TONIGHT: Ojai City Council to Discuss the Permanent Supportive Housing Project Formerly Known as "Cabin Village"

$12.7 million for homeless housing in Ojai, two years later. And assorted updates.

Greetings Readers!

First, I want to thank the readers who joined me for the 4th Local Hero Subscriber Happy Hour at the Ojai Valley Brewery March 16th. It’s always a gathering of a diverse, interesting bunch of folks with a shared interest in democracy. What’s cooler?!

Second, as you know, I enlisted your help in selecting my next story topic. Hilariously, there was a tie.

Tent Town and “Cabin Village” received 26% of votes… as did Councilwoman Rule’s legal battle. I personally cast a vote for the Alameda investigation, which was the lowest vote-getter. I’m still going to finish writing it — eventually.

I decided that now is the time to dig into Councilwoman Leslie Rule’s legal saga. In short, a 2023 lawsuit against Rule brought by seven Ojai residents (Byrne et. al. v. Rule et. al.) has sparked Rule’s own suit against the City of Ojai for legal fees, or indemnification.