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OXNARD’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OXNARD ’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER

VOL. XXIX NO. 16

(Photo courtesy City of Oxnard)

A map of projected ambulance responses shows a marked improvement in ambulance response times in the city under the Falck proposal.

Finance & Governance approves Falck Mobile Health agreement By Chris Frost Oxnard-- The Finance & Governance Committee, April 13, authorized Mayor John Zaragoza to execute agreement A-8317 with Falck Mobile Health for three years, with n Falck, see page 4

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Channel Islands Maritime Museum reopens

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APRIL 16, 2021

Goody Bag Giveaway CALLS ATTENTION TO CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS By Chris Frost Oxnard-- The Family Protection Unit for the Oxnard Police Department was out making a difference, April 10, as officers gave away Goody Bags to call attention to Child Abuse Awareness at the service center.

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HE first 200 children stopping by at the Drive-Thru event got small toys and information about local services and educational resources to support Oxnard families. Oxnard Police Department and Family Investigations Sergeant Scott Aaron said April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, along with Sexual Assault and Abuse Awareness Month. “We’re trying to do some community engagement and bring some awareness to these two issues,” he said. “In the goody bags, we have pens, little toys, information for parents online, and some do’s and don’ts for watching your kids online.” While children are online, they can meet strange people, and the parents may not know n Goody Bag, see page 7

Supervisors amend ordinance and reduce vehicle encampments in the county By Chris Frost Ventura-- The Board of Supervisors, April 13, adopted an ordinance amendment restricting parking in designated areas of the county. The group also received and filed a presentation of the need to reduce the scope of the current parking program and discussed vehicle encampments

and habitation in other parts of the county. The parking permit program encompasses areas of North Ventura Avenue, Crooked Palm, Cañada Larga, and Casita Vista for the population at that time. Parts of Crooked Palm and North Ventura Avenue have been eliminated n Encampments, see page 8

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Services offered in Ventura County have made a difference and had an impact.


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