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Small Business of the Year! FREE Vol. Vol. 3, No.5, No. 11 22 Published Every Other Published Wednesday Every Other www.venturabreeze.com Wednesday August 8 –March August 10 21, - 23, 2012 2010 City of Ventura’s business loans Part 2: Player’s Casino by Tim Pompey The city of Ventura has recently been Pierpont resident’s vision is to connect involved in helping two local businesses Ventura’s Harbor, Beach, and Downtown secure sizeable loans for relocation and areas via electric jitneys, small multi- facility upgrades. passenger vehicles that will follow a regular Barber Automotive Group received a route and schedule and be free to use. This is loan for $300,000 to help with its reloca- a conceptual drawing of what the “Moving tion from Thompson Boulevard to the Sidewalk” might look like, courtesy of former Todey Hyundai/Mitsubishi site Laudine Bourget at the Ventura Auto Center. The Player’s Casino on Auto Center Drive received R 2O12! “Moving a loan for $850,000 to help expand its VVCC FFAIRAI 2O12! current location to include a kitchen, Sidewalk” wins restaurant and additional space for poker tables. On Saturday, August 4 the Ventura County Fair Costume 5K Run/Walk was unanimous For Bill Kracht, asking the city to held. The event took place before the Ventura County Fair Parade and benefited the become involved in their loan process Ventura County Fair Foundation. Many participants were in costume that followed endorsement was a necessity. Kracht wanted to expand the fair theme “Rides, Ribbons & Rodeos”. by Mary Kay Williams from 16 tables to his full state allotment The 5k run included every age from a 5-year-old to an 85-year old (the 5-year-old of 20 tables. “We went to certain banks,” won) and was followed by a downhill 1 mile run that preceded the Ventura County At the June 9, 2012 City Council he said. “For the amount of money that Fair Parade on Main Street in downtown. planning session, volunteer activist Sam we were requesting, our financial criteria Povar came one step closer to making did not fall into the loan qualifications the Moving Sidewalk a reality, so that for most commercial banks. Most banks tourists and locals can see the best of want two years’ worth of financials. At Ventura without getting in their cars. the time we were processing this loan, Mr. Povar said that Ventura’s Downtown we were only open four months in the is separated from its Harbor by eight current location.” miles of under-developed State Beach as As it turned out, the city of Ventura well as the Pierpont and Ventura Keys res- and the Player’s Casino both banked at idential areas. As a result, many tourists Rabobank. It was Kracht and Rabo that who stay near the Pier or Downtown came to the city and asked if they could never make it to Ventura Harbor and facilitate the loan. vice-versa. The way Mr. Povar sees it, For Jeff Lambert, Ventura’s Com- the Moving Sidewalk brings two major munity Development Director, facilitat- wins to the City of Ventura: a big boost ing the Player’s Casino loan just made in tourism revenues and an exciting economic sense. When the club moved new transportation icon that enhances last year, the city’s annual tax on the its brand as a modern beach town with casino’s gross receipts for the gaming lots of fun things to do. Ventura Now, business jumped from $250,000 to more the volunteer group Povar founded, has than $1,000,000. already contacted many business and “It’s a public/private partnership city leaders who embraced the Moving in the broadest sense,” said Lambert. Sidewalk without hesitation. “It seemed to make sense for the city “The special endorsement from City to support their expansion and secure Council is a critical milestone for the that location and revenue source with “Imagine someone telling you that you have six months to leave your home after having Moving Sidewalk. It will open a lot of limited risk.” lived there in some cases for decades.” doors as the Ventura Now team meets Kracht agreed. “The city, seeing the officially with potential corporate potential income and the extra taxes Many visions of trails and public sponsors who will pay for the 10 vehicles that could be derived, helped me facili- and 20 stops, plus other key stakehol- tate a loan with Rabobank,” he said. “It’s access along Ventura River ders, government officials, and vehicle Continued on page 15 designers,” said Sam. In the next phase, by Rebecca Wicks Continued on page 4 When you think of idyllic rivers, ours Ventura River the coalition includes While in Spain for the – the Ventura River – doesn’t usually top more than two dozen groups from the list. In fact, many have forgotten it Patagonia and the Sierra Club to the La Tomatina Buñol or don’t even know it’s there. Downtown Ventura Organization and (Buñol Festival of “Ventura has a river?” said John a number of local, state and federal gov- This issue’s Gonzales who lives just off of Ventura ernment agencies. Tomatos) you can Avenue, less than a quarter mile from the The group’s aim is fairly simple: to Face of Ventura river. “I thought that was an aqueduct create trails and open access up to the by Johanna Spinks always catch or where the sewer water ran off or public. The task is attainable as all 21 up with the Breeze at something.” parcels and nine property owners of the is on page 10. Paul Jenkin and a slew of other orga- Ventura River area are on board with venturabreeze.com nizations want to change that. Joining the project in concept. And, there is no together under the name Friends of Continued on page 7 2 August 8 – August 21, 2012 Ventura BREEZE 7UDYHOLQJWRDQG IURP/$;KDVQHYHU EHHQHDVLHU RQHZD\ URXQGWULS Events for )XHOVXUFKDUJHZLOODSSO\ Andrea Vargas-Mendoza: 'LVFRXQWVIRUJURXSV DQGFKDUWHUV Saturday, August 11th: Reception 5pm -8pm Depart Ventura Saturday, August 18th: 4:30am • 6:30am • 8:30am • 10:45am 2nd Annual Dog Walk 4pm – 8pm (cause: Cure psp in honor of Robert Dziak) • 1:00pm • 3:15pm • 5:30pm • 7:30pm • Oxnard departs 15 minutes later. Tuesday August 21st: • No Departures 7:30pm Vta, 7:45pm Oxn on Latino Expo Mixer 5:30 – 7:30 Saturdays only Saturday August 25th: Depart LAX Meet the Artist 5pm-8pm 6:30am • 8:30am • 11:00am • 1:00pm • 3:15pm (Demonstration and open discussion • 5:30pm • 7:30pm • 9:30pm with Andrea Vargas-Mendoza • No departures 9:30pm LAX Saturdays only on the art of plein air painting) +ROLGD\,QQLV Hours: FKDUJLQJDGD\IRUSDUNLQJ Tuesday 12pm - 6pm 1RFKDUJHLIGURSSLQJRIIRQO\ Wednesday 12pm - 6pm Thursday 12pm - 7pm 1901 S. Victoria Ave. Ste.109 Friday 12pm - 6pm Oxnard, CA 93035 Saturday 12pm - 6pm 805.985.1128 Sunday 12pm - 5pm 1DYLJDWRU'U9HQWXUD36& www.gallery28atseabridge.com Mondays - by Appointment only HWLFNHWVRQOLQHDWZZZYHQWXUDVKXWWOHFRP Ventura BREEZE August 8 – August 21, 2012 3 “We are in the business of serving people. Our goal is to preserve their $ WE BUY GOLD $ assets and make Jesus Arroyo, Owner 805.648.1737 them grow.” 254 E. Main Street, Ventura CA 93001 – John Clay Sr. CHFC, Vice President - Investments Family Calendar Highlights Find a Full List of Events on ventura-ca.parentclick.com Wednesday, August 1st through Sunday, August 12th Experience “Rides, Ribbons & Rodeos” at the Ventura County Fair Wednesday, August 8th through Sunday, August 12th Enjoy “Once on this Island” at the Rubicon Theatre Company in Downtown Ventura &DOORUVWRSE\WKH9HQWXUDRIÀFHWRGD\ Monday, August 13th through Friday, August 17th Take the kids to Gold Coast Gymnastics for a fun-filled week of Summer Camp 5740 Ralston Street, Suite 301, Ventura, CA 93003 Tuesday, August 14th Find out “What it’s Worth’ at the Museum of Ventura County’s Appraisal Day (805) 620-4700 O www.crowellweedon.com Saturdays, August 11th, 18th, and 25th Dine, Dance and Delight at the historic Olivas Adobe in Ventura during Music under the Stars Member: FINRA / SIPC Your Independent Investment Team 4 August 8 – August 21, 2012 Ventura BREEZE City News well or who have not.” As in any business operation, it all comes down to keeping track of cash flow. “A city’s cash position generally doesn’t change overnight. That’s the finance department’s function—to predict as well as they can the cash Great concerts at inflow and make recommendations to adjust the outflow accordingly.” Ventura’s most historic party site! He believes that the financial extremes for most cities in the mid 2000s, particularly increased govern- ment spending based on overheated August 11 New Orleans Jazz & Zydeco housing prices, gave city govern- Ventura City Corps has received Presented by Jaguar Ventura ments a warped picture of their fiscal a $20,000 grant from Kaiser for soundness. “The revenue stream for The jazziest Zydeco show this side of the hiring a garden manager for the most city governments was inflated Cornucopia FOODshare project. Mississippi will rock the room as this outrageous by artificially overstated home values. Kathleen Herriott pictured front left singer/pianist celebrates New Orleans roots music As a result, they increased their cost is the new garden manager. She has in the style of Professor Longhair, James Booker structure accordingly.” been volunteering with this project and Doctor John. As for the four California cities that since April. have declared bankruptcy, Panzica puts City Corps is seeking additional the blame on city mismanagement. “I donations for hiring more leaders to put the blame squarely on the decision be able to offer many more projects makers who didn’t address the decision to Venturans.