Arlene Martinez

• Ventura council approves pit bull ordinance Updated 05/23/2012 at 5:20 p.m. 51 Comments

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

• Ventura council approves new water rate proposal Updated 05/22/2012 at 5:24 p.m. 6 Comments

  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.

• Venturans can now appeal code violation issues to City Council Updated 05/18/2012 at 7:16 p.m. 3 Comments

  Ventura property owners accused of code violations now have another venue to make their case for why the inspector or fire marshal got it wrong — the City Council.

• Ventura's fire chief will retire in June Updated 05/17/2012 at 7:04 p.m. 15 Comments

  Ventura Fire Chief Kevin Rennie announced Thursday that he plans to retire on June 15.

• Santa Clara River cleanup effort targets homeless in Ventura Updated 05/17/2012 at 5:16 p.m. 32 Comments

  For years, the city of Ventura and other organizations have dealt with homeless camps sporadically, usually prompted by complaints. This year, they started a more coordinated effort.

• Highway 101 trestle to get face-lift in Ventura Updated 05/15/2012 at 7:32 p.m. 14 Comments

  The city of Ventura, Caltrans and Union Pacific Railroad will clean up graffiti on the railroad trestle over Highway 101.

• Ventura project stalled by parking proposal, developer says Updated 05/15/2012 at 7:36 p.m. 14 Comments

  A developer said his group will drop plans to convert a parking garage off East Harbor Boulevard into residential units, saying the Ventura City Council’s proposed parking requirements are too stringent to make the project feasible.

• Salvation Army Ventura loses social services advocate Published 05/14/2012 at 10 p.m.

  Salvation Army Capt. Bill Finley is leaving Ventura after four years at the helm of the nonprofit. Finley is heading to Anchorage, Alaska, to run a drug and alcohol treatment center.

• Journey of white sea bass is carefully orchestrated Updated 05/11/2012 at 6 p.m. 3 Comments

  Much care goes into the breeding, transporting, caring and releasing of white sea bass up and down Southern California.

• Brothers envision 'boutique' bowling alley in Ventura Updated 05/11/2012 at 8:44 p.m. 24 Comments

  Walking past the Ventura Bowling Center in midtown Ventura is like returning to a different place in time, of days gone by.

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