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The Tri County’s Only Multicultural Newspaper
The Tri County’s Only Multicultural Newspaper
TRI TRICOUNTY COUNTY
ENTRY ENTRY VOL. XXVIII NO. 1
JANUARY 3, 2020
DJ Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79 n See page 12
CHANUKAH FESTIVAL
S P R E ADS THE L I GHT ACROSS THE WO R L D By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com
Oxnard-- Collection Park enjoyed a tremendous celebration, Dec. 29, as the 17th annual Chanukah Festival filled the park with a joyous celebration of Judaism.
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TTENDEES enjoyed live musical entertainment, hot latkes, holiday crafts, children's activities, and adult wine tasting courtesy of the Herzog Wine Club. Fantastic Patrick's juggling and comedy show entertained the crowd and kept the group laughing. The group also built the first-ever CanOrah that benefitted the Food Share of Ventura County. The festival fell on the eighth night of Chanukah, the final night, that meant prayers,
dancing, and people left the park feeling renewed and inspired. Rabbi Dov Muchnik from Chabad of Oxnard pointed to the large boards with signatures. He said the kids at Lamplighters Jewish Academy decided the Chanukah shouldn't be about lighting the Menorah at home. They want to spread the message of sharing the light with everyone. "At each community event, they bring the boards, stickers, and menus, with differents deeds of goodness and kindness, that people can expect upon themself to do in honor of the holiday," he said, "They can continue the flame and make the world a brighter place." Muchnik said, "Project Flame" has been going on for the past six years, and every year, they collect more signatures and good deeds. "Today is going to be exciting because they are almost up to 1,000 just over the past week," he said. "That's over 1,000 good deeds over the holidays." The Can-Orah, he said, means that the n Chanukah Festival, see page 6
GOOD Club opens new headquarters By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The GOOD (Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats) is entrenched on A Street at its new headquarters with enhanced capability and continues to focus on being the center of progressive candidates and supporters moving forward. The group is ready to take on the election in 2020 and will do so at 555 South A Street, Suite 130, in the heart of downtown. GOOD Club President Steven Auclair said the group had great success in 2018, defeating the recall vote and had an election office for the first time. "Our members are excited to do it again, and this will be our headquarters in 2020," he said. "We opened in Nov., and we'll be active through the primary and general
election. We have great activities taking place, and we have things for people to become engaged, whether it is at home or here at the center." The group kept its central downtown location and is next door to its former site in 2018. "We're now friends and neighbors with the Mexican Consulate, which is right next door," Auclair said. "Some businesses are opening in downtown Oxnard, and we wanted to be part of that." The new location features greater flexibility and functionality, he said, and the GOOD Club will hold its meetings at the site. "Our candidate forums will take place here, as well as our phone banking and those types of operations," he said. n GOOD Club, see page 3
Residents express frustration about the proposed Oxnard Navigation Center By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The conversation about the community outreach for the planned Oxnard Navigation Center continues with Ricardo Bravo, who owns a barbershop in the area. The Oxnard Navigation Center will have 110 beds and serve as a yearround 24-hour shelter with shower and laundry facilities. Additionally, the navigation center will have meal and pet services, housing navigation, and case management services for
Oxnard's homeless population at 1258 Saviers Road. Bravo wants to have a real meeting and notice all the people around the neighborhood. "I have hundreds of people coming in every day," he said. "The homeless have slept in front of my door; they pee and poop at my back door, and I have to clean it up, personally. I don't want my clients coming in and dealing with that stuff. My clients are the ones paying my bills." He is losing business and clients. "I have so many other things to say,
(Photo by Chris Frost)
Mercy House Executive Director Larry Haynes responds to questions from the crowd at the town hall meeting.
but I wasn't prepared for this right now," he said. "The next time, I am going to make sure I have signatures. I have hundreds of clients who live around the area. I'll be ready, and I think it's not the right area for a homeless shelter." Bravo asked Housing Director Emilio Ramirez if he lived in the area, and Ramirez said he lives at First and D Street. "I drive, live, and work in that area, Bravo said. He wants to help the homeless, but he wants to do it properly.
"Get a bigger building with a bigger lot, so they can do some exercise," he said. "You have two liquor stores in front of you guys. Come on; we've got a school. My kid, personally told me, dad, what does that guy do? I think about what I am going to tell him because that affects my kid. Nobody wants to work. I work because that's how I live. If I tell my kid that the homeless do not pay rent, he does not pay any bills, he's poor, and he asks us for money. It's n Frustration, see page 2