Cases and deaths surged. Infected patients filled hospitals, at times nearly overwhelming intensive care units and emergency ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

His breakfast and lunch restaurant, Mrs. Olson’s in Oxnard's Channel Islands Harbor, didn’t make the cut. “How can the Safeway be open or Vons or Ralphs and we can’t?” he said.

Unpermitted, open-air restaurants started popping up in Ventura ... sometimes on the same night. But the city of Oxnard has had better luck this year with more consistent enforcement, city ...

A Minnesota farmer worries about the price of fertilizer. A San Diego entrepreneur deals with an unexpected increase in the cost of remodeling a restaurant. A Midwestern sheet metal fabricator ...

Here are some activities and entertainments to enjoy in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.

Fearing roundups, many immigrants are staying home. Construction, agriculture, senior care and hospitality employers say ...

Thin margins in the restaurant industry mean it’s hard to eat the higher expenses. “Where are you supposed to absorb it?’’ he said. At Mission Produce in Oxnard, California, which packs ...

Thin margins in the restaurant industry mean it’s hard to eat the higher expenses. “Where are you supposed to absorb it?’’ he said. At Mission Produce in Oxnard, California, which packs ...

Thin margins in the restaurant industry mean it's hard to eat the higher expenses. Where are you supposed to absorb it?' he said. At Mission Produce in Oxnard, California, which packs avocados and ...