Why am I running? I love Ventura. It’s an amazing place to live work and play. With the mountains on the one side and the ocean on the other there is never a lack of activities to keep one occupied. Our proximity to Los Angeles make it easy to enjoy the culture of that town …
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I feel strongly that Ventura can be improved in a multitude of ways. There are so many things that we could handle better. Things that range from our visitors, to the people who conduct business in Ventura, to our natural resources, our traffic, our finances, our growth, all the way down to the people who …
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Crime. How in the heck did the property crime rate increase by double digits? Read the quote below. It’s directly from the Ventura City Website. “Reported Part 1 Property Crime in 2012 for the City of Ventura increased by 574 additional crimes, or 17%, when compared to 2011. Most notable was a 45% increase in …
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FreshWater One huge factor that limits our ability to grow as a community is our water resources. I intend to implement programs that will save water. The number one use of water in a residential setting is for landscaping. People love their green lawns, lush bushes and beautiful trees. I would offer incentives for residents …
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Ventura Avenue used to be the main road through Ventura. It’s been a long time since that has been true. For a long time the west side of Ventura along the 33 has been neglected and blighted. Plans seem to float by and then disappear, with little progress. Sometimes it feels like it’s a separate …
Read More →Driving in Ventura is not the most enjoyable activity. We all have to do it. Our aging infrastructure is an important issue I intend to address. The condition of many of our streets is poor to dangerous. This can lead to accidents and very avoidable damage to our cars. Our town has been incorporated since …
Read More →I’ve set some lofty goals here but we won’t achieve any of them until we achieve fiscal solvency and responsible spending. My goal is for the city to provide a more clear, and easy to read budget. Remove all the acronyms. Make the “Account Name” less mystical and much more detailed. I want the average …
Read More →I applaud the goals and achievements of the SOAR initiative. I intend to continue to protect open spaces as they are important for a number of reasons. Some include: Wildlife corridors, CO2 Absorption, O2 production water table replenishment etc. Another Open Space tentative plan is being worked on to convert a parking lot in Midtown …
Read More →It’s easy for residents of the East End of Ventura to feel disenfranchised and separate from the rest of the city. So much attention is focused on the downtown. There aren’t many projects there except for housing. The one big project there has not even been completed. I will focus attention on getting the Community Park …
Read More →Ventura Avenue used to be the main road through Ventura. It’s been a long time since that has been true. For many years areas around the west side have been blighted, abandoned and in disrepair. It’s almost as if West Ventura is a separate town from the rest. Much of that stems from the abandoned …
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