Ventura--On a split vote Tuesday, March 28, the Board of Supervisors repealed the Ventura County Campaign Finance Ordinance and will follow the State’s framework. THE framework creates a maximum contribution limit that imposes oversight, complaints, investigations, penalties, and criminal referrals. The vote, brought forward by Supervisors Jeff Gorell and Janice Parvin, creates “an easier p...
Chris Frost · Apr 7, 2023
Channel Islands--The Channel Islands Maritime Museum played host to the Annual Celebration of the Whales, which celebrates life at Channel Islands Harbor, along with causes that make the area a valuable resource. BONNIE is a welcome volunteer and offered attendees an opportunity to fill out a form and win a prize as they arrived. “You can take a chance, spin the wheel, and possibly win item...
Chris Frost · Mar 31, 2023
Oxnard-- The conversation with Assistant Public Works Director Joseph Marcinko about the May public hearing to consider adjustments in the water rate continues with Oxnard’s awesome water resource, which is why he’s at the City. He said the City does everything it can to keep water costs low, the last rate study and increase were in 2017, and there is no blue sky built into the current adjustme...
Chris Frost · Mar 31, 2023
Oxnard-- The Finance & Governance Committee received an update about the corrective action plan to close the City’s past audit findings Tuesday, March 28. Senior Manager of Internal Controls Jennifer Hiraoka presented the item and said the last corrective plan update occurred in November 2022, and the City remains committed to providing corrective action plan updates semi-annually. “Today,...
Chris Frost · Mar 31, 2023
Oxnard--Consistency, flavor, health, and planning are the key ingredients food service workers deliver daily at the Wilson Senior Center. THE team works together closely like a family and shares a passion about caring for Oxnard’s Seniors. Senior Nutrition Program Manager Fernando Garcia leads the team and said the Senior menu is consistent throughout the year, approved by the Ventura Count...
Chris Frost · Mar 24, 2023
Oxnard--The City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday, March 21, terminating the local emergencies because of Covid-19 and severe storms. “The primary reason for doing this, at this point, is the Governor has ended the State’s state of emergency, so we are recommending the Council follows suit,” City Attorney Stephen Fischer said. Council Member Bert Perello asked if terminating the emergencies...
Chris Frost · Mar 24, 2023
Port Hueneme--The City Council, Monday, March 20, awarded Lauterbach and Associates Inc. the design development contract for the Bubbling Springs Park Renewal Project. The $401,250 is for design services to be allocated to the General Fund. Pre-construction expenditure is reimbursable by the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program (SPP) Grant. The design development incl...
Chris Frost · Mar 24, 2023
Oxnard-- The Oxnard Eagles continued their long-standing tradition of people helping people Saturday, March 11, as the group hosted a benefit for the Children’s Fund. THE Auxiliary event raised money for the Children’s Fund, which benefits the Ventura County Medical Center NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care unit). The evening featured Irish Stew, gift bas...
Chris Frost · Mar 17, 2023
Oxnard-- The Community Services, Public Housing, Housing & Development Committee approved the Military Equipment acquisition by the Oxnard Police Department Tuesday, March 14. The purchase will include a DUI enforcement command trailer, a traffic collision investigation response van, an unmanned aerial vehicle response van, three Patrol Sergeant command vehicles, precision rifles, an...
Chris Frost · Mar 17, 2023
Oxnard--The Oxnard Fire Department’s (OFD) Annual report to the Community Services, Public Safety, Housing & Development Committee, February 28, continues with Fire Chief Alex Hamilton discussing how they plan to solve Fire Death issues within the City. The Oxnard Fire Department had a busy 2022 with over 20,000 service calls and over 30,000 unit responses. “We need to do something in terms...
Mar 17, 2023
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