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Oct 28, 2011 by Dick.Thomson

To govern is to choose. And the reason the city is considering accepting a $2.3 million grant to temporarily re-open Fire Station 4,...

Aug 29, 2011 by David.Grau

Ventura City Manager Rick Cole plans to recommend repealing or substantially reforming a city housing assistance program that has...

Aug 29, 2011 by David.Grau

Politics has long been defined as the process of determining who gets what. While examining the city of Ventura financials, the...

Jun 2, 2011 by Dick.Thomson

This is the core of the issue. The pension contribution is made up of an employer portion of 31% and an employee portion of 9% for...

May 16, 2011 by Dick.Thomson

By Tony Biasotti Special to The Star Most new hires at the city of Ventura would have to work an additional five years to get the...

Feb 15, 2011 by David.Grau

VCStar Editorial – Feb 12,2011 On Jan. 10, with great pride and a little bit of creative math, the Ventura City Council...