A Ventura County Superior Court judge has ruled short-term vacation rentals are allowed in single-family residential zones in Ventura's beachside community. The decision, delivered via a minute order ...

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Myron Roth (right), a resident of the Pierpont neighborhood in Ventura,and neighbor Ramsey Ulrich discuss the growing number of vacation rentals in their neighborhood.

Like sand in an hourglass trying to flow from one side or the other, beach fans seeking the sun and surf of Ventura County have only one worry – a big bottleneck named Los Angeles. Why bother to go ...

The three counties closest to the fires – Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange – saw rent decreases in just six of the 30 cities ...