So, I took a day off from the blog Monday ... and, luckily, there was no real news to worry about. Except for that little Michael Jackson verdict. Oh, well. We decided to put it on Page One for this morning ... in case you were wondering how we thought we might play the story.

As for tomorrow, we're reporting an update on the Santa Clara River bridge construction project. Staff writer Kevin Clerici (kclerici@VenturaCountyStar.com) is doing the update and it looks like there may be some good news for commuters and for businesses along the freeway whose access has been blocked for months.

Also for Page One tomorrow, we're following on a report in the Wall Street Journal that examined the boom in purchase of second homes or vacation homes. The study found that No. 4 on the list of "hot spots" for vacation homes is Oxnard. Many would be surprised ... unless you had visited some of the places located along the beach in Oxnard.

Also for tomorrow, we're reporting on a Pew Hispanic Center report out today on "Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics." We'll see what's new in the report and how it applies to us.

The Oxnard City Council has the Big League Dreams project on its agenda again tonight. We'll be there and see what happens.