Oxnard City Council 10-8-13- Measure “O” sales tax funds use debated, long-term debt, police killings
By George Miller For nearly four hours, City Council, members of the public and special interests opined on where to spend another $4 million in sales tax bonanza from the half-cent additional sales tax passed in 2008. Name Date Duration Agenda Minutes Video City Council Meeting October 8, 2013 05h 15m Agenda Video […]
Election Campaign Management School – Ventura County, California
Public Announcement By Jannene Olson Editor’s note: Yes, this is from a partisan political group, and yes, we’ll run your announcement, too, if it’s for a legitimate political group and not for violent opposition to govt. or people. Want to run for office, or to help someone else do it? This is for those […]
Paul Beard of Pacific Legal Foundation schools on challenging Obamacare and big SCOTUS property rights win (Event Report)
By George Miller Attorney Paul J. Beard II of Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) presented the latest on their Constitutional challenge to Obamacare (he is the lead attorney), price based upon its illegal passage; and also the firm’s big U.S. Supreme Court win on private property rights via the Koontz v. St. Johns River Management District […]
Common Core Townhall Tuesday- CA Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell- 26 AD
Event Reminder This is a reminder that Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell will be holding a townhall tomorrow, Tuesday, on the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which would establish a common K-12 curriculum in schools across the United States. From historian of education Diane Ravitch to the Heritage Foundation, Common Core has become controversial across the spectrum. Please do not miss this opportunity […]
CA CD26 Congresswoman Brownley applauds important step for the farm bill
Press release Editor’s note: For those of you who don’t know, “food stamps” (known as “SNAP”) were separated from the farm bill this year, making it easier to evaluate each on its own merits. There is a prior Brownley press release on the food aid, with CJ commentary. I looks as though both big political […]
CA Gov. Brown Vetoes “Assault Rifle” Ban Bill, but signs others
By George Miller(updated 7:25 P.M 10-11-13)Calif. Gov. Brown vetoes bill, SB374, banning semi-automatic rifles. This was in part due to a massive lobbying, emailing, writing & calling campaign. Multiple gun owners’ organizations were ready to file lawsuits and had made threats of this very prominent. At least two major Supreme Court decisions have upheld the Second Amendment […]
Dennis Weber Agoura Mayoral Candidate
Agoura City Council Race: 5 Minutes with Mayor Denis Weber This is the first in a series of candidate profiles before the Nov. 5 election. Posted by Jessica E. Davis (Editor) , shop October 08, 2013 at 05:45 AM See Patch article http://agourahills.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/agoura-city-council-race-5-minutes-with-mayor-denis-weber
Oxnard City Council 10-1-13- Toland/Waste Management landfill deals, Recycling Plant takeover, flood mitigation plan
By George Miller Highlights: – Toland Landfill trash disposal debated, discount accepted, drug Waste Management proposal deferred. – Del Norte Recycling plant city takeover reaffirmed, discussed – Flood Protection Plan presented, discussed (photo- left) Name Date Duration Agenda Minutes Video City Council Meeting October 1, 2013 06h 55m Agenda Video Landfill trash disposal […]
Congresswoman Brownley to hold mobile office hours throughout Ventura County
Events Announcement Julia Brownley has done a flurry of meetings with constituents in August and now again in October. We have been to several of these and she does in fact talk directly to constituents. However, recipe at one of these, we asked for a more in-depth interview later. Ms. Brownley immediately instructed one of […]
Drug Medi-Cal Program fraud oversight hearing
From Simi CA State Assemblyman Scott Wilk newsletter Recently the Assembly Health and Accountability & Administrative Review committees held a special hearing to review the Drug Medi-Cal Program and allegations of widespread fraud. The hearing came in response to an investigation by the Center of Investigative Reporting and CNN which uncovered that over the past […]
