Friends of Ormond Beach Cry for Help
By Christina Zubko Homeless encampments on Ormond Beach in Oxnard have become a serious problem. They are also spilling over into adjacent Hueneme Beach. Residents are demanding action. Formerly homeless Lang Martinez, clean and sober today, educated me on the “culture” of the encampments on Ormond Beach and well as other encampments. . […]
Can California Force Homeless People Into Shelters? Civil Rights Groups Call Plan Legally Questionable.
By Chris Nichols Could California force homeless people to accept shelter space against their will? Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who lead a state homlessness task force, recently proposed a way to do just that. Their “right to shelter” plan would first boost the supply of shelter space statewide […]
Advisory | Women Should Not Walk Alone at Hueneme Beach
By Christina Zubko The homeless problem at Ormond Beach is two fold. One is the homeless that will accept assistance and two the ones that don’t want help. There needs to be a two prong solution to solve this issue. Solution One: The city of Oxnard has received funding of $1.5 million to […]
America’s Homeless Industrial Complex – Causes & Solutions
By Edward Ring In his final speech from the White House in January 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned the nation that the military had joined with the arms industry and had acquired unwarranted influence over American politics. His term for this alliance was the “military industrial complex.” Since that time, Eisenhower’s term has been co-opted by […]
“Nobody Knows But Me”- Part 6- Encounter at Little Caesar’s
By Lang Martinez with Bonnie Rouda This one I dedicate to Keith Repult author of the book, ‘Just Breathe‘. I wanted to know what love is and I wanted you to show me. Thank you for showing me what love truly means my friend. Matthew 7 verse 1-5: “Do not judge, or you too […]
Oxnard Council Approves More Homeless Action/$, Downtown Code/Redev. Architecture; Maulhardt HS/Parks Project Advances
By George Miller The July 16, 2019 Oxnard City Council covered a report of progress on the homeless situation, approval of $1,500,000 in grants to help address it and authorization to use the National Guard Armory as a 24 hour shelter. Then the Council made it clear that they are fed up with lack of […]
“Nobody knows But Me”, Homeless on the Streets of Oxnard- Part 5- Working in Plaza Park
By Lang Martinez with Bonnie Rouda . This article is dedicated to those protecting our community with exceptional service. Oxnard Police Department, City of Oxnard Housing Director Emilio Ramirez and Homelessness Coordinator Mark Alvarado, (my friend, who I upset on a daily basis- I apologize Mark). . Luke 15 verse 4, 5 and 6; ‘suppose […]
L.A. to Waste $6.5 MILLION to Clean Up After the Homeless
. By Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views Los Angeles knows how to make people rich from the homeless crisis. It also knows how to create more money for the extortionist unions that buys council members like you buy a hot dog—on the cheap. Now the City is going to spend $6.5 million cleaning […]
Tom Dunn: Interview of a Formerly Homeless Recovering Addict
By Tom Dunn: Editor’s note: Tom Dunn of Port Hueneme News did these two video interviews of formerly homeless, now recovering addict, Lang Martinez. Lang has now become an advocate for the homeless. In Part I, Tom persuades Lang to tell us about the life of the addicted homeless, whom Lang estimates are 80% of […]
My Experience with the Homeless in Oxnard’s Plaza Park
By Rafael Stoneman I set up a folding table at Plaza Park in Oxnard on July 4th, 2019 and handed out bottled water and bananas to about 25 homeless people. These people regularly can be found congregating at the park. Mr. Lang Martinez, who was formerly homeless in Oxnard, joined me in this […]
