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Oxnard, California

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The Resume

    (1903- )
    Born in United States
    Named after Founder of Moorhead, Minnesota-based American Crystal Sugar Company Henry T. Oxnard
    Population: 208,154 (2019)
    Largest city and county seat of Ventura County, California
    Located on the Oxnard Plain along California's South Coast
    Located approximately 60 miles west of Los Angeles
    Has one sister city - Ocotlán, Mexico

Why Oxnard, California might be annoying:

    Its name sounds so close to Oxford.
    It was originally going to be named Zachari, which is a Greek word for sugar but it settled to be named after the founder of the American Crystal Sugar Company.
    It is in a vulnerable risk area to earthquakes and wildfires.
    It has an expensive cost of living.
    The Oxnard strike of 1903 occurred as landowners and the Japanese and Mexican labor force clashed each other over issues of labor rights.
    Pesticide exposure around a high school that is surrounded by strawberry fields led to Civil Rights Act complaints concerning the excessive impact on Latino school students since 1999.

Why Oxnard, California might not be annoying:

    It has one of the largest strawberry producers in the country.
    It is in a warm summer Mediterranean climate.
    River Ridge Field has been used as a pre-season training camp location for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Raiders.
    It has a harbor where tourists want to take a ferry or boat ride to visit Channel Islands National Park.
    It has some excellent beaches.
    Cesar Chavez pushed for good wages and work circumstances for its farmworkers in a non-violent way.
    It serves headquarters for Haas Automation, Drum Workshop and ColourPop Cosmetics.
    The Henry T. Oxnard Historic District contains preserved buildings of Craftsman and Revival architecture.
    It hosts festivals including a strawberry festival, the Multicultural Festival, Festival of Sail and an annual film festival.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 108 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying