July 10, 2009 RSS feed / Community

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Race for sheriff's office begins

ELECTION 2010—Above, Cmdr. Geoff Dean with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department announces his candidacy for sheriff during a press conference in Constitution Park June 25. More...

Eco-friendly building not just for the rich

By Erica Gies Special to the Acorn

Green building bit by bit When a tornado flattened Greensburg, Kan., in May 2008, the city vowed to rebuild—with a twist. All new municipal structures would be built green, with businesses and homeowners encouraged to follow suit. More...

New hours for self-help centers

Scheduling changes have been put into effect for each of the Ventura County Superior Court's selfhelp centers, which provide free informational assistance for litigants who represent themselves. All self-help centers will close at 4 p.m. More...

Tax roll declines

Ventura County Assessor Dan Goodwin announced the assessment roll for 20092010 decreased by 2.34 percent this year. The assessment roll provides the basis for computing most of county government's generalpurpose tax revenue. More...

Senator hands out sustainability awards

State Sen. Fran Pavley (DAgoura Hills) presented Sustainability awards in May and June to organizations that have given top priority to the environment. More...