LA do-gooder claims he collected 100K pounds of trash from streets — blames city for slow collection: ‘Just do your job’

After seeing the degradation of MacArthur Park, an LA resident has launched a street cleanup campaign. He blames Karen Bass ...
Independent Journal Review

Trash In One Of America’s Biggest Cities Is So Bad An Unemployed Man Now Covers For The Government

Los Angeles’ trash problem is so severe that locals are now relying on one resident, Juan Naula, who quit his full time job to pick up the slack for the city.
Ventura County Star

UPDATED: Rain-saturated ground possible cause of Union Pacific train derailment in Oxnard

(This story has been updated to include the latest information.) A Union Pacific cargo train derailed in a commercial area of Oxnard on Nov. 19 and rain-saturated soil underneath the tracks appeared ...
Ventura County Star

Here's why low-cost housing costs so much to build in Ventura County, state

Affordable housing in California costs 65% more to develop than market-rate housing, according to a recent study. It's also much more expensive than housing built in other states. Developers and ...
Waste Advantage Magazine

Agromin Opens First Dedicated Food Waste Recycling Center In Ventura County, CA

Agromin and partner Harrison Industries have opened a new food waste processing center in Oxnard, California, the first dedicated food waste recycling center in Ventura County. The Mountain View Food ...
KOIN 6

Neighborhood group opposes cuts to Portland’s camp clean-up program

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A neighborhood group in Portland is in opposition to a proposal to cut $4.3 million from the city’s Impact Reduction Program, which supports the clean-up of homeless camps, ...