Oxnard—Music, dancing, shopping, and Salsa that could please your palate or set it on fire made the 2024 Oxnard Salsa Festival, Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28, at Plaza Park, a mighty event that scored big. THE event featured a robust salsa competition, which had La Mancha - Salsa de la Casa receiving the Judge’s Choice, BG’s Cafe-House Red winning best red Salsa, and Vallarta - Salsa V...
Aug 2, 2024
Port Hueneme—The Housing Authority approved the Financing Plan submission for RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration Program) Section 18 Small PHA Blend Conversion during its Monday, July 29 meeting. The city authorized Housing to proceed with RAD conversion in 2019 and provides necessary updates every six months. City Manager James Vega said they created a non-profit board to work on the RA...
Aug 2, 2024
Oxnard—Operation Get the House Ready for Home Kidney Care is in full swing, which means a lot of cleaning, organizing, and basically making the home safe for yours truly. THAT presents some challenges, as the J-Train has lots of stuff that needs a place to go. Storage units we had in the past were damaged during our move home, so we bought new furniture to organize her stuff. That meant ass...
Aug 2, 2024
Oxnard—Mayor Pro Tem Bryan MacDonald’s Mayoral campaign feature continues with Heritage Square, designed to be a community facility, and the venue has no restrooms except inside private businesses or the City-owned Chapel. Heritage Square Restrooms “When we do an event there, like the summer concerts, we don’t open the Chapel, and they have to use porta-potties out in the parking lot,” he s...
Aug 2, 2024
Oxnard—The City Council approved an amendment to the City’s Five-Year Permanent Local Housing Allocation Plan during its Tuesday, July 29 meeting. HOUSING Director Emilio Ramirez presented the amendment and said Senate Bill 2, the Building Homes and Jobs Act, created the first permanent funding source for affordable housing in California in 2017. “Revenue is generated through recording fees...
Aug 2, 2024
Oxnard—Historic A Street was the place to be Sunday, July 21, as the Summer Classic Car Show, co-hosted by the Downtown Oxnard Improvement Association and the All-for-One Car Club, returned to the joy of everyone. THE event featured over 400 Classic and Specialty Autos, with proceeds benefitting the Historic Downtown Oxnard Beautification Fund. It was cars spanning from City Hall to Heritag...
Jul 26, 2024
Oxnard—The City Council will change this November, and Mayor Pro Tem Bryan MacDonald is running for Mayor because he sees the City clicking and wants to continue that trend. MacDonald worked for the Police Department for 30 years before retiring and has served four terms on the City Council. He originally thought that would be enough until he heard that Mayor John Zaragoza planned to step a...
Jul 26, 2024
Port Hueneme—There was a slight breeze in the air, making it the perfect day for the inaugural Kite Day at Hueneme Beach on Saturday, July 20. The event drew a large crowd of kite fans who gathered for the free event at the Alaska Airlines Memorial and made the mood “high as a kite.” The City of Port Hueneme’s Parks and Recreation Department celebrated National Parks & Recreation Month....
Jul 26, 2024
Oxnard—I was working the other day, and at some point, I stopped and noticed my desk was a mess and full of loose ends that needed to be cleared up. IT’S amazing how things like this parallel the random thoughts in my mind. Without a great adventure to talk about this week, I’ll just clear the old brain pan and tie up all the loose ends I’ve encountered this month. When dealing with the doc...
Jul 26, 2024
Oxnard—The Finance and Governance Committee, Tuesday, July 23, approved implementing the City’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Long-Term Debt Reduction for Pension and OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits). CHIEF Financial Officer Javier Chagoyen-Lazaro presented the item and directed Staff to make an additional $15 million Discretionary Payment to CalPERS toward the City’s Unfunded Actuarial Liabili...
Jul 26, 2024
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