City Council addresses water rates, Dawson Drive redevelopment
By Jeffrey Dransfeldt jdransfeldt@theacorn.com
      The Camarillo City Council last week unanimously approved stricter water guidelines for residents and businesses who want to create large-scale landscaping projects.
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County GOP committee backs Strickland bit to unseat Parks
‘There’s been a huge uproar about Linda Parks from her constituents. The complaints we hear are mostly about property rights. They feel she’s very radical when it comes to land-use issues. We don’t feel she has the best interests of the residents of the 2nd District at heart.’ —Mike Osborn GOP committee chair
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      The Ventura County Republican Central Committee went public this week with its support of Assemblymember Audra Strickland’s plans to go after Linda Parks’ seat on the Board of Supervisors.
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Story Circle to meet
      The Story Circle Network, a notfor-profit organization dedicated to helping women share the stories of their lives, will meet for six weeks in Camarillo from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, starting Feb. 16, and from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Feb. 17.
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Rollin’ dem bones for the Red Cross
      GOING BONKERS— Playing a round of Bonkers, a card and dice game, are American Red Cross volunteers Linda and Dave Bratz, left, Laurie Carey, top right, all Camarillo residents, and Joe Buckhout of Thousand Oaks during a fundraiser at the American Red Cross Ventura County headquarters in Camarillo on Jan. 30.
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Farmworkers focus of exhibit
      California State University Channel Islands is hosting a photography and oral history exhibit created through a partnership with California Rural Legal Assistance and award-winning photographer David Bacon.  The show will be in room 1320 of the Broome Library.
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