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Oxnard staff outline expansion of arts, library and youth programs while flagging funding and accessibility gaps
Summary
Cultural & Community Services staff told the City Council their programs have expanded—more murals, a growing Arts Academy, a revived library reinvention and youth workforce pathways—but warned operational funding, facilities and outdated technology risk program continuity beyond FY26.
Cultural and Community Services staff told the Oxnard City Council on Jan. 20 that a recent expansion of arts, library and recreation programs has substantially increased community reach but also stretched the department’s resources.
“Art is for everyone,” Julia Estrada, cultural arts programs manager, said in the presentation, citing the city’s mini murals program and Arts Academy. She said the mini murals program began during the pandemic and has grown to more than 140 murals citywide and two annual events. “We’ve created basically a large coloring book for the community,” she said.
The department’s library manager, Kathleen Nashmore, said the library reinvention project has driven higher usage: the system offered more than 1,000 programs with about 22,000…
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