More Than 9-Year Fight Over Venture Medical Clinic Not Over Yet
The center's neighbors and its officials have been locked in a battle over the facility for years.
Ventura County Star:
Neighbors Say Fight Will Continue Over Ventura Clinic
The more than 9-year-old battle over the height of a Ventura clinic isn't over yet. On Tuesday, Ventura County supervisors unanimously passed mitigation measures related to the size of a Ventura County Medical Center clinic in an effort to comply with a court-ordered mandate triggered by rulings over a lawsuit filed in July 2008. But the people who live in the neighborhood surrounding the clinic say the mitigation is not nearly enough. They won their 2008 lawsuit stating the building sprouted from 75 feet to 90 feet without required environmental review, resulting in intrusions on their lives and views of the ocean and Channel Islands. (Kisken 9/12)
In other news from across the state —
The Desert Sun:
Pilots Sue Indio Over Plans To Build Surgical Center Near Bermuda Dunes Airport
Worried a proposed specialty surgical center would be too close to the end of the Bermuda Dunes Airport runway, the California Pilot’s Association has filed a lawsuit against the city of Indio, accusing the city of “total disregard to public safety. ”The pilot’s association, a group of 1,000 pilots across the state, filed a lawsuit in Riverside County Superior Court last week asking the court to invalidate the city’s approval of the Joint Replacement Hospitals of America facility. (Kennedy, 9/12)
Orange County Register:
Ex-Felon Donor Faces Deportation To Cambodia, Minus One Kidney
Touch Hak, 40, a Cambodian refugee who lost his permanent resident status and became undocumented when he was caught dealing Ecstasy in 2005, has been told to prepare to be deported in November, despite a recommendation from UC San Diego Medical Center doctors that he needs two years of medical follow-up care after he donated his kidney in June. (Sharon, 9/12)