The depletion of $7.7 million from the City of Ventura’s Contingency Fund is one of the most under reported examples of “creative” accounting to mislead Ventura’s elected officials and citizens that has come to light. Listen as I lay out the size and scope of the problem on The Lyn Fairly and Fabulous Friends radio show.
Prior to the California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting 2012 forecast, I spoke to several dignitaries attending the event including Ed Summers, CEO of the Ventura Chamber of Commerce; Cheryl Heitmann, Deputy Mayor of Ventura; Mary Ann Rooney, Oxnard Harbor Commissioner; and Kristin Decas, CEO of the Oxnard Harbor.
Doug Halter is a former candidate for the Ventura City Council and political gadfly. We handicap the upcoming Ventura City Council elections.
Cheryl Heitmann is a challenger for the Ventura City Council. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Ventura Music Festival. We discuss the challenges she sees facing Ventura and her platform to address those challenges.
Guests include Carla Bonney and Cheryl Heitmann, two candidates for the Ventura City Council and Harriett Bronson, ex-wife of Charles Bronson.