2013 Ventura County Fair Retrospective
By George Miller August, 2013- Ventura County Fair- The VC Fair is an institution- since 1874. It is a melding of an old-time 19th-20th century rural county fair with suburbia and now the latest technology. You can visit the livestock exhibitions, fruit preserves, artwork, multiple live bands, beds that inflate for your optimal comfort, […]
Restructure US government to make “huge” green changes in America, study proposes
By George Russel Editor’s Note: The following release is taken from Fox News and was published on July 9, 2013. The Citizens Journal invites comments on this and Chapter 8 of Agenda 21. The Obama administration should dramatically reorganize the relationships between America’s federal departments and agencies and overcome legal barriers to help install the nebulous […]
Oxnard $364 MM 2013-14 and $426 MM 2014-15 Budgets Approved
By George Miller July 21, 2013 July 16 City Council meeting summary: Budgets approved 4-1; Measure “O” sales tax increase results, priorities dissected, new $5 million appropriation; Golf Fund restructuring debated; low income housing subsidies refinancing approved; fracking discussed by members of the public. Ref: City Council Meeting July 16, 2013 05h 58m Agenda Minutes Video […]
Oxnard budget not approved, large low income housing advanced, controversy over key city staff “evaluation”
By George Miller July 15, 2013 Editor’s Note: The following is a summary of the Oxnard City Council meeting of Tuesday, July 9th: The $364 million (2013-14) and $426 million (2014-15) proposed budgets were not approved by the City Council because of excessive disagreements on priorities, missing items and questions about funding sources. Financial […]
Oxnard city budget, meeting July 9, 2013
By George Miller July 8, 2013 – Major Budget hearing July 9, 6 P.M., at City Hall, followed by City Council meeting – $567mm in proposed, approved capital spending -10 years (will be higher) – $346MM 2014, $426MM 2015 budget (vs. $349mm 2012-13) The Oxnard City Council has gone through a series of long, often […]
Viewpoint: July 4th – An American Seder
By Linda Johnston Our national birthday, July 4th, is a benchmark to commemorate the founding of the United States of America as a free and separate country through the Declaration of Independence. As with some holidays and national events, much of the true meaning has been lost among the vacation atmosphere of a work-free day, […]
Simi Valley City Council approves City Fair and Cajun and Blues Festival
By Debra Tash July 3, 2013 SIMI VALLEY—The Simi Valley City Council approved financially supporting both the Cajun and Blues Festival run by the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise as well as the Simi Valley Fair and Music Festival, formerly known as Pioneer Days at its July 1st meeting. The City Council decided that Simi […]
Home school educator warns against Common Core
By Tony Dolz July 1, vcialis 40mg 2013 Photo of Raisa Steindell Brown SIMI VALLEY–The prospect of children returning to school in the Fall to face radically new nationalized education standards have parents raising a lot of questions. The new standards, order which will be officially deployed next August, there involve changes in curriculum, testing, […]
Ventura’s Forgotten War Hero
By Richard Senate June 19, 2013 He lies buried in what is today nicknamed “Dog Park” by the people of Ventura. The cemetery, officially named Memorial Park, holds the remains of thousands, many are war dead. Today this site is used by dog owners to let their animals run free and poop where they […]
Common Core Sparks Debate
News By Michael Hernandez (Photo by Marc Langsam) THOUSAND OAKS—A packed audience of almost 400 parents from Conejo Valley Unified School District gathered for a community Forum at the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center on Monday, June 10th that featured proponents and opponents to Common Core education debating the merits of new learning […]
