Ninety minutes north of L.A., Ventura is a lot like other Southern California beach towns used to be: relaxed and unpretentious, without too-too many people vying for the same patch of paradise. With ...

In the tightly packed community of Pierpont, there have always been complaints about parking, noise and lack of privacy along its lanes, Ventura City Council member Mike Tracy said. It was that way ...

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.