Oxnard: New Short-Term Rental Rules Approved; City Mgr. & Atty. Contracts Extended; Alleged Political Attacks Made by Officials
By George Miller At the Oxnard Council meeting of 10-6-20, the final short term rental rules were approved with some public objections and support divided; more reopenings announced; In a last minute pre-election gift, the Council extended the contracts of its only direct reports- City Mgr. Alex Nguyen and City Attorney Stephen Fischer; City officials […]
Oxnard Activist Calls Out City Manager, Council Members, for Political Mudslinging
By Doug Partello I sat through the October 6 Oxnard City Council meeting, and stayed til midnight to have my three minutes of public comment on the item for extending the City Manager’s contract. Unfortunately, I could not be heard, the transmission was garbled. So, I would like to share the essence of […]
Oxnard Council Agrees to Fund 1/2 of $200 Million Mandalay Channel Islands Harbor Seawall Renovations
By George Miller After 20 years of little action by the city except stopgap repairs and studies, the current Oxnard City Council voted unanimously on 10-6-20 to agree to fund half of the estimated $200 million to renovate the Channel Islands Harbor Mandalay Bay neighborhood seawalls, for up to a 75 year additional life. The […]
Oxnard Districts 3, 4, 6 City Council Candidates Forum
By George Miller A candidate forum for eleven District 3, 4 & 6 City Council candidates was presented by the Oxnard Inter-Neighborhood Council (INCO), via a remote “Zoom” format on September 30, 2020. These are the only Council districts up for vote this year.Also see our articles on INCO Mayoral, Treasurer, City Clerk and 5th […]
Trump to be Released from Walter Reed Medical Center Today
By George Miller Our President is tweeting, so how sick could he be? He was out on a joyride in his limo, “The Beast” waving to supporters yesterday. He announced he is Leaving Walter Reed and going back to the White House today.’ Tweet: I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today […]
2020 Oxnard Mayoral and Ventura County Supervisor Candidates Forum
By George Miller Mayoral and Ventura County Supervisor Candidates Forums were run by the Oxnard Inter-Neighborhood Council, via a remote “Zoom” format on September 24, 2020. Watch event video, below 2020 Oxnard Mayoral and Ventura County Supervisor Candidates Forum Posted by Gabe Teran on Thursday, September 24, 2020 George Miller is Publisher/Co-Founder of CitizensJournal.us and […]
Oxnard Election Forums: Treasurer and City Clerk
By George Miller Treasurer and City Clerk forums were run by the Oxnard Inter-Neighborhood Council, via a remote “Zoom” format, which was very well managed. The moderators asked 16 very good, relevant, sometimes complex questions (although sometimes redundant) and most of the answers were good. Rose Chaparro is running unopposed for City Clerk. She said […]
THE Debate: #1, September 29, 2020
By George Miller The long-awaited Trump-Biden presidential candidate first debate finally occurred. Trump didn’t get removed or shot first and Biden didn’t die of Alzheimer’s or spew any demented ravings (at least not clinically). There were no major blunders and no clear victor. Neither candidate conducted himself professionally. There was name-calling, interruptions, talking […]
Election 2020: Death and Taxes
By Sheryl Hamlin . Ventura County Tax Association (VCTA) 2020 Board Chair Ron Golden introduced Dan Walters, famed journalist of many years in California, and Jon Coupal, President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), speakers for the Zoom event of September 24, 2020. The event was co-hosted by ColabVC. California in Crisis? Six to seven […]
Will the next SCOTUS Term be a Sleeper or a Blockbuster? Tune in on Oct 2nd to Find Out
Pacific Legal Foundation and National Review Institute cordially invite you to attend a Supreme Court Preview The Consequential Cases in the Supreme Court’s 2020-2021 Term Including New Cases Added After the Court’s Long Conference Friday, October 2, 2020 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT / 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT Virtual via Zoom REGISTER Will […]
