Sean “Diddy” Combs on May 15, 2022 – Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan on Monday after a grand jury indicted the hip-hop mogul. The arrest followed Department of Homeland Security raids on the Bad Boy founder’s homes in late March that appeared to be sparked by a wave […]
How to protect yourself from the heat Experts give tips on how to protect yourself during heat waves. Ventura County Star A days-long heat wave is sending temperatures soaring across Southern California this week, bringing us some of the hottest weather so far this summer. Thursday and Friday are expected to be the warmest days, […]
In 2018, burglary squads began raiding homes in nice neighborhoods in and around Thousand Oaks. When Ventura County Sheriff’s investigators began their investigation, they found the cases had three things in common: The suspects they arrested were foreign nationals, most from Chile, in the U.S. on short-term tourist visas. They targeted homes that bordered open […]
Subject: Guest column by Kristian Núñez from August 18th “Ventura must act in the face of the housing crisis”: Ventura’s housing market is under pressure, and while rent controls seem like an attractive solution, it’s a short-sighted approach that could only make things worse. The reason rents are rising is clear: there’s a growing shortage […]
David Goldstein | Specially for the Ventura County Star Labor Day sales are coming up soon, and mattresses are one of the items that are often discounted this time of year. However, a budget mattress can cost you more in the long run. If you rush to a sale, you may end up buying before […]
Homes have never been more expensive in Ventura County, although price increases have slowed since the booming real estate market in the early years of the pandemic. In July, the median price of 314 single-family homes sold in the county was $972,000, according to data released Monday by the California Association of Realtors. The median […]
Employee reports | Ventura County Star What should you do if you witness a crime? Do you know what to do if you see something bad happening? Here are some tips. Here is a summary of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County authorities: 1 arrested in Santa Paula after stabbing A 26-year-old Santa Paula […]
The editorial staff of the Star | Ventura County Star Governments often take a long time to adapt their laws to societal change, and sometimes it takes even longer to get it right. Take, for example, the taxation of online retail in California. Sales there began to rise around the turn of the century, shortly […]
