Ventura County supervisors vote to keep development out of thousands of acres separating Ventura and Santa Paula. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2006 By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer Ventura County supervisors tightened development rules for 27,900 acres between Ventura and Santa Paula on Tuesday Read more…
Supervisors will include increasing the use of bicycles, buses, trains in area’s growth guidelines. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 25, 2006 By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer Can a Southern California county manage its growth without continually building new highways or widening existing ones? The Ventura Read more…
A Ventura County supervisor Wednesday asked his board colleagues to join him in opposing any future efforts to give the military special hunting grounds on Santa Rosa Island. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2006 By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer A Ventura County supervisor Wednesday Read more…
A California congressman withdrew a controversial proposal Friday to create a recreational hunting facility for wounded military personnel and disabled veterans on Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands National Park. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2005 By Tim Reiterman and Richard Simon, Times Staff Read more…
California congressman seeks to convert the public park into a recreation and training area for the armed forces. Critics cry foul. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2005. FOR THE RECORD: Santa Rosa Island —A headline in Saturday’s California section said: “Military Wants Santa Rosa Island.” Read more…
The board votes to send a letter opposing administration moves to expand oil drilling off the coast and in Los Padres National Forest. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2005 By Catherine Saillant Times Staff Writer Ventura County supervisors Tuesday waded into the controversy over oil Read more…
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA National Park Service California State Parks Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Newsletter ff3 August, 2005 Public Scoping Announcement Conceptual Trail Policy Map Alternatives Ready for Public Input National Park Service, California State Parks, and Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy invite your participation in public scoping for the Read more…
Wildlife trackers often work on the edge of the unknown, pitting their experience against the instinctive caginess of an animal, but as Hugo Martin reports, success sometimes depends on a lucky break. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2005. CHRIS LONG steered his SUV past the Read more…
Dozens of Californians receive permits to keep exotic species, but the state agency in charge of enforcement says it isn’t able to police violators. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2005. By CHARLES DUHIGO, Times Staff Writer FIFTY-ONE facilities in Los Angeles County — from private Read more…
Search for a possible lion or tiger continues in the Simi Valley area, but evidence suggests feline has been in western part of Ventura County. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2005. By GREGORY W. GRIGGS, Times Staff Writer Trackers searching for a large cat believed Read more…