Oxnard—The Public Works and Transportation Committee, Tuesday, October 22, approved a trade services agreement with Taft Electric Company for on-call signal repair and maintenance. The agreement has an initial 1-year and 10-day term from November 20, 2024, until November 30, 2025, with an option for four consecutive 1-year period extensions, with the final term ending November 30, 2029. The...
Oct 25, 2024
Port Hueneme—The City of Port Hueneme’s Smoking Prohibition story continued as the City Council directed Staff to consider all the recommendations about a smoking prohibition ordinance in Multi-Unit-Housing (MUH) residences and report back to the Council for action during its Monday, October 21, meeting. Several public speakers requested the City of Port Hueneme adopt a smoking ban within Mu...
Oct 25, 2024
Oxnard—This was a grueling, uphill week as I work down the transplant list criteria. To explain, I need to show that my body is healthy before I qualify for a donor Kidney. OKAY, let’s get it done! Well, I spent most of last Thursday at the doctor’s office submitting to a battery of tests. I was told that I needed a special blood test, which is actually 24 different blood tests. I need to sc...
Oct 25, 2024
Oxnard—The Public Works and Transportation Committee, Tuesday, October 22, received an update on the City’s mobile car washing and enforcement. ASSISTANT Director of Public Works Tim Beaman presented the update and said the City operates under a Regional Phase 1 Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4), the regulatory requirement for communities with populations of 100,000 or more. “The MS4 permi...
Oct 25, 2024
Oxnard—The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center’s Citywide results on the well-being of young Oxnard adults continue with Associate Sociology Professor Dr. Karina Chavarria saying many young people provide care for their family members without compensation. "THIS family care work personally interferes with their education and job opportunities,” she said. “Young women disproportionally ta...
Oct 25, 2024
Oxnard—Family members honored loved ones who passed on Saturday, October 12, at Heritage Square as the El Panteón Fest was a day packed with joyful remembrance and honor by residents. THE event featured Danzantes, Live Music, a Theatrical Play and Desfilada procession, Face painting, a Catrin and Catrina contest, plus Food and Retail Vendors. Edith Chavez from Luxury Beauty Pro had her enti...
Oct 18, 2024
Oxnard—The City Council, Tuesday, October 15, received a Gun Violence Restraining Orders: A Critical Tool to Help Reduce Gun Violence report. The presentation from the Oxnard Police Department, the City of Oxnard’s Attorney’s Office, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. City Attorney Stephen Fischer said that Deputy City Attorney Andrew Gonzalez had put in a lot of work on the issu...
Oct 18, 2024
Oxnard—The Prop 36 story concludes this week with a comment by Mayor Pro Tem Bryan MacDonald, saying he’s seen store takeovers on TV where 50-100 young people on bicycles go into a convenience store and devastate the business. Proposition 47 made California’s Criminal Justice System more equitable but created unintended consequences over the past decade: repeat and often organized retail th...
Oct 18, 2024
Oxnard—So we tried a twist this week: my bed in my office, which I’ll use when I start home Dialysis; the family decided to crawl in and have a good night’s sleep before it’s declared a no-Dogs zone. SOUND fair, right? Add Buddy into the mix, and it becomes a first-rate adventure. Buddy spent a couple of hours walking around the bed, trying to find a spot and, of course, stepping on me while...
Oct 18, 2024
Oxnard—The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center’s Citywide results on the well-being of young Oxnard adults story continues with Professor Veronica Terrique, the Director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, saying 10 percent of 18-34 year olds lack health insurance in California. "THIS percentage is almost twice as high in Oxnard,” she said. “There are various reasons for this; one...
Oct 18, 2024
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