Category Archives: Ventura County

Although certainly not unheard of in winter, Santa Anas in Southern California were once much more common in late fall. A couple of years ago when I reported on global warming in our part of the world, a spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department revealed out that the VCFD had changed its policies toContinue reading “Santa Anas in February”

Judith Lewis, who helped inspire this blog, takes a thoughtful look at the possibility of new oil wells popping up in the Los Padres National Forest. At the heart of her story is a warm, richly-detailed portrait of Al Hess, the man the Forest Service has put in charge of the decision-making process. Hess, anContinue reading “Time to Drill?”

In the last month, three different companies have announced plans to mine rock and gravel for development purposes near Ventura County. East of the county, Cemex Inc of Arizona announced plans to mine rock on Soledad Canyon Road. As discussed in the Santa Clarita edition of the "Daily News" from last Friday, "the project includesContinue reading “Mine Plans Surprise Ventura County”