VCTA Proven Right About Fire S...

Dec 19, 2012 by

VCTA Proven Right About Fire Station

Last year, the Ventura City Council accepted a $2.3 million federal grant that allowed it to reopen Fire Station 4, an east side...

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Ventura City Council Considers...

Oct 28, 2011 by

Ventura City Council Considers Grant for Fire Station

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,...

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Ventura May Pull Plug on Emplo...

Aug 29, 2011 by

Ventura May Pull Plug on Employee Housing Loan Assistance

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

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Employee Housing Loan Program ...

Aug 29, 2011 by

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

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How City of Ventura “Emp...

Jun 2, 2011 by

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...

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New Hire Pension Changes Not E...

May 16, 2011 by

New Hire Pension Changes Not Enough

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...

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