Oxnard—The Community Services, Public Safety, Housing, and Development Committee approved the 2020 Annual Action Plan Amendment Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) CARES Act on Tuesday, March 12. THE item comprises unspent funds to be committed to a rental assistance program operated by the United Way of Ventura County. Grants Manager Andrea Palmer presented the item and said the City...
Mar 15, 2024
Ventura--The Board of Supervisors Homeless Solutions Plan continues, with LeSar Development Consultants’ plan to make data-driven decisions, including recommendations for improving homeless management information. THE Board, Tuesday, Feb. 27, voted to authorize adding two regular full-time positions to the County Executive Office, three regular full-time positions to the Human Services Agenc...
Mar 8, 2024
Oxnard-- The Fire Prevention Division’s annual report to the City Council continues with the public education involved with the program, highlighted by smoke detector installations across all communities. The Community Services Public Safety, Housing & Development Committee adopted a resolution acknowledging receipt of a report about inspecting certain occupancies on Tuesday, Feb. 27. F...
Mar 8, 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...
Mar 8, 2024
Oxnard--The Community Services, Public Safety, Housing & Development Committee Tuesday, Feb. 27, approved and amended city loan agreement amendments with Mercy House to develop its new navigation center in Oxnard. THE agreement is contingent on funding approval by the California Department of Housing and Community Development and approves a budget appropriation of $537,567 in PLHA (Perma...
Mar 1, 2024
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
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