment agreement from January included the same maximum loan amount but specified it be used to buy a home within city limits.
Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week until another round of warm temperatures
Another warming trend is headed back to the forecast by the second half of the week. The post Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week until another round of warm temperatures appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Investigators seize large drug stash from suspected Southern California narcotics dealer
A drug dealer who is alleged to have imported a large amount of narcotics into Ventura County was arrested this week, authorities said. The investigation by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office’s Fentanyl and Overdose Crime Units (VC FOCUS) into a drug pipeline from the San Gabriel Valley to Ventura County began this past April and almost […]
Ventura County GOP, Democratic officials see heightened political tension in Trump attack
Leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties in Ventura County decried the attempted assassination Saturday of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, seeing it as a sign of heightened tension in the election process. Trump, 78, was holding a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania - a key...
Grassroots group calls on local governments to sue California over toxic Simi site
Organizers with the grassroots nonprofit Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab and supporters kicked off a 10-day campaign July 13 aimed at persuading the Ventura County and Los Angeles County Boards of Supervisors, and the Simi Valley and Los Angeles City Councils to sue the state over its failure to enforce cleanup agreements at a Simi Valley site contaminated in the 1940s and 1950s by thousands of rocket tests and nuclear-reactor experiments.
Xebec Sheds SoCal Industrial Property for $50M
St. Louis-based private equity firm ElmTree Funds has paid $50 million for an industrial property in Simi Valley, Calif., according to data provider Trepp. ElmTree acquired the 140,508-square-foot property at 2401 North Chain Drive from Xebec, a privately held real estate firm with nearly 15 million square feet of industrial space in development. Other details of the deal were not disclosed.
Ventura County Deputies Arrest an Oxnard Felon on Probation for a Previous Theft of Package Theft in Camarillo
July 15, 2024 – Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that an Oxnard resident was arrested after stealing a package off the front porch of a Camarillo residence. Juan Landeros (35) was arrested by detectives with the Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force after he was caught on a Ring camera committing the theft.
Man dies swimming at Lake Piru after medical incident, officials say
A man reportedly drowned at Lake Piru Saturday after having a medical emergency while swimming, authorities said. The incident was reported at 4:08 p.m., said Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. James Sullivan. The lake, located north of Highway 126 near the Ventura County line, features a recreational area, boating and campgrounds. ...
Jury Still Trying To Decide If Camarillo Man Is Guilty Of Violent Crimes Against Little Girl And Elderly Women
Update--A Ventura County jury is still trying to decide if a Camarillo man is guilty of violent crimes against a little girl and two elderly women. 28-year-old Joel Gonzales has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the Attempted Murder of a 6-year-old girl, and the Sexual Assaults of two women in their 80's and 90's.
Local lefties Volantis, Bateman are early options in Major League Baseball Draft
Dylan Volantis’ momentum towards the Major League Baseball Draft started more than a year ago. When an illness forced Newbury Park to juggle its starting rotation ahead of the last week of the regular season, Volantis found himself pitching the season finale against senior Cole Miller. ...
Carbajal Hosts Telephone Town Hall
Congressman Salud Carbajal, 24th District, will host a telephone town hall at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 to offer updates on his work in Washington, and take questions from Central Coast constituents. Residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis and Ventura counties, the three counties Carbajal represents, can sign up to...
Deputies investigating homicide in Thousand Oaks
Ventura County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating a homicide where two people had gunshot wounds at the 100 block of North Jerome Ave. July 12. The post Deputies investigating homicide in Thousand Oaks appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Roundup: 2 injured in Oxnard motorcycle crash, 1 arrested in major drug seizure, more
Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: 2 injured in crash with motorcycle, tractor-trailer Two people were ejected from a motorcycle and injured after crashing into...
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