Kim Lamb Gregory

• Ventura County beaches get good report card from environmental group Updated 05/24/2012 at 7:48 p.m.

  Sun worshippers headed for the ocean this Memorial Day weekend will be happy to know that Ventura County beaches are generally clean, according to an environmental group.

• Women not keeping pace with men's increasing life spans, research shows Published 05/13/2012 at 8:23 p.m. 4 Comments

  A new, 20-year research project shows women are still outliving men, but their life spans are increasing at a much slower pace than men’s.

• 'Power moms' and the changing family dynamic Published 05/12/2012 at 10:19 p.m. 19 Comments

  Power moms may be the future of the American family.

• Pigeon racers coo over their hobby despite PETA concerns Published 05/04/2012 at 2:44 p.m. 11 Comments

  At sunrise hundreds of miles north of Ventura County, a truck packed with cages yawns open. Hundreds of wings beat the air and pigeons burst into the dawn sky. Then they head for home, racing in a sport popular across ...

• Contract between two unions and St. John's hospitals expires Updated 04/30/2012 at 5:44 p.m.

  It will be business as usual at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, even though two union contracts with the hospitals were set to expire Monday.

• First class of Hank Lacayo Institute interns honored at CSUCI Published 04/27/2012 at 8:39 p.m.

  A reception was held Thursday night for the inaugural group of CSU Channel Islands students and employers who participated in the Hank Lacayo Institute internship program.

• Same-sex couples face special challenges on high school prom night Published 04/25/2012 at 6:18 p.m.

  The first prom held in about 15 years in Ventura County just for lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender students was hatched by three students at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura and held Saturday night.

• Nurses and health workers picket at both St. John's hospitals Updated 04/24/2012 at 7:12 p.m. 53 Comments

  Just as they rotate shifts inside the hospitals, nurses and health care workers rotated outside Tuesday as they picketed over contract negotiations at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo.

• Ventura County air is cleanest it's been in almost four decades, officials say Published 04/20/2012 at 11:40 p.m.

  Ventura County's efforts to clean up its air have paid off, according to a report released this week by the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association.

• St. John's nurses, health care workers plan to picket over contract dispute Updated 04/16/2012 at 6:48 p.m. 27 Comments

  Members of Service Employees International Union Local 121RN and United Healthcare Workers West plan to picket both St. John's hospitals on April 24 to express frustration about contract negotiations with hospital owner Dignity Health.

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