Oxnard City Council passes $359+ million budget, big cuts; Perello’s surprise
By George Miller The Oxnard budget passed Tuesday night, 6-23-15, right on schedule, along with those for many assessment districts and supplemental property taxes. It was clear that the Council had been moving moving toward a consensus, even with strong opposition from the public safety unions and many members of the public. The alternative was insolvency, leading […]
Oxnard Police/Fire Dept unions distrust city financials- hiring own auditor
By George Miller The heads of the Oxnard fire and police unions recently told CitizensJournal.us that they did not believe the financial numbers produced by city staff and an outside auditor (formally announced today), so they have hired their own auditor to challenge them and to provide better transparency and accountability. Jeff Donabedian is the Oxnard Firefighters […]
Good Morning Oxnard Show- 6-3-15: Fire Department response time; Refugio oil spill and more
By George Miller On this segment (6-3-15) of the Good Morning Oxnard Show- Host Peter Godinez interviews George Miller, Publisher of CitizensJournal.us on Oxnard News, consisting of: Animal Control budget; Fire Department response time; Street repair; Excess leave issues resolved; Landscaping assessments Also, host Peter Godinez interviews George Miller on the Refugio oil spill. This report was released […]
Oxnard Police Dept. cuts loom
By George Miller This and other budget items will be discussed at June 9 City Council meeting at 4:30 PM Months ago, we were told that there might be a $2-3 million dollar Oxnard General Fund budget deficit. Over the succeeding months, that number kept growing and finally reached the headline number of $10.6 million. But in […]
Injury accident on C Street
By George Miller We saw the aftermath of this injury accident at about 4:40 PM on Thursday afternoon, on the southbound lane of C Street, south of 7th Street, in Oxnard. Fire and Police units arrived very quickly, from what we heard on the scene. Public safety personnel extracted accident victim from this car […]
Armed robbery with BB gun, beer and cell phone taken, suspect arrested
Oxnard Police Department INCIDENT: Armed robbery with BB gun, beer and cell phone taken DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 19, 2014 / 1 a.m. LOCATION: 3300 block of Merced Place, Oxnard SUSPECT(S): Eduardo Montiel, 18 years of age, from Oxnard VICTIM(S): Withheld PREPARED BY: Sergeant Luis McArthur, Field Services Bureau [email protected] (805) 385-7746 CONTACT […]
Camarillo Police Department–30th Citizen’s Academy program open for enrollement
On May 13, 2014, the Camarillo Police Department will begin its 30th Citizen’s Academy program. The Citizen Academy is a twelve-week course designed to give citizens an overview of the police department’s function and operational procedures. There will be presentations by a superior court judge, K-9 officer, S.W.A.T. team members, bomb squad, narcotic officers, […]
