Chris Frost

Starr Council disagree about bonds

Oxnard—The City of Oxnard’s 2025-2026 budget coverage continues with Council Member Aaron Starr saying that Oxnard is the only City to fix its streets, while the other Cities don’t. The upcoming budget proposes a conservative budget with a 3.3 percent revenue and expense increase, which was expected to be approximately $8 million. In comments after the meeting, City Manager Alex Nguyen said...

Aug 1, 2025

Ventura County Excels at Removing Fire Waste

Ventura—The Fire Waste Removal story continues with Resource Management Agency RMA Technical Services Manager Sean Duffy saying weekly inspections are focused on fire debris. “We have been working with each other to ensure that any complaints we receive and any documents are being shared,” he said. “Complaints we receive aren’t taken lightly and shared. This is not just for the Mountain Fire, b...

Aug 1, 2025

Frosted Thoughts

Oxnard—I was going to start this week talking about my pre-transplant workup, but things happen, and the content changes. TO review, I bought a phone that fits in my pocket to prevent losing it, as it was constantly falling out of my pocket. After three trips to the department store, it became fully functional. The big concern was my continuous glucose monitor, which I couldn’t get to work....

Aug 1, 2025

Kite Festival is Sandy fun

Port Hueneme—The Annual Kite Festival drew a great crowd to Hueneme Beach on Saturday, July 26, as families spent the day flying and showing off beautiful, vibrant kites. THE event is made possible by Port Hueneme Recreation, and they came out to celebrate the day. Joy Mojica brought her Dog Daytona along to share the day. “She’s a two-year-old Shih Tzu mix,” she said. We brought a canvas...

Aug 1, 2025

Summer cars fill antique adventures

Ventura—The dog days of summer are here, and the Antique Adventures Car Show Family continues their party, complete with great music, coffee, donuts that went fast, and camaraderie. THE family meets each Sunday morning for the latest news and a few laughs along the way. Fireball Tim Lawrence said he was on the way to American Pie Cars and Coffee in Camarillo, which wasn’t happening because...

Jul 25, 2025

Bond litigation plagues Government

Oxnard—The City of Oxnard’s budget story continues with the proposed budget in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). “We’re not going to be issuing any new debt to fund any CIP projects,” Chief Financial Officer Javier Chagoyen-Lázaro said. “We’ll be using cash funding to pay for projects. Public Works Director Michael Wolf said that three years ago, the City identified projects. “Most of those...

Jul 25, 2025

Fire Waste removed with care

Ventura—The Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, August 24, received and filed a report related to disposing of fire debris from the Palasades and Eaton Fires into the Simi Valley Landfill. Supervisor Janice Parvin brought the item forward and brought forward Rob Mullane with the Resource Management Agency RMA to introduce the report. “There was a State Emergency declared by the Governor in respo...

Jul 25, 2025

Frosted Thoughts

Oxnard—Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? I care, and my phone turned up missing again last week. It turns out that my giant-sized smartphone fell out of my pocket again, and it was missing. I was at Dialysis, and was worried someone had picked it up in the parking lot. Janis called the Dialysis Center on Friday, and they had it. One problem still remains:...

Jul 25, 2025

The Beach Festival is fun in precipitation

Port Hueneme—The Annual Hueneme Beach Festival had a little precipitation on Sunday. July 13, but residents and neighboring communities came out ready to dance and party. THE Festival featured great music, community action, food, and young people learning to improve, mentored by the Port Hueneme Police Department. Senior Officer Henry Montelongo had 12 cadets at the Festival, at the informa...

Jul 18, 2025

Starr drills down on budget

Oxnard—The Oxnard City Council debated its 2025-2026 Budget, starting with Council Member Aaron Starr saying the Staff report would be easier to understand if there were more graphics. “On page 821 of the PDF version of the Budget, the first full paragraph of the SA Report mentions the $22.5 million transferred to the Capital Outlay Fund, and then delineates the 10 items that come out to tha...

Jul 18, 2025

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