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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Oxnard</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/news/oxnard/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/news/oxnard/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Oxnard</description><language>en-us</language><category>news/oxnard</category><item><title>'Magic' fruit is the center of attention this weekend at Oxnard's 25th annual festival
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/visitors-to-honor-the-strawberry-industry-magic/</link><description><![CDATA[Almost every Friday for the past six years, Nancy Bannon has stopped by the same strawberry stand north of Oxnard to pick up a half-crate of strawberries.

  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/visitors-to-honor-the-strawberry-industry-magic/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>L.A. professor shares her story of living with schizophrenia
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/la-professor-shares-her-story-of-living-with/</link><description><![CDATA[Elyn Saks says she stopped hiding her struggle with schizophrenia for two reasons: to give hope to people who suffer from the disorder and understanding to those who don't.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/la-professor-shares-her-story-of-living-with/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Strawberry Festival Info
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/no-headline---na1oxfestivalboxb17/</link><description><![CDATA[ Strawberry Festival  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/no-headline---na1oxfestivalboxb17/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Rose-Gonzales shopping center stores proposed 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/rose-gonzales-shopping-center-stores-proposed/</link><description><![CDATA[A new food market concept featuring more convenience and fewer brands may be coming to Oxnard.

  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/rose-gonzales-shopping-center-stores-proposed/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Interesting strawberry facts 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/no-headline---na1oxfestivalboxa17/</link><description><![CDATA[Strawberry facts n To maximize flavor, eat strawberries after letting them sit at room temperature for 20-25 minutes. n Eight medium-sized strawberries have more vitamin C than an orange. n A three-pint container of strawberries is called a boat and a 9-pound container is called a flat. n In Ventura County, the peak of the strawberry harvest is March through May. n There were 11,936 acres planted with strawberries in Ventura County in 2006. n Strawberries are not true berries, which have a seed in the center. The strawberry, which has small yellow seeds on its skin, belongs to the ...  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/no-headline---na1oxfestivalboxa17/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Woman gets jail term for welfare fraud
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/woman-gets-jail-term-welfare-fraud/</link><description><![CDATA[Oxnard resident Teresa Arias was sentenced to 180 days in jail after she pleaded guilty in Superior Court to welfare fraud, prosecutors said Thursday.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/woman-gets-jail-term-welfare-fraud/</guid><category>news/crime</category></item><item><title>Hard work pays off for graduates of Oxnard College
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/hard-work-pays-off-for-graduates-of-oxnard/</link><description><![CDATA[Oxnard College student Charles Proctor may have taken a little longer to get his degree than many students graduating alongside him Wednesday, but he made sure he was first in line to receive his diploma.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/hard-work-pays-off-for-graduates-of-oxnard/</guid><category>education/graduations</category></item><item><title>Man shot, killed near apartments; no suspects ID'd 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/man-shot-killed-near-apartments-no-suspects-idd/</link><description><![CDATA[A fatal shooting Tuesday night in Oxnard appeared to be an isolated incident of gang-related violence, police said Wednesday.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/man-shot-killed-near-apartments-no-suspects-idd/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Officers killed in line of duty honored
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/officers-killed-in-line-of-duty-honored/</link><description><![CDATA[The faces of the dead stared silently at the crowd gathered Wednesday in downtown Oxnard.

  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/officers-killed-in-line-of-duty-honored/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>2 families displaced when car plows into public housing units
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/2-families-displaced-when-car-plows-into-public/</link><description><![CDATA[A total of 21 people were displaced when a car crashed into a public housing complex in Oxnard on Tuesday. No one was hurt.   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:02:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/2-families-displaced-when-car-plows-into-public/</guid><category>news/other-news</category></item><item><title>Former officer won't be charged in alleged rape 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/former-officer-wont-be-charged-in-alleged-rape/</link><description><![CDATA[An Oxnard police officer who was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl at a police storefront two years ago will not be charged with a crime, the Ventura County district attorney announced Tuesday.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/former-officer-wont-be-charged-in-alleged-rape/</guid><category>news/crime</category></item><item><title>Zaragoza cites his experience in business, city government
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/zaragoza-cites-his-experience-in-business-city/</link><description><![CDATA[John Zaragoza wants to be a kinder, gentler 5th District county supervisor.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/zaragoza-cites-his-experience-in-business-city/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Hit-run victim buried, mourned 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/hit-run-victim-buried-mourned/</link><description><![CDATA[Monica Zarate was leaving Oxnard's Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery, where her husband had just been buried Tuesday, when she spotted a reporter.
   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/hit-run-victim-buried-mourned/</guid><category>news/crime</category></item><item><title>Oxnard cracks down on public alcohol use
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxoxalcohol14/</link><description><![CDATA[ The Oxnard City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to give preliminary approval to a new ordinance intended to toughen enforcement against alcohol in public parks.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxoxalcohol14/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Ordinance would ban liquor at parks
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/ordinance-would-ban-liquor-at-parks/</link><description><![CDATA[Rio Lindo is a nice neighborhood park in north Oxnard, with trees old enough to picnic under and a grassy field for ball games. And that's just the trouble, some neighbors say.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/ordinance-would-ban-liquor-at-parks/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Moms treated to makeovers
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/moms-treated-to-makeovers/</link><description><![CDATA[As she looked in the mirror and slowly took in her makeover &#8212; a buoyant new hairstyle and perfectly applied makeup done by professionals &#8212; Jennifer Carnahan tried fighting back her tears, but they came anyway.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/moms-treated-to-makeovers/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>3 arrested in illegal towing of vehicles 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/3-arrested-in-illegal-towing-of-vehicles/</link><description><![CDATA[Oxnard police have arrested three people on suspicion of robbery and grand theft auto after an investigation of alleged illegal towing practices.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/3-arrested-in-illegal-towing-of-vehicles/</guid><category>news/crime</category></item><item><title>11 family members without home after fire
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/10/11-family-members-without-home-after-fire/</link><description><![CDATA[Eleven members of an Oxnard family were left without a home early Thursday after a fire destroyed their residence along the 1300 block of Juneberry Place.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/10/11-family-members-without-home-after-fire/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>$3 million project in Oxnard is smoothing out rough roads 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/10/repair-of-streets-begin/</link><description><![CDATA[For Sylvia Moreno, it was a case of asphalt envy.

She would not have thought of asking that her street be repaved until she saw the freshly resurfaced streets of a development in a nearby neighborhood, said Moreno, who lives on Douglas Avenue in the Carriage Square neighborhood in Oxnard.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/10/repair-of-streets-begin/</guid><category>news/local-news</category></item><item><title>Arraignment in school shooting is postponed 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/09/arraignment-in-school-shooting-is-postponed/</link><description><![CDATA[The arraignment of 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused of shooting an Oxnard schoolmate in the head, was postponed again Thursday and rescheduled for June.
   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/09/arraignment-in-school-shooting-is-postponed/</guid><category>news/crime</category></item></channel></rss>