UPDATED: Ojai Assistant City Manager Carl Alameda faces embezzlement charges, jail time
This story was updated at 2 p.m. and once again at 3 p.m. May 15th. It will continue to be updated.
Readers — Ojai’s Assistant City Manager Carl Alameda has been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office (L.A. DA) with stealing approximately $200,000 during his previous position as Assistant City Manager for the City of La Cañada Flintridge. He could face up to 33 years in prison. Alameda pled not guilty on Wednesday, May 14th, according to the L.A. DA.
According to Ojai City Manager Ben Harvey, the City of Ojai was unaware of the case against its Assistant City Manager (and his arrest) until today, Thursday May 15th. Alameda served as Acting Ojai City Manager following the dramatic departure of former Interim City Manager Mark Scott in November 2023. Alameda returned to the Assistant City Manager position upon Harvey’s hiring in late January of 2024.
“Until notified through the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today, the City was unaware that Alameda had been charged with a crime and had entered a no…
