Kropp: Reactions to a busy weekend in tennis

8 February 2012, 1:57 pm

Sorting through all the latest tennis news, talk and matches from a busy weekend ... with reaction to those stories:... Read More »

Oxnard wants to beat VC 'real bad'

7 February 2012, 6:49 pm

There is no next year for the Oxnard College men's basketball team. Considering a three-game losing streak has left the Condors (10-12, 3-5 WSC North) tied for fourth place, the final two weeks of this final season now amounts to a goodbye tour.... Read More »

Economists forecast 'nothing exciting' about 2012

3 February 2012, 6:09 pm

There's nothing really exciting to predict about the national economy for 2012, announced local economist Bill Watkins on Friday, and he's only "cautiously optimistic" about California's economy.... Read More »

Whale Watchers Drawn to Strawberry Coast and Hotels Near Channel Islands

3 February 2012, 11:41 am

OXNARD, CA-- - Nautical adventures along California's Strawberry Coast include popular whale watching tours where up to 28 species of whales and dolphins have been identified in the deep blue waters of ...... Read More »

Southern California Fight Scene

2 February 2012, 4:46 am

After spending long hours grading and grading mounds of my students’ assignments at the end of the semester, I finally got to write another edition of the Southern California Fight Scene.... Read More »

World Affairs Council to discuss recent Taiwan elections

1 February 2012, 6:44 pm

The January presidential election in Taiwan and its impact on U.S.-China relations will be the topic of a lecture presented in Oxnard by the World Affairs Council of America's California Central Coast chapter.... Read More »

Abdusalamov returns Friday

30 January 2012, 8:01 pm

Heavyweight and knockout artist Magomed ‘Mago’ Abdusalamov (12-0, 12 KOs) of Russia, but now residing in Oxnard, California, and under the tutelage of former junior welterweight champion Pablo Sarmiento at Sarmiento’s Boxing Gym, will return to action this Friday February 3rd at the Texas Stat... Read More »

Oxnard activist's short life proves long on results

28 January 2012, 5:03 pm

Erica Fernandez, a Stanford student from Oxnard, continues to garner recognition and awards for her environmental activism. Her latest achievement came at the seventh annual MY HERO International Film Festival last month in Los Angeles, where the 2011 Daniel Eldon Activist Award went to the short do... Read More »

California Restaurant Month back for seconds, adds Camarillo to list

23 January 2012, 10:58 am

If she weren't already such a fan of the place, a Camarillo Restaurant Month coupon might have been just the thing to entice Trisha Smith into trying Bandits' Grill & Bar.... Read More »

Protesting cuts highlights VC women's win over Oxnard

14 January 2012, 9:55 pm

They weren't the typical signs you see at a sporting event. "The Future is Now Stop the Cuts," "No Ifs, No Buts, No OC Cuts," and"Save Oxnard Basketball" were just a few of the homemade signs thatfilled Condor Center on Saturday night.... Read More »