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TRI TRICOUNTY COUNTY

ENTRY VOL. XXVII NO. 36

Former U.S. Sen. Al Franken tests welcome on speaking circuit n See page 12

AUGUST 30, 2019

Car Show

Benefits the DRAGG program By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—The Oxnard Police Department's Third Annual Car Show benefitting the DRAGG (Drag Racing Against Gangs & Graffiti) Program filled downtown, Aug. 25, with people having a great time, hearing good music and enjoying the day.

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HE show continues to grow each year as over 200 classic cars took part in the event. Attendees also got the opportunity to dunk a cop in the dunk tank with all the proceeds going toward the DRAGG program and the Oxnard Explorers. Sergeant Charles Woodruff ran the DRAGG program booth and said everybody knows the DRAGG program is a youth after-school automotive program. "We have high school kids who come to our classes after school," he said. "They do projects, work on auto instruction, and they go on field trips to auto races and all types of things in the industry. The students get school credit and get to get engaged

with almost every automotive industry we have in town." The booth was filled with DRAGG Swag, he said, and buying an item is a significant donation to the kids. "This keeps the program running after school and keeps these kids busy," he said.

"Being a police officer in this town; we have to keep these kids busy. We don't want them to fall into those influences; we don't want them to go towards." The program got started in Oxnard, Woodruff said, and then blossomed through Ventura County, the Filmore area and n Car Show, see page 6

(Photo by Chris Frost) Hip-Hop Mindset participants show off their moves at the dance crew audition.

Commissioners reject local coastal plan amendment By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—On a split 6-1 vote, the Oxnard Planning Commission rejected a Local Coastal Plan Amendment designed to accommodate a known development project at the corner of Channel Islands Blvd. and Victoria Ave. The meeting drew a standing room only crowd, many of which were against constructing a 390unit apartment complex at the site. Residents were encouraged to stand against the amendment. Each received a notice on their mailbox

linear feet of waterfront walkways, a remodeled park, relocation of the Urchin Dock, 131 surface parking spaces and 865 garage parking spaces. Principal Planner Isidro Figueroa presented the item to the commissioner and said what the amendment will do is create an urban village within Fisherman's Wharf. (Photo by Chris Frost) The amendment in Local Coastal A huge crowd came out to speak out against amending the local coastal plan. Plan (LCP) policy 23 would allow for saying that "apartments can go Fisherman's Wharf site and would new residential use at the site at 40 anywhere, but not at the harbor." have included 400 market-rate units per acre, he said, which is not The amendment would have residential rental units, 36,000 square currently enabled. Policy 35 would allowed development at the 11-acre feet of commercial retail space, 1,100 n Commissioners, see page 2

Hip Hop Mindset dance crew audition draws a big response By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—The Rio Del Sol STEAM Academy was jumping to the beat, Aug. 24, as Hip-Hop Mindset was in the house and holdin auditions for its first dance crew. The crew will be part of a performing troupe and show off their skills throughout the area after being selected. Each participant received excellent instruction from teachers, while judges evaluated the performers. Everyone walked away from the audition a winner because they are part of a group that supports a positive lifestyle full of great role models. n Hip Hop, see page 6


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