L.A. Times - Ventura County News

Think Southern California's freeways are jammed? You should see the calendars of upcoming road work

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Tom Bogard, Orange County's highway director, will be coordinating with his counterparts in neighboring counties to ease commuters' inconvenience.

Inside Tom W. Bogard's office, maps are everywhere. They help the highway director for the Orange County Transportation Authority see the future -- or at least where the next caution signs for construction will be posted.

Lawyer blames school in shooting of gay Oxnard student

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Attorney for youth facing arraignment on murder charges says officials failed to defuse tensions.

As 14-year-old Brandon McInerney prepares to be arraigned today in the slaying of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, his lawyer is advancing a defense that at least partly blames school officials for the tragedy.

Animal control officer seriously hurt in pit bull attack

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The man had come to a Lakewood home to collect three of five dogs. Now, they will all be euthanized.

A 60-pound pit bull named Rocky mauled an animal control officer in Lakewood, leaving the officer with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said Wednesday.

Before farmers markets, there were farm stands

Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Farm stands selling local produce used to be everywhere. Could they be making a comeback?

OUT WHERE Ventura Boulevard is just a country road, near Central Avenue in Camarillo, Phil McGrath farms 40 acres of Ventura County land his family has owned for generations. He sells his organic produce to restaurants and at farmers markets, but here beside the road he also has a farm stand -- a sophisticated, modern farm stand with a sturdy gable roof and handsome landscaping.

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Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

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Seeking shoppers in Westwood Village

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The UCLA-adjacent area is ringed by affluent neighborhoods but has struggled for 20 years. An economic shot in the arm may be on the way.

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Judge puts hold on L.A.'s Olympic-Pico traffic plan

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John Torribio says the Westside project can't go forward without a report on how businesses and residents would be affected.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's chief plan to speed traffic in Los Angeles was delayed Monday when a judge ruled that more study, which could take months, was needed before two Westside thoroughfares could be altered to work more like one-way streets.

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Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

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Chinese firms bargain hunting in U.S.

Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

States are aggressively trying to lure companies looking to grow. Incentives and a weak dollar are spurring investment.

Liu Keli couldn't tell you much about South Carolina, not even where it is in the United States. It's as obscure to him as his home region, Shanxi province, is to most Americans.

Bernard Parks' record as LAPD chief and city councilman is a mixed blessing in his race for L.A. County supervisor

Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

He is praised as honest and capable but criticized as rigid and aloof. Years as chief largely shaped his image.

At a Mardi Gras-style opening of his campaign headquarters, City Councilman Bernard C. Parks received a candid assessment of his entrance into the race for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.