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</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/signatures-collected-for-to-initiative/</link><description><![CDATA[Supporters of a proposed initiative to add to mobile home park protections in Thousand Oaks have gathered more than 10,000 petition signatures &#8212; more than enough to place it on the November ballot, leaders of the campaign said Thursday.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/signatures-collected-for-to-initiative/</guid><category>news/conejo-valley</category></item><item><title>Westlake council may award funds to beautify homes 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/westlake-council-may-award-funds-to-beautify/</link><description><![CDATA[The Westlake Village City Council on Wednesday plans to consider awarding $88,850 to three homeowner associations for beautification projects.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/westlake-council-may-award-funds-to-beautify/</guid><category>news/conejo-valley</category></item><item><title>City's fourth lottery for affordable housing opens
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/09/citys-fourth-lottery-affordable-housing-opens/</link><description><![CDATA[The Moorpark City Council unanimously approved Wednesday the opening of another affordable housing lottery for low-income residents and first-time homebuyers in the city.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/09/citys-fourth-lottery-affordable-housing-opens/</guid><category>news/growth</category></item><item><title>City might reopen housing lottery 25 affordable homes available
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/07/city-might-reopen-housing-lottery-25-affordable/</link><description><![CDATA[The Moorpark City Council will vote tonight on opening another affordable housing lottery for low-income residents and first-time homebuyers.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/07/city-might-reopen-housing-lottery-25-affordable/</guid><category>news/growth</category></item><item><title>Agoura postpones vote on shopping center complex
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/25/agoura-postpones-vote-on-shopping-center-complex/</link><description><![CDATA[After a five-hour public hearing Thursday night, the Agoura Hills City Council unanimously decided to postpone a vote on a developer's plan to build restaurants and shops on Canwood Street.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/25/agoura-postpones-vote-on-shopping-center-complex/</guid><category>news/conejo-valley</category></item><item><title>Moorpark council's vote on Meridian Hills project delayed hold
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/17/moorpark-councils-vote-on-meridian-hills-project/</link><description><![CDATA[The Moorpark City Council deferred a vote Monday night on a plan to deal with property maintenance problems that developed after William Lyon Homes sold its unfinished lots in large development to Resmark Equity Partners LLC.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/17/moorpark-councils-vote-on-meridian-hills-project/</guid><category>news/county-news</category></item><item><title>Nonprofit's lawsuit against city delayed
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/16/nonprofits-lawsuit-against-city-delayed/</link><description><![CDATA[A case that's pitted a county nonprofit affordable housing group against the city of Santa Paula has been postponed for at least another month.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/16/nonprofits-lawsuit-against-city-delayed/</guid><category>news/county-news</category></item><item><title>Frank predicts mortgage plan will pass
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/16/frank-predicts-mortgage-plan-will-pass/</link><description><![CDATA[ Congressional Democrats and President Bush will agree on a bill to help half a million or more struggling homeowners get into lower cost mortgages, but it won't be through the bankruptcy courts, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/16/frank-predicts-mortgage-plan-will-pass/</guid><category>news/growth</category></item><item><title>Homeowners point out issues with development
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/15/homeowners-point-out-issues-with-development/</link><description><![CDATA[Ten homeowners in the Meridian Hills residential development took Moorpark Mayor Pro Tem Janice Parvin on a walking tour over the weekend to point out the problems they say are not being addressed by the developer, William Lyon Homes.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/15/homeowners-point-out-issues-with-development/</guid><category>news/county-news</category></item><item><title>Council rejects apartment proposal 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/09/council-rejects-apartment-proposal/</link><description><![CDATA[A concept plan to build some 300 apartments and shops on Johnson Drive has too many houses and too few commercial uses, the Ventura City Council decided in a rare split vote.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/09/council-rejects-apartment-proposal/</guid><category>news/county-news</category></item><item><title>Developer to apply to build 43 homes
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/09/developer-to-apply-to-build-43-homes/</link><description><![CDATA[A developer was given the green light to apply to build a 43-unit housing development in Simi Valley that would include homes for first-time home buyers and low-income families.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/09/developer-to-apply-to-build-43-homes/</guid><category>news/county-news</category></item><item><title>Expert cites problems in county's land-use processing system
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/09/expert-cites-problems-in-countys-land-use-system/</link><description><![CDATA[Property owners in Ventura County who want to develop their land outside of its current zoning and permits can face long waits, fees that pile up by the minute, and an often confusing system that can shuttle them from one county office to another, according to an outside report delivered Tuesday to the county Board of Supervisors.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/09/expert-cites-problems-in-countys-land-use-system/</guid><category>news/county-news</category></item><item><title>Delayed Habitat homes finally going up
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/08/delayed-habitat-homes-finally-going-up/</link><description><![CDATA[After four years and several construction delays, two out of three Habitat for Humanity homes are taking shape in east Simi Valley this week.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/08/delayed-habitat-homes-finally-going-up/</guid><category>news/growth</category></item><item><title>Fillmore officials may resort to Plan B 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/29/fillmore-officials-may-resort-to-plan-b/</link><description><![CDATA[A local man's successful claim of property ownership is forcing Fillmore city officials to consider revising their plans to improve B Street.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/29/fillmore-officials-may-resort-to-plan-b/</guid><category>news/fillmore</category></item><item><title>Decline in construction is weighing on Moorpark
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/22/decline-in-construction-is-weighing-on-moorpark/</link><description><![CDATA[As Moorpark grapples with a loss of revenue normally generated from new construction, city officials say they face a crippling budget over the next year.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/22/decline-in-construction-is-weighing-on-moorpark/</guid><category>news/growth</category></item><item><title>Carport's posts have golf village up in arms 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/22/carports-posts-have-golf-village-up-in-arms/</link><description><![CDATA[The city and federal government have weighed in on a battle at Camarillo Springs Mobile Home Village as residents grapple over stanchions &amp;#8212; those metal supports that hold up carports.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/22/carports-posts-have-golf-village-up-in-arms/</guid><category>news/camarillo</category></item><item><title>Waterfront Promenade officially opens today 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/21/walk-to-lighthouse-gets-a-little-easier-opens-in/</link><description><![CDATA[The path to the Port Hueneme Lighthouse just got a little easier.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/21/walk-to-lighthouse-gets-a-little-easier-opens-in/</guid><category>news/growth</category></item><item><title>Four harbor land parcels up for lease
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/20/four-harbor-land-parcels-up-for-lease/</link><description><![CDATA[Members of Ventura County's Harbor Commission pondered the future of four parcels of land at the Channel Islands Harbor on Wednesday afternoon while cruising the water on a replica paddlewheel boat.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/20/four-harbor-land-parcels-up-for-lease/</guid><category>news/camarillo</category></item><item><title>Work started on RiverPark affordable housing site
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/19/work-started-on-riverpark-affordable-housing/</link><description><![CDATA[Workers have already laid the foundations for 140 apartments and town homes in Oxnard's RiverPark development that will be home to more than 140 very-low and extremely-low-income families  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/19/work-started-on-riverpark-affordable-housing/</guid><category>news/growth</category></item><item><title>County OKs condo conversion ordinance
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/19/county-oks-condo-conversion-ordinance/</link><description><![CDATA[Mobile home parks in the unincorporated parts of Ventura County won't be subdivided and sold off in pieces unless their residents agree, under an ordinance passed Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/19/county-oks-condo-conversion-ordinance/</guid><category>news/county-news</category></item></channel></rss>