^{Negative Campaign by FireFighters creates Back-Draft.}

^{The Recent mailer sent out by the Oxnard Fire Fighters (last Friday) accusing Andres Hererra of basically being a Crook and even taking a cheap pot-shot at his wife Priscilla apparently blasted back at the Fire Fighters as Voters showed their disapproval of such tactics by ignoring the mailer and electing Andres Hererra to another four years of Serving Oxnard on the City Council after a brief hiatus by the former Councilman. Dean Maulhardt came ahead of the entire pack showing that the general populace was pleased with the current council make-up. Surely, if Tom Holden would have 'holdened on' he too would be remaining on the Council.}

^{The Trend of voters in Oxnard was to keep things "Status Quo" by keeping familiar faces on the Council. Most surprising was the upset of Saul Medina who garnered massive pre-support by the Fire Fighters who backed him with their full bankroll while offering very minor support to their other endorsement::::a mere $250.oo contribution to Al Duff versus the $10K plus to Medina.}

^{Susan Komar came ahead and this was most likely based on her Anti-Building Moratorium which was a keen and popular idea with Oxnard voters and a concept avidly supported as a Measure in Ventura and Santa Paula. Oxnard Journal recommends that Oxnard put such an ANTI-Growth Measure on the next ballot in 2004 and will lead to ensure this happens.}

^{Another surprise was the showing of Alex Escobel who will surely be heartened to try again in Two Years. Al Duff got close, but some voters were concerned about his pro-growth stance which seemed to haunt him after 25 years on the Planning Commission.}

^{Of those who got close to the prize, will they run again? That is to be seen in how they handle the next few weeks and how they position themselves on the new issues and how they involve themselves in the City they wanted so much to serve.}

ALL ELECTION RESULTS - Ventura County

OXNARD CITY COUNCIL = VOTE FOR 2 COMPLETE PRECINCTS: 81 / 81 (1235am / 0035h)

DEAN MAULHARDT...............8,301 23.5%

ANDRES "ANDY" HERRERA........6,617 18.7%

SAUL MEDINA..................5,619 15.9%

ALBERT "AL" G DUFF, SR.......5,187 14.7%

SUSAN KOMAR..................3,646 10.3%

ALEX ESCOBELL................2,258 6.4%

MARTIN D JONES...............1,719 4.9%

TIM HAMMONS..................1,419 4.0%

ELIAS BANALES, JR..............494 1.4%

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OXNARD CITY COUNCIL = VOTE FOR 2 COMPLETE PRECINCTS: 79 / 81 (1200am / 0000h)

DEAN MAULHARDT...............8,146 23.6%

ANDRES "ANDY" HERRERA........6,394 18.5%

SAUL MEDINA..................5,434 15.7%

ALBERT "AL" G DUFF, SR.......5,088 14.7%

SUSAN KOMAR..................3,595 10.4%

ALEX ESCOBELL................2,213 6.4%

MARTIN D JONES...............1,691 4.9%

TIM HAMMONS..................1,400 4.1%

ELIAS BANALES, JR..............477 1.4%

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OXNARD CITY COUNCIL = VOTE FOR 2 COMPLETE PRECINCTS: 61/ 81 (11:30pm / 2330h)

DEAN MAULHARDT...............6,231 24.2%

ANDRES "ANDY" HERRERA........4,598 17.9%

ALBERT "AL" G DUFF, SR.......3,866 15.0%

SAUL MEDINA..................3,749 14.6%

SUSAN KOMAR..................2,805 10.9%

ALEX ESCOBELL................1,619 6.3%

MARTIN D JONES...............1,312 5.1%

TIM HAMMONS..................1,109 4.3%

ELIAS BANALES, JR..............360 1.4%

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OXNARD CITY COUNCIL = VOTE FOR 2 COMPLETE PRECINCTS: 37/ 81 (11:00pm / 2300h)

DEAN MAULHARDT...............3,634 26.5%

ANDRES "ANDY" HERRERA........2,302 16.8%

ALBERT "AL" G DUFF, SR.......2,101 15.3%

SAUL MEDINA..................1,722 12.5%

SUSAN KOMAR..................1,657 12.1%

ALEX ESCOBELL..................795 5.8%

MARTIN D JONES.................706 5.1%

TIM HAMMONS....................616 4.5%

ELIAS BANALES, JR..............161 1.2%

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OXNARD CITY COUNCIL = VOTE FOR 2 COMPLETE PRECINCTS: 27/ 81 (10:15pm / 2215h)

DEAN MAULHARDT...............2,706 27.8%

ANDRES "ANDY" HERRERA........1,566 16.1%

ALBERT "AL" G DUFF, SR.......1,522 15.7%

SUSAN KOMAR..................1,238 12.7%

SAUL MEDINA..................1,119 11.5%

MARTIN D JONES.................510 5.2%

ALEX ESCOBELL..................504 5.2%

TIM HAMMONS....................432 4.4%

ELIAS BANALES, JR..............102 1.0%

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OXNARD CITY COUNCIL = VOTE FOR 2 COMPLETE PRECINCTS: 21/ 81 (9:45pm / 2145h)

DEAN MAULHARDT...............2,016 27.7%

ANDRES "ANDY" HERRERA........1,147 15.8%

ALBERT "AL" G DUFF, SR.......1,145 15.7%

SUSAN KOMAR....................937 12.9%

SAUL MEDINA....................858 11.8%

MARTIN D JONES.................367 5.0%

TIM HAMMONS....................357 4.9%

ALEX ESCOBELL..................342 4.7%

ELIAS BANALES, JR...............83 1.1%

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¿ Viven en Oxnard ? Dondé y Como -

Do you Live in Oxnard - if So - Where and How. . . The Editor, in an effort to maintain income in a RECESSION (Call it what it is ) - has been throwing down political brochures for Congressional Candidate Beth Rogers and Write-In Assembly Candidate C.C. Martin.

In walking Precincts, I've been able to see houses, apartments, "Granny Nooks (small backyard dwellings), Garages converted to living areas, houses sub-divided into units, trailers, mobile homes/RV's, and even cars where people have had to sleep.

The 2000 Census stated that Oxnard had 180K souls residing within the corporate limits of the City. Surely, those numbers must be inaccurate. Many homes have 2-3-4-or even 5 families living within one house. This is obvious by all the cars parked in front of the home or in the driveway if the property is fortunate enough to have a driveway. Hardly anyone uses their rear-facing garage structure which outputs into the alley-ways for their POV (Privately Owned Vehicle) since travel in the Alleys is always a hazard due to broken glass, nails, furniture, illegally parked vehicles, gang harassment, and/or the general poor quality of the road surface and dis-repair of the alleys.

Living In Oxnard is Hard. Many young folks group and share homes - if a five room house is available and the rental cost of the house is $1,500.oo per month, then five guys can each pay $300.oo for a place to lay their heads. Communal living is more the norm than is recognized.

If a house is not available, then people crash in garages, trailers, cars, or wherever they can.

All These New Homes which are being built on postage-stamp sized lots on candy-cane streets - Who is Buying these.

Homes that once sold for 145K a mere five years ago are now listed at 289K. Average House Payments which used to be just over One Thousand Dollars are now just over Two Thousand Dollars per month. To pay that, you need Boarders/Renters or an In-Law who signs over part of their retirement income for the privilege of living in Oxnard.

Affordable housing in Oxnard is a Joke where no one is laughing. Only a scarce few of the new houses being built in Oxnard are separated for low income housing. And those get scooped up before the concrete pad is dry - usually because the buyer knows somebody who can get them the application ahead of the rest - or a family deal is struck. In other words, it ain't fair.

So How does One Live In Oxnard - by hook, or by crook, or in nook or by whatever means is possible.

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~ ~ ~ HOW SOON WE FORGET ~ ~ ~

Remember Cornel Inmate Institution? Remember the card club for gambling? - Remember the Indian gaming casino? Remember the Palm Springs' Pacific Suns baseball team? How about the homes built near the foul smell in North Oxnard?

These are just a few of the bad projects emanated from City of Oxnard. The City is out of control the council lacks concern for its residence. The only recourse is to show up at council meetings to beg, cajole, or file lawsuits. Frankly, I resent picking up the tab for bad ideas, I believe the residence deserve better - we need two new Council Representatives. I am asking that you vote -
Martin Jones for Oxnard City Council. He is honest, fair minded, knowledgeable of city government, and has selflessly given countless hours to bring accessible government to the people (which is particularly hard with the current City Council).
Thank you.

Rebecca Ralph - E. Sierra Pl. - Oxnard, California

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