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Khosrow Lashkari decided to hose down the parking lot of his Oxnard
service station two days before his annual fuel tank inspection.
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Former Simi Valley Mayor Greg Stratton announced Friday that he is
organizing a coalition of local leaders to fight a November ballot
measure seeking to rein in the city’s growth boundaries.
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Halaco Engineering, an Oxnard metal recycling plant under fire by
regulators, has filed for bankruptcy protection in a move that
critics charge is designed to hold up an environmental lawsuit
against the company.
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Regional water officials scrambled Monday to assure sensitive-nosed
residents from Beverly Hills to Thousand Oaks that the musty odor and
taste they’ve noticed in their tap water for the last few days is a
result of the heat wave and not biological terrorism.
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As the state budget stalemate enters its fourth week, Ventura County
officials remain worried that last-minute cuts could affect services
from health care to law enforcement to tax collection.
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The newly appointed acting chief of Ventura County’s Community
College District promised Thursday to restore public confidence as
the district investigates charges of overspending by Chancellor
Philip Westin.
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Ventura College received a warning last month from a California
accrediting commission for submitting a report that did not include
up-to-date information on its hiring improvements.
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Former Moorpark College President James Walker, who earned a
reputation for diplomacy with faculty union leaders, is expected to
be named today as acting chancellor of the troubled Ventura County
Community College District.
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Trustees of the Ventura County Community College District voted
unanimously Tuesday night to place embattled Chancellor Philip Westin
on administrative leave while they evaluate his performance and
investigate his expenditures.
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The president of the Ventura County Community College District Board
of Trustees said Monday that he will seek a third term in November,
despite threats from critics that his support of embattled Chancellor
Philip Westin will cost him his job.
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