🌱 How a tax fight over Oxnard Plain greenhouses could reshape revenues

Good morning Oxnard! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a tax fight over Oxnard Plain greenhouses could reshape revenues
• Why a beloved Oxnard radio voice is making a big comeback
• Motorcyclist killed in Oxnard Plain crash on Pacific Coast Highway

Also on today's calendar: Richard Villa and 5 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Brenda M.!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Areas of fog, then sun, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Glass House in fight with Ventura County over property taxes (vcstar.com) — A massive cannabis greenhouse complex on the Oxnard Plain is at the center of a high-stakes property tax battle that could cut Glass House Brands’ annual bill by about $1 million. Ventura County officials argue the farm’s value soared after Measure O opened limited cannabis cultivation, while the company insists the greenhouses should be valued as their former vegetable operation.
   

• Rico Returns To Oxnard-Ventura On KBBY (ramp247.com) — Longtime Oxnard/Ventura radio personality Jaime “Rico” Rangel is back on local airwaves as assistant program director and afternoon host on Cumulus AC 95.1 KBBY. Station leaders say his deep community roots and loyal following will help energize the Oxnard/Ventura market, and Rico promises to give back to the community that’s supported him for decades.
   

• OnlyFans Star Lane Rogers Dies at 31 in Motorcycle Collision (people.com) — A 31-year-old online adult-content creator died in a motorcycle collision on the Oxnard Plain, along the Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County. Authorities say he suffered a fatal head injury when his bike and a box truck collided, and investigators are still determining whether drugs or alcohol were factors.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxnard

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Copper Blues Oxnard Banda & Grupo Night
  Copper Blues Cantina, 591 Collection Blvd, Oxnard
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Richard Villa
  Oxnard Levity Live , 591 Collection Blvd , Oxnard
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Live Music on a Friday Evening
  Cantara Distillery , 126 Wood Rd #100 , Camarillo
  6:00 pm
• Hip Hop Mindset Winter Showcase
  Oxnard Performing Arts Center , 800 Hobson Way , Oxnard
  7:00 pm
• Good Riddance
  The Majestic Ventura Theater , 26 S Chestnut St , Ventura
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Winter Wonderland at Ventura Harbor
  Ventura Harbor Village , Shopping Center , 1583 Spinnaker Dr , Ventura
  12:00 pm
• Get KISSED ALIVE in OXNARD!!
  Copper Blues Cantina , 591 Collection Blvd , Oxnard
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Jesus Trejo
  Oxnard Levity Live , 591 Collection Blvd , Oxnard
  6:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• South Oxnard - Raising Kids in a Digital World Workshop
  Oxnard Public Library , 4300 Saviers Rd , Oxnard
  11:00 am
• Sculpture with Patti Martins
  Studio Channel Islands Art Center , 2222 Ventura Blvd , Camarillo
  4:00 pm
• DELAC Convivio
  Driffill Elementary School , 910 S E St , Oxnard
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Viernes de Charlas/Friday Chats Family Engagement Event
  Art Haycox Elementary Oxnard, CA 93033
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update!
  ACE WAS FOUND! Thank you to everyone for your help Lost Beagle named Ace, he got out tonight a little bit ago 12/16, if you have any info or found… (Nextdoor Sea View Estates)
• I took in this lost cat from a lady that couldn’t keep him Please let me know if you know who this cat belongs to.
  The lady said she found him by the timbers’s apartment in Oxnard north side of Oxnard. Please help me by sharing this post and get this baby back to… (Nextdoor Wagon Wheel)

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Oxnard. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Oxnard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxnard here.

🗞 Nearby News

Camarillo

• New Welding Education and Testing Facility Opens in Camarillo (venturabreeze.com)
• Details arise from deputy crash, another one in Santa Rosa Valley area (vcstar.com)
• News: Volvo Marks 70 Years in the U.S., Looks Forward (cleanfleetreport.com)

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