Ventura County Board of Supervisors Resolution

On January 25, 2007, Michael Collins received a resolution from the Ventura County Board of Supervisors in honor of his journalist achievements and career as an investigative reporter. The resolution was presented at the Los Angeles Press Club at a celebration of Michael’s 50th birthday and 24 years as an investigative journalist.

Michael Collins and John Flynn

Ventura County Resolution

Michael Collins and John Flynn

Michael Collins and John Flynn

Steve Appleford, Denise Anne Duffield, Luke Thompson

Steve Appleford and Michael Collins

John Conroy and Michael Collins

Terry Matheny and Michael Collins

Marge Weems and Michael Collins

Alex Ben Block and Michael Collins

Mark Eggbert and Michael Collins

Patty Coryell and Michael Collins

Keith Jeffries and Michael Collins

Anthea Raymond and members of Cubensis

Bennett Ramberg and Michael Collins

Denise Anne Duffield and Sup. John Flynn

Dean Kuipers, Kevin Urhich, Steve Appleford, Michael Collins

Diana Ljungaeus and Michael Collins

Jonathan Parfrey and Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Michael and Denise Anne

Resolution
Of
The Board of Supervisors of Ventura County

HONORING
Michael Collins

WHEREAS, Michael Collins was born on January XX, 1957 in Walnut Creek and graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1975 and UCLA in 1980; and

WHEREAS, Michael Collins has become one of the nation’s top investigative journalists, specializing in articles about major environmental issues and writing about various environmental controversies which may not have come to the public’s attention otherwise; and

WHEREAS, among the many journalistic exploits of this investigative reporter in his investigation of pollution problems at the Chino Hills facility of munitions giant Aerojet; his groundbreaking investigation of the Ahmanson Ranch imbroglio; his expose of the contaminated soil of the proposed Runkle Canyon housing development in Simi Valley; and other investigations for which he has justly won great acclaim; and

WHEREAS, Michael Collins has continued his remarkable career, his latest journalistic coup being his five-year investigation of the nuclear and chemical dump in Brentwood on VA property, and his latest journalistic initiative being the website, EnviroReporter.com which he manages along with his website creator, webmaster and editorial collaborator, Denise Anne Duffield.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ventura County Board of Supervisors does hereby honor Michael Collins on the occasion of his 50th birthday, and honors his many journalistic accomplishments, and a great career in investigative reporting which has established him as one of America’s greatest reporters.

PRESENTED ON THIS 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2007

Chair of the Board of Supervisors, Linda Parks, 2nd District

Steve Bennett, Supervisor 1st District

Kathy Long, Supervisor 3rd District

Peter C. Foy, Supervisor 4th District

John Flynn, Supervisor 5th District