Development infrastructure costs subsidized by existing taxpayers
By Larry Stein The city charges developers certain impact fees for new construction. I contend that the fees charged are insufficient, leaving taxpayers having to pay the difference via General Fund expenditures or debt service on their utility or property tax bills. The following table illustrates the impact 3,000 single family homes with 3,4 and […]
Oxnard Councilman Perello makes serious allegations re: Public Works, stresses whistleblower protection
By George Miller Councilman Perello was full of surprises at the Council meeting on Tuesday. Earlier, he had alluded to announcements to be made during another agenda item later in the evening. That Agenda item turned out to be the update on the Water Supply Outlook Report, which focused on mandatory conservation measures (see report: […]
Good Morning Oxnard Show- News segment- 7-30-14
By George Miller The Good Morning Oxnard show is every Wednesday at 0900 (also usually available as video on demand on kadytv.net within a couple of days), offering local personalities, issues and events- Hyper-local news, in the KADY TV tradition! Other segments to follow. Past shows archived on the web site or via Citizensjournal.us. http://kadytv.net […]
Camarillo to annex 19 acre parcel for custom homes in Spanish Hills
By Logan McFadden The Council narrowly passed a resolution establishing a New User Fee Schedule for city services provided to Persons for Private Benefit. See separate article HERE. A local resident made an emotional request for a waiver of the domestic pet ordinance that prohibits farm animals. The resident has a 45-pound domesticated pig which […]
Man wanted for domestic violence surrenders to Ventura Police SWAT team at Motel 6
This morning at 10:15am, view Wednesday, site July 30, the Ventura Police Department received information from the Santa Paula Police Department that a wanted subject was believed to be inside of a room at the Motel 6 on Harbor Blvd. The subject, 40 year old David Hernandez, had a felony PROS (Post Release Offender Supervision) […]
First Class Male by Raven West – A Book Review
First Class Male – A novel by Raven West Review by David Stewart Description from Amazon: Content with his life as a small town postmaster, Alex Bentley never intended to become a hero, much less a media sensation, but fate had different plans. When unpublished author Rachel Clark walked into his lobby to pick up yet […]
Jerry’s Latest Boondoggle Threatens Property Owners
You’d think that with all the well deserved bad press heaped on the High Speed Rail debacle that Governor Brown would be a little more circumspect about mega-infrastructure projects which, erectile presumably, he wishes to be the cornerstone of his legacy. Unfortunately, it appears that his legacy may be that of an inflexible politician […]
Oxnard Police able to stop suicide
At approximately 1:15pm in the afternoon, July 29th, Oxnard police officers responded to 300 Esplanade Drive where a 40 year old woman wanted to commit suicide. She was located on the roof of the building threatening to jump. Patrol officers and crisis negotiators spoke to the woman for approximately one hour and talked her off […]
