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City officials voted last week to fast track the requirements for a downtown affordable apartment complex. The vote gives a nonprofit developer the go-ahead to apply for federal tax credits that could supply up to $6 million in private investments for the project. More ... • Proposition 1A means $16 billion in tax increases collected over two years. If Prop 1A passes, spending restrictions will be placed on politicians to help build up the state's rainy day fund. • Proposition 1B will earmark money for education. If 1B passes, the state will be required to repay K-14 education $9. More ... On May 19 voters will be asked how best to solve the budget crisis in California. Dubbed by some as the "budget fix election," the electorate will need to vote on five interlocking measures that seek to balance the budget passed in February. More ... Donna Trella, an adoptive mother, had just a single day to prepare for the arrival of her son six years ago. Her friend Bonnie Boe, a mother of four, had nine months to get ready for each new arrival to her family. Although the two Moorpark women traveled different paths to become parents, their devotion to the job is much the same. More ... WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL—Rotary Club of Moorpark President Bruce Thomas, center stands with Dep. Erik Roe, left, Capt. Ron Nelson, far left, Officer Kirk Cederlind, right and Capt.Cliff Williams, far right, last Friday at a Rotary Club of Moorpark luncheon to honor Outstanding Law Enforcement Officers. The club honored Roe and Cederlind as the Outstanding Law Enforcement Officers for the city of Moorpark. More ... Mail carriers will help bolster food pantries throughout the nation by collecting nonperishable goods from postal customers during the Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive on May 9. The annual event is the largest one-day food drive in the country, said retired mail carrier Sandy Gaunce. More ... The California Highway Patrol will offer a free Start Smart traffic safety program for teenage drivers and their parents from 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs., May 14 at the Moorpark Area CHP office in the Moorpark Police Services Center on Spring Street. More ... The city of Moorpark will host the second annual Day in the Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, May 9 at Arroyo Vista Park, 4500 Tierre Rejada Park. The event will feature a kid's expo, youth sports groups, children's vendors, Kiwanis child ID kits and hands-on activities. Entertainment includes a dance, live music and a puppet show. More ... The Moorpark City Council is seeking applicants for an appointment to the Moorpark Library System Advisory Board Committee. The committee needs to fill one delegate and one alternate position for terms to expire June 30, 2011. More ... This week, May 6 to 12, Vons has fresh Safeway chicken drumsticks, thighs or leg quarters for 88 cents per pound. Fried chicken legs 8 to 10 chicken legs 2 cups buttermilk 1 tbl. kosher salt 1 tbl. Hungarian paprika 1 tsp. More ... The Moorpark American Legion Auxiliary has selected Caitlin Chrans as a representative to Girls State, a civics and government program that brings together high school girls from across the state to Sacramento to participate in civics education and mock government activities. More ... The Moorpark Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Community Awards Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thurs., May 21 at the Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. The event will honor several local residents and businesses for their contributions to the city. More ... Moorpark Friends of the Library will host a book sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the city's Day-in-the-Park celebration tomorrow, May 9, at the Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark The organization will be selling gently used fiction, children's books and select unusual books. More ... With California experiencing an eightyear drought, state and local officials are on the hunt for sources that could reduce the state's dependence on imported water. In Ventura County, a local graduate student at Cal State Northridge is doing a search of her own. More ... Community RSS feed |
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