Oxnard--I’m back where I belong, although it might be a couple of weeks before everything in my life is settled and I’m back to business as usual. OF course, that’s going to take some time. Our arrival day at our new home, Wednesday, March 13, happened the same day I produced the March 15 paper. That meant the J-Train had the guys telling them where to place the boxes since I’m not generally...
Chris Frost · Mar 22, 2024
Oxnard—I think it’s safe to say that I am too old to take on such an ambitious move, and you can bet that nothing is more rewarding than my map stating that I’ve reached my destination. LET me back up a bit, well, about a year, and say that goal one for this trip was to not make as many mistakes as last year. The big mistake in 2023 was telling the J-Train to get all our stuff ready. She di...
Chris Frost · Mar 15, 2024
Oxnard--It’s not the first time, but hopefully, it will be the last time. But to quote Willie Nelson, “I’m on the road again. Like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway.” MOVING with the J-Train presents a series of challenges, to say the least, which I don’t share. For example, my clothes are in 4 boxes; in contrast, her books take more boxes than everything I own. Her belongings are an...
Chris Frost · Mar 8, 2024
Oxnard--Let me start by mentioning a couple of things I missed last week when I was talking about things that annoy me, starting with my disdain for some social media practices that cost me a ton of time fixing my news feed. TO explain, when I have time to surf social media, I’m starting to run into a bunch of things from random places that were suggested to me by some random person somewher...
Chris Frost · Mar 1, 2024
Oxnard-- I roll through my typical week, you know, a working Joe who writes and reports on news affecting residents. But along the way, little things pop up that irritate me to no end. SOME things are not so epic, for example, stopping at the hot bin when grocery shopping to grab a hot snack, only to end up eating a cold, greasy piece of protein. You know, when I was a kid, I worked at a fas...
Chris Frost · Feb 23, 2024
Oxnard--So, it’s another typical Sunday in front of my laptop, the dogs are sitting at my feet, the J-Train is making a mess in the kitchen, well, to be fair, she’s making herself breakfast, and I’m getting ready to surmise my week, which has been challenging. I was writing on Tuesday, and my neighbor decided that was a great day to deal with the giant sinkhole in his backyard. In came a com...
Chris Frost · Feb 16, 2024
Dear Editor: WHEN is transparency actually opaque? Quick answer – when you are Oxnard City Hall. Yes, Oxnard City staff like to speak and cite the word ‘transparent’; however, when push comes to shove, their actions say otherwise. When an Oxnard taxpayer submits a written request to meet with Oxnard’s Chief Finance Officer and the Assistant City Treasurer to discuss and clarify how interest is...
Feb 16, 2024
Oxnard--Sometimes, I have to reflect on what drives me. Most people who know me perceive me as kind of offbeat and goofy, which never bothers me. I am offbeat and goofy. WHAT bothers me is when I get criticized for being honest and telling people what really happens in their government and community. I did a story about a local school board member recently, not in Oxnard, but in my project...
Chris Frost · Feb 9, 2024
Oxnard--In life, sometimes things go wrong, which shakes the existence of all things in the Frost household. IT was a typical Friday morning, and like usual, my excessive workload required an early start. My routine starts normal; I get up at 4:30 a.m., brush my teeth, floss, use the blue mouthwash, grab my blood-pressure medication, go into the kitchen, and take my meds to get that task out...
Chris Frost · Feb 2, 2024
Oxnard--Sunday afternoons and evenings are kind of a quiet and peaceful time at my house; generally, I write news articles, get the Sentry budget organized for the next edition, and if there’s time, I’ll watch a movie or two. ON this particular Sunday, I had two fans, Daisy and Buddy, sitting at my feet, eyeballing me intently. As I completed the articles, I read them to the dogs, and they s...
Chris Frost · Jan 26, 2024
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