Tri-County Sentry

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OXNARD ’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER

School Supply and Resource Distribution fills a crucial need VOL. XXVIII NO. 39

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

THE MURAL PROJECT BRIGHTENS DOWNTOWN By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The City of Oxnard became a more beautiful place, Sept 18-20, as volunteers gathered across from city hall to add murals to the city’s landscape.

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Deputy City Manager Shiri Klima.

Measure O sunset plan discussed at Finance & Governance meeting

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HE Mural Project is part of the city’s budget, and attendees made the most of the weekend. They collaborated and added modern and classic designs to an otherwise ordinary parking structure and city building. Before long, the project took shape and came to life with brilliant and vivid colors. Recreation Leader 3 Diana Reyes said they had an idea to work on murals in the City of Oxnard, and the opportunity came up to work on the parking structure. “I compiled a bunch of ideas that I thought would be cool, colorful, bright, and happy to cheer up the city and, most of all, the kids that walk by,” n Mural, see page 5

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Elected Officials to Protect California urge Newsome to declare a climate change emergency By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- Elected officials across the state are taking a stand and calling on Governor Gavin Newsome to declare a climate change emergency in the State of California. Elected Officials to Protect California is a statewide, nonpartisan network of California elected officials across the state committed to protecting our communities, public health, and climate for all we represent.

The press conference brought 314 Elected Officials from 49 counties. A state of emergency for the climate crisis, they hope will stop new fossil fuel projects. The group wants to develop a phase-out of all fossil fuel production and commit the state to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. In California, fossil fuel is scheduled to be eliminated in 2045, but if Newsome declares a climate change state of emergency, that time frame will be accelerated to 2035.

In a press release to the Tri County Sentry, the group said that more than 115 local governments in California passed 175 local policies to protect their communities from fossil fuels. They took action. “It’s time the state addressed the climate emergency,” the group says. In Ventura County, Ramirez said as the fires still devastate our beautiful state, it is urgent that we commit to doing everything n Climate, see page 7

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Oxnard Mayor Pro Tem and Ventura County Supervisor District Five Candidate Carmen Ramirez.

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Finance & Governance Committee, Sept 22, discussed the sunset of Measure O and how the city will weather the storm as it moves close to the end of its life. Measure O terminates in 2028 and is past its half-way point. Passed in 2008, Mesure O enhances important city services, including police, fire, and emergency response. Measure O improves streets and sidewalks and provides funding to repair potholes and improve traffic. It also expanded youth recreation, afterschool, and anti-gang prevention programs. n Measure, see page 6


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