April 22, 2019 Fisherman’s Wharf – PUBLIC WORKSHOP
April 22, 2019 – Location and Time set for Public Workshop! The County responded on 4/12/19 to the City of Oxnard letter dated March 21, 2019, asking that the County provide them with further clarification as to significant issues with the County’s recent completed application for their 400-unit Apartment Project at Fisherman’s Wharf as the densities proposed will require sufficient water, sewer capacity, and parking and will also result in visual character changes. A Community Workshop at PAC April 22, 2019. PLEASE SAVE THIS DATE – WE NEED YOU TO ATTEND!!
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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.
read moreCounty’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...
read moreHarbor 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.”
read moreIs 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...
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HBCA Timeline Update
Updates on Harbor Issues at Start of 2019
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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...
read moreUpdate 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...
read moreUpdate 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...
read moreAn 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.
read moreWhat 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...
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Ventura County Proposed Changes
Please read the proposed changes – please stay involved!
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Oxnard Channel Islands Harbor Taskforce Meeting 2-22-2018
The Oxnard Channel Islands Harbor Taskforce committee held a special meeting on February 22, 2018 at the Oxnard Performing Art Center. Mayor Tim Flynn and Councilman Bert Perello serve on the committee. The purpose of the meeting was to receive a...
read moreHBCA CHARRETTE REPORT
HARBOR TASK FORCE MEETING Thursday, February 22nd, 6:30 pm Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center Oxnard Room 800 Hobson Way
read moreFeb 8, 2018 CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR TASK FORCE SPECIAL MEETING
There will be a "must attend" Harbor Task Force Meeting on Thursday, February 8th at 6pm at the Human Resource Activity Room, 300 West Third Street, Oxnard. URGENT: Everyone who opposes 400 apartments at Fisherman's Wharf should attend this meeting. We need to let...
read moreA bad deal for Channel Islands Harbor
Bad Deal for Channel Islands Harbor, Sweet Deal for Developer http://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/12/30/bad-deal-channel-islands-harbor/991226001/ On December 12th, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors awarded 2-year extensions of...
read moreA bad deal for Channel Islands Harbor
Sumie Mishima and Rene Aiu, Special to Ventura County Star Published 10:00 a.m. PT Dec. 30, 2017 On Dec. 12, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors awarded two-year extensions of exclusive rights to negotiate to a developer, Channel Islands Harbor...
read moreBig Thank You 2017
Holiday Gift Party Fundraiser! *** WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! *** THANK YOU A Better Harbor For All... Not 400 Apartments at Fishermans Wharf! Revive Not Privatize! **** YOU CAN STILL DONATE ***** • Honorees • The Bard Family Represented by Joanna Bard Newton and Travers...
read moreWALK AT THE WHARF Oct 29th Was a big hit!
OXNARD, Calif. – Protestors lined up along the corner of Channel Islands Boulevard and Victoria Avenue in Oxnard on Sunday afternoon to speak out against a proposed apartment development.
They said they are in favor of reviving Fisherman’s Wharf, but they are opposed to a plan to build about 400 apartments to help fund it.
read moreCounty tried to bypass Coastal laws and failed.
County must follow rules for harbor development At a Coastal Commission hearing this month in Chula Vista, Ventura County was told the rules apply to all, including the county and its developer, and that the Fisherman’s Wharf project must have an open...
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