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Oxnard staff present draft 2026–2030 priorities, warn of revenue risks
Summary
City Manager Alex Nguyen presented staff recommendations for Oxnard’s 2026–2030 priorities, citing more than 1,600 survey responses and urging the council to keep a five-category, five-priority framework while accounting for fiscal uncertainty including possible sales-tax shifts and a nearby new Costco.
City Manager Alex Nguyen presented staff’s proposed framework for the Oxnard City Council’s 2026–2030 priorities and urged the council to adopt a focused list that accounts for fiscal uncertainty and regional retail shifts.
Nguyen said the priorities are intended as a five-year policy roadmap that aligns public policy with community priorities and informs, but does not replace, annual budgets. “Setting the priorities, of course, should align public policy with the community’s overall priorities,” Nguyen said, adding that the priorities give the city administration a multiyear road map.
Staff reported just over 1,600 survey responses as of April 15, 2026,…
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