OXNARD’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OXNARD ’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
VOL. XXIX NO. 21
Council approves cost abatement report
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MAY 21, 2021
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City Manager Alex Nguyen
Mask mandates will remain at Oxnard businesses By Chris Frost Oxnard-- In his May 18 report to the city council, Alex Nguyen said the current mask guidelines will stay in place until June 15. “In terms of the city’s public buildings, I intend to continue having members of the public continue wearing masks once we reopen when they are entering indoor places of business,” he said.
One Market IS SHOPPING FUN By Chris Frost Oxnard-- Shopping fanatics got their fix, Saturday, May 15, as vendors at the We Are One Market put their best foot forward to please every patron.
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TTENDEES got their choice of great prizes and customer service. Many vendors were displaced workers laid off due to Covid-19, but rather than sitting home and hoping for a change, these vendors took the initiative and have parleyed the change into a new career.
Event coordinator Leslie Herrera brought her Aurora’s Line of products, including fake eyelashes, a big seller, leather earrings, and assorted
n Mask mandates, see page 12
Oxnard City Council adopts a 70 PCI By Chris Frost
Councilman Bert Perello
(File photo by Chris Frost)
Oxnard-- The Oxnard City Council, Tuesday, May 18, approved a 70 Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for its roads moving forward. The action preserves Measure O funding for a couple of more years but means the money will sunset early because of the voter-approved Measure N, which removes Measure O funding if certain PCI levels are not met. A PCI between 80-100 is considered very good or excellent,
good is between 70-79, fair is between 60-69, and at-risk roads score between 50-59. Streets that score between 25-49 are considered poor, while roads scoring between 0-24 fail. The city’s current average PCI is at 64. City Engineer Tatiana Arnaout did the video for the council and said the city uses street saver as its pavement management system. The system tracks inventories, stores work history, estimates costs, and identifies n Roads, see page 6