Heal the Bay, an environmental group, issued it’s “Beach Report Card” that assigns grades of A to F to 517 beaches on the California coast based on measured bacteria levels from April 2007 to March 2008. 55 of Ventura County’s 56 beaches rated an A during the spring and summer months. Rincon Beach received the [...]
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Ventura County Beaches Earn an A!
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Local News
Tags:Beach·Ocean·Ventura County
Fisherman’s Wharf in Oxnard…A Lost Treasure
April 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Channel Islands Harbor, Events, Local News
Somewhere, far, far way…on a parallel Earth there will be a huge celebration next month in a parallel Oxnard. This parallel (and more enlightened) Oxnard will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the grand opening of Fisherman’s Wharf to the public back in May of 1978. There they cherished (or at least performed basic maintenance) on [...]
Tags:CA·Channel Islands Harbor·Fisherman's Wharf·oxnard
Be Prepared to Stop! The Oxnard Traffic Initiative Unmasked.
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Local News, Politics
I hate traffic! Actually, everyone does. That’s what is so appealing about the title of a new initiative circulating in Oxnard named “The Oxnard Traffic Initiative.” Unfortunately, this initiative is really a no growth measure and offers nothing to improve traffic. Last Thursday, Penny Boehm and Nancy Lindholm, both representing “Citizens for a Safe and Prosperous [...]
Tags:oxnard·Slow Growth·Traffic Initiative
Joe Virnig’s Photography Featured at State Capitol
March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Local News
Ventura County Officials Unveil Updated Display Case in the State Capitol-Strolling down the hall in the first floor of the State Capitol in Sacramento, one will notice hundreds of curious visitors gazing at glass cases lining the walls. For Capitol veterans who stroll down these halls everyday, this is just another day in the State [...]
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