City Manager Alex Nguyen Photos courtesy City of Oxnard Oxnard—In his Tuesday, December 2 report to the City Council, City Manager Alex Nguyen said the 18th annual Oxnard Tamale Festival is from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, December 6. "IT is free and open to the public,” he said. “It’s Downtown at Plaza Park, and I guess there will be quite an assortment of Tamales there to enjoy. This is...
Dec 5, 2025
Oxnard—The Ormond Beach Power Plant story continues with City Manager Alex Nguyen saying that Federal Intervention is possible. “Under the current administration, they’ve sent clear signals that they don’t want any power plants to close,” he said. “In an article, it was reported that the power plants are to close down, but you can also read between the lines that this can definitely go beyo...
Nov 28, 2025
Ventura—On Tuesday, November 18, the City Council approved a professional services agreement with HDR Engineering for the design of groundwater equipment and pipeline. The company is home to some of the industry’s most talented professionals. It empowers them to do their best work, helping clients and communities solve some of the world’s most complex challenges. Ventura Water General Mana...
Nov 28, 2025
Oxnard—Okay, no one can tell me that prayer doesn’t work. Thanks to a whole bunch of prayers, more than I’ve ever prayed in my life, Janis starts her new job today at a restaurant in Ventura. SHE followed my advice, followed up with the hiring manager, and after a few false starts, she is on the payroll. I’m proud of her!!! I also have to thank Claudia Garrett, who pushed Janis’s attribut...
Nov 28, 2025
Oxnard—On Sunday, November 19, 2025, Oxnard Police Officers responded to the 1400 block of Spruce Street regarding a report of a subject armed with a knife who had committed a robbery. UPON arrival, officers discovered the suspect—later identified as Ibarra—had barricaded himself inside a residence. Personnel from the Oxnard Police Department’s SWAT team, K-9 Unit, Crisis Negotiations Team...
Nov 28, 2025
Ventura—In his Monday, November 18, report to the City Council, City Manager Bill Ayub said the Coffee Chats with Community Development will be from 8-9 a.m. on Friday, November 21, at Good Time Donuts. “This is an informal drop-in event, where anyone interested has the opportunity to connect with the Staff outside the usual evening public meetings outside of City Hall,” he said. “It’s an op...
Nov 21, 2025
Oxnard—The City Council, on Tuesday, November 18, agreed to a transition plan toward battery storage, with a date-certain closure of the Ormond Beach Power Plant and a $45 million corporate investment in South Oxnard. City Manager Alex Nguyen presented the plan, saying it will convert the plant from a power plant to a battery storage plant. The agreement establishes a South Oxnard-based leg...
Nov 21, 2025
Oxnard—I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen so much rain fall over a weekend. Maybe when I lived in Vermont, but that place is like the land that time forgot. NORMALLY, the rain falls, a lot of it, but starting on Thursday, it changed to a downpour, a continuous, flooding-the-roads, downpour. Naturally, Janis had a pair of interviews in Ventura, which meant hydroplaning down Victoria Av...
Nov 21, 2025
Oxnard—The City Council updated the community about important events on Tuesday, November 18, starting with Council Member Michaela Perez, who thanked the speaker from CFROG, which monitors air quality in South Oxnard. "ONE of the air monitoring installations is currently at Haycox Elementary, and there have been many conversations about where environmental hazards are coming from and the ty...
Nov 21, 2025
Oxnard—On November 8, 2025, at approximately 9:50 PM, Oxnard Police officers and EMS personnel responded to a report of a shooting victim in the 400 block of West Hueneme Road, in the city of Oxnard. UPON arrival, officers located a 37-year-old male inside a vehicle suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. Officers immediately rendered medical aid before the victim was transported to...
Nov 21, 2025
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