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Ventura Veteran George Retes speaks after three days in ICE detention
Retes was trying to get to work on July 10th. He ended up in federal custody, covered in pepper spray. Plus: a dive into the federal narrative.
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Andra Belknap
Masked ICE Agents Take Ojai Man, Witness Says
It's happening here.
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UPDATED: City Attorney Summers Resigns; Councilwoman Rule Agrees to Mediation
A day full of news
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Alameda terminated following Los Angeles County embezzlement charges, sources say
This story was updated at 1:30 p.m. on May 16th to include a statement from the City of Ojai and once again at 3 p.m. to include a statement from Mayor…
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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.
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Andra Belknap
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I can't believe I'm writing this.
The pickleball saga may have split the City of Ojai perfectly in half.
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Andra Belknap
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$12M (!!!) in State Funding for Ojai's Unhoused
The grant funding the Ojai City Council nearly didn't seek.
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Andra Belknap
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BREAKING: Interim Ojai City Manager Resigns Due to “Discord”
Mark Scott is going home. And he's not coming back
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Andra Belknap
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