As Ventura County officials seek to reduce delays and costs associated with the granting of discretionary land use permits, property owners say they want the rules to be clearer before they apply for them. Conditional use permits are issued at the discretion of the county for purposes not allowed as a matter of right within a zoning district. More...

At a business forum in Camarillo last week, Hannah-Beth Jackson and Tony Strickland, can didates for the 19th District State Senate seat, had few disagreements on the problems facing California, although they differed on how best to solve them. More...