Examiner editorial: Rob McCoy for Assembly District 44
By Los Angeles Examiner source: http://www.losangelesregister.com/articles/mccoy-604995-irwin-assembly.html Ballotpedia lists races in only eight of California’s 80 Assembly districts to be either competitive or mildly competitive. One of those races is in the 44th, which includes the Ventura County cities of Camarillo, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village. In March, Democrat Jacqui […]
I can smell the pork- Elections must be imminent
By George Miller Yup- absentee ballots will be out in only a month. Campaign flyers filled with fantasies and lies are being mailed. Press releases (paid for by us) are full of sugar plums, faerie dust and boasts about the pork dragged home from DC by lucky incumbents, who keep their jobs 93% of the time. Freshman […]
Debate Report: CA Jerry Brown vs Neel Kashkari for Governor- 9-4-14
By George Miller This was the first and possibly the only debate between California gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown Debate sponsored by California Channel, Sacramento, CA- calchannel.com. Interestingly, both moderators were from the political left, from LA Times and Telemundo Ch 52. Abbreviated notes from debate: Opening statements: Brown– I saved the state budget, […]
Event Report- August 9 Rob McCoy for CA Dist 44 State Assembly
Rob McCoy Campaign August 18, 2014 Submitted by Logan McFadden Rob McCoy for California State Assembly Event An enthusiastic group of campaign volunteers gathered at a Kick-off event on August 9, 2014, at Peppertree Park in Newbury Park. The BBQ dinner capped off a day of walking door-to-door and calling voters. Rob McCoy is running […]
Bringing home the bacon west coast style
By Debra Tash Maybe I’m just getting cynical or just waking up. Yesterday in her press release: “Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced more than $600,000 in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for much-needed infrastructure projects at the Camarillo and Oxnard airports.” That’s so nice. Except where was she when […]
Brownley Welcomes USDA Announcement of $66 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant Funding- say what?
By George Miller Say WHAT? We publish Rep. Brownley’s press releases regularly, so you, the reader, can see what’s being done by your representative in Washington, in your name. Rep. Brownley has been fairly transparent and honest about what she is doing, for which we compliment her. She has been one of the best advocates […]
Simi Valley City Council moves forward with plan to boost tourism
By Debra Tash Five of the six hotel/motel establishments in Simi Valley presented a petition at tonight’s council meeting asking them to set a time and date to form a Tourism Marketing District. This district would be under the supervision of the Chamber of Commerce. A 2% fee would be collected off the gross short […]
Making Waves: Save the Art Culture (S.T.A.C.)
By Sahhar Tashakori In the world of art and its culture, there are people who see it being neglected. Many of them are artists who know change has to happen to preserve what they love so deeply. However, there aren’t enough who are willing to put forth the effort to ignite an interest for their […]
Gold Coast Transit District bylaws presented
By George Miller At the 1/28/14 Oxnard City Council meeting, the bylaws for the new Gold Coast Transit District were presented. Martin Erickson presented a review of bylaws of this new organization, formerly Gold Coast Transit, formerly SCAT (Southern California Agency for Transit). Councilman MacDonald, who has been deeply involved in this one as the Oxnard representative, […]
Ranking of states by fiscal condition
Good news- at least we’re not #50. New research from Sarah Arnett examines states’ abilities to meet their financial obligations in the face of state budget challenges that have far outlasted the Great Recession. Fiscal simulations by the Government Accountability Office suggest that despite recent gains in tax revenues and pension assets, the long-term outlook […]
