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TONIGHT: Another Hurdle to House the Homeless
The project formerly known as "Cabin Village" is over budget and a new funding source is on the table.
 • Andra Belknap
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.
 • Andra Belknap
Checking in: two reminders & a bit of election news
Who's running for reelection?
 • Andra Belknap
UPDATED: City Attorney Summers Resigns; Councilwoman Rule Agrees to Mediation
A day full of news
 • Andra Belknap
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…
 • Andra Belknap
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.
 • Andra Belknap
Cabin Village Plans Coalesce
The latest on Ojai's $12.7 M homeless housing project, the folks who hope to make it home, the ongoing political fight and a forthcoming deadline.
 • Andra Belknap
Ojai's Cabin Village: A Timeline
A long story in graphic format.
 • Andra Belknap
The Neverending Story
Damn it I wrote another one about pickleball.
 • Andra Belknap
Dispatch from a Tourist Town
A quick report on the Ojai Valley Inn’s expansion plans, including a "shuttle path" through the bike trail.
 • Andra Belknap
Pickleball Prevails!
The handful of votes that made the difference, Mayor-Elect Gilman’s Chat with Matt LaVere and Ben Harvey, and a few words on state housing law.
 • Andra Belknap
A Political Pickle: Understanding Ojai's Measure O
Unfortunately, I wrote 6,000 words on pickleball.
 • Andra Belknap
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