STILL DEADLY: Workers are finally widening the...

STILL DEADLY: Workers are finally widening the last narrow section of California 126, including the notorious “Blood Alley.” (B1) Historically, police say, a section of Pacific Coast Highway south of Oxnard is more dangerous, with the second-highest fatality rate per capita in the state. . . . No matter. “You can say anything you want with statistics,” said Chris Stephens, a county transportation official. “The bottom line is, there are too many deaths” on 126.

MARKET BASH: The weekly farmers’ market in downtown Ventura celebrates its 10th birthday this morning with prizes, cake and an antique tractor show. . . . The market actually started 14 years ago in Simi Valley. . . . Now it has outgrown its spot at the corner of California and Santa Clara streets and is looking to move again, but within Ventura. “We’re looking for an opportunity to grow a little bit,” said Karen Schott, manager of the farm cooperative that also sponsors markets in Thousand Oaks and Santa Clarita.

STILL PROUD: Thousand Oaks chiropractor and three-time Olympian Terry Schroeder, above, will be thrilled to carry the Olympic torch past the statues of nude athletes at the Coliseum in Los Angeles (B1). Especially because the male statue was modeled after him. . . . All the recent hoopla about covering the statues during the ceremonies struck the former water polo team captain as “silly. I think the statues are a great piece of art.” . . . And for the record, though he coaches at Pepperdine, the 37-year-old father says he’s no longer quite in Olympic shape.

SERVICE FAULT: Not everyone is cheering this weekend during the big tennis tournament in Ojai (C14). . . . Some local shops have been strangely quiet. “Like with any of these things,” says Plaza Pantry proprietress Beryl Tognazzini, “people have paid to come see tennis, not to see Ojai.” . . . Just as with big golf tourneys, she says, participants keep to the event. And locals avoid downtown traffic. “They just give it a bye,” she says. Instead of a buy.