Oxnard-- The Special Tax Levy set by the City Council Tuesday, May 23, continues with revenue from the RiverPark Rio Vista School ballfield. The Finance and Governance Committee set the 2023-2024 Special Tax Rate for Community Facilities Districts (CFD) 1,2, District 4 at Seabridge at Mandalay Bay, CFD 5 at River Park, and 2000-3, the Oxnard Boulevard High 101 Interchange Tuesday, May 21. Cultu...
Jun 2, 2023
Port Hueneme--The City Council held a Special Workshop meeting Monday, May 22, which reviewed revenues and expenses for the upcoming biennial Budget. Finance Director Lupe Acero presented the item and noted the entire staff played a critical role in putting the Budget together. The City of Port Hueneme put together its Budget for Fiscal Years 23-24 and 24-25, and each fiscal year runs from...
Jun 2, 2023
Oxnard-- It was 24 years ago this week that the J-Train and I got married, and over the past nearly quarter century, it’s been quite a ride full of highs and lows. IT all started in 1997 when I was a fast-food manager, and she was a medical assistant. We spent our first day together talking over coffee, and shortly after that, we moved in together and became a blended family full of children...
Jun 2, 2023
Oxnard-- The City of Oxnard’s Public Works Department hosted a fun, family-friendly Open House Thursday, May 25, as attendees learned about trash, tree trimming, sewers across the City, how they work, and checked out some big dump trucks. THE kids enjoyed interactive booths, received educational items, got hands-on with the GAP (Graffiti Action Plan) Crew during the graffiti removal demonstr...
Jun 2, 2023
Ventura--Overcast skies didn’t dampen the mood at the California Strawberry Festival Sunday, May 21, as crowds lined the Ventura County Fairgrounds ready to enjoy Strawberry treats sure to delight the palate. THE two-day Festival featured great attractions like the build-your-own strawberry shortcake station, chocolate-covered Strawberries, funnel cakes, Strawberry beer, and more than 40 foo...
May 26, 2023
Oxnard--The Community Services Public Safety, Housing & Development Committee, Tuesday, May 23, approved the After School Education & Safety Program offered to students in the Oxnard School District. The program will receive $4.7 million for the upcoming year. Recreation Supervisor Danaly Perez oversees the Oxnard Scholars After-School program, which provides programming at over...
May 26, 2023
Port Hueneme-- The City Council approved $385,000 as its match for a grant to improve the Ray D. Prueter Library and submit support letters from the Mayor and Interim City Manager Monday, May 15. The Ventura County Library is applying for the $2.310 million Building Forward California State Library Grant for Ray D. Prueter Library improvements at the Library, including an expanded Children’s...
May 26, 2023
Oxnard-- Sometimes there just isn’t enough of me to go around. My average week is nonstop, seven days a week. A TYPICAL week for me involves covering City and community events, writing those stories, delivering the paper, doing the banking, payroll, legal postings, financial budgets, being the billing manager, responding to questions that come in, and following up with all my employees and m...
May 26, 2023
Oxnard--The Finance and Governance Committee, Tuesday, May 21, approved the special tax rates within Community Facilities Districts (CFD) 1,2, District 4 at Seabridge at Mandalay Bay, CFD 5 at River Park, and 2000-3, the Oxnard Boulevard 101 Interchange. THE item sets the 2023-2024 special tax rate for Community Facilities Districts (CFD) 1,2, District 4 at Seabridge at Mandalay Bay, CFD 5 a...
May 26, 2023
Oxnard--The Public Works & Transportation Committee, Tuesday, May 23, approved the fourth amendment with Big Truck Rental LLC (BTR) to rent refuse collection trucks. THE amendment is for $1.294 million, with the new total not exceeding $4.463 million for an additional 12 months. Assistant Public Works Director Brian Yanez presented the amendment and said the City Council approved agreem...
May 26, 2023
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