Where are we now – what’s next?
An unsolicited development proposal for Fisherman’s Wharf was sent to the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 and copied to the Oxnard City Council. HBCA got a copy of the proposal through a Public Information Request to Oxnard.
HBCA Position on “Visioning” Meetings:
Only Established PWP Process Has Legal Basis for the Public to Hold the County Accountable to Deliver the PlanThe fundamental reason governmental agencies like Cities and the Counties establish standard procedures and processes for public input. (e.g. a Specific Plan...
HBCA Updates
Read the timeline on The Fisherman’s Wharf Project. The timeline contains background information and key events leading up to NOW.
HBCA Position
What is needed and would be supported regarding the proposed Fisherman’s Wharf project by the County and Channel Islands Harbor Properties LLC
About The Scale Model
Using the developer’s own architectural drawings, HBCA created a Scale Model. For the first time, the public can actually see the scale and density of the Fisherman’s Wharf project. The public can see the County and Developer’s promotional renderings are misleading.
Harbor Director to HBCA June 1 – HBCA reply June 4 2019
Mark Sandoval’s email of June 1, 2019 To: Rene Aiu CC: lucas@causenow.org , Tim Flynn , Bert Perello , Carmen Ramirez Subject: FISHERMAN'S WHARF Rene: I met with Lucas Zucker of CAUSE recently. We had a discussion regarding the Fisherman’s Wharf proposed...
Environmental Justice
“Equity demands more. Over the last five years, the commission has questioned whether we are doing enough to provide access for all to our beaches, a right guaranteed under the California constitution,” said Environmental Justice Commissioner Effie Turnbull-Sanders. “Achieving true equity requires us to first understand and own our history of disenfranchisement; then, work diligently and deliberately to create full and inclusive participation in process, policy and benefits. Now the real work begins.”
Troubled Waters for Harbor Plan
Pacific Coast Business Times: Troubled Waters for Harbor Plan
Fisherman’s Wharf Plan Weighed – April 22 2019
Monday’s meeting was meant to gather public input and allow Tellefsen and his partners to present their vision so that the city can determine the potential impacts. Although this is countyowned property, Oxnard has a role to play.
Apartments can be built anywhere. Harbors cannot.
The Harbor & Beach Community Alliance does not oppose development at Channel Islands Harbor. We supported and continue to support the replacement of the hotel on Peninsula Road. We want Fisherman’s Wharf, which is the gateway to the harbor, revitalized but with the right development, one designed clearly for visitor serving and harbor related uses and with genuine public access as the priority.
Residents reiterate objections as Fisherman’s Wharf project makes way to Oxnard
Video of April 22 Public Meeting
County Delays Channel Islands Harbor Hotel Construction – Sunday 4-7-19 VCSTAR
As one of only 12 small-boat harbors left along the California coast, the Channel Islands Harbor is a rare and precious coastal resource within the city of Oxnard. Ventura County owns the harbor land and has shamefully allowed many of the moderately priced visitor-serving facilities, including Fisherman’s Wharf, the Casa Sirena Hotel on Peninsula Road and the Whale’s Tail restaurant on Harbor Boulevard, to deteriorate.
County’s attempts to bypass Oxnard’s legal public process
VC REPORTER: Mar 6, 2019 | Oxnard, Power to Speak, Rene Aiu, Harbor & Beach Community Alliance | Click To Read on VC REPORTER Fisherman’s Wharf at Channel Islands Harbor has fallen into disrepair since opening in 1978. Channel Islands Harbor is an...
Harbor Director Says the Only Source of Facts About the Harbor Is Himself and His Staff
In a February 8, 2019 letter to the Harbor & Beach Community Alliance with copies to the County Board of Supervisors and Oxnard City Council, Mark Sandoval wrote “I also stated that if anyone other than myself or my staff was providing an update on Harbor development or operations, to take it with a grain of salt and understand the objective of the presenting organization.”
Is Now the Time for Channel Islands Harbor to Update its Public Works Plan?
For more information about environmental justice, go to: www.coastal.ca.gov/env-justice/If you could like to send in comments to the Coastal Commission, please do so by February 17th:Email: environmentaljustice@coastal.ca.govMail: California Coastal...
Fall Fundraiser 2018
THANK YOU TO ALL friends and neighbors who understand how lucky we are to have such a beautiful harbor and realize the importance in opposing the Fisherman’s Wharf 400 apartment project. Our harbor is one of the most beautiful small boat harbors in the nation. WE HAD...
Update on Fisherman’s Wharf Proposed 400 Apartment Complex
The County continues to be intractable. The County, in Lyn Krieger’s July 20, 2018, letter to the City repeats the request that the City’s Local Coastal Plan (LCP) be made to conform to its General Plan. This is contrary to coastal law. In the Coastal Zone, the LCP...
Update on Harbor Water Quality
An organized effort by the Channel Islands Neighborhood Council and CIYC filed letters with the Water Quality Control Board (WQCB) urging that the NRG permit for final closure of the plant include conditions for continuous monitoring of the water quality...
An Open Transparent Update of the Harbor’s Public Works Plan – or…
The public must continue to demand a comprehensive update of the PWP for the harbor. What business can be effective and efficient without a plan? Now the new Harbor Director can demonstrate how he will operate the harbor – with piecemeal planning or an updated comprehensive Public Works Plan.
What we want to see CHANGED at the Harbor
What do we want? Development that is consistent with the Coastal Act and is visitor-serving and harbor-oriented. Going forward, what is needed is an updated Public Works Plan with a comprehensive Master Plan for the entire harbor. Going forward, we would like to see a...