Oxnard-- The Riverpark Community Facilities District #5 (CFD) held its budget discussion Thursday, May 26, which included a discussion with the community. City Manager Alex Nguyen led the discussion off and asked how many people knew what a Mello- Roos District was. A Mello-Roos District “finances local public facilities and provides funding for public services. A CFD can fund public impro...
Jun 3, 2022
Channel Islands-- The shoppers were out in force, Sunday, December 26, as the Channel Islands Farmers’ Market was full of people ready to pick up some end-of-the-year values. Vendors were ready for the public and offered them excellent shopping advice based on the customer’s needs, and they could pick from lots of food, jewelry, art, and plenty of clothes. Jeffrey Paige played the guitar at...
Dec 31, 2021
Channel Islands-- Things are starting to happen at Channel Islands Harbor as the dilapidated and abandoned Casa Sirena Hotel has been fenced off, and work has begun to take the old hotel down and replace it with a Hyatt House hotel. The area has been a cause for much debate over the last few years, culminating in the defeat of a proposed 400-unit apartment complex with a local shopping center a...
Dec 31, 2021
Oxnard-- The Finance and Governance Committee, Tuesday, December 28, approved the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Annual Report and second amendment to the Kreative Core contract. The second amendment is for $700,000, will not exceed $900,000, and extends the agreement from September 30, 2022, until February 1, 2023, for contract project management services related to the Core Financials and...
Dec 31, 2021
Oxnard-- Well, I know saying goodbye to 2020 was a pleasure, but 2021 was an insane mixture of good and evil. SO, just for fun, I’ll highlight the good things, and I’ll also pay homage to Seinfeld and Festivus, a festival for the rest of us, and have my own Airing of Grievances. Let’s start with the grievances, and the first place we’ll go is the utility bill but think back to January. You...
Dec 31, 2021
Oxnard-- As the City of Oxnard begins its community outreach for the new aquatic center at College Park, a group of people, including Larry and Shirley Godwin, led a 50-year campaign to make that dream happen. THE duo encountered many trials and tribulations along the way. Shirley said she and Larry moved into their home in 1966, and the city first purchased the College Park property in 196...
Dec 31, 2021
Oxnard-- On a 2-1 vote, the Community Services, Public Safety, Housing & Development Committee, Tuesday, December 28, designated 53 city parcels as surplus land. T HE Surplus Land Act requires that the City of Oxnard issue an annual report on real properties it has declared surplus. Any land not necessary for the agency’s use is declared as surplus before selling the land. The parcels incl...
Dec 31, 2021
Oxnard-- The Finance & Governance Committee, Tuesday, December 28, approved the purchase of eight Battalion Chief (BC) Command Vehicle chassis through the National Auto Fleet group for the fire department. T HE approval moves the item to the full city council and recommends that Mayor John Zaragoza executes the purchase order for $419,674 for the vehicles. Oxnard Fire Chief Alex Hamilton p...
Dec 31, 2021
Channel Islands-- On the heels of the 805 Summer Market that drew a huge crowd, the event returned, Saturday, December 18, with the first-ever 805 Winter Festival. The 805 Winter Fest had hundreds of foods, merchandise, music, and entertainment that had all ages smiling, shopping, playing, and enjoying the day. Event Organizer Javier Lara said the last event was so successful he decided to...
Dec 24, 2021
Camarillo-- The city council, Thursday, December 9, passed ordinance 1187, which amends and restates Camarillo Municipal Code 10.50 regarding landlord-tenant mediation. However, the ordinance will return to the policy committee and discuss further clarifications regarding rental disputes and “other” issues regarding the landlord and tenant. The City of Camarillo has a longstanding rent revi...
Dec 24, 2021
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