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CITY CODE: I. 7-3. UNLAWFUL TO MAINTAIN NUISANCE. The owner of any property on or adjacent to which any nuisance is located shall promptly abate such nuisance.
NUISANCES. IX. 7-151. (C) Buildings or structures with broken windows constituting hazardous conditions or inviting trespassers or malicious mischief.
Since the bank or other mortgaging agency owns the property, when will Code Enforcement get on their case?
This plant is called Escallonia. The plan is to replace all the Oleander along Ventura Rd. with it. Oxnard Parks Department plans to tell us all about it, along with some new fencing, during our Election Meeting on September 29. Everyone's welcome!
• INCF WEEKLY PACKET •
- INCF General Meeting
Oxnard City Hall, 305 W. Third St. –
Wed., Sept. 1, 6 p.m.
• Alcohol Licenses in our Neighborhoods – Sr. Off. Cliff Waer, OPD
(May be viewed live on TWC Ch. 10 or Verizon Ch. 35
or Oxnard CityWatch TV Feed" via streaming video - Media Player)
- 2030 General Plan Workshop
Oxnard Library, 251 S. A St., Room B –
Mon., Sept. 15, 5:00~8:00 p.m.
• Del Norte Expansion Area and Jones Ranch Specific Plan
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Oxnard probe turns to private companies
The probe into possible malfeasance by Oxnard city officials is now focused on the role of private contractors. Earlier this week, investigators with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office served three search warrants on two businesses that have had high profile contracts with the city. And on Wednesday, along with questioning at least three Oxnard city employees in front of a criminal grand jury, Senior Deputy District Attorney Karen Wold questioned a top official from a company that underwrites bonds for Oxnard. John Kim, a principal at the bond underwriting company E.J. De La Rosa Co. based in Los Angeles, testified in front of the grand jury for more than an hour Wednesday morning. Kim, who has appeared at several Oxnard City Council meetings, appeared agitated as he left the courtroom.
— Ventura County Star – 201009011828
— Scandals shake public's trust in local government — VCS – 201008292003
— DA investigators return to search Oxnard City Hall — VCS – 201008261745
— City, county administrators get big benefits cushions — VCS – 201008281536
— City manager says Oxnard was cooperating with DA investigation — AP – 201008261953
— Oxnard probe widens with more searches, subpoenas — VCS – 201008241707
— DA probe hampers Oxnard's operations — VCS – 201008241758
— OXNARD PRESS RELEASE: Statement re Investigation — 20100823
— Investigation may delay water project — AP – 201008221248
— DA casts a wide net in probe of Herrera — VCS – 201008212010
— DA searches homes of 3 Oxnard officials — VCS – 201008202258
— Did contractors pick up tab for Oxnard officials? — VCS – 201008182033
— FBI, DA raid Oxnard over possible misuse of public money — LAT – 201008171106
— DA alleges misappropriation of funds in Oxnard investigation — VCS – 201008161928
— The mayor's letter — VCS – 201008161844
— Mystery over D.A. investigation into Oxnard city affairs — LAT – 201008161801
— DA, FBI investigating Oxnard — VCS – 201008132328
4 arrested in train trespassing sweep
Four people were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of trespassing on Union Pacific railroad property as local authorities looked for trespassers on private railroad property. The operation, which stretched from Camarillo to Montalvo, involved the Oxnard Police Department, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angles County Sheriff’s Department, the Department of Homeland Security and agents from the Union Pacific Police Department. Officers said they witnessed 60 different violations. ... California ranked second in the nation in 2009 for collisions at train track crossings, with 121 accidents. Of these, 91 resulted in death. Moreover, 61 of these collisions were fatal trespasses and 42 were trespasses with injuries. ... Police said trespassing on any railroad property is a misdemeanor. Those found trespassing could be arrested, police said. Police also reminded motorists and others that it is illegal to travel around or under a railroad arm once the red warning lights and alarm have gone off and the gate arm is closed or closing.
— Ventura County Star – 201009022051
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued
An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed. The Coast Guard initially reported that an oil sheen a mile long and 100 feet wide had begun to spread from the site of the blast, about 200 miles west of the source of BP's massive spill. But hours later, Coast Guard Cmdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau said crews were unable to find any spill. The company that owns the platform, Houston-based Mariner Energy, did not know what caused the fire. Mariner Energy's Patrick Cassidy said he considered the incident a fire, not an explosion. "The platform is still intact and it was just a small portion of the platform that appears to be burned," he said.
— Associated Press – 201009021941
North Oxnard Communities
is 'model of sustainability'
Oxnard's North Oxnard Communities and 12 other communities throughout the state have been designated by the California Department of Housing and Community Development as "catalyst models of sustainability." The designations, announced last week, qualify the 13 communities for additional consideration when applying for specific state funding programs, including California Department of Transportation Community Based Transportation Planning Grants. The communities will also receive technical assistance from state agencies. North Oxnard Communities is the only community in Ventura County to be so designated. Located near the intersection of Highway 101 and North Oxnard Boulevard, North Oxnard Communities includes residential communities in various stages of development, a business office plaza and The Esplanade shopping center.
— Ventura County Star – 201009021936
RiverPark apartments sold
to three Los Angeles firms
Seeing a rare opportunity, three Los Angeles-based real estate firms purchased a block of 400 luxury apartments at Oxnard's RiverPark for $81 million. Urban Partners LLC, Capri Capital Partners and Kennedy Wilson purchased the high-end for-rent apartments dubbed Serenade within Oxnard's large master-planned community. The apartments are the only for-rent properties in the development, which includes townhomes, single-family homes, schools and commercial and retail development along Highway 101. The sale won't have an impact on the current construction of the large retail and commercial development called The Collection, or the continued phased construction of the residential properties, said Oxnard's Community Development Director Curtis Cannon. The city recently signed off on the deal, Cannon said.
— Ventura County Star – 201009021907
Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? New researcher suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. The small study from California's Los Angeles County found that only 61 percent of home kitchens would get an A or B if put through the rigors of a restaurant inspection. At least 14 percent would fail - not even getting a C.
— Associated Press – 201009021856
Tow truck driver who hit toddlers
charged with DUI, hit-and-run, mayhem
The tow truck driver who struck a mother and her two toddlers on an Oxnard street and then drove about one-quarter mile with the children dragging under the vehicle was charged today with driving under the influence, hit-and-run and mayhem, according to court records and police. The felony charges were filed in Ventura County Superior Court along with a series of special allegations against Mehran Khamseh, 45, of Santa Barbara in connection with the Tuesday crash, court records show. The special allegations include enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury on children under five and having been previously convicted of a serious felony. Court records show that Khamseh was convicted in 2008 of making terrorist threats and petty theft with a prior, both felonies. Khamseh was scheduled to appear in court this afternoon.
— Ventura County Star – 201009021808
PH man arrested on suspicion
of Oxnard home burglary
A Port Hueneme man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of burglarizing a home on Tuesday along the 4900 block of Oceanaire Street in Oxnard. Oxnard police said the homeowner heard the burglar inside the home and tried to detain him. The two struggled, but the homeowner was unable to detain the burglar. Police said they found several items in the home that apparently belonged to the burglar. They arrested Leopoldo Lopez, 18, after these items were traced to him. Investigators also searched Lopez's home and said they found evidence that was connected to the burglary.
— Ventura County Star – 201009021658
Workers bear larger share of health premium costs
Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows. The average employee contribution toward premiums for family coverage climbed 14 percent this year to nearly $4,000, according to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust released Thursday. Contributions for single coverage grew 15 percent. But total premiums - the amount split by the employer and employee - rose a modest 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single employees this year. Companies that offer benefits still pay at least 70 percent of the total premium, on average, for their workers. But this year, companies passed most of the premium increases on to employees instead of absorbing them as they usually do, something researchers had not seen before, Kaiser CEO Drew Altman said.
— Associated Press – 201009021542
Author Hawking says God not needed for creation
Did creation need a creator? British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe. The concept is explored in "The Grand Design," excerpts of which were printed in the British newspaper The Times on Thursday. The book, written with fellow physicist Leonard Mlodinow, is scheduled to be published by Bantam Press on Sept. 9. "The Grand Design," which the publishers call Hawking's first major work in nearly a decade, challenges Isaac Newton's theory God must have been involved in creation because our solar system couldn't have come out of chaos simply through nature. But Hawking says it isn't that simple. To understand the universe, it's necessary to know both how and why it behaves the way it does, calling the pursuit "the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything."
— Associated Press – 201009021444
— God did not create the universe, says Hawking — Reuters – 201009020608
Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July
The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday its seasonally adjusted index rose 5.2 percent from a month earlier to a reading of 79.4. A reading of 100 indicates the average level of sales activity in 2001, when the index started. The reading was above that threshold from March 2003 through April 2007. It sank during the recession, only to surge above 100 a year ago when the government first offered tax incentives to spur sales. When the credits expired in April, the index sank. June's reading of 75.5 was the lowest on record.
— Associated Press – 201009021012
— Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent — AP – 201009020727
— Mortgage applications rise 2.7 pct on low rates — AP – 201009010841
— Banks to allow local groups to buy foreclosures — AP – 201009010922
Gunman robs Oxnard shoe store
Police are looking for a gunman who robbed an Oxnard shoe store late Wednesday night. The robbery was reported about 8:55 p.m. at Warehouse Shoe Sale, 2330 Saviers Rd. Several customers were in the store with employees when a robber walked in, pointed a handgun at the cashier, ordered everyone else to the ground and demanded money, said Det. Steven Funk of the Oxnard police. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money, the robber left running east from the store, Funk said. No one was injured in the robbery.
— Ventura County Star – 201009021008
Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad. ... The thin tablet device weighs 13.4 ounces (380 grams) and has a 7-inch (18-centimeter) touch screen, making it about three times that of an Apple iPhone, but roughly a third smaller than an iPad. Richter said it comes with Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system, which can run HTML5 and Adobe's Flash Player - unlike the iPad. ... The device supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G cell phone networks, making it a combination of smart phone and laptop. It "turns out to be a perfect speakerphone on the desk, or a mobile phone on the move via Bluetooth headset," Samsung said.
— Associated Press – 201009010711
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
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(1706 - 1790)
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