OXNARD ’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
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AUGUST 21, 2020
Coastal Commission slaps down
FISHERMAN’S WHARF
DEVELOPMENT OVERRIDE
By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com San Francisco-- The California Coastal Commission, Aug. 12, rejected a request by Ventura County Harbor Department for an LCP (Local Coastal Plan) amendment override of the Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP) and Coastal Zoning Ordinance of the certified City of Oxnard LCP at Fisherman’s Wharf.
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HE request would have increased allowable density and height specification in the harbor, modified allowable uses and development standards to accommodate a mixed-use residential development at the Fisherman’s Wharf site. The action stops the proposed 400-unit high-end apartment building with no affordable housing set at market rate, plus 36,000 square feet of visitor-serving commercial space, 16 boat slips, a promenade, and one acre of park space. During the meeting, Developer Tellefson agreed to add affordable housing units, and the commissioners said that needs action by the City of Oxnard. There is an urchin dock in place that would have been moved south to a nearby boatyard. The Harbor District and the City of Oxnard reached
REJECTED
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Ramirez starts her push to election day By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- As the summer of Covid-19 rages on, election day is coming and Oxnard Mayor Pro Tem and Ventura County Supervisor District Five candidate Carmen Ramirez has launched her campaign with her sights set on the Nov 3 election. She faces Oxnard Mayor Tim Flynn in a runoff. During Super Tuesday, the unofficial results had Flynn with 3,254
votes, while Ramirez had 2,284. Neither candidate reached 50 percent of the electorate, so they’ll match up again in Nov. Although it may seem like Ramirez has done nothing because of Covid-19, Campaign Manager Robert O’Reilly said volunteers have over 2,000 postcards to send out on Ramirez’s behalf that will be mailed in late Aug. “We’ve done many Zoom calls,” he said. “We have a fundraiser lined up n Ramirez, see page 7
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Oxnard resident Pat Brown supported opting out of the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations.
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Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennet
Supervisors extend Exclusive Right to Negotiate agreement with Channel Island Harbor Properties LLC By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Ventura-- The Ventura County Board of Supervisors, June 23, ratified agreements between the County of Ventura and Channel Islands Harbor Properties LLC: a fourth amendment to the parties’ amended and restated an exclusive right to negotiate agreement (ERN) for parcel X-3, and a fifth amendment to the parties’ exclusive right to negotiate agreement for parcels F/F-1 (Casa Sirena Hotel Parcel). The action extends the termination date for the exclusive right to negotiate for parcel X-3 and parcels F/F-1, for nine months and authorization Harbor Director Mark Sandoval to make specified modifications to the amendments. The item caused more than its share of controversy, as the supervisors initially denied the extension and moved on. Once they moved on, Supervisor Steve Bennet asked them to reconsider the vote. He started commenting that County Attorney Leroy Smith told him there would not be an advantage to a developer if they extended the ENR for the developer but allowed n Extension, see page 6