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How to hire better for the most influential job in Ventura

How To Make Better Hiring Decisions For The Most Influential Job In Ventura

December 19, 2022/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors

Here we go again. Ventura is hiring its fifth City Manager since 2000. The City Manager is the most influential job in Ventura’s city government. He controls millions of dollars and impacts Ventura for years to come. Unfortunately, he does this with little oversight from a part-time City Council. Neither the City Manager nor the […]

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How To Connect To Your 2023 Ventura City Councilmembers

December 13, 2022/in General News/by VREG Editors

Our federalist system gives us many opportunities to participate in our democracy. Some forms of participation are more common than others. And some citizens participate more than others, but almost everyone has a voice in government. Ventura is a small city. You should feel comfortable contacting any of the 2023 Ventura City Councilmembers to voice […]

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The 5-Year Thomas Fire Anniversary: Still Not Ready for Another Disaster

November 18, 2022/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors

December 4, 2022, marks the fifth anniversary of the Thomas Fire, and many issues are still unresolved. What has the City of Ventura learned since the catastrophe? Are we safer? Are we better off? What has changed because of the fire? Did the city government fulfill its commitment to the victims? These are difficult but […]

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All You Need To Know About Local Campaign Issues 2022

September 27, 2022/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors
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Ventura’s 2021 State-of-the-City Address Lacked Visionary Leadership

August 10, 2021/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” —Peter Drucker   Ventura Mayor Sofia Rubalcava presented the 2021 State-of-the-City Address (SOTC) in June. Unfortunately, over time, the City Council has lost sight of the purpose of a State of the City address. The speech should aim […]

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How to improve the Permit Services Department in Ventura

How The Permit Services Department Can Improve Building Code Enforcement

June 21, 2021/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors

“When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” —Thomas Jefferson It’s true what they say, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” At least, that’s the case within Ventura Permit Services Department. Nine years after the Ventura Grand Jury ruled that Ventura’s Code […]

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Ventura Fire Department Wants More Money

If Ventura Fire Department Is So Terrible, Why Don’t Statistics Show It?

May 14, 2021/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” —Albert Einstein Ventura Fire Department (VFD) is asking the City Council for more money so they can maintain the inertia they’ve had for the past fifty years. The basis for their demands is an operational assessment of Ventura Fire by […]

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Protest the Ventura water rate increase

The New Ventura Water Rate Increase Will Effectively Cost You 43% More

April 22, 2021/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors

“To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.” —Ella Wheeler Wilcox     Decisions made by past and present City Councils led to Ventura Water increasing water rates by 7% and wastewater rates by 6% for each year over the next four years. Extrapolated out, the water rate increase for the […]

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Code Enforcement Changes

What Remarkable Code Enforcement Changes Has Ventura Made Since 2012?

March 19, 2021/in General News/by VREG Editors

“Turbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level other than to cement the status quo.” —Proverb   The City of Ventura is proud of the changes it has made in code enforcement since 2012. Here is a complete account of the changes city officials consider the most important. Changes Within Code Enforcement Since […]

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The rush to find a replacement in District 4

Is The Council’s District 4 Replacement Plan The Best Solution?

February 15, 2021/in Newsletters/by VREG Editors

“We are weary of politicians’ politicians. We want ours.” —Gerald Stanley Lee, American author On Saturday, February 20, 2021, the Ventura City Council will have the opportunity to select a new City Councilmember to join them for the next two years. This situation gives four of six City Councilmembers the power to choose a new […]

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