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Police and Fire department personnel will be on duty to provide patrol, fire, paramedic and other emergency services for the holiday. For life-threatening emergencies, always call 9-1-1. “If You See Something, Say Something” by calling the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7740 for non-emergencies. Residents are reminded that Spanish translators are available, and callers can report a crime or suspicious activity anonymously.
The Department of Public Works will suspend residential trash pickup Thursday, March 31. Trash pickup will resume on Friday, April 1. For more information, call (805) 385-8060.
Community members can attend free events on March 30 and April 10, to celebrate the life and accomplishments of late civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
The Oxnard Public Library will show the PG-13 feature film “Cesar Chavez” on Wednesday, March 30, from 2:30-4:40 p.m. in meeting room B, 251 S. A St. For more information, call (805) 385-7532.
The United Farm Workers will hold a march and celebration beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 10. The march will begin at 300 N. Juanita St. behind Cesar E. Chavez School, and will take participants around La Colonia neighborhood before ending behind the school where the post-march celebration will begin. For more information, call (805) 486-9674.
Cesar Chavez has a special connection to Ventura County, because he lived in Oxnard as a child and returned as an adult to organize protests and boycotts to secure better wages and working conditions for farm workers. He attracted the attention and cooperation of people from all walks of life in the U.S. and Europe. His accomplishments are a testament to the power of one individual to make a difference.
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