Port Hueneme--The City Council voted to remove the chain link fence at the Pier Gate and track statistics to determine whether a permanent gate is needed in the future during its Tuesday, Feb. 20 meeting. The City’s pier did not historically include a gate. During COVID, the closure of the Hueneme Pier was instituted to prevent the congregation of groups and helped eliminate touch points that n...
Mar 1, 2024
Ventura-- The Board of Supervisors adopted a homeless solutions plan Tuesday, Feb. 27, which authorizes the addition of two regular full-time positions to the County Executive Office, three regular full-time positions to the Human Services Agency, and 10 fixed-term, full-time positions to the Sheriff’s Office to support the effort to end homelessness in Ventura County. Christy Madden from th...
Mar 1, 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...
Mar 1, 2024
Oxnard--The Public Works and Transportation Committee approved a metal refuse waste container purchase order with McLaughlin Waste Equipment during the Tuesday, Feb. 26 meeting. THE purchase order is for a not-to-exceed amount of $2.5 million for a three-year term ending June 30, 2027, for metal refuse containers. Environmental Resources Division Manager Eric Zetz presented the purchase ord...
Mar 1, 2024
Oxnard--The Community Services Public Safety, Housing & Development Committee adopted a resolution acknowledging receipt of a report about inspecting certain occupancies on Tuesday, Feb. 27. THE Fire Prevention Division at the Oxnard Fire Department covers many things and plays a critical role in the residents’ public safety. Fire Chief Alex Hamilton presented the report and said the F...
Mar 1, 2024
Oxnard--The City Council unanimously approved the first amendment with Kennedy Jenks Inc. for additional construction management services at the Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant (Reliability Improvement Project) during the Tuesday, Feb. 20, meeting. THE agreement extends the contract amount from $3.280 million to $4.515 million and extends its term date to Mar. 31, 2026. Senior Civil Engin...
Feb 23, 2024
Oxnard--The City Council extended its local emergency in the aftermath of the Dec. 21 storm that delivered epic rains to the area during its Tuesday, Feb. 20 meeting. The order ratifies the Emergency Director’s Orders regarding the Severe Storms Local Emergency (“Local Emergency”) proclaimed by the Director of Emergency Services on Wed. Dec. 27, 2023, the City Council ratified on Jan. 2, and...
Feb 23, 2024
Oxnard--The City Council approved $28,000 for annual report pricing, $952,000 in one-time funding for radio infrastructure, and budget appropriations totaling $980,720 for the two aforementioned projects from the Measure O Fund Balance and corresponding Capital Outlay Fund transferred in and appropriations related to the Radio Infrastructure Project during the Tuesday, Feb. 20 meeting. The c...
Feb 23, 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...
Feb 23, 2024
Oxnard--The City Council ratified a grant application for the California Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Program during their Tuesday, Feb. 20 meeting. ACCEPTING the $199,651 payment for delinquent water charges and $197,164 for delinquent sewer charges related to Covid-19 includes 3 percent administrative costs. The State Water Resources Control Board created a short-term funding p...
Feb 23, 2024
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