Articles by Gail Davis

314 articles since 1999

Opportunities Pop Up for Trap Maker

California | Local | By Gail Davis | January 13, 2003
As an independent businessman, Steve Salas has but one goal: to build a better gopher trap. Read more
 

Aerobatics Pilot Is Not Winging It

California | Local | By Gail Davis | December 30, 2002
Get the terminology right, says pilot Vicki Cruse of Santa Paula: Trapeze artists perform acrobatics. Read more
 

Staying Out of Ojai’s Former Lockup Is Proving Easy

California | Local | By Gail Davis | December 1, 2002
Squat, unadorned and often mistaken for an outhouse, Ojai’s former jail will soon be on view to the public – as the city’s newest landmark. Read more
 

How Do They Get to Carnegie Hall? Raise $180,000

California | Local | By Gail Davis | November 18, 2002
Miles Davis played Carnegie Hall. Read more
 

Apparent Overdose Death Evidence of Growing Threat

California | Local | By Jenifer Ragland and Gail Davis | November 14, 2002
The death of an 18-year-old Ojai Valley artist last weekend of an apparent drug overdose spotlights a growing problem not only in that bucolic enclave, but in Ventura County overall, authorities said Wednesday. Read more
 

Environmental Group No Longer a Natural

California | Local | By Gail Davis | November 11, 2002
A pioneering Ojai Valley environmental group, widely respected as a protector of all things naturally Ojai, has alienated many residents with positions even some longtime supporters say are extreme. Read more
 

Growth Issue Looms Large in Ojai Race

California | Local | By Gail Davis | October 29, 2002
Mention Measure C in normally peaceful Ojai and everyone from artists to average Joes chooses up sides. Read more
 

Ruling Halts Work on Ojai Housing

California | Local | By Gail Davis | October 18, 2002
Construction on a luxury condominium project in downtown Ojai has ground to a halt after a judge found it violated the city’s overall plan for growth. Read more
 

Expand Inn? Be Our Guest, Residents Say

California | Local | By Gail Davis | October 8, 2002
Environmentally sensitive Ojai is not known for embracing development. Read more
 

The Dark Side of Ojai’

California | Local | By Gail Davis | October 4, 2002
The meeting was supposed to be about Ojai residents’ concerns about over-policing” of this small town known as much for its activists as for its artists. Read more
 
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