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| name                           = Oxnard, California
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| subdivision_name3              = [[Oxnard Plain]]
| established_title              = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date               = June 30, 1903<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
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| named_for                      = [[Henry T. Oxnard]]
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| leader_title                   = [[List of mayors of Oxnard, California|Mayor]]
| leader_name                    = Luis McArthur
| leader_title1                  = Mayor Pro Tempore
| leader_name1                   = Gabe Teran
| leader_title2                  = [[City council]]<ref>{{cite web
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* Gabriela Basua
* Bert Perello
* Michaela Perez
* Gabriela Rodriguez
* Aaron Starr
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| leader_title3                  = [[City treasurer]]
| leader_name3                   = Phil Molina
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| leader_name4                   = Luly Lopez<ref>{{cite web
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| population_total               = 202063
| population_density_sq_mi = 7616.40
| population_as_of               = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_rank                = [[Ventura County, California|1st]] in Ventura County<br />[[List of largest California cities by population|22nd]] in California<br />[[List of United States cities by population|127th]] in the United States
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| postal_code                    = 93030–93036
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'''Oxnard''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|k|s|n|ɑːr|d|audio=En-us-oxnard.ogg}}) is a city in [[Ventura County]] in the U.S. state of [[California]], United States. On California's [[Central Coast (California)|Central Coast]], it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the [[List of largest California cities by population|22nd-most-populous city]] in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately {{convert|60|miles}} northwest of downtown [[Los Angeles]].

It is at the western edge of the fertile [[Oxnard Plain]], adjacent to agricultural fields with strawberries, [[lima bean]]s and other vegetable crops. Oxnard is also a major transportation hub in [[Southern California]], with [[Amtrak]], [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]], [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]], [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], and Intercalifornias stopping there. It also has a small regional airport, [[Oxnard Airport]] (OXR). The town also has significant connections to the nearby oil fields [[Oxnard Oil Field]] and the [[West Montalvo Oil Field]]. The high density of oil, industry, and agricultural activities around the city, has led to several [[Environmental issues in California|environmental issues]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=July 9, 2017 |title=Oxnard residents are fighting slag heaps, power plants and oil fields that mar the town's beaches |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oxnard-coast-20170605-story.html |access-date=May 26, 2022 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Oxnard's population was 202,063 in 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oxnardcitycalifornia,US/PST045219|title=US Census Bureau QuickFacts Oxnard (City)|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref> and is largely Latino.<ref name=":0" /> It is the most populous city in the [[Ventura County, California#Metropolitan Statistical Area|Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
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[[File:Carte du Ranch d' El Rio de Santa Clara o la Colonia.jpg|thumb|left|Oxnard was originally a part of [[Rancho El Rio de Santa Clara o la Colonia]], granted in 1837 by [[Juan Bautista Alvarado|Governor Alvarado]] to seven retired soldiers from the [[Presidio of Santa Barbara]].]]
[[File:Oxnard-1900s.jpg|left|upright=1.25|thumb|Downtown Oxnard, early 1900s]]

Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by [[Chumash (tribe)|Chumash]] Native Americans. The first European to encounter the area was explorer [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo|João Rodrigues Cabrilho]], who claimed it for [[Spanish Empire|Spain]] in 1542. During the [[Spanish missions in California|mission period]], [[Mission San Buenaventura]], established in 1782, used the area for raising cattle.

Ranching began to take hold among [[Californio]] settlers, who lost their regional influence when California became a US state in 1850. At about the same time, the area was settled by American farmers, who cultivated [[barley]] and lima beans.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Drury |first1=Wells |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQtFAAAAIAAJ |title=California Tourist Guide and Handbook: Authentic Description of Routes of Travel and Points of Interest in California |last2=Drury |first2=Aubrey |publisher=Western guidebook Company |year=1913 |pages=132 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Henry T. Oxnard]], founder of [[Moorhead, Minnesota]]-based [[American Crystal Sugar Company]] who operated a successful [[sugar beet]] factory with his three brothers (Benjamin, James, and Robert) in [[Chino, California]], was enticed to build a $2 million factory on the plain inland from [[Port Hueneme]].<ref>{{citation|title=Oxnard, California|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=puooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA59|work=The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer|date=July 5, 1902|issue=XXIX No. 1|page=59|department=BEET SUGAR |access-date=January 23, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> Shortly after the 1897 beet campaign, a new town emerged. Oxnard intended to name the settlement after the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for "sugar", ''zachari'', but frustrated by bureaucracy, named it after himself. Given the potential growth of Oxnard, in the spring of 1898, a railroad station was built to service the plant, attracting a population of Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican laborers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCartney |first=Patrick |date=1993-10-09 |title=Oxnard : 5 Locations to Be Considered as Landmarks |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-09-me-43753-story.html |access-date= |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The Oxnard brothers, who never lived in their namesake city, sold the Chino and the giant red-brick Oxnard factory in 1899 for nearly $4 million. The Oxnard factory, with its landmark twin smokestacks, operated from August 19, 1899, until October 26, 1959. Factory operations were interrupted in the [[1903 Oxnard strike]].
[[File:Oxnard-1908.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.25|Oxnard, 1908. The public library is at the right.]]
Oxnard was incorporated as a California city on June 30, 1903, and the public library was opened in 1907.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2, 2017|title=A Brief History of Downtown Oxnard|url=http://cnucalifornia.org/brief-history-downtown-oxnard/|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=CNU California|language=en-US|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924073322/http://cnucalifornia.org/brief-history-downtown-oxnard/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A neighborhood of distinctive homes, established in 1909, has been placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ventura County, California|National Register of Historic Places]] as the [[Henry T. Oxnard Historic District]]. Before and during World War II, the naval bases of [[Point Mugu]] and [[Port Hueneme]] were established in the area to take advantage of the only major navigable port on California's coast between the [[Port of Los Angeles]] and [[San Francisco Bay]], and the bases in turn encouraged the development of the defense-based [[aerospace]] and communications industries.

In the mid-20th century, Oxnard grew and developed the areas outside the downtown area, including homes, industry, retail, and a new harbor named [[Channel Islands Harbor]]. [[Martin V. ("Bud") Smith]] (1916–2001) became an influential developer. Smith's first enterprise in 1941 was the Colonial House Restaurant (demolished 1988) and then the [[Wagon Wheel, Oxnard, California|Wagon Wheel Junction]] in 1947 (demolished 2011).<ref name="Demolition">{{cite news | last = Clerici | first = Kevin | title = Demolition begins on Wagon Wheel Motel and Restaurant | work = [[Ventura County Star]] | date = March 23, 2011 | url = http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/23/demolition-begins-on-wagon-wheel-motel-and/ | access-date = July 19, 2011 }}</ref> He was also involved in the development of the high-rise towers at the Topa Financial Plaza,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2017/09/13/city-council-approves-agreement-15-story-oxnard-tower/653326001/|title=City Council approves agreement for 15-story Oxnard tower|first=Wendy |last=Leung |date=September 13, 2017 |access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref> the Channel Islands Harbor, Casa Sirena Resort, the Esplanade Shopping Mall,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/12/18/esplanade-oxnard-shopping-center-sold-santa-barbara-company/2317285002/|title=Oxnard's Esplanade Shopping Center purchased by Santa Barbara company|last=Hersko|first=Tyler|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|date=December 18, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> Fisherman's Wharf, the Carriage Square Shopping Center, the Maritime Museum, and many other hotel, restaurant and retail projects.<ref name="gregg">{{cite news | last =Miller | first =Gregg | title =Bud Smith's Empire 54 Years in the Making and No End in Sight | newspaper =[[Los Angeles Times]]| date =January 1, 1995 | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-31-fi-26462-story.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/oxnard/developer-negotiating-to-open-hyatt-hotel-at-channel-islands-harbor-ep-1267969929-351124351.html|title=Developer negotiating to open Hyatt hotel at Channel Islands Harbor| first=Kathleen |last=Wilson |work=[[Ventura County Star]]|date= September 10, 2015|access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> In the late 1970s, as the demographic shifted towards becoming a majority-Latino city, the [[Ku Klux Klan]], which historically had a weak presence in Ventura County, unsuccessfully [[Oxnard Klan Riot of 1978|tried to form a chapter in Oxnard]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1978-07-31 |title=Anti-Klan Protest Leads to Melee |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/31/archives/antiklan-protest-leads-to-melee.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In June 2004, the Oxnard Police Department and the [[Ventura County Sheriff]] imposed a [[gang injunction]] over a {{convert|6.6|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} area of the [[Colonia, Oxnard, California|central district of the city]], to restrict gang activity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxnardpd.org:80/news/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=135 |title=Oxnard Police Department News – Gang Injunction |date=October 16, 2006 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013140216/http://www.oxnardpd.org/news/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=135 |archive-date=October 13, 2007 }}</ref> The injunction was upheld in the Ventura County Superior Court and made a permanent law in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-26-me-gangs26-story.html|title=Judge Favors Permanent Gang Ban|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 26, 2005|first2=Fred |last2=Alvarez|first1=Catherine |last1=Saillant}}</ref> A similar injunction was imposed in September 2006 over a {{convert|4.26|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} area of the south side of the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-20-me-gang20-story.html|title=Zone Is OKd to Limit Oxnard Gang|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 20, 2006|first=Catherine |last=Saillant}}</ref> Prohibited activities include associating with other known gang members, [[witness intimidation]], possessing firearms or using [[Gang signal|gang gestures]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://keyt.com/news/local-politics/2019/11/13/judge-grants-modifications-to-oxnard-gang-ruling/|title=Judge grants modifications to Oxnard gang ruling|last=Brest|first=Jessica|date=November 14, 2019|work=KEYT {{!}} KCOY|language=en-US|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> Since then, court decisions have made adding people to the civil orders more stringent, stemming from lawsuits in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Judges determined that it was unconstitutional for people to be added to a gang injunction without a [[due process]] hearing. As a result of budget cuts due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], the Oxnard police stopped maintaining and enforcing the injunction in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Diskin|first=Megan|title=Oxnard police will abandon gang injunctions, department announces|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2020/07/21/oxnard-police-department-agency-desert-gang-orders-ventura-county/5481989002/|access-date=July 22, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Oxnard is located on the Oxnard Plain, an area with fertile soil. With its beaches, dunes, wetlands, creeks, and the [[Santa Clara River (California)|Santa Clara River]], the area contains several critical biological communities. Native plant communities include: [[coastal sage scrub]], California Annual Grassland, and Coastal Dune Scrub species; however, most native plants have been eliminated from within the city limits to make way for agriculture and urban and industrial development. Also native to the region is the endangered [[Ventura Marsh Milkvetch]], and the last self-sustaining population is in Oxnard in the center of an approved housing development.<ref name="Centerforplantconservation.org">{{cite web |url=http://saveplants.org/plant-detail-page/?plant_id=475 |title=''Astragalus pycnostachyus'' var. ''lanosissimus'' |publisher=[[Center for Plant Conservation]] |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510172849/http://saveplants.org/plant-detail-page/?plant_id=475 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Rivers===
The [[Santa Clara River (California)|Santa Clara River]] separates Oxnard and Ventura. Tributaries to this river include [[Sespe Creek]], [[Piru Creek]], and [[Castaic Creek]].

===Geology===

Oxnard is on a [[tectonics|tectonically]] active plate since most of [[Coastal California]] is near the boundaries between the [[Pacific Plate|Pacific]] and [[North American Plate|North American]] Plates. The [[San Andreas Fault]], which demarcates this boundary, is about 40 miles away.

One active [[Fault (geology)|fault]] that transverses Oxnard is the [[Oak Ridge Fault]], which straddles the [[Santa Clara River Valley]] westward from the [[Santa Susana Mountains]], crosses the [[Oxnard Plain]] through Oxnard, and extends into the [[Santa Barbara Channel]]. The coastline is subject to inundation by a [[tsunami]] up to 23 feet in height.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Ventura-Oxnard-Tsunami-Risk-Earthquake-Fault-Study-322388791.html|title=Ventura, Oxnard Might Be at Greater Tsunami Risk: Study|agency=Associated Press|last=Lloyd|first=Jonathan|via=NBC Southern California|language=en|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>

The fault has significantly contributed to [[Seismology|seismic]] activity in the Oxnard region and beyond. The January 17, 1994,  6.7 {{M|w}} [[1994 Northridge earthquake|Northridge earthquake]] is believed to have occurred in the Santa Clarita extension of the Oak Ridge Fault. [[Landslide]]s and ridge-top shattering resulting from the Northridge earthquake were observed above [[Moorpark]], a city {{convert|19.6|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Distance from Oxnard, CA to Moorpark, CA by car, bike, walk|url=http://www.usageo.org/distance/654652-649138|website=www.usageo.org|publisher=USAGeo.org|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref> east of Oxnard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpacorn.com/News/2004 |title=MPAcorn.com |publisher=MPAcorn.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Climate===
Oxnard is the location of the [[National Weather Service]] forecast office that serves the Los Angeles area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox|title=National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard|access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref> The city is situated in a [[Mediterranean]] (dry [[subtropical]]) climate zone, experiencing mild and relatively wet winters, and warm, dry summers, in a climate called the [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]]. Onshore breezes keep the communities of Oxnard cooler in summer and warmer in winter than those further inland. The average mean temperature is {{convert|61|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. The average minimum temperature is {{convert|52|°F|°C|abbr=on}} and the average maximum temperature is {{convert|69|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. Generally, the weather is mild and dry, with around 300 days of sunshine annually. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|15.62|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/CAnorm.txt |title=Oxnard Climate |publisher=NOAA |access-date=August 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715085932/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/CAnorm.txt |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

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|Jan record high F = 94
|Feb record high F = 91
|Mar record high F = 94
|Apr record high F = 100
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 96
|Aug record high F = 97
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 104
|Nov record high F = 98
|Dec record high F = 96

|Jan avg record high F = 81.7
|Feb avg record high F = 80.8
|Mar avg record high F = 82.7
|Apr avg record high F = 85.3
|May avg record high F = 80.6
|Jun avg record high F = 80.3
|Jul avg record high F = 83.0
|Aug avg record high F = 84.1
|Sep avg record high F = 87.6
|Oct avg record high F = 92.3
|Nov avg record high F = 86.6
|Dec avg record high F = 79.6
|year avg record high F = 94.8

|Jan high F = 65.9
|Feb high F = 65.4
|Mar high F = 65.6
|Apr high F = 66.6
|May high F = 68.0
|Jun high F = 69.5
|Jul high F = 72.9
|Aug high F = 73.5
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|Oct high F = 73.5
|Nov high F = 70.0
|Dec high F = 65.9
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|Jan mean F = 56.0
|Feb mean F = 56.6
|Mar mean F = 57.4
|Apr mean F = 58.5
|May mean F = 61.2
|Jun mean F = 63.7
|Jul mean F = 66.7
|Aug mean F = 67.1
|Sep mean F = 66.6
|Oct mean F = 64.5
|Nov mean F = 60.1
|Dec mean F = 56.4
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|Jan low F = 46.1
|Feb low F = 47.7
|Mar low F = 49.3
|Apr low F = 50.5
|May low F = 54.3
|Jun low F = 57.9
|Jul low F = 60.6
|Aug low F = 60.6
|Sep low F = 59.7
|Oct low F = 55.4
|Nov low F = 50.1
|Dec low F = 46.9
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|Jan avg record low F = 37.8
|Feb avg record low F = 38.4
|Mar avg record low F = 40.4
|Apr avg record low F = 43.1
|May avg record low F = 47.4
|Jun avg record low F = 50.8
|Jul avg record low F = 54.5
|Aug avg record low F = 54.5
|Sep avg record low F = 52.6
|Oct avg record low F = 47.7
|Nov avg record low F = 41.6
|Dec avg record low F = 37.4
|year avg record low F = 35.8

|Jan record low F = 26
|Feb record low F = 28
|Mar record low F = 31
|Apr record low F = 31
|May record low F = 34
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 35
|Nov record low F = 28
|Dec record low F = 28

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|Apr precipitation inch = 0.69
|May precipitation inch = 0.34
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|Aug precipitation inch = 0.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.08
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.46
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.71
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.08
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|Feb precipitation days = 6.6
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|May precipitation days = 2.3
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|Jul precipitation days = 0.8
|Aug precipitation days = 0.9
|Sep precipitation days = 2.3
|Oct precipitation days = 4.5
|Nov precipitation days = 4.6
|Dec precipitation days = 5.7
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Oxnard Ventura CO AP, CA
|access-date = May 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lox
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Los Angeles
|access-date = May 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

===Wildlife and ecology===
{{see also|California coastal sage and chaparral}}
The area contains several critical biological communities. Native plant communities include [[coastal sage scrub]], California Annual Grassland, and Coastal Dune Scrub species; most native plants have been eliminated from within the city limits to make way for development. Also native to the region is the endangered [[Ventura Marsh Milkvetch]], with the last self-sustaining population in Oxnard being at the center of a housing development.<ref name="Centerforplantconservation.org"/>

The balance of wildlife in Oxnard is similar to most places in southern California, with small mammals being common in urbanized areas, like squirrels, raccoons, and skunks. Coyotes prey on these smaller mammals. Small birds and mammals can be food for stray, feral, and pet dogs and cats.<ref>Wolch, West and Gaines ''Transspecies Urban Theory'' from Satiety and Space 1995. volume 13, pages 735–760</ref>

===Environmental issues===
Oxnard has more coastal [[List of power stations in California|power plants]] than any other city in California, with three [[fossil-fuel power plant]]s providing energy for cities in both Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.<ref>{{cite news|title=Not One More Power Plant on Oxnard's Coast| url=http://caleja.org/2015/07/not-one-more-power-plant-on-oxnards-coast/|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=caleja.org|publisher=California Environmental Justice Alliance}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Proposed Puente Power Plant in Oxnard|url=http://www.environmentaldefensecenter.org/programs_post_type/climate-energy/proposed-puente-power-plant-in-oxnard/|website=www.environmentaldefensecenter.org|publisher=» Environmental Defense Center|access-date=May 24, 2016}}</ref> The [[California Environmental Protection Agency]] (CalEPA) has identified Oxnard as a city excessively burdened by multiple sources of pollution.<ref name="puente1">{{cite web|title=California Energy Commission Informational Hearing for the proposed "Puente" Energy Facility Application|url=http://docketpublic.energy.ca.gov/PublicDocuments/15-AFC-01/TN205905_20150828T140956_Senator_HannahBeth_Jackson_Comments_on_the_CEC_Informational_He.pdf|website=California Energy Commission|publisher=State of California|access-date=May 24, 2016|archive-date=October 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017033708/http://docketpublic.energy.ca.gov/PublicDocuments/15-AFC-01/TN205905_20150828T140956_Senator_HannahBeth_Jackson_Comments_on_the_CEC_Informational_He.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two of the power plants use ocean water cooling.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Battery storage project slated near Oxnard will be among the nation's biggest|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/05/15/battery-storage-project-oxnard-ventura-energy-storage-tesla-strata-solar/3110101001/|last=Leung|first=Wendy|website=Ventura County Star|language=en|access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-09-24/california-may-keep-open-gas-plants-that-hurt-marine-life|title=California could face power shortages if these gas plants shut down, officials say|last=Roth|first=Sammy|date=September 24, 2019|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> The [[California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment|Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment]] (OEHHA) has categorized much of Oxnard in the top 10 percent of ZIP codes most negatively impacted by pollution in the state.<ref name="puente1" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Morales|first1=Maricela|title=Not one more power plant in Oxnard|url=https://causenow.org/article/not-one-more-power-plant-oxnard|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=causenow.org|publisher=CAUSE|date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=September 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922181456/https://causenow.org/article/not-one-more-power-plant-oxnard|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2015, the Oxnard City Council unanimously voted to extend the city moratorium on power plant construction. This moratorium extension occurred due to NRG/Southern California Edison's proposal, also called the Puente Power Project,<ref name="puente1"/> to construct a new fossil-fuel power plant. The following day, an NRG representative stated their case to replace the old power generation plant at [[Mandalay State Beach|Mandalay Beach]] with a new, hi-tech, much cleaner, and more efficient plant.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=George|title=Oxnard extends power plant moratorium another year; NRG states its case on KADYTV|url=http://citizensjournal.us/oxnard-extends-power-plant-moratorium-another-year-nrg-states-its-case-on-kadytv/|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=Citizens Journal|date=May 22, 2015}}</ref>

[[Pesticides]] are used in the agricultural fields surrounding Oxnard, as the area is one of the nation's leading [[strawberry]] producers, with agriculture being one of the top contributors to Oxnard's economy. Strawberries depend on large applications of fumigants containing pesticides. The Center for Health Journalism reported four ZIP codes with the highest pesticide use in the state clustered around Oxnard.<ref name="center">{{cite news|last1=Gross|first1=Liza|title=How Data Reporting Can Help You Find New Angles On Oft-told Tales |url=http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/resources/lessons/how-data-reporting-can-help-you-find-new-angles-oft-told-tales|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=Center for Health Journalism}}</ref>

===Architecture===

The historical architectural styles of Oxnard ranch family homes are Victorian era, Italian style, and [[Carpenter Gothic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://architecture.about.com/od/restoration/ss/Oxnard.htm |title=How One Town Saved its Crumbling Homes |work=[[About.com]] Home |first=Jackie |last=Craven |access-date=July 4, 2016 |archive-date=May 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524101009/http://architecture.about.com/od/restoration/ss/Oxnard.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[Henry T. Oxnard Historic District]], there are five [[Prairie School]] and eight [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] homes.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=99000109}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Henry T. Oxnard Historic District |author=Benny M. and Rosanne Moss |date=June 8, 1998 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=99000109|title=accompanying 140 photos|photos=y}}</ref> The district includes [[Mission/Spanish Revival architecture|Mission/Spanish Revival]], [[Bungalow/craftsman architecture|Bungalow/craftsman]], [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]], and other architecture.<ref name="npgallery.nps.gov">{{cite web|title=National Register Information System|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/Download?path=/natreg/docs/All_Data.html|website=National Register of Historic Places}}</ref>

===Cityscape===

Oxnard is a combination of neighborhoods and urban development focused on the downtown, coastline, and harbor areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Section 1 of the General 2030 Plan for Oxnard|url=http://oxnard.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=35&clip_id=1740&meta_id=103615|website=Granicus|access-date=July 9, 2016|pages=1|language=en}}</ref> The city's main land uses are industrial, residential, commercial, and open space.<ref>{{cite web|title=Section 3 of Oxnard 2030 General Plan|url=http://oxnard.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=35&clip_id=1740&meta_id=103615|website=Granicus|access-date=July 9, 2016|pages=3–12 and 3–13|language=en}}</ref> One and two-story buildings characterize the city. The two tallest buildings in the county are in the northern part of the city at Topa Financial Plaza. The fourteen-floor high-rise was built in 1973, and the 21-floor high-rise was built in 1986.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Polakovic |first=Gary |date=February 23, 2007 |title=Sky's the limit as high-rise fever soars in Oxnard |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-23-me-hirise23-story.html |access-date=January 6, 2023 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The city is surrounded by agricultural land and the Pacific Ocean, as well as the [[Santa Clara River (California)|Santa Clara River]]. The city's primary development lies along Highway 101 and the other main roads.<ref>{{cite web|title=Section 3 of the General 2030 Plan for Oxnard|url=http://oxnard.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=35&clip_id=1740&meta_id=103615|website=Granicus|access-date=July 9, 2016|pages=3–1|language=en}}</ref>

The [[Henry T. Oxnard Historic District]] is a {{convert|70|acre|adj=on}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] that is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in Oxnard. Covering F and G Streets between Palm and 5th Sts., in the city, the district includes 142 houses, 139 which are "[[contributing buildings]]" and includes homes built mostly between 1906 and 1925.<ref name="npgallery.nps.gov"/> It contains abundant [[American-Craftsman]] and [[Revival architecture|Revival]] architecture. Eric Andrist, owner of the district's [[Henry Levy House]] since 2021, has created a new website with a database of all of the houses and their basic stats and histories. He found that the original research to create the historic district was full of errors and is setting out to find documentation to correct it all with evidence including old news articles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://henrylevyhouse.com/historic-district-houses/|title=Database of the Henry T. Oxnard Historic District|access-date=February 18, 2025}}</ref>

Ormond Beach is a beach along the Oxnard coast. The beach, which stretches for two miles,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ormond Restoration Project|url=http://scc.ca.gov/2010/01/07/ormond-beach-wetlands-restoration-project/|website=California Coastal Conservatory|access-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422180324/http://scc.ca.gov/2010/01/07/ormond-beach-wetlands-restoration-project/|archive-date=April 22, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> adjoins the Ormond Wetlands, some farmland, and power plant remains. It covers the area in between Points [[Point Hueneme|Hueneme]] and [[Point Mugu|Mugu]] and is a well-known birding area. The beach historically contained marshes, salt flats, sloughs, and lagoons, but surrounding agriculture and industry have drained, filled, and degraded the beach and wetlands. A dune-transition zone-marsh system is still along much of the beach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ormond Beach|url=http://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/ormond-beach/|website=California Beaches|access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Kelley>Kelley, Daryl (April 29, 2001) [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-29-me-57192-story.html "Illness Forces Environmental Crusader to Sidelines."] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 2555
| 1920 = 4417
| 1930 = 6285
| 1940 = 8519
| 1950 = 21567
| 1960 = 40265
| 1970 = 71225
| 1980 = 108195
| 1990 = 142216
| 2000 = 170358
| 2010 = 197899
| 2020 = 202063
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 200616
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=October 11, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oxnardcitycalifornia,US/PST045219|title=US Census Bureau QuickFacts Oxnard (city)|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Oxnard, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Oxnard city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0654652&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oxnard city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0654652&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oxnard city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0654652&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|35,049
|29,410
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26,415
|20.57%
|14.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|5,923
|4,754
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,235
|3.48%
|2.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.10%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|597
|424
|style='background: #ffffe6; |392
|0.35%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|12,257
|14,084
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,987
|7.19%
|7.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.42%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|562
|537
|style='background: #ffffe6; |489
|0.33%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|182
|230
|style='background: #ffffe6; |772
|0.11%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,981
|2,909
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,789
|1.75%
|1.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.88%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|112,807
|145,551
|style='background: #ffffe6; |150,984
|66.22%
|73.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.72%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''170,358'''
|'''197,889'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''202,063'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Oxnard had a population of 202,063. The population density was {{convert|7,617.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Oxnard was 24.8% [[White Americans|White]], 2.4% [[African Americans|African American]], 3.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 7.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.3% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 39.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 22.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 74.7% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Oxnard city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0654652 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.1% of the population lived in households, 0.7% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 53,839 households, out of which 45.1% included children under the age of 18, 52.4% were married-couple households, 7.9% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 24.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.9% of households were one person, and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.72.<ref name=DP1/> There were 42,774 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (79.4% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Oxnard city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0654652 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% aged 18 to 24, 28.5% aged 25 to 44, 22.8% aged 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 33.7{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 56,615 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,134.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 53,839 (95.1%) were occupied. Of these, 53.6% were owner-occupied, and 46.4% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $93,372, and the [[per capita income]] was $30,413. About 8.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oxnard city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0654652 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0654652|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032243/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0654652|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Oxnard city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Oxnard had a population of 197,899. The population density was {{convert|7358|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Oxnard included 95,346 (48.2%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5,771 (2.9%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2,953 (1.5%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14,550 (7.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 658 (0.3%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 69,527 (35.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9,094 (4.6%) from two or more races. In addition, 145,551 people (73.5%) were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. [[Non-Hispanic Whites]] were 14.9% of the population in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0654652.html |title=Oxnard (city), California |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907194151/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0654652.html |archive-date=September 7, 2012 }}</ref> compared to 42.6% in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title=California – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref>

The Census reported that 196,465 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 932 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 502 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 49,797 households, out of which 25,794 (51.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 28,319 (56.9%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 7,634 (15.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4,043 (8.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,316 (6.7%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]] and 395 (0.8%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 7,090 households (14.2%) were individuals, and 2,665 (5.4%) had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 3.95. There were 39,996 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (80.3% of all households); the average family size was 4.20.

The population was spread out, with 59,018 people (29.8%) under the age of 18, 23,913 people (12.1%) aged 18 to 24, 57,966 people (29.3%) aged 25 to 44, 40,584 people (20.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 16,418 people (8.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

There were 52,772 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,962|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 27,760 (55.7%) were owner-occupied, and 22,037 (44.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 107,482 people (54.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 88,983 (45.0%) lived in rental housing units.

==Economy==
The [[Economic system|economy]] of Oxnard includes [[Defense contractor|defense]], [[international trade]], agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. Oxnard is a manufacturing center in the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]]. The Port of Hueneme is the only deep-harbor commercial port between Los Angeles and San Francisco and moves trade within the [[Pacific Rim]] economies. Companies utilizing the Port include [[Del Monte Foods]], [[Chiquita]], [[BMW]], [[Land Rover]], and [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoops |first=Stephanie |date=September 19, 2007 |title=Port of Hueneme is the harbor of choice for the premium automaker |url=http://www.vcstar.com/business/port-of-hueneme-is-the-harbor-of-choice-for-the-premium-automaker-ep-375009332-352791531.html |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Other industries include finance, transportation, the high tech industry, and energy, particularly petroleum. Two large active oil fields underlie the city and adjacent areas: the [[Oxnard Oil Field]], east of the city along 5th Street, and the [[West Montalvo Oil Field]] along the coast to the west of town. Tenby Inc.'s Oxnard Refinery, on 5th Street east of Del Norte Avenue, processes oil from both fields.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lozano |first=Carlos V. |date=May 19, 1995 |title=Refinery Agrees to Settlement : Environment: Tenby Inc., without admitting wrongdoing, will pay $90,000 to various agencies to settle civil suit over 1993 pipeline leak. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-19-me-3578-story.html |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to the city's 2024/25 Budget,<ref name="Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget">{{cite web|url=https://www.oxnard.gov/fiscal-year-2024-2025-budget |title=Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget |access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| Oxnard School District
|3,870
|-
|2
| Reiter
|2,447
|-
|3
| City of Oxnard
|1,960
|-
|4
| [[CommonSpirit Health]]
|1,933
|-
|5
| [[Procter & Gamble]]
|1,898
|-
|6
| [[St. John's Regional Medical Center (California)|St. John's Regional Medical Center]]
|1,500
|-
|7
| [[Haas Automation]]
|1,390
|-
|8
| [[Oxnard Union High School District]]
|1,203
|-
|9
| Spatz Laboratories
|1,117
|-
|10
| [[Rheem Manufacturing Company|Raypak]]
|557
|}

Some of the major companies headquartered in Oxnard are Haas Automation, [[Seminis]], Raypak, [[Drum Workshop]], Borla Performance,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borla.com/ |title=Borla.com |publisher=Borla.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> [[Boss Audio]], [[Seed Beauty]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2019/nov/22/kylie-jenner-sells-majority-share-cosmetics-line/|title=Kylie Jenner Sells Majority Share of Cosmetics Line for $600 Million |work=Los Angeles Business Journal|first=Maria |last=Freeman|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref> and Robbins Auto Tops<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.Robbinsautotop.com/ |title=Robbinsautotop.com |publisher=Robbinsautotop.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915230241/http://robbinsautotop.com/ |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Procter & Gamble<ref>{{Cite news|title="ROLLING RIGHT ALONG" {{!}} Toilet paper production at record-high levels in Oxnard|url=https://vcreporter.com/2020/05/rolling-right-along-toilet-paper-production-at-record-high-levels-in-oxnard/|last=Wozny|first=Kateri|date=May 6, 2020|work=VC Reporter|publisher= Times Media Group|language=en-US|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Mary|date=May 15, 2020|title=After Rolls Have Been Wiped From Shelves, Charmin in Oxnard Works Overtime|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/coronavirus-toilet-paper-charmin-oxnard-factory-inside/2363318/|access-date=June 3, 2020|work=NBC Los Angeles|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Sysco]] maintain their [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] operations in Oxnard.

In October 2020, city officials announced that once a large swath of agricultural land is fully developed into a business park by late 2021, it is estimated that up to 8,700 jobs will be created in the area.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leung|first=Wendy|title=Amazon to open fulfillment center, offer 1,500 jobs in Oxnard|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/10/09/amazon-fulfillment-center-oxnard-sakioka-farms-jobs/5931934002/|access-date=December 12, 2020|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US}}</ref> An [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] fulfillment center opened in 2022 that serves Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Varela |first=Brian J. |date=April 7, 2022 |title=Amazon fulfillment center in Oxnard gears up for full capacity |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2022/04/07/amazon-fulfillment-center-oxnard-gears-up-full-capacity/9503831002/ |access-date=April 8, 2022 |newspaper=Ventura County Star |url-access=limited }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Biasotti |first=Tony |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Amazon warehouse brings Oxnard extra $17M a year in sales tax, at other cities' expense |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/07/26/amazon-brings-oxnard-17m-a-year-in-sales-tax-at-other-cities-expense/74499701007/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |newspaper=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
"The areas studied showed a high percentage of Group I soils, primarily located on the relatively flat [[Oxnard Plain]]. The Oxnard Plain, because of these high-quality agricultural soils, coupled with a favorable climate, is considered one of the most fertile areas in the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.camarillo.ca.us/govt/PlanGenPlanPDF/backgrnd.pdf |title=City of Camarillo General Plan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326223103/http://www.ci.camarillo.ca.us/govt/PlanGenPlanPDF/backgrnd.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }}</ref>

In 1995, SOAR (Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources) was initiated by farmers, ranchers, and citizens of Ventura County to keep land in the Oxnard Plain from development.<ref name=Schniepp>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-07-me-5826-story.html|title=An Economist Looks at SOAR|first=Mark|last=Schniepp|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 7, 1999|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094310/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/07/local/me-5826|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Strawberries====
[[File:Strawberry field.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Strawberry field]]
The [[Oxnard Plain]] is well known for its [[Strawberry|strawberries]]. According to the [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]], Oxnard is California's largest strawberry producer, supplying about one-third of the State's annual strawberry volume.<ref>[http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FruitAndTreeNuts/fruitnutpdf/Strawberries.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207005243/http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FruitAndTreeNuts/fruitnutpdf/Strawberries.pdf|date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> From the end of September through the end of October, strawberries are planted and harvesting occurs from mid-December through mid-July in Oxnard. The peak harvesting season in California runs from April through June when up to 10 million pint baskets of strawberries are shipped daily.<ref>[http://www.strawberry-fest.org/pressroom/2007_releases/07_STRAWBERRY_TRIVIA.doc] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030034610/http://www.strawberry-fest.org/pressroom/2007_releases/07_STRAWBERRY_TRIVIA.doc|date=October 30, 2008}}</ref> The state of California supplies over 85 percent of U.S. strawberries, with the U.S. supplying a quarter of total world production of strawberries.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Charles |first=Dan |date=May 17, 2012 |title=The Secret Life Of California's World-Class Strawberries |work=NPR News |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/05/17/152522900/the-secret-life-of-californias-world-class-strawberries}}</ref>

The annual [[California Strawberry Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://castrawberryfestival.org/|title=Home|publisher=California Strawberry Festival|access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> features vendors as well as food items based on the fruit such as strawberry nachos, strawberry pizza, strawberry funnel cake, strawberry sundaes, and strawberry champagne.<ref>{{cite news|title=Excitement continues at Day 2 of Strawberry Fest |first=Anne |last=Kallas |date=May 17, 2015 |work=[[Ventura County Star]]|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/oxnard/excitement-continues-at-day-2-of-strawberry-fest_36776137 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.strawberry-fest.org/festival/festival-food.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313125944/http://www.strawberry-fest.org/festival/festival-food.html|date=March 13, 2009}}</ref>

[[Pests of California strawberry|Pests that attack this crop]] are economically impactful in this town.<ref name="NatIPM-Cal-straw"/> Much of the research and effort is expended here and in [[Watsonville, California|Watsonville]] and [[Salinas, California|Salinas]].<ref name="NatIPM-Cal-straw"/> Economically significant insects include the Greenhouse Whitefly (''[[Trialeurodes vaporariorum]]'').<ref name="NatIPM-Cal-straw">{{cite web | access-date=August 14, 2022 | date=2022 | title=2021 Pest Management Strategic Plan for Strawberry in California | website=[[Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers]] Database | url=http://ipmdata.ipmcenters.org/source_report.cfm?view=yes&sourceid=2468}}</ref>

====Cannabis====
{{further|Cannabis in California}}
In 2018, 80% of the voters approved a cannabis tax.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2020/01/28/ventura-put-marijuana-sales-tax-november-ballot/4597059002/|title=Will Ventura get marijuana businesses? November sales tax measure could open the door|last=Biasotti|first=Tony|date=January 28, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The city council adopted a "go slow" approach upon the legalization of recreational cannabis in California.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/10/23/oxnard-marijuana-dispensaries-downtown-shopping-center-possible-location/4054554002/|title=Oxnard shopping centers, downtown possible sites for marijuana dispensaries|last=Leung|first=Wendy|date=October 23, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> Companies must be licensed by the local agency and the state to grow, test, or sell cannabis and the city may authorize none or only some of these activities. Local governments may not prohibit adults who comply with state laws from growing, using, or transporting marijuana for personal use. After an initial ban, businesses focusing on manufacturing, testing, and distributing cannabis were allowed to apply for a permit to operate in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leung |first=Wendy |date=June 5, 2019 |title=Oxnard council gives approval to allow cannabis manufacturing, testing, distributing |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/06/05/oxnard-approves-cannabis-manufacturing-testing-distributing/1347324001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607180254/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/06/05/oxnard-approves-cannabis-manufacturing-testing-distributing/1347324001/ |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |access-date=June 6, 2019 |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |language=en}}</ref> An initial process in May 2020 to select retail proposals was challenged by unsuccessful applicants.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Oxnard ready to begin process of selecting marijuana retail business|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2020/05/20/marijuana-retail-business-dispensaries-cannabis-pot-weed-oxnard-california/5203667002/|last=Leung|first=Wendy|date=May 20, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> After revising the city ordinance, the council decided in September 2020 to allow ten retail licences to be issued.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leung|first=Wendy|date=September 17, 2020|title=Oxnard council agrees to add cannabis retail permits, saves spots for local businesses|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/09/17/oxnard-marijuana-retailers-permits-local-businesses-pot-weed-dispensaries/5787334002/|access-date=September 18, 2020|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US}}</ref> A social equity component to maximize the ability for communities of color to benefit from the new industry as owners and investors and managers and employees as allowed by state law was not included.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leung|first=Wendy|date=September 11, 2020|title=50 marijuana retailers vie for Oxnard permits; city weighs local preference|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/09/11/marijuana-retailers-oxnard-weighs-local-preference-permitting-pot-weed/5754191002/|access-date=September 11, 2020|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US}}</ref> The city requires dispensaries to be a minimum of {{convert|600| feet}} from schools or daycare centers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Varela|first=Brian J.|date=December 15, 2021|title=Despite opposition, Oxnard cannabis dispensary moves closer to opening|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/12/15/despite-opposition-oxnard-cannabis-dispensary-moves-closer-opening/6405047001/ |access-date=December 16, 2021|newspaper=Ventura County Star}}</ref> A special-use permit was approved for a retail store in an Oxnard Shores neighborhood shopping center in February 2022 amidst organized opposition from the neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Varela|first=Brian J.|title=City approves cannabis dispensary for Oxnard Shores amid flurry of public debate|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2022/02/22/oxnard-shores-dispensary-approval-ventura-county-holisitics/6896752001/|access-date=February 25, 2022|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US}}</ref> The first dispensary in the city opened in the downtown area in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varela |first=Brian J. |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Artist Tree: Oxnard's first cannabis dispensary opens doors |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2022/12/21/oxnards-first-cannabis-dispensary-the-artist-tree-opens-doors/69742277007/ |access-date=December 21, 2022 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Oil fields ===

==== Oxnard ====
{{Excerpt|Oxnard Oil Field|paragraphs=1}}

==== West Montalvo ====
{{Excerpt|West Montalvo Oil Field|paragraphs=1}}

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Oxnard Post Office.jpg|thumb|Oxnard Post Office]]
Oxnard cultural institutions include the [[Carnegie Art Museum]], founded in 1907 as the Oxnard Public Library by philanthropist [[Andrew Carnegie]]; the [[Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife]], founded by the late [[Los Angeles Times]] publisher [[Otis Chandler]], and the [[Channel Islands Maritime Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmu/nmus162.htm |title=TFAOI.com |publisher=TFAOI.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>  The [[Henry T. Oxnard Historic District]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxnardhistoricdistrict.com |title=Oxnardhistoricdistrict.com |publisher=Oxnardhistoricdistrict.com |date=February 5, 1999 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429041350/http://oxnardhistoricdistrict.com/ |archive-date=April 29, 2019 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> is adjacent to the commercial downtown area and dates back to the founding of the city.

Heritage Square in downtown is a collection of restored [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] and [[American Craftsman|Craftsman]] houses that Oxnard's pioneer ranching families once owned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-03-me-1584-story.html |title=OXNARD : Heritage Square Receives Last House |first=Laura |last=Pitter |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 3, 1990 |access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-07-vl-1228-story.html |title=STRUCTURES : Houses of History : Heritage Square is one of the more surreal estates in Ventura County. It harks back to Oxnard's more glorious past. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Josef |last=Woodard |date=November 7, 1991 |access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> Heritage Square is home to the Petit Playhouse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxnardtourism.com/heritagesq/petit.html |title=Oxnartourism.com |publisher=Oxnardtourism.com |date=March 20, 2011 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128072207/http://www.oxnardtourism.com/heritagesq/petit.html |archive-date=November 28, 2007 }}</ref> and the Elite Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxnardtourism.com/elite/elite.html |title=Oxnardtourism.com |publisher=Oxnardtourism.com |date=January 1, 1999 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-date=November 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128114535/http://www.oxnardtourism.com/elite/elite.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/11/15/oxnard-performing-arts-center-california/2564279001/|title=No operator in place for Oxnard performing arts center as year-end deadline nears|last=Leung|first=Wendy|date=November 15, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxnardpacc.com |title=Oxnardpacc.com |publisher=Oxnardpacc.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205004430/http://www.oxnardpacc.com/ |archive-date=December 5, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> is home to the [[New West Symphony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newwestsymphony.org |title=Newwestsymphony.org |publisher=Newwestsymphony.org |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> The Gottfried Maulhardt/Albert Pfeiler Farm site is an historic farm park.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varela |first1=Brian J. |title=Oxnard to sell historical 1870s farm park under the condition it stays open to the public |url=https://eu.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/08/03/oxnard-sells-historical-maulhardt-pfeiler-farm-park-foundation/5435464001/ |work =Ventura County Star |access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref>

Oxnard also has the Oxnard Independent Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxnardfilmfest.com |title=Oxnardfilmfest.com |publisher=Oxnardfilmfest.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> and the annual Channel Islands Tall Ships Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallshipschannelislands.com |title=Tallshipschannelislands.com |publisher=Tallshipschannelislands.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115110933/http://www.tallshipschannelislands.com/ |archive-date=November 15, 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>  The Herzog Winery is based in Oxnard<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.herzogwinecellars.com/ |title=Herzogwinery.com |publisher=Herzogwinecellars.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-date=November 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112080657/http://www.herzogwinecellars.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> along with other wine tasting rooms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cowboys-677596-information-through.html |title=Touchdown Oxnard: Often-overlooked town scores with Dallas Cowboys camp and other draws |first=Leo |last=Smith |date= August 14, 2015|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]] |access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> During late July, the annual Salsa Festival is held in downtown Oxnard, featuring a salsa tasting tent, local bands, a large dance floor, local vendors, as well as many salsa based food vendors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oxnard Salsa Festival|url=https://oxnardsalsafestival.com/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Oxnard Salsa Festival|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Sports==
The [[Dallas Cowboys]] currently hold their pre-season training camp at River Ridge Field in Oxnard.<ref>{{cite web |last1=visitoxnard.com |title=Dallas Cowboys Training Camp |url=https://visitoxnard.com/dallas-cowboys-training-camp/}}</ref> They also trained in Oxnard in 2001, 2004–06, 2008–10 and 2012–16 (the Cowboys trained at [[California Lutheran University]] in nearby [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] in 1963–89). The [[New Orleans Saints]] trained in Oxnard in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Orleans Saints head to Oxnard for a week of training |first=Bob |last=Buttitta |date=August 20, 2011|work=[[Ventura County Star]]|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/new-orleans-saints-head-to-oxnard-for-a-week-of }}</ref> The [[Oakland Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]] trained at River Ridge in the 1980s and 90s.<ref>[http://www.dallascowboys.com/news.cfm?id=6777EA36-BC5D-1C81-C3BC9CCA53BCC1CA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613163738/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news.cfm?id=6777EA36-BC5D-1C81-C3BC9CCA53BCC1CA|date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>

On February 4, 2016, the [[Los Angeles Rams]] selected Oxnard to be the site of their official team activities and minicamp. On February 19, 2016, the city of Oxnard and the Rams reached a tentative agreement to host official team activities and minicamps at River Ridge Playing Fields. On February 23, 2016, the Oxnard City Council voted unanimously 5–0 to allow the Los Angeles Rams to use the River Ridge Playing Fields facility from April 18 to June 17 and the locker room space from March 28 until June 24.

<!-- This section should have more information on the total number of golf courses in Oxnard. This single mention appears to be strictly for the benefit of Rover Ridge Golf Course. (It is the only course.)-->River Ridge Golf Course has two 18-hole courses flanked by housing developments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/06/14/oxnard-river-ridge-golf-club-new-contract/1388261001/|title=Under budget constraints, Oxnard to ponder new contract for River Ridge Golf Club|last=Leung|first=Wendy|date=June 15, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Government==
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{{see also|List of mayors of Oxnard, California}}
Oxnard lies within the [[California's 26th congressional district|26th congressional district]], which is represented by {{Representative|cacd|26|fmt=pfl}}.<!--These templates will update automatically. Do not change.-->

==Education==
The city of Oxnard is served by 54 public school campuses, which educate more than 53,000 students in grades K–12.

===Public elementary and junior high schools===
The city of Oxnard and surrounding communities are served by four different school districts that oversee education for students grades [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Eighth grade|8]]. They are:
* [[Hueneme School District]]: Serves 7,600 students at 11 campuses in South Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Oxnard beach neighborhoods.
* [[Oxnard Elementary School District|Oxnard School District]]: Serves 18,000 students at 21 campuses throughout Oxnard.
* [[Ocean View Elementary School District]]: Serves 3,000 students at six campuses in South Oxnard.
* [[Rio School District]]: Serves 5,000 students at eight North Oxnard and El Rio campuses.

On February 12, 2008, a shooting involving students occurred at [[E.O. Green Junior High School]] in Oxnard. [[E.O. Green School shooting|Larry King]] was shot in one of the classrooms, from which he was taken to St. John's Hospital and later died.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=New York Times |title=Boy's Killing, Labeled a Hate Crime, Stuns a Town |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/us/23oxnard.html |date=February 23, 2008 |first=Rebecca |last=Cathcart |access-date=July 28, 2016 }}</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles]] administers three private K–8 schools in Oxnard and one Roman Catholic High School.

===Roman Catholic grade schools===
* Our Lady of Guadalupe Elementary School, Oxnard (La Colonia) K-8
* Santa Clara Elementary School, Oxnard, TK-8
* Saint Anthony Elementary School, South Oxnard, K-8

===High schools===
[[File:Oxnard High School.jpg|thumb|[[Oxnard High School]]]]
All public high schools in Oxnard are operated by the [[Oxnard Union High School District]] (OUHSD), which provides high school education to 20,000 students at ten campuses in three cities (Oxnard, [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]] and [[Port Hueneme, California|Port Hueneme]]) as well as the unincorporated areas of [[El Rio, California|El Rio]], [[Somis, California|Somis]], [[Silver Strand Beach|Silver Strand]], and [[Channel Islands Beach, California|Hollywood Beach]]. OUHSD campuses in and around Oxnard include [[Channel Islands High School]], [[Hueneme High School]], [[Oxnard High School]], [[Pacifica High School (Oxnard, California)|Pacifica High School]], Oxnard Middle College High School, [[Rio Mesa High School]] and [[Del Sol High School (California)|Del Sol High School]], as well as Oxnard Adult School.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oxnardunion.org/schools/ |title=Our Schools |publisher=Oxnard Union High School District |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113013655/https://www.oxnardunion.org/schools/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Santa Clara High School (Oxnard, California)|Santa Clara High School]] is a private Roman Catholic high school administered by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

===Colleges and universities===
[[File:Cal lutheran university oxnard center.jpg|thumb|[[California Lutheran University#Off-campus facilities|Cal Lutheran Oxnard Center]]]]
Oxnard is served on the collegiate level by [[Oxnard College]] and nearby [[California State University Channel Islands]]. Additionally, [[California Lutheran University]], [[California State University, Northridge]], [[University of Phoenix]], [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], [[National University (California)|National University]], and [[Azusa Pacific University]] have satellite campuses in Oxnard.

==Library==
{{main|Oxnard Public Library}}
The city operates a free [[public library]] system with three locations: the Downtown Main Library, the Colonia Branch Library, and the South Oxnard Branch Library.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Oxnard Branch Library — City Of Oxnard|url=https://www.oxnard.gov/cultural-community-services/oxnard-public-library|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=www.oxnard.gov}}</ref> Some library sites include a Homework Center and an adjacent daycare center.

==Infrastructure==
===Sanitation===
Oxnard collects and processes [[waste|trash]], [[recyclable]]s, and [[green waste]] for its citizens and businesses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/08/10/california-recycling-reports-show-accomplishments-plans/1970386001/|title=Eco-tip: New reports show recycling accomplishments, plans|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|first=David|last=Goldstein|date=August 10, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> The city also has a large [[Sewage treatment|treatment plant]] for the collection of [[wastewater]] through the [[sanitary sewer]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kisken|first=Tom|date=January 23, 2020|title=Quarantine lifted at Ventura public housing complex after COVID-19 scare|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2020/07/23/coronavirus-quarantine-lifted-the-palms-ventura-public-housing-complex/5487109002/|access-date=July 24, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en}}</ref> An [[Anaerobic digestion|anaerobic digester]] breaks down solids as waste moves through the plant.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Varela |first=Brian J. |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Oxnard's aging wastewater facility getting fixed up as $65M project continues |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/02/22/oxnards-aging-wastewater-facility-getting-fixed-up-in-65m-project/72684859007/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |newspaper=Ventura County Star}}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Road===
The [[Ventura Freeway]] ([[U.S. Route 101 in California|US 101]]) is the major highway running through Oxnard, connecting [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] and [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] to the northwest, and Los Angeles to the southeast. The [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1)]] heads down the coast south to [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]. [[California State Route 34|Highway 34]] (Fifth Street) connects downtown Oxnard with Camarillo by running east parallel with the [[Coast Line (UP)|Southern Pacific Coast Line]], which carries ''[[Coast Starlight]]'', ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' and [[Ventura County Line]] passenger trains. [[California State Route 232|State Route 232]] (Vineyard Avenue) heads northeast, providing connections to [[California State Route 118]] to [[Saticoy, California|Saticoy]] and the junction with [[California State Route 126]] which goes to [[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]], [[Fillmore, California|Fillmore]] and [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]].

===Port===
{{Further|Port of Hueneme}}

The Port of Hueneme is located south of Oxnard in the city of [[Port Hueneme]] and is jointly operated by the [[United States Navy]] and the Oxnard Harbor District. The port is the only deep water port between the [[Port of Long Beach]] and the [[Port of San Francisco]], as well as the only military deep water port between [[San Diego Bay]] and [[Puget Sound]].

The Port of Hueneme is a shipping and receiving point for a wide variety of resources with destinations in the larger population centers of the [[Los Angeles Basin]]. Resources include automobiles, [[pineapple]], and bananas. Agricultural products such as onions, [[strawberry|strawberries]], and flowers are shipped.<ref name="VCS 2016-07-21">{{cite news |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/oxnard/trade-is-key-topic-of-meeting-between-mexican-consul-oxnard-mayor--3805a735-865e-5528-e053-0100007fd-387975862.html |title=Trade is key topic of meeting between Mexican consul, Oxnard mayor |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |first=Amanda |last=Covarrubias |date=July 22, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref>

The [[United States Navy]] maintains a facility at Port Hueneme in support of the naval air station at [[Point Mugu, California|Point Mugu]] to the south, with which it comprises [[Naval Base Ventura County]]. [[Port Hueneme]] is the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] home of the Naval Construction Force, the "[[Seabee (US Navy)|Seabees]]", as well as a link in the coastal radar system.

===Harbor===
[[Channel Islands Harbor]] provides recreational boating and commercial fishing moorings. It shares the nickname "Gateway to the Channel Islands" with [[Ventura Harbor]] {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} to the north because operations that sail to the islands out of the harbors. Both harbors are vital [[fishing industry]] harbors.

===Airport===
[[Oxnard Airport]] is a general aviation airport within the city that is owned and operated by the County of Ventura. While commercial service was offered in the past, no airlines currently provide service.

===Public transit===
[[File:Oxnard Transportation Center.jpg|thumb|[[Oxnard Transit Center]]]]
The [[Oxnard Transit Center]] serves as a major transit hub for the city and the west county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2023 |title=Station Highlight: Oxnard |url=https://www.pacificsurfliner.com/blog/station-highlight-oxnard/ |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=Pacific Surfliner |language=en}}</ref>

====Rail====
;[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: Six round-trip trains from the [[Ventura County Line]] provide commuter service to Los Angeles on weekdays during peak hours.

;[[Amtrak]]: Ten round-trip [[Pacific Surfliner]]s daily through Los Angeles to San Diego. Some northbound trains to Santa Barbara continue to [[San Luis Obispo]]. The [[Coast Starlight]], which travels from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Seattle]], stops twice a day (once in each direction), making the west Ventura County stop here (east county stop is [[Simi Valley station|Simi Valley]]).

====Bus====
;[[Gold Coast Transit]] District: Operates local bus service in the city of Oxnard, [[Port Hueneme, CA|Port Hueneme]], [[Ventura, CA|Ventura]], and [[Ojai, CA|Ojai]]. Its hub is the Oxnard Transit Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldcoasttransit.org/schedules/current-schedules |title=Current Schedules |publisher=Goldcoasttransit.org |date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref>

;[[VCTC Intercity]]: Operates three Conejo Connection buses during peak hours towards the [[Warner Center Transit Hub]] in the San Fernando Valley, connecting with the [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro G Line]]. The Conejo Connection does not go to the Oxnard Transit Center, but instead stops at the [[Esplanade Shopping Center]] near Highway 101.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goventura.org/?q=travel-ventura/vista/routes-schedules/routes/vista-highway-101-conejo-connection-northbound-weekday |title=VCTC Highway 101 & Conejo Connection Northbound Weekday |publisher=GoVentura |access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref>  VCTC also operates the Coastal Connection through [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] towards [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[Goleta, California|Goleta]] from the Esplanade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goventura.org/?q%3Dtravel-ventura%2Fvista%2Froutes-schedules%2Froutes%2Fvista-coastal-express-northbound-weekday |title=Vista Coastal Express Northbound Weekday &#124; GoVentura |access-date=February 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226180119/http://www.goventura.org/?q=travel-ventura%2Fvista%2Froutes-schedules%2Froutes%2Fvista-coastal-express-northbound-weekday |archive-date=February 26, 2014 }}</ref>

A smaller transfer center at the Centerpoint Mall on C Street for Gold Coast Transit serves South Oxnard and Port Hueneme routes. VCTC also operates the Oxnard-CSUCI route to [[California State University, Channel Islands]] and [[Oxnard College]] from this transfer center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goventura.org/?q=travel-ventura/vista/routes-schedules/routes/vista-csuci-oxnard-weekday |title=VCTC CSUCI Oxnard Weekday |publisher=GoVentura |access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref>

==In popular culture==

Oxnard is mentioned in the season 3 episode of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' entitled "[[The Jiminy Conjecture]]". Sheldon and Howard bet on what kind of cricket they hear in the hallway from Sheldon's apartment. They take the cricket to Professor Crawley ([[Lewis Black]]), [[California Institute of Technology|a Caltech]] [[entomology|entomologist]]. While consulting Professor Crawley, he informs them that since he lost his funding, he has to move in with his daughter in Oxnard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Professor Crawley From The Big Bang Theory Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.looper.com/1046182/why-professor-crawley-from-the-big-bang-theory-looks-so-familiar/ |website=Looper |date=October 15, 2022 |access-date=January 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lewis Black: Professor Crawley |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1495238/characters/nm0085400 |website=IMDB |access-date=January 5, 2023}}</ref>

Oxnard is also the name of [[Anderson .Paak]]'s [[Oxnard (album)|third studio album]].<ref name="Anderson .Paak Oxnard">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/anderson-paak-oxnard/ |website=pitchfork.com |access-date=August 9, 2023 |title=Anderson .Paak: Oxnard }}</ref>

The city of Oxnard is featured in the season 1 [[Nickelodeon]] sitcom [[Sam & Cat]] in Episode 22 titled, "#Lumpatious". The episode involves the titular characters attempting to get the word "lumpatious" added to the in-universe "Oxnard English [[Dictionary]]". However, the characters believe that the only way to get the word added to the dictionary is to meet with the people who run the dictionary called "the word keepers", who convene in the headquarters of the dictionary located in Oxnard, and convince them to add the word to the dictionary.<ref>{{Citation |title="Sam & Cat" #Lumpatious (TV Episode 2014) ⭐ 6.5 {{!}} Comedy, Drama, Family |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3385416/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable people==

===Political and cultural===
* [[Lucy Hicks Anderson]]: trans-woman, socialite, and chef, most notable for being tried in the Ventura County court for perjury for marrying a man while "masquerading" as a woman in 1945.<ref>{{Cite book|title=She caused a riot : 100 unknown women who built cities, sparked revolutions, and massively crushed it|last=Hannah|first=Jewell|isbn=9781492662921|location=Naperville, Illinois|oclc=1008768117|date = March 6, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Lupe Anguiano]]: former nun and civil rights activist known for her work on women's rights, the rights of the poor, and protecting the environment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivers |first=Kimberly |date=2020-03-11 |title="LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE" {{!}} Lupe Anguiano: Lifelong Activist |url=https://www.vcreporter.com/news/let-your-light-shine-lupe-anguiano-lifelong-activist/article_9e14b62b-fc39-5c5b-a05c-07cbf275411c.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=VC Reporter {{!}} Times Media Group - News, Culture, Arts and Opinion |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leung |first=Wendy |date=March 16, 2019 |title=Meet Ventura County's 'she-ro,' a 90-year-old whose impact is felt from City Hall to D.C. |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/03/14/still-fighting-oxnard-activist-lupe-anguiano/3056362002/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[John Canley|John L. Canley]]: retired [[United States Marine]] and recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kisken |first=Tom |date=January 6, 2024 |title='Absolutely fearless:' USS John L. Canley honors Oxnard Marine who neither ducked nor ran |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/01/05/uss-john-l-canley-honors-oxnard-marine-who-neither-ducked-nor-ran/72062808007/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kisken |first=Tom |date=February 18, 2024 |title=Gunny lives forever: Warship commissioned in name of Marine hero from Oxnard |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/02/18/oxnards-heroic-gunny-canley-lives-on-via-navy-warship-commissioning/72545337007/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[César Chávez]]: farm worker, political activist, and union leader lived in the [[Colonia, Oxnard, California|Colonia]] area of Oxnard during his childhood. Several streets and schools in the Oxnard area and surrounding areas bear his name. A home on Wright Road in the El Rio neighborhood, northwest of Highway 101 and Rose Avenue, is where Chavez lived with his family in the late 1950s while advocating for local farm workers. Also, the office of the National Farm Workers Association – which later became [[United Farm Workers]] — was on Cooper Road, east of Garfield Avenue in the [[Colonia, Oxnard, California|Colonia neighborhood]]. The Oxnard office opened in 1966, the year of a historic march from Delano to Sacramento.<ref>{{cite news|first=Wenner |last=Gretchen |date=October 29, 2011|url=http://archive.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-sites-on-list-of-historic-places-linked-to-cesar-chavez-ep-364286789-352255051.html/ |title=Oxnard sites on list of historic places linked to Cesar Chavez|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331203933/http://archive.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-sites-on-list-of-historic-places-linked-to-cesar-chavez-ep-364286789-352255051.html/}}</ref><ref name="LAT">{{cite news|last=Alvarez |first=Fred |date=May 28, 1993|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-28-me-40997-story.html |title=Chavez Home In Oxnard Was Razed Years Ago : La Colonia: Mourners mistakenly visited a dwelling next to the site where the late labor leader lived as a boy.|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
* [[William P. Clark]]: politician, served under President [[Ronald Reagan]] as the [[Deputy Secretary of State]] from 1981 to 1982, United States [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] from 1982 to 1983, and the [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] from 1983 until 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=2013-08-13 |title=William P. Clark, top aide to President Reagan, dies at 81 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/william-p-clark-top-aide-to-president-reagan-dies-at-81/2013/08/12/2556f0a0-020c-11e3-96a8-d3b921c0924a_story.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strickland |first=Tonya |date=2021-01-04 |title=Former Reagan cabinet member William Clark Jr. laid to rest {{!}} San Luis Obispo Tribune |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article39452439.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104172308/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article39452439.html |archive-date=2021-01-04}}</ref>
* [[Alicia Cuarón]]: Mexican-American educator, human rights activist, and Franciscan nun
* [[Jean Harris (environmentalist)|Jean Harris]]: credited with protecting Ormond Beach Wetlands and [['olołkoy Beach Park|'olołkoy State Beach]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCARTNEY |first=PATRICK |date=1992-07-10 |title=OXNARD : School Board Head Will Step Down |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-10-me-1698-story.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Daryl |date=2001-04-29 |title=Illness Forces Environmental Crusader to Sidelines |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-29-me-57192-story.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Shooting of Meagan Hockaday|Meagan Hockaday]]: killed by police<ref name="VC Star - initial report">{{cite news|last1=Leung|first1=Wendy|title=Oxnard woman killed by police after domestic dispute call|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/oxnard/oxnard-woman-killed-by-police-after-domestic-dispute-call_34372240|newspaper=Ventura County Star|date=March 28, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Maria Gulovich Liu]]: Ventura County real estate agent, [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]] agent in WWII<ref name=liuobit>{{cite news|author=Dennis McLellan|title=Maria Gulovich Liu, 1921 – 2009; Teacher helped U.S. agents escape Nazis|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-maria-gulovich-liu1-2009oct01-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 1, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Armando Xavier Ochoa]]: was the Bishop of Fresno and was formerly the Bishop of El Paso.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Jim |date=2015-05-29 |title=Caring for the Flock in the Breadbasket of the Nation: An Interview with Bishop Armando Ochoa |url=https://www.americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/caring-flock-breadbasket-nation-interview-bishop-armando-ochoa |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=America Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop Emeritus Armando X. Ochoa D.D. |url=https://dioceseoffresno.org/bishop-emeritus-armando-x-ochoa-dd |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Diocese of Fresno |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Carmen Perez]] is an activist on issues of civil rights, including mass incarceration, women's rights and gender equity, violence prevention, racial healing, and community policing.<ref name="VCS 2019-02-22">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/02/22/womens-march-leader-carmen-perez-activism-anti-semitism/2906745002/|title=The girl from Oxnard grew up to lead the Women's March|last=Kisken|first=Tom|date=February 22, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Alfred V. Rascon]]: awarded the Medal of Honor—the United States' highest military decoration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Stuart |title=The Inspiring Story Of Immigrant Medal Of Honor Recipient Alfred Rascon |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/05/08/the-life-of-immigrant-medal-of-honor-recipient-alfred-rascon/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sisk |first=Richard |date=2020-11-11 |title=This Immigrant Soldier Earned the Medal of Honor a Year Before He Became an American |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/11/11/immigrant-soldier-earned-medal-of-honor-year-he-became-american.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Military.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[James Sumner (Medal of Honor)|James Sumner]]: After military service, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration. He resided in Oxnard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chawkins |first=Steve |date=2024-09-14 |title=Just Another Park (but Only on the Surface) - Los Angeles Times |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-10-me-outther10-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914085707/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-10-me-outther10-story.html |archive-date=2024-09-14}}</ref>
* [[Nao Takasugi]]: [[California State Assembly]] and mayor of Oxnard.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Web |first=Nichi Bei |date=2009-12-04 |title=OBITUARY: Nao Takasugi {{!}} Nichi Bei News |url=https://www.nichibei.org/2009/12/obituary-former-assemblyman-and-oxnard-mayor-takasugi-dies/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004061640/https://www.nichibei.org/2009/12/obituary-former-assemblyman-and-oxnard-mayor-takasugi-dies/ |archive-date=October 4, 2024 |access-date=2025-03-30 |work=Nichi Bei News |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=2009-11-22 |title=PASSINGS: Nao Takasugi |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-22-la-me-passings22-2009nov22-story.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Authors===
*[[Gilbert Hernandez|Gilbert]], [[Jaime Hernandez|Jaime]], and [[Mario Hernandez (comics)|Mario Hernandez]]: creators of the black-and-white independent [[comic book|comic]] ''[[Love and Rockets (comic)|Love and Rockets]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Alex |date=2022-11-03 |title=Oxnard's Hernandez brothers celebrate 40 years of Love and Rockets at Bart's Books |url=https://www.vcreporter.com/features/oxnard-s-hernandez-brothers-celebrate-40-years-of-love-and-rockets-at-bart-s-books/article_a5481294-5bc1-11ed-b4b2-cb61b52b2ea9.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=VC Reporter {{!}} Times Media Group - News, Culture, Arts and Opinion |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Varela |first=Brian J. |date=October 19, 2022 |title='Love and Rockets': Documentary celebrates sci-fi comic book created by Oxnard natives |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2022/10/17/kcet-documentary-celebrates-comic-book-series-love-and-rockets-oxnard-gilbert-jaime-hernandez-sci-fi/8235562001/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Recinos |first=Eva |date=2022-10-04 |title=How a 40-Year Old Comic Series Grew Out of a Punk Mentality |url=https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbound/love-and-rockets-oxnard |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=PBS SoCal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Timberg |first=Scott |date=2007-10-07 |title=Drawn to a dark side |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-07-ca-gilbert7-story.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siqueira |first=Cris |date=2024-01-23 |title=20 Years Later: Lion's Tooth co-owner Cris Siqueira in conversation with Jaime Hernandez |url=https://milwaukeerecord.com/arts/20-years-later-lions-tooth-co-owner-cris-siqueira-in-conversation-with-jaime-hernandez/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Milwaukee Record |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Joyce La Mers]], author of [[light poetry]].
*[[Michele Serros]], American author, poet, comedic social commentator, and writer for the ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' TV series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sonksen |first=Mike |date=2015-01-14 |title=Remembering Michele Serros |url=https://www.pbssocal.org/history-society/remembering-michele-serros |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=PBS SoCal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Michele Serros Collection {{!}} Digital Archives |url=https://archives.calstate.edu/collections/j098zf712 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=archives.calstate.edu}}</ref>

===Musicians and singers===
* [[DJ Babu]]: [[Filipino American]] disc jockey for the [[Beat Junkies]] and [[Dilated Peoples]]
* [[Ritchie Blackmore]]: guitarist with [[Deep Purple]] and founder of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Crowe |first=Cameron |date=1975-04-10 |title=Ritchie Blackmore: Shallow Purple |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ritchie-blackmore-shallow-purple-2-226355/2/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosen |first=Steve |date=2016-05-06 |title=Behind the Curtain: Ritchie Blackmore |url=https://rockcellarmagazine.com/behind-the-curtain-ritchie-blackmore/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Rock Cellar Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sonny Bono]] & [[Cher]]: record producers, singers, actors; famous for [[Sonny & Cher]] pop duo and TV series, had a beach home in Oxnard Shores, Oxnard<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachcalifornia.com/oxnard-california-vacation.html |title=Oxnard, The Other Hollywood – Oxnard Vacation |publisher=Beachcalifornia.com |access-date=August 14, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Cola Boyy]]: (Matthew Urango) musician and activist<ref>{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Emily |date=August 29, 2019 |title=Cola Boyy {{!}} Bringing the heart of Oxnard to the PACC |url=https://vcreporter.com/2019/08/cola-boyy-bringing-the-heart-of-oxnard-to-the-pacc/ |access-date=July 2, 2022 |work=VC Reporter |publisher=Times Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Brooke Candy]]: rapper<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oxnard Embraces Its Music Culture with Diverse Musical Offerings |url=https://visitoxnard.com/media-press/press-room/oxnard-embraces-its-music-culture-with-diverse-musical-offerings/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Visit Oxnard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Skudder |first=Jake |date=2024-01-08 |orig-date=January 8, 2024 |title=Brooke Candy Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/713566-brooke-candy-net-worth#google_vignette |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dave Carter]]: American folk singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=2002-07-24 |orig-date=July 24, 2002 |title=Dave Carter, 49; Folk Music Writer Toured With Joan Baez |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-24-me-passings24.1-story.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Bill |date=January 5, 2011 |title=Dave Carter earned folk's highest prize |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2002/07/25/dave-carter-earned-folk-s/50904581007/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Cape Cod Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Down AKA Kilo]]: rapper
* [[Dave Grohl]]: musician<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Beale |first1=Lauren Beale Lauren Beale is a former |last2=Times |first2=staff writer for the Los Angeles |date=2015-09-22 |title=Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters puts his Oxnard beach pad up for grabs |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-dave-grohl-20150922-story.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haro |first=Alexander |date=2015-10-01 |orig-date=October 1, 2015 |title=Dave Grohl is Selling His Insane Beach House in Oxnard |url=https://www.theinertia.com/surf/dave-grohl-is-selling-his-insane-beach-house-in-oxnard/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Inertia |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ill Repute]]: hardcore punk band and leaders of the [[Nardcore]] movement{{r|AMP 2022-02-16}}
* [[Kankick]]: American hip-hop producer
* [[Homer Keller]]: composer (1915–1996)<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOMER TODD KELLER LIBRARY |url=https://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/files/Homer-Todd-Keller-Library.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218223106/https://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/files/Homer-Todd-Keller-Library.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Madlib]]: record producer, musician, rapper, and DJ noted for his work and collaborations in the jazz and hip-hop scenes<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2025 |orig-date=March 31, 2025 |title=Madlib |url=https://www.stonesthrow.com/artist/madlib/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Stones Throw Records |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Als |first=Hilton |date=2016-01-31 |orig-date=January 31, 2016 |title=Madlib's Genealogy of Hip-Hop |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/08/the-waves-critic-at-large-hilton-als |access-date=2025-03-31 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>
* [[Rich Moore]]: [[Academy Award]]-winning animation director (''[[The Simpsons]]''), and co-owner of [[Rough Draft Studios]], Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rich Moore Movies & TV Shows List {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rich_moore |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaudiosi |first=John |date=2012-10-31 |title='Wreck-It Ralph' Director Rich Moore Has Plenty of Game, Literally (Q&A) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wreck-ralph-director-rich-moore-384730/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Nails (band)|Nails]]: [[powerviolence]] band<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rettman |first=Tony |date=2016-06-23 |title=Hard as Nails: getting hammered by the harshest band in America |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/23/nails-hammered-harshest-band-in-america |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Jeff |date=2017-11-03 |title=ESP Artist Spotlight: Todd Jones (Nails) |url=https://www.espguitars.com/articles/2008506-esp-artist-spotlight-todd-jones-nails |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The ESP Guitar Company |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Oh No (rapper)|Oh No]]: hip-hop rapper, producer and brother of Madlib<ref name="Wax Poetics">{{cite web|last=Ma|first=David|title=Oh No discovers foreign funk close to home|url=http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2007/08/uncooked-symphonies|work=[[Wax Poetics]]|date=August 1, 2007|access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Anderson Paak|Anderson .Paak]]: rapper, singer, songwriter, and drummer famous for reviving West Coast soul and R&B<ref>{{Cite web |last=II |first=Wes Woods |title=Anderson .Paak festival in Ventura County canceled; artist sets sights on 2025 event |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2024/09/24/anderson-paak-festival-canceled-event-set-for-2025/75350340007/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oxnard: the West Coast's not-so-hidden music gem |url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/08/09/oxnard-the-west-coasts-not-so-hidden-music-gem |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dudley Perkins (rapper)|Dudley Perkins]]: rapper, singer, songwriter, producer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Odutola |first=Tayo |date=October 13, 2021 |orig-date=October 13, 2021 |title=Declaime shares "God's Grace" [Video] – EARMILK |url=https://earmilk.com/2021/10/13/declaime-shares-gods-grace-video/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 5 projects you should stream right now |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/07/02/the-5-projects-you-should-stream-right-now |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Seaman]]: drummer
* [[Shirley Verrett]]: operatic mezzo-soprano, 1931–2010
* [[The Warriors (American band)|The Warriors]]: hardcore band<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Carlos |date=2025-01-24 |title=The Warriors: California Band Looks Back on 'War Is Hell' Album & Their Path to Hardcore {{!}} Features |url=https://www.noecho.net/features/warriors-war-is-hell-album-anniversary-interview |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.noecho.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=Hardcore vets The Warriors detail new album 'Burn Yourself Alive,' share "My Blood" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/hardcore-vets-the-warriors-detail-new-album-burn-yourself-alive-share-my-blood/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Steve Zaragoza]]: internet personality, comedian, and host on ''[[SourceFed]]''

===Scholars and scientists===
* [[William Bright]]: Linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=2006-10-18 |title=William O. Bright, 78; UCLA Linguist Worked to Preserve a Tribal Language |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-18-me-bright18-story.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Margalit |date=2006-10-23 |title=William Bright, 78, Expert in Indigenous Languages, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/books/23bright.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[J. Richard Chase]]: President of [[Biola University]] and [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2025 |title=Chase, J. Richard, 1930-2010. {{!}} Archives of Wheaton College |url=https://archives.wheaton.edu/agents/people/3553 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=archives.wheaton.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Chicago |date=2010-08-22 |title=J. Richard Chase, 1930-2010: Former president of Wheaton College |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/08/22/j-richard-chase-1930-2010-former-president-of-wheaton-college/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Robert P. Sharp]]: An American [[geomorphologist]] and expert on the geological surfaces of the Earth and the planet Mars, born and raised in Oxnard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=2004-05-28 |title=Robert P. Sharp, 92; Expert on Surfaces of Earth and Mars |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-28-me-passings28.3-story.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Eric |date=2004-06-14 |title=Robert Sharp Dies at 92; Linked Study of Planets |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/us/robert-sharp-dies-at-92-linked-study-of-planets.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Businesspeople===
* [[Martin V. ("Bud") Smith]]: developer and philanthropist, the most significant developer in the Oxnard area, built the Financial Plaza Towers and financed the construction of [[California State University, Channel Islands|CSUCI]]'s school of business and economics. His first real estate project was the [[Wagon Wheel, Oxnard, California|Wagon Wheel Motel & Restaurant]] and Wagon Wheel Junction.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first= John |title=Influential developer Martin 'Bud' Smith dies |work=[[Ventura County Star]] |date= November 20, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Dirk|url=http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/?id=4168&IssueNum=106|title=Save the Wagon Wheel|newspaper=VC Reporter|date=January 11, 2007|access-date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421072904/http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/?id=4168&IssueNum=106|archive-date=April 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Charles C. Lynch]] is the former owner of a city-sanctioned, awarded in 2006, a medical marijuana dispensary in Morro Bay, California. Lynch obtained a Medical marijuana dispensary Business License and a Medical Marijuana Nursery Permit and was a member of the local Chamber of Commerce. He was born in Oxnard.
* [[Stanley Clark Meston]]: An American architect, he is most famous for designing the original golden arches of McDonald's restaurants. He was born in Oxnard.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hess |first=Alan |date=1986 |title=The Origins of McDonald's Golden Arches |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/990129 |journal=Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=60–67 |doi=10.2307/990129 |jstor=990129 |issn=0037-9808|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Origins of Golden Arches |url=https://www.instagram.com/cityofoxnard/reel/C1GMQFSJfoq/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
* [[Ben Rich (engineer)|Ben Rich]]: was director of Lockheed [[Skunk Works]] from 1975 to 1991 and retired to Oxnard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituaries : Ben Rich; Guided Lockheed's 'Skunk Works' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-06-me-16987-story.html |access-date=August 24, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824041322/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-06-me-16987-story.html |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |date=January 6, 1995 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Actors and TV personalities===
*[[Walter Brennan]], actor, three-time winner of [[Academy Award]], star of TV series ''[[The Real McCoys]]'' and ''[[The Guns of Will Sonnett]]'', died in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite news |date=1974-09-22 |title=Actor Walter Brennan Dead; Winner of 3 Academy Awards |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/22/archives/actor-walter-brennan-dead-winner-of-3-academy-awards-financial.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Olmo |first1=Frank Del |last2=Jr |first2=Ted Thackrey |last3=Writers |first3=Times Staff |date=1974-09-22 |title=From the Archives: Walter Brennan, Oscar Winner, Dies |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-walter-brennan-19740922-snap-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115172134/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-walter-brennan-19740922-snap-story.html |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Miles Brown (actor)|Miles Brown]], an actor who is best known for his role as Jack Johnson on the sitcom ''[[Black-ish]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miles Brown {{!}} black-ish |url=https://abc.com/cast/a46c87e1-290b-4228-ad72-9cd8e5c5ccf4 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=ABC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |title=TV show 'black-ish,' featuring Oxnard talent, earns six NAACP awards |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2016/02/08/tv-show-blackish-featuring-oxnard-talent-earns-six-naacp-awards/88687330/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[John Carradine]], actor, lived in Oxnard for many years<ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-07-05 |title=John Carradine Married |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/05/archives/john-carradine-married.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Services |first=News |date=1988-11-29 |title=ACTOR JOHN CARRADINE DIES |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/11/29/actor-john-carradine-dies/11f50fb9-90d5-476e-9192-f8a50e6e3e90/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
*[[Lee Van Cleef]], actor, died in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=WESTERN ARCHVILLAIN LEE VAN CLEEF DIES {{!}} Deseret News |website=[[Deseret News]] |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/77244/WESTERN-ARCHVILLAIN-LEE-VAN-CLEEF-DIES.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074554/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/77244/WESTERN-ARCHVILLAIN-LEE-VAN-CLEEF-DIES.html |archive-date=2018-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ap |date=1989-12-18 |title=Lee Van Cleef, 64; Actor Was a Villian In Many Westerns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/18/obituaries/lee-van-cleef-64-actor-was-a-villian-in-many-westerns.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[Jeffrey Combs]], actor, born in Oxnard
*[[Brandon Cruz]], child actor and lead singer of the punk band [[Dr. Know (band)|Dr. Know]], has family and a beach home in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Barbara |date=1993-02-11 |title=VENTURA : Ex-Child Actor Gets Probation and Fine |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-11-me-1364-story.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Cruz Know Interview |url=https://www.paradigmzine.com/brandon-cruz-know-interview |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Paradigm Zine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Cruz Interview 409 |url=https://www.punkglobe.com/brandoncruzinterview409.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.punkglobe.com}}</ref>
*[[Brad Garrett]], actor born in Oxnard
*[[Johnny Wadd|John Curtis Holmes]], pornographic film star of the 1970s, had ashes scattered at sea off the coast of Oxnard in 1988
*[[Isiah Mustafa]], the "Old Spice Guy," former NFL player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1991-12-03 |title=Mustafa Scores 20, Pacing Santa Clara Past Granada Hills |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-03-sp-450-story.html |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Fernando |date=1993-10-09 |title=Like Bo, Moorpark's Mustafa Has Found a Hobby : Junior colleges: A standout in track and field, he gives football a go and winds up as the Raiders' starting free safety. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-09-sp-43983-story.html |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Jamal Mixon]], actor
*[[Bob Stephenson (actor)|Bob Stephenson]], actor, film producer and screenwriter
*[[Tricia Takasugi]], reporter for KTTV Fox 11 News in Los Angeles
*[[Dan Tullis Jr.]], an actor most notable for his role on the sitcom ''[[Married... with Children]]''

===Athletes and sportspeople===
*[[Bobby Ayala]]: former [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher; graduated from [[Rio Mesa High School]]
*[[Mark Berry (baseball)|Mark Berry]]: coach for the Cincinnati Reds; graduated from [[Hueneme High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-24 |orig-date=March 24, 2013 |title=Reds 3B coach Berry diagnosed with cancer |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/spring2013/story/_/id/9092493/cincinnati-reds-3b-coach-mark-berry-diagnosed-cancer |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Curley |first=Joe |date=January 21, 2016 |title=COMMUNITY COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Oxnard College will welcome back illustrious alumni for baseball celebration |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/college/2016/01/21/community-college-notebook-oxnard-college-will-welcome-back-illustrious-alumni-for-baseball-celebration/88651674/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[The Bryan brothers]]: professional [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] tennis doubles players who have graduated from Rio Mesa High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=San Diego |date=2014-05-20 |orig-date=May 20, 2014 |title=Interview with the Bryan Brothers |url=https://sandiegomagazine.com/everything-sd/health-fitness/interview-with-the-bryan-brothers/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=San Diego Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galluzzo |first=Steve |date=2011-09-08 |title=Bryan Brothers Are Doubling Their Efforts |url=https://patch.com/california/malibu/bryan-brothers-are-doubling-their-efforts |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Malibu, CA Patch |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lorenzo Booker]]: NFL running back<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2021 |title=See the Oxnard athletes featured on NFL Network |url=https://www.vcstar.com/picture-gallery/sports/2021/02/10/see-oxnard-hueneme-athletes-starred-nfl-ad/4463703001/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nuanez |first=Colter |date=2020-01-08 |title=Oxnard duo chasing dreams together at Montana – Skyline Sports |url=https://skylinesportsmt.com/oxnard-duo-chasing-dreams-together-at-montana/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Graciela Casillas]]: boxer and kickboxer<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2025 |title=The Lioness Within - An Evening with Graciela Casillas |url=https://visitoxnard.com/events/the-lioness-within-an-evening-with-graciela-casillas/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Visit Oxnard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Black Belt |date=2023-11-28 |title=FULL INTERVIEW: Undefeated 2-Time World Champion, Graciela Casillas on Mastering Multiple Styles |url=https://www.blackbeltmag.com/full-interview-undefeated-2-time-world-champion-graciela-casillas-on-mastering-multiple-styles |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Black Belt Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Hugo Centeno Jr.]]: boxer in the Middleweight division<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buttitta |first=Bob |date=November 23, 2017 |orig-date=November 23, 2017 |title=Oxnard's Hugo Centeno poised for the fight of a lifetime |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2017/11/23/oxnards-hugo-centeno-poised-fight-lifetime/874908001/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BOXNARD: Experience Oxnard's Boxing Scene |url=https://visitoxnard.com/blog/boxnard-experience-oxnards-boxing-scene/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Visit Oxnard |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Keary Colbert]]: wide receiver for the [[Seattle Seahawks]], all-time reception leader for [[University of Southern California|USC Trojans]], graduated from Hueneme High School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keary Colbert - Assistant Coach-Receivers - Staff Directory |url=https://georgiastatesports.com/staff-directory/keary-colbert/294 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Georgia State University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Register |first1=OC Disney Staff {{!}} Orange County |last2=Register |first2=News Reports {{!}} Orange County |date=2016-02-27 |title=Reports: USC adds former star receiver Keary Colbert to football staff |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2016/02/27/reports-usc-adds-former-star-receiver-keary-colbert-to-football-staff/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Jacob Cruz]]: outfielder for the [[Cincinnati Reds]], graduated from [[Channel Islands High School]]
*[[Tim Curran (surfer)|Tim Curran]]: professional surfer, graduated from [[Oxnard High School]] and resides in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Ethan |date=2008-08-07 |title=World Champion Surfer Timmy Curran Adds Another Notch to His Belt with Word of Mouth |url=https://www.independent.com/2008/08/07/world-champion-surfer-timmy-curran-adds-another-notch-his-belt-word-mouth/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-06 |title=Timmy Curran // Ventura // 3:32 |url=https://www.surfer.com/culture/timmy-curran-ventura-332 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.surfer.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lou Cvijanovich]]: winningest coach in California high school history, coached [[Santa Clara High School (Oxnard)|Santa Clara High School]] to 829 wins from 1958 to 1999<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ledin |first=Loren |date=November 24, 2018 |orig-date=November 24, 2018 |title=Legendary coach Lou Cvijanovich, who turned Santa Clara into a power, dies at age 92 |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/11/24/legendary-high-school-basketball-coach-lou-cvijanovich-dies/2103778002/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Mike |date=2018-12-07 |title=Remembering Coach C: A winner in the game of life |url=https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/remembering-coach-c-a-winner-in-the-game-of-life/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Maxim Dadashev]] trained in Oxnard with former world champion [[Buddy McGirt]]<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/27244105/boxer-dadashev-dies-friday-fight-injuries |title=Boxer Dadashev dies from Friday fight injuries |first1=Dan |last1=Rafael |first2=Steve |last2=Kim |website=ESPN |date=July 23, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rafael |first=Dan |date=2019-07-23 |title=Boxer Dadashev dies from Friday fight injuries |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/27244105/boxer-dadashev-dies-friday-fight-injuries |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=reports |first=Staff and wire |date=July 25, 2019 |title=Oxnard boxer from Russia hoped to earn citizenship after fight that killed him |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/07/24/sports-world-mourns-oxnard-boxer-maxim-dadashev-who-died-after-fight/1815747001/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Justin De Fratus]]: relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, grew up in Oxnard, attended Rio Mesa High and Ventura Junior College<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-08 |title=Justin De Fratus, Los Angeles Dodgers, P - News, Stats, Bio |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/1784923/justin-de-fratus/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Breen |first=Matt |date=2015-03-05 |orig-date=March 5, 2015 |title=Phillies Insights: Justin De Fratus leans on his faith |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/20150306_More_than_a_player__Phillies__De_Fratus_leans_on_his_faith.html |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.inquirer.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Charles Dillon (American football)|Charles Dillon]]: wide receiver for [[Green Bay Packers]], played for [[Ventura College]] and [[Washington State University|Washington State]], graduated from Hueneme High School in 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Dillon 2004 Wide Receiver Washington St |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/charles-dillon-104959?view=pv |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=rivals.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-18 |title=Charles Dillon Profile - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site |url=https://wsucougars.com/news/2013/4/18/208261110.aspx |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Washington State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-22 |title=Shock found instant spot for ex-Cougar Dillon |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/22/friendly-reception/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Spokesman.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Terrance Dotsy]]: football player
*[[Justin Dumais]]: diver of the 2004 Summer Olympics<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ledin |first=Loren |date=June 3, 2019 |orig-date=June 3, 2019 |title=Homegrown talent honored at Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/06/03/homegrown-talent-honored-ventura-county-sports-hall-fame-induction-banquet/1330229001/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Covelman • • |first=Steven |date=2012-07-03 |title=Ventura Native Troy Dumais Seeks Elusive Olympic Medal |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/troy-dumais-olympics-ventura-diving/1927195/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=NBC Los Angeles |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Beverly Dustrude]]: second base-woman who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
*[[Tony Ferguson]]: a professional [[mixed martial artist]] in the lightweight division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC), born in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=October 9, 2017 |orig-date=October 9, 2017 |title=Oxnard native Ferguson wins interim title, wants McGregor next |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2017/10/09/oxnard-native-ferguson-wins-interim-title-wants-mcgregor-next/746707001/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Gavin |date=2023-12-13 |title=Tony Ferguson Will Always Be "El Cucuy" {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/tony-ferguson-will-always-be-el-cucuy-ufc-296 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Scott Fujita]]: [[National Football League|NFL]] linebacker for the [[Cleveland Browns]], graduated from Rio Mesa High School and [[University of California, Berkeley]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daily News |first=The Whittier |date=2007-01-13 |title=NFL: Fujita has own identity |url=https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2007/01/13/nfl-fujita-has-own-identity/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Whittier Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ortega |first=John |date=1997-01-23 |title=Measuring Up, Rio Mesa Wins |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-23-sp-21366-story.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Mikey Garcia]]: boxer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Markazi |first=Arash |date=2017-01-26 |title=Mikey Garcia is fighting back the years |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/18554444/boxing-mikey-garcia-fighting-back-years |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=writer |first=Lance Pugmire Lance Pugmire is the Los Angeles Times’ former boxing/MMA/Ducks beat |date=2019-03-06 |title=Mikey Garcia and his trainer-brother shaken by recent tragedies as Spence fight looms |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-mikey-garcia-robert-20190306-story.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Robert Garcia (American boxer)|Robert Garcia]]: retired professional boxer, former [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[List of super featherweight boxing champions|Super Featherweight Champion]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salazar |first=Francisco A. |date=January 17, 2019 |title=Oxnard famed boxing trainer Robert Garcia tries his hand at promoting fight cards |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/01/17/oxnard-famed-boxing-trainer-robert-garcia-tries-his-hand-promoting/2607659002/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fioresi  |first=Dean  |date=2025-03-08 |title=Former champ, renowned trainer Robert Garcia opens boxing gym in Moreno Valley - CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/former-champ-renowned-trainer-robert-garcia-opens-boxing-gym-in-moreno-valley/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=CBS News - Los Angeles |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Phil Giebler]]: race car driver, won Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award for 2007<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oreovicz |first=John |date=2007-05-17 |orig-date=May 17, 2007 |title=Oreovicz: The other Indy rookie |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/columns/story?columnist=oreovicz_john&id=2873767&seriesId=1 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Robert |date=2002-09-27 |orig-date=September 27, 2002 |title=Red Bull F1 driver search candidates unveiled. {{!}} Crash.net |url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/43641/1/red-bull-f1-driver-search-candidates-unveiled |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.crash.net |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Herculez Gomez]]: soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Seattle Sounders |date=May 24, 2016 |orig-date=May 24, 2016 |title=Seattle Sounders add veteran striker Herculez Gomez {{!}} Seattle Sounders |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/news/seattle-sounders-add-veteran-striker-herculez-gomez |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Seattle Sounders FC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Seattle Sounders |date=May 24, 2016 |orig-date=May 24, 2016 |title=Sounders FC signs forward Herculez Gomez {{!}} Seattle Sounders |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-fc-signs-forward-herculez-gomez |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Seattle Sounders FC |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]]: race car driver, two-time winning car owner of the [[Indianapolis 500]]
*[[Bud Houser|Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser]]: track athlete who won multiple Olympic gold medals, track athlete at Oxnard High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Tod |date=2021-06-27 |title=100 days of Kansas City-area Olympians: Bud Houser, track and field |url=https://www.kshb.com/sports/olympics/100-days-of-kansas-city-area-olympians-bud-houser-track-and-field#google_vignette |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=KSHB 41 Kansas City News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-16 |title=HALL OF CHAMPIONS {{!}} Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame recognizes a rich athletic legacy |url=https://www.vcreporter.com/news/hall-of-champions-ventura-county-sports-hall-of-fame-recognizes-a-rich-athletic-legacy/article_d10ba016-2e3d-553d-801e-0ec97405da01.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=VC Reporter {{!}} Times Media Group - News, Culture, Arts and Opinion |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jeremy Jackson (fighter)|Jeremy Jackson]]: pro-UFC fighter, winner of King of the Mountain 2004, contestant in ''Ultimate Fighter 4 : The Comeback''
*[[Ronney Jenkins]]: 2001 NFL [[Pro Bowl]] kick returner for the [[San Diego Chargers]], graduated from Hueneme High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ledin |first=Loren |date=March 6, 2019 |orig-date=March 6, 2019 |title=Ronney Jenkins leads Fab Five into Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/03/06/ronnie-jenkins-leads-fab-five-into-ventura-county-sports-hall-fame/3080796002/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Lauren |date=1995-11-10 |orig-date=November 10, 1995 |title=HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL : Hueneme Back Gets 619 Yards, 7 Touchdowns |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-10-sp-1491-story.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Nicole Johnson (monster truck driver)|Nicole Johnson]]: [[Monster Jam]] monster truck driver, graduated from Rio Mesa High School
*[[Marion Jones]]: athlete, multiple Olympic gold medalist, attended and ran for Rio Mesa High School
*[[Eric King (baseball)|Eric King]]: former Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Oxnard
*[[Tim Laker]]: former Major League Baseball catcher, played college baseball at Oxnard Community College<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Gary |date=1992-09-13 |orig-date=September 13, 1992 |title=BASEBALL : Laker Leaps at Chance in Majors |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-13-sp-1475-story.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=The Seattle Times |date=2018-11-26 |orig-date=November 26, 2018 |title=Mariners announce Tim Laker as Edgar Martinez's replacement as hitting coach |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-announce-tim-laker-as-edgar-martinezs-replacement-as-hitting-coach/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Dave Laut]]: [[UCLA]] graduate won Olympic Bronze at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] for [[shot put]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web| first=Derry |last=Eads|url=http://archive.vcstar.com/news/education/350645131.html|title=Laut remembered as Olympian, teacher, coach and man with heart of gold|newspaper=Ventura County Star|date=August 28, 2009|access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moriarty |first=Erin |date=2017-05-27 |orig-date=May 27, 2017 |title=Dave Laut: Death of an Olympian - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-laut-jane-laut-death-of-an-olympian-self-defense-or-cold-blooded-murder/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Marjorie |date=April 9, 2016 |orig-date=April 9, 2016 |title=Dave Laut's family still struggles to deal with and understand his murder |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2016/04/09/dave-lauts-family-still-struggles-to-deal-with-and-understand-his-murder/88720428/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Whitney Lewis]]: former USC Trojans and [[University of Northern Iowa]] wide receiver, won 2003 [[Glenn Davis Award]] for the top player in Southern California
*[[Tony Malinosky]]: former Major League Baseball shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers, a longtime resident of Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noland |first=Claire Noland Claire |date=2011-02-09 |title=Tony Malinosky, Brooklyn Dodger who was oldest living major league baseball player, dies at 101 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/afterword/story/2011-02-09/tony-malinosky-brooklyn-dodger-who-was-oldest-living-major-league-baseball-player-dies-at-101 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-09 |orig-date=February 9, 2011 |title=Farewell, Tony Malinosky |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-thoughts/post/_/id/10712/farewell-tony-malinosky |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Kristal Marshall]]: [[professional wrestler]] formerly with the [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]
*[[Sergio Martínez (boxer)|Sergio Martínez]]: boxer based in Oxnard
*[[Paul McAnulty]]: Major League Baseball outfielder with the [[San Diego Padres]]
*[[Ken McMullen (baseball)|Ken McMullen]]: former Major League Baseball third baseman with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], born in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathews |first=Joe |date=September 12, 2020 |title=Connecting California: The summer camp of my dreams |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/09/12/connecting-california-santa-barbara-summer-camp-my-dreams/5769017002/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephen |first=Eric |date=2022-06-07 |orig-date=June 7, 2022 |title=Dodgers rewind: Ken McMullen |url=https://www.truebluela.com/podcasts/2022/6/7/23151631/dodgers-podcast-ken-mcmullen |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=True Blue LA |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Kiara Nowlin]]: former member of the [[United States women's national artistic gymnastics team|U.S. Junior National Trampoline and Tumbling Team]], 3-time gold medalist at [[The Cheerleading Worlds]], and acrobatic gymnast for [[Baylor University]]<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= 2017|title= 2017 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster|url= https://baylorbears.com/sports/acrobatics-tumbling/roster/kiara-nowlin/3001|website= [[Baylor Bears]]|location= |publisher= [[Baylor University]]|access-date= October 9, 2025}}</ref>
*[[Victor Ortíz]]: professional boxer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diskin |first=Megan |date=December 14, 2020 |orig-date=December 14, 2020 |title=Prosecutors dismiss Oxnard rape charges against local boxer Victor Ortiz |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2020/12/14/boxer-victor-ortiz-rape-charges-dismissed-prosecutors/6545247002/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-26 |title=V. Ortiz facing multiple sexual assault charges |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/24798390/victor-ortiz-facing-multiple-sexual-assault-charges |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mike Parrott]]: professional baseball player and coach, born in Oxnard
*[[Corey Pavin]]: professional golfer; winner of many tournaments, including 1995 [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]; graduated from Oxnard High School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/golfers/001928/corey-pavin/ |title=Corey Pavin |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=December 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128051334/http://www.pgatour.com/golfers/001928/corey-pavin/ |archive-date=November 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Buttitta |first=Bob |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Healthy Corey Pavin hoping to turn in big performance in 'home' event |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2017/10/26/healthy-corey-pavin-hoping-turn-big-performance-home-event/803689001/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Painter |first=Jill |date=2010-09-07 |title=PAINTER: Ryder Cup captain Pavin makes right pick in Fowler |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2010/09/07/painter-ryder-cup-captain-pavin-makes-right-pick-in-fowler/?noamp=mobile |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Terry Pendleton]]: retired baseball player, 1991 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]], graduated from [[Channel Islands High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivers |first=Kimberly |date=2021-12-22 |orig-date=December 22, 2021 |title="HOLD ON AND FIGHT" {{!}} Terry Pendleton, MLB player from Oxnard, offers his story and gives thanks |url=https://www.vcreporter.com/news/hold-on-and-fight-terry-pendleton-mlb-player-from-oxnard-offers-his-story-and-gives/article_ca855b27-32b8-5bb3-af8e-988294e20fae.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=VC Reporter {{!}} Times Media Group - News, Culture, Arts and Opinion |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Oxnard College Graduate and World Series Baseball Player Presented with Statewide Distinguished Alumni Award {{!}} Oxnard College |url=https://www.oxnardcollege.edu/news/oxnard-college-graduate-and-world-series-baseball-player-presented-statewide-distinguished |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.oxnardcollege.edu |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Josh Pinkard]]: free safety for two-time national champion [[University of Southern California]] football team, graduated from Hueneme High School<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2009 |orig-date=February 4, 2009 |title=Football recruit Hall credits family for success |url=https://archive.vcstar.com/news/football-recruit-hall-credits-family-for-success-ep-372406608-351014701.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.vcstar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zant |first=John |date=2009-01-02 |title=Rose Bowl: First-Half Errors Doom Penn State |url=https://www.independent.com/2009/01/01/rose-bowl-first-half-errors-doom-penn-state/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Brandon Rios]]: Former professional boxer, Former [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World lightweight champion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salazar |first=Francisco A. |date=February 28, 2019 |orig-date=February 28, 2019 |title=Future uncertain for Brandon Rios after latest loss in the ring |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/02/28/future-uncertain-brandon-rios-after-latest-loss-ring/3010268002/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salazar |first=Francisco A. |date=February 22, 2019 |orig-date=February 22, 2019 |title=Brandon Rios looks to take another step close to winning a world title |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/02/22/brandon-rios-looks-take-another-step-close-winning-world-title/2944148002/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Jacob Rogers]]: offensive tackle for the [[Denver Broncos]], three-year starter and All-American at USC, graduated from Oxnard High School<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vcstar.com/sports/longtime-ventura-county-football-coach-jt-rogers-dies-ep-364843659-340901061.html|title=Longtime Ventura County football coach J.T. Rogers dies|first= Rich |last=Romine |newspaper=Ventura County Star |date=June 3, 2011|access-date=February 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ledin |first=Loren Ledin and Loren |date=December 20, 2017 |orig-date=December 20, 2017 |title=Rio Mesa QB Austin Maciel named MVP of Pacific View League |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/12/20/rio-mesa-qb-austin-maciel-named-mvp-pacific-view-league/966868001/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Gary |date=2003-09-24 |title=Trojans' Know-It-All |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-24-sp-usc24-story.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Blaine Saipaia]]: football player for the [[St. Louis Rams]], graduated from Channel Islands High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1996-09-20 |orig-date=September 20, 1996 |title=Idaho quarterback Ryan Fien, a graduate of... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-20-sp-45749-story.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blaine Saipaia Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SaipBl20.htm |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Aaron Small]]: former Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Paul Stankowski]]: professional golfer, graduated from Hueneme High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glick |first=Shav |date=1989-07-30 |orig-date=July 30, 1989 |title=Golf / Shav Glick : Stankowski Leads SoCal Team in Pacific Coast Play |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-30-sp-960-story.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ledin |first=Loren |title=Ronney Jenkins leads Fab Five into Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/03/06/ronnie-jenkins-leads-fab-five-into-ventura-county-sports-hall-fame/3080796002/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Kevin Thomas (cornerback b. 1978)|Kevin Thomas]]: former NFL cornerback for the [[Buffalo Bills]], graduated from Rio Mesa High School
*[[Josh Towers]]: pitcher for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], graduated from Hueneme High School and [[Oxnard College]]
*[[Steve Trachsel]]: pitcher for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[New York Mets]], born in Oxnard and attended Hathaway Elementary
*[[Fernando Vargas]]: retired boxer, two-time light-middleweight boxing champion, graduated from Channel Islands High School
*[[Dmitri Young]]: baseball player for the [[Washington Nationals]], graduated from Rio Mesa High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=2020-08-12 |title=Former major leaguer Dmitri Young hired as baseball coach at Camarillo |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2020-08-12/la-sp-dmitri-young-camarillo |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrisette |first=Connor |date=2020-08-13 |title=Dmitri Young, former major leaguer, hired as head baseball coach at Camarillo |url=https://www.si.com/high-school/california/2020/08/13/dmitri-young-former-major-leaguer-hired-as-head-baseball-coach-at-camarillo |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=High School On SI |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Blake Wingle]]: offensive guard for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[Green Bay Packers]] and the [[Cleveland Browns]], graduated from Rio Mesa High School
*[[Cierre Wood]]: running back of the Canadian Football League (CFL); former member of the Houston Texans, the New England Patriots, and the Buffalo Bills; graduated from Santa Clara High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mack |first=Justin L. |date=April 22, 2019 |title=Ex-Notre Dame running back, girlfriend charged with murder in exercise death of 5-year-old |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/04/22/cierre-wood-amy-taylor-charged-murder-exercise-death-5-year-old/3536763002/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritter |first=Ken |date=June 25, 2019 |title=Cierre Wood, girlfriend indicted in Vegas child death case |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2019/06/25/cierre-wood-girlfriend-indicted-vegas-child-death-case/1563803001/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[David Ochoa]]: soccer player in the MLS for Real Salt Lake and the Mexico Men's National Team, born in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ochoa |first=David |date=2021-08-12 |title=My Path to Mexico {{!}} By David Ochoa |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/david-ochoa-mexico-national-team-soccer |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=The Players' Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=September 13, 2024 |orig-date=September 13, 2024 |title=LAFC Signs Luca Bombino, David Ochoa, Diego Rosales And Adrian Wibowo From LAFC2 |url=https://www.lafc.com/lafc2/news/lafc-signs-luca-bombino-david-ochoa-diego-rosales-and-adrian-wibowo-from-lafc2 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=LAFC2 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jeremiah Valoaga]]: NFL defensive end, graduated from Channel Islands High School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curley |first=Joe |date=July 18, 2024 |title=A familiar face hopes to revive the Channel High football program |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/07/18/a-familiar-face-hopes-to-revive-the-channel-high-football-program/74451009007/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Curley |first=Joe |date=January 20, 2023 |title=Local chatter: Channel Islands graduate Valoaga makes an instant impact in San Francisco |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/columnists/2019/08/14/local-chatter-valoaga-makes-instant-impact-san-francisco/2001987001/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Darius Vines]]: MLB pitcher born in Oxnard<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curley |first=Joe |date=August 31, 2023 |title=St, Bonaventure High graduate Darius Vines spins historic victory in MLB debut for Braves |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/2023/08/31/st-bonaventure-graduate-darius-vines-wins-his-major-league-debut/70727845007/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klan |first=Mike |date=2023-08-31 |title=Former St. Bonaventure High School and Oxnard College star pitcher Darius Vines wins in Major League Baseball debut |url=https://keyt.com/news/local-news/2023/08/30/former-st-bonaventure-high-school-and-oxnard-college-star-pitcher-darius-vines-wins-in-major-league-baseball-debut/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=News Channel 3-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Sister city==
[[File:Flag of Oxnard, California.svg|alt=Three stripes, red, white, and blue from top to bottom, line the top and bottom of a white flag. Red and white stripes fill an outline of the contiguous United States in the center, while the left third is blue with a single white star in the lower half. Text in blue below the outline reads, "Oxnard," and small red text below that reads "CIUDAD HERMANA DE OCOTLAN JALISCO MEXICO."|thumb|Digital reproduction of the Oxnard-Ocotlan sister city flag presented at the Sister Cities bicentennial flag presentation around 1976.]]
Oxnard is [[Sister city|sister cities]] with {{flagdeco|Mexico}} [[Ocotlán, Jalisco]] (Mexico).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/oxnard/oxnard-council-members-return-from-overseas-trips-touting-city-3a5f22bb-9315-7cfc-e053-0100007f74ed-390811241.html |title=Oxnard council members return from overseas trips touting city |first=Wendy |last=Leung |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2016 |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822063524/http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/oxnard/oxnard-council-members-return-from-overseas-trips-touting-city-3a5f22bb-9315-7cfc-e053-0100007f74ed-390811241.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This relationship was commemorated with a flag at the Sister Cities bicentennial flag presentation sometime around 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sister Cities bicentennial flag presentation |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt887008v2/?brand=oac4 |access-date=November 14, 2023 |website=oac.cdlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Largest cities in Southern California]]
* [[Oxnard Air Force Base]]
* {{C|Oxnard, California|Oxnard, California−related topics}}
* [[Angelita C. et al. v. California Department of Pesticide Regulation]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="AMP 2022-02-16">{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Omar |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Reminiscing with Oxnard: The Music From Back in the Day, Today |url=https://www.ampersandla.com/music-of-oxnard/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |work=Ampersand |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="WVCBA 2018-06-19">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Stacy |date=June 19, 2018 |title=Ahhhh, life in the 'Nard…. |url=http://www.wvcba.org/1/post/2018/06/ahhhh-life-in-the-nard.html |access-date=January 24, 2023 |website=West Ventura County Business Alliance |language=en}}</ref>

}}

==Further reading==
* Barajas, Frank P. ''Curious Unions: Mexican American Workers and Resistance in Oxnard, California, 1898–1961.'' Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2012.
* {{cite journal
  | last =Hoad
  | first =Patricia
  | title =Oxnard at 100, The Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly
  | journal =The Journal of Ventura County History
 | publisher = Ventura County Museum of History & Art
  | date =Spring–Summer 2002
  | pages =6–49
  | issn = 0042-3491 |display-authors=etal}}
* {{cite book
  | last = Maulhardt
  | first =Jeffrey W.
  | title =Oxnard 1941–2004
  | publisher =Arcadia Publishing
  | year =2005
  | pages =7, 19, 28, 58, 63, 66, 68, 70, 78, 79, 81
  | isbn = 978-0-7385-2953-0 }}
* Gutleben, Dan, ''The Oxnard Beet Sugar Factory, Oxnard, California'', 1959 – Revised 1960, page 1, Book available at the Oxnard Public Library

==External links==
{{Sister project links|Oxnard, California|collapsible=yes|voy=Oxnard}}
*{{Official website|url=https://www.oxnard.gov}}
*[http://www.visitoxnard.com/ Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre =    Oxnard
 | North =     [[Ventura, California|Ventura]]
 | Northeast = [[Saticoy, California|Saticoy]]<br />[[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]]<br /><small>''[[California State Route 126|SR 126]] via [[California State Route 232|SR 232]] and [[California State Route 118|SR 118]]''</small>
 | East =      [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]]<br /><small>''[[U.S. Route 101 (California)|U.S. 101]]''</small>
 | Southeast = [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]<br /><small>'' [[California State Route 1|PCH1]]''</small>
 | South =     [[Port Hueneme, California|Port Hueneme]]
 | Southwest =
 | West =      [[Pacific Ocean]]
 | Northwest = [[Ventura, California|Ventura]]<br />[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]<br />'' [[U.S. Route 101 (California)|U.S. 101]]<br />'' [[California State Route 1|PCH1]]
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