Bill Fulton

The first of dozens of artists last week moved their photography equipment, potter's wheels, paints and easels — along with their belongings — into the Working Artists Ventura community, officially opening what Ventura city officials consider one of their most important projects in a decade. Read More

After a sit-in last week failed to reverse the impending closure of Ventura's struggling H.P. Wright Library, a devoted group of residents are now taking their cause to the Grand Jury. Claiming, among other allegations, that city officials shut down the beloved library though they had enough funds to keep it open, at least a dozen complaints have already been submitted to the Ventura County Grand Jury, according to Maili Halme Brocke. Read More

The Ventura City Council has appointed a new mayor. Read More

Ventura Mayor Christy Weir says the city is working hard to spend limited taxpayer dollars wisely, and the temporary, four-year sales tax increase would go a long way toward paving streets, fixing potholes, keeping the Wright Library open and boosting public safety. Read More

A request for changes to the City's Zoning Ordinance regarding bed-and-breakfast meeting facilities drew objections from several neighboring residents during Monday's City Council meeting. Read More

"Note the locals," writes a reader, pointing out the inclusion of James Rojas, Bill Fulton, among others in the list of 100 Urban Thinkers . Read More

An inspirational speaker coming to Danville next week has a unique message that could move Danville District 118 students to work hard for their dreams. Read More

The Planning Report's Bill Fulton checks out York Blvd in Highland Park at the request of City Councilman Jose Huizar, noting that "helping York Boulevard become a great place requires a scalpel, not a bulldozer; and entrepreneurs who want to transform one of the few two-story buildings into something great, rather than build new four-story stuff . Not everybody can be Pasadena. Not everybody wants to be. As planners and developers shape the new, more urban Los Angeles that's emerging, they're going to have to come up with a varied set of templates for different situations, rather than simply assuming that the mixed-use model so popular a few years ago will apply everywhere." Read More

Good music will make you think about the band playing it, but great music makes you think about yourself and the world around you. Read More

Plans to construct a master-planned community of 499 for-sale homes and apartments on Ventura's east end, one of the largest developments in city history, won approval late Tuesday after a marathon special session. Read More