Archives
- 2009.11.17: The Kingdom Center is a go!
- 2009.11.16: Elections have consequences
- 2009.11.06: Wright Library to close its doors November 30
- 2009.11.05: Election postmortem: welcome to the status quo
- 2009.10.28: For Ventura Unified School Board: Mary Haffner
- 2009.10.22: Can we ban campaign signs in public right-of-way areas yet?
- 2009.10.11: Lilly Ledbetter: a story of true inspiration for women
- 2009.10.09: Rush Limbaugh aligns himself with the Taliban
- 2009.10.04: My view: this ballot measure is fatally flawed
- 2009.09.26: Measure A: Wright Library's last hope?
- 2009.09.26: Envisioning Ventura County's future
- 2009.09.19: State Senate Republicans play politics at our expense
- 2009.09.07: Children should be taught to respect their president
- 2009.09.02: Keep politics out of health care debate
- 2009.08.24: Run, Jackie, Run!
- 2009.08.17: Writing a new chapter on Ventura's libraries
- 2009.08.07: A sign of the times: city volunteers wanted
- 2009.08.04: Taming the wild California
- 2009.08.01: Why are Democrats such chickens?
- 2009.07.20: A miracle in Ventura: The Kingdom Center
- 2009.07.17: Study: No Child Left Behind sets schools up to 'fail'
- 2009.07.14: Money Sacramento can't touch
- 2009.07.10: Our new 'green' state senator flunks yet another test
- 2009.07.07: State's bond rating goes up in smoke
- 2009.07.03: IOU a better state legislature than this
- 2009.07.01: 'We're about to lose $7 billion in 6 minutes'
- 2009.06.29: Call the governor now to demand he sign budget plan
- 2009.06.26: Could closure of state beaches sink coastal tourism?
- 2009.06.20: Tony Strickland sides with tobacco companies again
- 2009.06.19: The uncomfortable middle ground
- 2009.06.17: $2 million for a sports parade? We have a priority deficit
- 2009.06.11: Those pink slips come with faces
- 2009.06.08: The typical Ventura voter and taxes
- 2009.06.02: California and the partisan divide
- 2009.05.28: A toxic wonderland
- 2009.05.28: The Phoenix has risen
- 2009.05.20: This video is mandatory viewing
- 2009.05.19: Could campaign finance reform help solve state's budget woes?
- 2009.05.13: Theater company's budget drama
- 2009.05.12: Downtown property owners vote to tax themselves
- 2009.05.08: The home of the brave
- 2009.05.05: Is our state going to pot?
- 2009.05.02: Power to the people
- 2009.04.30: It's your city! Participate or let others make decisions for you
- 2009.04.28: Where have all the moderate Republicans gone?
- 2009.04.26: Prop. 1D: The 'D' stands for deceptive and decimating
- 2009.04.21: City Council weighs in on Wal-Mart location
- 2009.04.19: State's Democrats converging on Sacramento
- 2009.04.14: Give peace a chance on Tax Day
- 2009.04.12: Where will the federal stimulus money land?
- 2009.04.12: 'When women run, women win'
- 2009.04.04: Can you balance our state's budget? Give it a try
- 2009.03.31: Our new 'green' state senator flunks his first test
- 2009.03.31: Rescuing arts programs takes some creativity
- 2009.03.25: It's a tax measure!
- 2009.03.22: Public funding of art on the local endangered list
- 2009.03.18: Urgent unemployment measure fails by 1 vote -- Was it Audra's?
- 2009.03.13: Hundreds line streets to protest teacher layoffs
- 2009.03.12: Truly government reinvented
- 2009.03.11: Democracy by the squeakiest wheel
- 2009.03.09: A bloody mess on Pink Friday
- 2009.03.05: Radio from left field
- 2009.03.01: California flunks Budget 101
- 2009.02.27: A great show for a great cause
- 2009.02.24: Ventura's final Victoria plan: big boxes not welcome
- 2009.02.24: Looking for sunshine amid the clouds
- 2009.02.23: Attack of the Internet
- 2009.02.19: At long last the state has a budget!
- 2009.02.18: A taxing situation: No decisions anywhere
- 2009.02.15: The architects of California's budget impasse
- 2009.02.15: One step away from desperation
- 2009.02.13: Missing soon: Roving medic team, ArtWalks, sidewalk repair
- 2009.02.11: Much ado about views II: getting a jump on ballot initiative
- 2009.02.09: Public/private partnerships critical in an era of budget cuts
- 2009.02.05: "What do we want? A budget NOW"
- 2009.02.04: Trendy, hip Urban Outfitters coming Downtown
- 2009.02.03: Odds and ends from a blurry-eyed 'activist'
- 2009.01.31: It's time to share the pain
- 2009.01.26: Do the Wright thing: It's time to use the T word
- 2009.01.24: Educators want to talk -- the Stricklands won't listen
- 2009.01.20: A great day for America
- 2009.01.16: Downtown property owners come through
- 2009.01.13: Ventura ranked as great business spot by Fortune magazine
- 2009.01.13: Meter maids need not apply
- 2009.01.10: Setting the record straight about the arts
- 2009.01.08: Are bubble dots the death knell of creativity?
- 2008.12.30: Audra Strickland's chief of staff charged in Westlake protest incident
- 2008.12.30: The many faces of immigration
- 2008.12.20: Dog gone bad
- 2008.12.15: The 911 fee is going away -- but now what?
- 2008.12.13: The best retail therapy is homegrown
- 2008.12.12: Santa is coming to City Hall
- 2008.12.12: Sitting pretty in Downtown Ventura
- 2008.12.09: Strike three for fees
- 2008.12.03: Lights, camera, action in Ventura
- 2008.12.02: A first glimpse at the area's coolest new project
- 2008.11.28: The little project that could
- 2008.11.25: City budget cuts will likely mean layoffs
- 2008.11.25: Ventura voters will decide fate of big box measure
- 2008.11.21: Breaking bread and barriers
- 2008.11.15: New life for an old cemetery?
- 2008.11.09: Budding effort for a botanical garden
- 2008.11.06: We're so close, yet so far away
- 2008.10.27: Unanimous support for Hannah-Beth Jackson from school chiefs, Ventura County Star & Los Angeles Times
- 2008.10.24: Political bait and switch
- 2008.10.18: Trouble in paradise: a homeowner's nightmare
- 2008.10.08: Housing for the new millennium
- 2008.10.08: Why I will always be grateful to Hannah-Beth Jackson
- 2008.10.06: Nation's financial woes trickle down to city budgets
- 2008.09.29: The Strickland/Brockovich connection: Shaky companies
- 2008.09.24: Erin Brockovich: You should be ashamed of yourself
- 2008.09.18: Sand wars continue at Pierpont
- 2008.09.15: Uncertain financial times
- 2008.09.08: Community organizers should be honored, not insulted
- 2008.09.04: Diamonds brought these girls best friends
- 2008.08.31: A high school for 21st century teens
- 2008.08.26: Anti-Wal-Mart group does its job too well
- 2008.08.21: The world's ugliest bridge: an update
- 2008.08.15: Dancing in the streets
- 2008.08.12: Property owners move to 'tax' themselves
- 2008.08.07: Anti-Wal-Mart group submits signatures
- 2008.08.01: Wal-Mart contacting Ventura's community leaders
- 2008.08.01: A long, tough battle comes to an end
- 2008.07.30: Your tax dollars at waste
- 2008.07.26: Kevin Costner Day in Ventura
- 2008.07.21: Much ado about views
- 2008.07.21: The music man
- 2008.07.20: Nine days in Costa Rica
- 2008.07.09: Is Big Ventura watching you?
- 2008.07.03: The (really) friendly skies
- 2008.06.26: Goodbye to an old friend
- 2008.06.23: Big plans for a beloved landmark
- 2008.06.13: Police management pitches in
- 2008.06.10: From blight to bright
- 2008.06.03: Tony Strickland: Searching for Integrity
- 2008.06.01: SummerFest: A gift to our children
- 2008.05.30: Bring on the foot patrol!
- 2008.05.28: Kevin Costner's heart belongs to Ventura
- 2008.05.22: Welcome to Ventura #&@*%!!
- 2008.05.17: Dreaming big Downtown
- 2008.05.12: Court rules against Pierpont homeowners
- 2008.05.11: Ventura's Renaissance man
- 2008.05.06: Budget Cuts Part II: What they spared... plus a fee update
- 2008.05.05: April's winner
- 2008.05.02: What's on the chopping block
- 2008.04.27: Who pays?
- 2008.04.21: Nothing gold can stay
- 2008.04.18: "They're betraying all of us"
- 2008.04.17: Wal-Mart resurfaces
- 2008.04.16: Don't mess with moms
- 2008.04.15: A shift in the sands
- 2008.04.13: City Corps: Making a difference in young lives
- 2008.04.08: Please don't shoot the Breeze
- 2008.04.05: California Dreamin'
- 2008.04.03: March's winner!
- 2008.04.01: Can tourism help save Ventura?
- 2008.03.28: Only in Downtown Ventura
- 2008.03.25: A rally for our children
- 2008.03.20: The angel of Ventura
- 2008.03.19: More budget cuts on the horizon
- 2008.03.14: The real facts about Public Art
- 2008.03.12: Pierpont sand battle going to court
- 2008.03.12: Every child left behind
- 2008.03.11: Pierpont issues on hold
- 2008.03.09: My view: this ballot measure is fatally flawed
- 2008.03.07: I'm opting in!
- 2008.03.04: Tsunami!
- 2008.03.03: East of Eatin'
- 2008.03.01: The fine art of generating revenue
- 2008.02.28: February's winner!
- 2008.02.26: Neal Andrews responds on 911 fee
- 2008.02.26: It's a wrap
- 2008.02.23: 911 fee & budget cuts: Making the tough calls
- 2008.02.22: Well ... they tried
- 2008.02.20: A band-aid for school budgets
- 2008.02.15: Sand plan goes against the grain
- 2008.02.11: Thanks, we needed that
- 2008.02.10: The Star vs. City Hall
- 2008.02.08: Unintended consequences
- 2008.02.07: Oh, behave!
- 2008.02.04: Monday Night Live
- 2008.02.04: 911 fee goes to final vote tonight
- 2008.02.02: How Ventura measures up
- 2008.01.30: Ventura group gives Wal-Mart a wallop
- 2008.01.28: Council makes the call: 911 fee to proceed
- 2008.01.25: A fee for all
- 2008.01.22: Hell no, we won't grow
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About the author
Marie Lakin, a long-time resident of Ventura, is a community activist and writer/editor.
