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 Channel Islands Harbor
Harbor View Park
Sunday, July 6, 2 p.m.
'A Midsummer Day's
Fairly Tale'
An unhappy couple, misguided parents, an arranged marriage and confusion
in the forest.
- Community Workshop
Community Room, 300 W. Third St. –
Mon., July 21, 6 p.m.
• MSUP (Nyland Acres) Outdoor display/sales of lawn ornamentals
• SUP (Wilson) On-site sales of alcohol, Casa Lopez, 325 S. A St.
• SUP (Rio Lindo) On-site beer and wine sales at Sushi and Yakitori
Kiraku, 2350 Vineyard Ave.
• CDR (Hollywood-by-the-Sea) Moqueca Moqueca, 3550 S. Harbor Blvd.
• SUP (CI/Via Marina) Camino Real Mex Grill, 3960 Tradewinds Dr.
• DDR (Blackstock N & S, Bryce Canyon) Repair former Oxnard Swap
Meet, 3501 Saviers Rd.
• GPA/ZC/TSM/SPA,etc. (South Bank) Wagon Wheel Redevelopment
Project
SALSA
FESTIVAL
Plaza Park
C at 5th St.
Sat. & Sun.,
July 26 & 27
10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. |
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New drive to ban race preferences
Initiatives in three states would prohibit
affirmative action in public realms.
Tensions are running high in the latest affirmative-action battlegrounds. In Arizona, Nebraska, and Colorado, supporters of ballot initiatives that would ban "preferential treatment" are counting up petition signatures – and opponents are scrutinizing their validity – to see if there's enough support to bring the issue to voters in November. The American Civil Rights Institute (ACRI), led by Ward Connerly, is pushing the initiatives, which would change state constitutions to prohibit preferences based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the public realms of employment, education, and contracting. Similar ballot measures have succeeded in only three states: California in 1996 and later in Washington and Michigan. Proponents of affirmative action learned from those votes not to wait until the fall election to make their case to the public. So they've been mustering volunteers now to wage "decline to sign" campaigns. The initiative fight is one area where race and politics intersect in this election cycle. Some backers of the initiative cite Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic primary as evidence that people of any color can succeed in today's society – though the candidate himself recently stated his opposition to such ballot initiatives. In Nebraska, a pro-initiative radio ad opens with a clip from an inflammatory speech by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, followed by a voice-over noting that "colorblind government" is a way to "reject the politics of race and hate."
— Cristian Science Monitor – 20080704
Foreclosure bill orders
lenders to talk to borrowers
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger indicated he will sign an urgency bill sent to him by lawmakers Wednesday that will require lenders to talk personally with homeowners before taking the first formal step toward foreclosing on a home. The action comes after a report that foreclosures rose by 48 percent in May over a year ago and news that 1 in 183 California homes received a foreclosure notice during the month. The legislation, SB1137, would give lenders or their agents 60 days to begin following the new procedure, which would require them to speak to borrowers either in person or by telephone to discuss options to avoid foreclosure. Currently, lenders only need send a notice of default in the mail to start the foreclosure process. Last fall, Schwarzenegger reached a voluntary agreement with a number of lenders to take such steps, and on Wednesday, the governor's Department of Corporations reported a slight uptick in the number of forbearance plans that are being negotiated this year.
— Ventura County Star – 20080703
• Area Home Prices — FNNC
• Full Coverage: Southland Housing Market — LAT
• Home Sales by ZIP Code — LAT
• Best and worst cities for unemployment pay — LAT/Forbes – 200800703
• Vulture real estate investors swoop in — CNN – 2008007020926
• Housing slowdown starts to bite economy — Reuters – 2008007010648
• Vacant homes spread blight in suburb and city alike — CSM – 200800702
Useful and County Area News . . .
- 1720 | Trailer house fire in Malibu spreads, burning more than 20 acres of brush
- 2104 | Two fires raging along Calif.'s Central Coast
— 1654 | Firefighters hold line on California wildfires
— 1450 | Crews brace for winds in Central Calif. blaze
— 1345 | Goleta fire now covers 5,400 acres
— 1223 | California Calls Up Extra 200 Troops to Fight Blazes
- Access to beach area to be restricted today
- Woman, 75, arrested in illegal drug sales
- Driver injured when vehicle strikes pole
- Train hits car, kills teen
- Residents warned of smoke from Goleta fire
- La Conchita survivor describes terror of landslide
- Falling home prices to cut some taxes
- Fire battle complicated by terrain, brush, wind
- Fire in vacant home damages 2 other houses
- Growing blaze near Goleta is Calif's top firefighting priority
- Delta Air Lines making more cuts in service at LAX
- 6th straight month of losses totals 438,000 out of a job
- Editorial: Celebrate the nation's birth
- Commentary: Declaration unique idea
- Ground Zero debacle demands a private developer
- 2122 | Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy
- 2110 | Former Republican NC Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
- 2055 | Canada to rehear US Army deserter's asylum bid
- 2049 | Smoking linked to chronic back pain
- 2031 | Aghan official says US strikes killed 22 civilians
- 1806 | 7th victim of helicopter crash dies in hospital
- 1806 | 2 supervisors at raided meatpacking plant arrested
— 0001 | Beef Recall Is Expanded
- 1708 | US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,113
- 1650 | National Mall in monumental disrepair, activists say
- 1630 | 5 arrested in Rainbow Family clash with feds
- 1547 | UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked
— 1314 | G8 climate-change agreement unlikely, experts say
- 1503 | Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq
- 1410 | Oil prices fall more than $1 a barrel
— 1101 | Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida
— 0831 | World must brace for oil beyond $150
— 0511 | Gas prices hit another high for holiday weekend
— 0001 | Concerns raised over online gasoline seller MyGallons.com
- 1352 | EU widens Billiton-Rio Tinto probe
- 1338 | Panama says no to U.S. military base
- 1243 | 2006: 11 dead, 9,200 fireworks injuries
- 1236 | Belarus bomb explosion wounds more than 50
- 1000 | Instructor, student die in Calif. helicopter crash
- 0922 | Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid
- 0846 | New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic
- 0807 | CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed
- 0646 | State media: Iran responds to nuclear proposal
- 0555 | EU, Russia optimistic about new energy deal
- 0531 | Despite prices, farmers' markets still thrive
- 0424 | White House says ruling could free detainees in US
- 0420 | Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
- 0418 | US, Poland have differences over missile plan
- 0305 | Direct flights between China-Taiwan begin
- 0254 | 62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year
- 0252 | American workers brace for thousands of job cuts
- 0139 | Dalai Lama envoy: China talks difficult
- 0001 | TV screen gas 'worse than coal'
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