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IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE GODWINS Public comments at Oxnard City Council retreat will only be
at 4:00pm |
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Marie Callender's
Restaurant in Oxnard is closed - out of business
Tentative plan is to have Saviers Road
Design Team meetings at IHOP at Channel Islands Blvd. and Statham
Same 6:30pm Monday nights. Next meeting
will be Jan. 24.
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¿BIG LEAGUE DREAMS
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Martin Jones - One Year Since Brown
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Gary Gillig - Under Fire
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NARDCORE LOWRIDERS 2004 ELECTION NEWS.....
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Eddie Castillo
Chimes-in
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Oxnard Gets
Slapped
• FRYs Electronix Coming to OX •
Patel Family Horror - Oxnard - the •
Alex Ramos to appear on • Feedback/Letters to the Ox JO
OXNARD
HIGHLIGHTS • Tomás Cafe Hosts PPV Fight Nite
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Is Oxnard's
Living Wage
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Read
this Press Release about
Big League Dreams from League City Texas -
Do We Really Want To Bring This Kind of a Mess to Oxnard?
View the
April
22, 2000 Ventura Star Article about Big
League Dreams
trying to wedge into Oxnard's
College Park
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An Open Letter to Oxnard - Regarding how the City
Does its Business........
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Dear Friends:
After reading the article in the Ventura Star about the Big League Dreams
"surprise contract" I am reminded of these facts.
The California government codes and the Oxnard municipal codes do require
that the City staff issue monthly financial reports including the amount
received, the amount spent, and the balance in each type of fund. The codes
also require that the City staff provide at each regular meeting the list of
checks (warrants) that were issued since the last report. Interesting to
note that other cities in Ventura County comply with these requirements.
During the two years I worked at the City I was repeatedly hindered by the
City Manager from issuing the monthly financial reports to the City Council.
The City staff had not provided the Council with those financial reports
before I came to Oxnard, and the staff has not provided the Council with
monthly financial reports since I was terminated.
At Federal trial the City Manager,
Ed Sotelo, said that the reason he was stopping me from issuing monthly
financial reports was due to the "inappropriate language" that I used in my
reports. But, when my attorney, Mr. Edward Lear, offered the court copies of
every monthly financial report which I wrote during those two years the City
changed its position and told the court that the City agreed that in fact I
never used any "inappropriate language" in my financial reports. So why did
the City Manager try to stop me from issuing those reports to the City
Council?
Also under oath and when asked why he was not now issuing monthly financial
reports to the Council in compliance with the City’s and State’s codes the
then Finance Director, Stan Kleinman, said he had been told by the City
Attorney that he did not need to prepare the report.
During the two years I worked at the City the City Manager would also not
let me prepare the list of checks for Council’s review until I worked with
the City Attorney to get his approval to present the list of checks to the
City Council. Though I repeatedly requested approval to issue the list of
checks that approval was never given to me.
So now it is interesting to note that had these reports been given to the
City Council, the Council and the public would have seen the distribution of
money to Big League Dreams and all this turmoil would not exist. It is of
greater concern to now contemplate whether the intentional disregard for
the State and City codes may be for other purposes.
Copies of statements made under oath by City Staff can be provided to you.
Respectfully,
Phillip S. Molina
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2005 - The
Year With Dr. Manny Lopez leaving the Mayor's seat and the soon departure of Oxnard Police Chief Art Lopez, the City of Oxnard will be without a Lopez at the helm of any major City govern-ment office. ---- Changing Face of Oxnard ---- There is also chatter amongst the locals at a paradigm shift that appears to be taking place in Oxnard - that of the return of "Wonder Bread" to the face of Oxnard leadership. At the Oxnard Economic forecast breakfast last year, the presentation focused on the new "Gentrification" of Oxnard. With all the high end housing that is beyond the reach of middle-class households, it appears that Oxnard is trying to reshape and reform its image from being the "Santa Ana" of Ventura County to become Simi Valley-by-the-Sea. Be it a reminder, but all that gentle, that the latest two new Council-members are non-brown and our heir apparent to inherit the top slot of the Oxnard PD is similar. ----- Areas to Watch ---- With the population base changing and make-up of
leadership changing, what is next for Oxnard. The City has just
created a new
Citizen Advisory Group (CAG) calling it the "Downtown Design Review Committee"
- for which licensed architects and business owners only are eligible to
join....One has to wonder what will this advisory group recommend to the
city. Plans for the Oxnard Blvd. corridor will surely come before the Council once the State relinquishes its control of Oxnard Blvd. and moves State Route One officially over to Rice Avenue. Once that happens - Oxnard City will have full control over the Boulevard and some businesses may be forced to move or close down completely. Oxnard's blatant slap in face of Roberto Garcia in his honest quest for the land adjacent to his funeral home was only the tip of the iceberg for how Oxnard will treat its Latino business owners. So Stand-by for more developments similar to the ones noted - the Oxnard Journal will report on what it finds out.
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Big League Dreams
beleaguers Texas Town ---
A Must Read
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| Mansfield, TX, The Citizens of
Mansfield Texas are fighting the Big league Dreams Guys like a tiger.
We have stalled them until May. To Oxnard - You will not be able to vote on this because the BLD people say you can't. The Redding, Calif. facility was financed by state grants and loans, but the city was later fined $450K for polluting the vernal pools. The BLD guys after the project was built asked Redding for 1.4 million for artificial turf. Scott Letierrer, BLD CEO, was the past world soccer CEO. Bill Simon, your "almost governor" is reported to own 38 % of this company. This is not little league as you already know but a sports venue as defined in Texas. They get money through the parks departments and state grants for parks. Look up the California definition for parks. Brentwood rejected BLD due to funding problems. The city can't sell tax free bonds for projects that have a net income. See www.bigleagueschemes.info. - read it all, your future is there. Also research on Google for League City, Texas they have been through hell with these guys, their mayor was voted out of office, the finance director quit and is now working for a company that specializes in economic development and the city is 6 million over budget. Don't let this be built in your city. These Texas cities are are married to BLD for 35 years. Their project costs will continue to climb. I bet your city also signed an operation and maintenance contract as well. The timing would be logical. Follow the money. /s/ citizen of Mansfield, Texas The VC Star Chimes in on the Big League Dreams Flap with our renegade City Manager writing checks like there is no tomorrow - |
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