Don't be fooled. Measure C is aimed at keeping Walmart out of Ventura, and for no other reason. Our freedoms are at stake.
Think this is an exaggeration? The writers of Measure C will probably fight to the death to protect a woman's right to have an abortion in Ventura, but they don't want her to have the right to shop at Walmart after her procedure.
They say, "You can drive to the Oxnard Walmart." I guess they don't care about our air quality or our tax base.
I have stopped making major purchases in the city of Ventura because it has become clear to me that Ventura doesn't care about sales tax revenue. I shopped for a new truck back in 2007. I chose the Ford dealer in Thousand Oaks over the Ventura dealer because I had heard the word: "Ventura doesn't care about sales tax." Measure C is just a reminder of that message.
So know that if you vote for Measure C, our traffic won't change. But your freedom of choice to shop where you choose will be.
-- Douglas Schulze, Ventura