Ventura County Planning a General Plan Update
By Sheryl Hamlin On Tuesday, July 7, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors held a Joint Study Session with the County Planning Commission to “Receive and File a Presentation Regarding the Progress to Date on the Preliminary Work Tasks for the General Plan Update Work Program; and for the Board of Supervisors to Provide Direction […]
Santa Paula Council Meeting: Lawsuits, Water and Challenging Budget
By Sheryl Hamlin After the invocation by Michelle McGhee and the Pledge of Allegiance, Mayor Procter welcomed Mike Morgan, Vice Mayor of Camarillo and Mark Lawler from Ventura Regional Sanitation District. Mr. Lawler explained that the VRSD is unique in that it is completely fee-based, so it competes for customers in the areas of water, […]
Governor Jerry Brown “Water in the West”
Inaugurating the “California Conversation Series”, USC and the Los Angeles Times welcomed Governor Brown for a one-on-one discussion about water. Held at USC on June 9, 2015, seats could have been obtained on-line and questions submitted prior to the “conversation” as well. Fortunately, the event was streamed live for viewers around the world to watch. […]
Santa Paula City Council: Water, Dogs, Money and Deteriorating Streets
By Sheryl Hamlin Ms. Maddie Sifantus, dosage minister of the Universalist Unitarian Church, one of the historic structures in Santa Paula, gave the invocation. Minister Sifantus invoked participative democracy and harkened to Earth Day using the phrase “sustainable future”. Her invocation aptly mirrored the evening’s agenda as the council plans for citizen involvement in the […]
Oxnard Milestone is GREAT – First delivery of Non-Potable Landscape Water
By Sheryl Hamlin GREAT is the acronym for the city of Oxnard’s ambitious, buy multi-phased water project: Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment. GREAT Phase I, a brackish water desalter to supply treated recycled water into the potable water supply, was projected for 2007. It was described in this LA Times Article of 2002, The desalter […]
Recipe of the Week–Green Beans and Bacon Southern Style
Ingredients: 3 lbs of fresh string beans 4 strips of thick slice bacon (thin is ok too) We buy the least expensive available. 1 tsp of salt 1 tbls of sugar Preparation: Strip out the strings in the crease in the beans. Break the beans into 2 inch pieces Rinsed and […]
