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Short-term vacation rentals; the third and final public workshop of the 2025 fiscal year city budget; and a public hearing regarding the Ventura County Coast Tourism Business Improvement District are

Withdrawing a tentative ruling he had issued the day prior, the judge in the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper case has granted major parties more time to continue with structured mediation aimed

Structured mediation in the Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper case continues to progress toward possible resolution, according to parties involved in the talks.

The judge in the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper case has granted an additional six-month stay in the litigation so that parties can continue to negotiate terms of a potential settlement.

Major parties in the Ventura River Watershed Adjudication lawsuit say they plan to meet again next week with a mediator in the 8-year-old case.

On Oct. 7, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger signed an interim order confirming the existence of an exempt class of cross-defendants who pump or divert only

A judge has granted a further six-month stay in the Ventura River Watershed Adjudication lawsuit.

“So far, we’re making progress,” said an attorney regarding settlement talks in the water adjudication case, referred to as the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper case.

Casitas Municipal Water District will share the cost of mediation services in the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper groundwater adjudication.