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
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
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
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
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
Ventura—During its Tuesday, May 27, meeting, the City Council reviewed its State-mandated severity zones with the City of Ventura Fire Department, and decided to take action at a later date. Fire Chief David Endaya presented the Cal-Fire State-mandated severity zones for local responsibility areas, along with Assistant Chief Chris McDonald and Fire Marshall Brett Reed. A fire hazard severit...
Jul 18, 2025
Oxnard—Usually, I start most Frosted Thoughts on a rant, but not this week! One of the many good things this week is that I get to see Travis, my beloved Paramedic Son, next month!!!! THE details are not yet worked out; there’s a lot to do, and he suggested coming to his house. I asked for pictures, which he didn’t send, but we found pictures online, and we won’t be staying there. Regardles...
Jul 18, 2025
Oxnard—In his Tuesday, July 15, report to the City Council, City Manager Alex Nguyen said in the 1970s, small groups of mothers started gathering in Argentina wanting to know what had happened to their sons, because the Federal Government “goon squads” took them away. HE said they became known as the Mothers of the Disappeared in Argentina in the 1970s. “The children of this Country were li...
Jul 18, 2025
Oxnard—The Oxnard Eagles had a full day of activities on Sunday, June 1, starting with the Scrambled Crew serving breakfast, including a variety of tasty omelets, sausage, bacon, and ham, along with plenty of juice and coffee. THE afternoon marked the transition to its new leadership, led by Michele Two Coats, who loves the sense of family and community action, and feels at home as the new M...
Jul 11, 2025
Oxnard—Part three of the City’s balanced budget story continues with its progress through recovery. From 2019 to 2022, it faced a $9.2 million budget deficit. Measure O ends in early 2029, and Assistant City Manager Eric Sonstegard said the voters approved Measure O, a half-cent sales tax, in 2008. “Voters approved Measure O, a half-cent sales tax that brought about incredible improvements...
Jul 11, 2025
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