Ventura News

Hoping to increase the number of special events in the city and attract people and money, the Ventura City Council on Monday approved some new rules and incentives for such events.

Ventura City Council approves ordinance requiring pit bulls to be spayed or neutered.

Hundreds of books, ranging in price from 50 cents to $2, will highlight the annual Memorial Day Book Sale fundraiser to benefit three libraries in Ojai.

The Ojai City Council is considering joining with other California cities to sue the state Finance Department over directives that could put city tax revenues at risk.

Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory will present a "Lest We Forget" Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. Monday at 2052 Howard Road.

A roundup of news and events of interest to youths across Ventura County.

Cheree Noel Sanker pleaded guilty in March to striking her former domestic partner with a piece of wood.

Ojai theater director Steve Grumette's latest project is a case of art imitating life — his own.

A 23-year-old Saticoy resident was arrested in Ventura Tuesday night after allegedly using a replica handgun to rob a gas station, police said.

At the Bell Arts Factory in the west Ventura art hub, the motto and guiding principle is, in the words of author Henry Miller, "art teaches nothing, except the significance of life."

Two 65-foot oil spill recovery vessels were dedicated Tuesday at Ventura Harbor, the first in a four-ship fleet that will be operated by Clean Seas, a nonprofit company established in 1970.

A Ventura anesthesiologist who sees firsthand the effects of obesity is pushing back with fresh juices, coffee and sandwiches served at his Crazy Dr. Cafe.

The Pleasant Valley Senior Center will offer an AARP Driver Safety Program renewal course from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday at 1605 E. Burnley St.

The Ventura City Council approved a draft plan to raise water and wastewater rates on commercial and residential customers but will revisit usage fees for some agricultural ratepayers.

More than 100 people joined a discussion on how to create self-sustaining communities that provide education and jobs Saturday in Ventura.