Oxnard-- In his report to the City Council Tuesday, January 3, City Manager Alex Nguyen said California’s Covid-19 emergency would end Tuesday, February 28. "THIS is a reminder,” he said. “Sometime last year, the Governor announced that he would be terminating the State of Emergency in the State of California as of the end of February this year. That’s less than two months away.” He said as...
Jan 6, 2023
Ventura--The place to be was Ventura Harbor Sunday, December 25, as the 20th Annual Chanukah Festival was a joyous celebration full of snow that brought a great crowd bundled up and ready to celebrate. THE event featured tons of snow imported to the event, the Eighth Night of Chanukah, along with Hot Latkes, donuts, a Judaica Boutique, lots of prayers, music, and dancing, huge amounts of pri...
Dec 30, 2022
Oxnard-- The City Council, Tuesday, December 20, approved agreement 32300045 with GMZ Engineering and the first amendment to agreement A-8141 with Dokken Engineering for the Mandalay Bay and Edison Canal bridges starting in January 2023 through June. City Engineer Tatiana Arnaout presented the video and said the agreement is for $5,587,808 in project funds and executes construction with GMZ Eng...
Dec 30, 2022
Port Hueneme--The City Council, Monday, December 19, introduced and amended section 10802 of Chapter 6 of Article 10 in the Port Hueneme Municipal Code for Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) development standards. ADUs are otherwise known as Granny Flats, Casitas, and Second Dwelling Units, which can be detached, attached, or within a second residence as a Junior ADU. “The State Government Code has...
Dec 30, 2022
Oxnard--I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and got everything they hoped for this year. THE J-Train got me a tablet! It was a glucose tablet out of my medicine cabinet, of course, but it’s the thought that counts. Like usual, I ate way too much dinner, but I have difficulty controlling myself when the menu is jumbo shrimp and crabmeat salad. I customized dinner to low-calorie and carbo...
Dec 30, 2022
Oxnard-- The City Council, Tuesday, December 20, approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF). THE IAFF represents about 120 employees in the Fire Department, including Fire Fighters and Engineers, Captains, Investigators, and Inspectors. “The issues addressed during this round of bargaining consist of medical plan contributions, cos...
Dec 30, 2022
Oxnard-- The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, December 20, to authorize Mayor John Zaragoza to appoint board members to committees to replace former Councilwoman Vianey Lopez, who was appointed to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. THE action places a primary member on the Beach Erosion Authority for Control of Operations & Nourishment, an alternate on the Clean Power Allian...
Dec 30, 2022
Ventura-- In comments to the Air Pollution Control Board (APCB) Tuesday, December i3, Executive Director Ali Reza Ghasemi said they are currently interviewing for an air quality specialist in enforcement. He said they received 14 candidates and are interviewing the first three candidates. “The recruitment for Supervising Air Quality Engineering and Planning Division was opened last week,” h...
Dec 23, 2022
Port Hueneme--The Water Agency Monday, December 19, received and filed an operational report on the Brackish Water Demonstration Facility. Public Works Director Don Villafana presented the report to the Agency and said the plant operated throughout November, and the water demand was 2.92 million gallons per day. In November 2021, the water demand was just over 3 million gallons per day. “We...
Dec 23, 2022
Oxnard— At the risk of being someone who says Bah Humbug, I’m looking forward to the end of the Holiday season. TO explain, for the second time in a month, I need to miss covering stories and try to round up my staff early to put the paper together early December 20th. This means there are things that won’t make the paper, which frustrates me a lot. Don’t get me wrong; I still have some goo...
Dec 23, 2022
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