Editing Port Hueneme, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Aerial view of Port Huneme, California (USA), 13 December 2020 (200213-N-GO110-012).JPG|thumb|left|Aerial view of the [[Port of Hueneme]].]]
The business district is on Channel Islands Boulevard on the north side of the city separated from the original downtown by the Naval base.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2016/08/01/port-hueneme-chamber-of-commerce-is-moving/88932720/ |title=Port Hueneme Chamber of Commerce is moving |date= August 1, 2016 |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |first=Anne |last=Kallas |access-date=September 19, 2016|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919073516/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2016/08/01/port-hueneme-chamber-of-commerce-is-moving/88932720/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cannabis===
{{further|Cannabis in California}}
Under the legalization of the sale and distribution of cannabis in California, the city developed a model program as the only city in Ventura county to initially allow multiple types of marijuana businesses, including cultivation, manufacturing and retail sales. Commercial activities, such as growing, testing, and selling cannabis within their jurisdiction may be regulated by each city by licensing none or only some of these activities but local governments may not prohibit adults from growing, using, or transporting marijuana for personal use.{{r|VCS 2019/01/02}} The retail shops in the city are required to have armed security on the premises during hours of operation with some businesses deciding to have a guard nearby 24 hours a day. Security video feed from the shops must be accessible to the police at all times.{{r|VCS 2019/01/02}}

By the end of 2018, the city had four recreational marijuana storefronts.<ref name="VCS 2019/01/02" /> As one of the few cities with retail, the city found that about 10 percent of the customers are from Port Hueneme with approximately 50 percent from the adjacent city of Oxnard. About 15 percent were from [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]] and 10 percent from [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] with the remaining 15 percent of customers coming from other areas.<ref name="VCS 2019/01/02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/01/02/so-far-so-good-legal-marijuana-pot-cannabis-ventura-county/2406687002/|title=So far, so good for legal marijuana sales in Ventura County|last=Martinez|first=Christian|date=January 2, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504012037/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/01/02/so-far-so-good-legal-marijuana-pot-cannabis-ventura-county/2406687002/|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> During a city sponsored workshop in 2019, the chief of the state [[Bureau of Cannabis Control]], which regulates the industry said, “I think you have a lot to be proud of this city. This city has shown if it's done right, it really works well.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2019/03/29/port-huenemes-police-chief-lays-out-state-cannabis/3268081002/|title=Port Hueneme's police chief lays out the 'State of Cannabis'|last=Martinez|first=Arlene|date=March 30, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330153735/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2019/03/29/port-huenemes-police-chief-lays-out-state-cannabis/3268081002/|archive-date=March 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> In 2022, the city council approved allowing cannabis events with sale and consumption at the Hueneme Beach Park parking lots after a small cannabis farmers market in December 2021 generated about $4,000 in city revenue. Only one event of the series of six events occurred after the first event had poor attendance and sales, prompting the event organizers to cancel the remaining 5 approved events.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Varela|first=Brian J.|date=February 9, 2022|title=On 3-2 vote, Port Hueneme approves four large, two-day cannabis events in 2022|work=Ventura County Star|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2022/02/09/port-hueneme-approves-four-cannabis-events-year/6692112001/|url-access=limited}}</ref> The city was the first in the county to allow cannabis lounges in 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varela |first=Brian J. |date=September 22, 2022 |title=Port Hueneme closer to opening Wheelhouse, Ventura County's first cannabis consumption lounge |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2022/09/20/countys-first-cannabis-lounge-may-open-port-hueneme/10426061002/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref> which opened in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varela |first=Brian J. |date=July 28, 2023 |title=Wheelhouse Cannabis Lounge, the first of its kind in Ventura County, opens in Port Hueneme |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2023/07/27/wheelhouse-cannabis-lounge-port-hueneme-california-hours-location/70459977007/ |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>

Five percent of gross revenues from these businesses is collected by the city per agreements that allow them to operate in the city.<ref name="VCS 2019/03/27">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2019/03/27/port-hueneme-marijuana-industry-commercial-property-values-rising/3238351002/|title=Port Hueneme's marijuana industry has commercial property values blazing|last=Martinez|first=Arlene|date=March 27, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405034526/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2019/03/27/port-hueneme-marijuana-industry-commercial-property-values-rising/3238351002/|archive-date=April 5, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Martinez |first=Arlene |date=September 20, 2019 |title=In an effort to stay on top, Port Hueneme drops some marijuana fees |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2019/09/20/port-hueneme-marijuana-industry-fees-competitive/2380022001/ |access-date=September 21, 2019 |newspaper=Ventura County Star |language=en}}</ref> This has helped with a deficit city budget.<ref name="KEYT 2019-07-03">{{Cite news|url=https://www.keyt.com/news/ventura-county/an-exclusive-look-at-port-hueneme-s-so-called-green-mile-/1091613089|title=An exclusive look at Port Hueneme's so-called "Green Mile"|last=Lehr|first=Tracy|date=July 3, 2019|work=KEYT|language=en-US|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> The city was able to produce a balanced budget without dipping into reserves in 2019 for the first time in many years partially due to the cannabis revenue.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2019/07/20/california-marijuana-sales-tax-port-hueneme/1740722001/|title=Sales tax plus marijuana proves to be a winning combination in Port Hueneme|last=Martinez|first=Arlene|date=July 20, 2019|work=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730060925/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2019/07/20/california-marijuana-sales-tax-port-hueneme/1740722001/|archive-date=July 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> In the fiscal year 2020, the city collected $2.2 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Varela|first=Brian J.|date=December 21, 2021|title=Port Hueneme eyes cannabis lounges in attempt to draw in residents from around Ventura County|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/12/21/port-hueneme-ventura-county-marijuana-lounges-dispensaries-cannabis-ordinances/8947266002/spensaries-cannabis-ordinances%2F8947266002%2F|access-date=February 18, 2022|newspaper=Ventura County Star|url-access=limited}}</ref> Businesses are required to contribute one percent to community activities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/06/06/port-hueneme-pot-shops-band-together-donate-30k-to-save-oxnard-fireworks-show/|title=Port Hueneme Pot Shops Band Together, Donate $30K To Save Oxnard Fireworks Show|date=June 6, 2019|work=CBS LA|language=en|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>

Near the end of 2023, the city had nine dispensaries, seven delivery-only services and one microbusiness that has cannabis retail, cultivation and distribution. The fees collected by the city peaked at $2.9 million in 2022 with businesses reporting stagnant or falling revenue in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varela |first=Brian J. |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Marijuana burnout: Port Hueneme throws lifeline to struggling cannabis dispensaries |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2023/11/30/port-hueneme-california-cannabis-dispensaries-regulations/71627463007/pensaries-regulations%2F71627463007%2F |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=Ventura County Star}}</ref>

===The Port ===
{{Further|Port of Hueneme}} 
The Port of Hueneme, shared with Oxnard Harbor District and [[Naval Base Ventura County]], is the only deep water port between the [[Port of Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] and the [[Port of San Francisco|San Francisco]], and the only [[United States Navy|Navy]]-controlled harbor between [[San Diego Bay]] and [[Puget Sound, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Regions/cnrsw/installations/navbase_ventura_county/about/|title= About|website=Naval Base Ventura County|author=Commander, Navy Installations Command|access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref>

The harbor is a shipping and receiving point for a wide variety of goods destined for the [[Los Angeles Basin]] and beyond, including automobiles, pineapples, and bananas. Agricultural products such as onions, strawberries, and flowers are shipped. The city receives about $2 million in tax revenue annually from the port.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keyt.com/news/wheelhouse-plaza-street-fair-highlights-green-mile-cannabis-businesses-in-port-hueneme/1064324491|title=Wheelhouse Plaza Street Fair highlights "Green Mile" cannabis businesses in Port Hueneme|last=Lehr|first=Tracy|date=March 31, 2019|website=KEYT|language=en-US|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, the beach at Port Hueneme had been eroding for the 60 years since it was built as a commercial port, with jetties that block the natural flow of sand. After the US Navy took over the port during World War II, the government had the responsibility to put back the sand that had disappeared.<ref>{{cite news|title=Port Hueneme Beach erosion: Federal gov't stepping in to help|date=October 17, 2014|first=Leo |last=Stallworth|url=http://abc7.com/news/port-hueneme-beach-erosion-federal-govt-stepping-in-to-help/354810/|access-date=June 14, 2016|agency=abc7}}</ref> Funds were lacking until 2013 when it was announced that nearly $12 million in funding would be available to replenish the sand at the beach, the money coming from various branches of the government. Furthermore, there is a continuing, expensive routine to prevent ocean water from sitting on the city streets.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hueneme Beach erosion has residents concerned|url=https://abc7news.com/archive/9456747/|access-date=June 14, 2016|publisher=KABC-TV/DT|date=March 6, 2014}}</ref>