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Shangri-La Industries accuses COF of stealing
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After months of embezzlement litigation from the State of California, Shangri-La Industries have shifted their blame by filing a lawsuit against Cody Holmes, the company’s recently fired chief financial advisor. The lawsuit accuses Holmes of misappropriating part of the $117 million in state funds, which was supposed to go towards low-cost housing and services…
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HOMELESSNESS SPREADS ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY
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Introduction On a gloomy day in early January, An elderly homeless woman sits smoking a cigarette at the stairwell of the Vagabond Inn Motel in Ventura. Gesturing to chat, she introduced herself as Sharon Dedrick, she had been living at the motel with government assistance for 11 months. Dedrick then led the way to…
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Homelessness and what we can do as a community
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“Stranger Danger” is one of the first phrases that we are taught as children, to warn us that our safety may be jeopardized by those we do not know. We learn to fear anyone whose appearance diverges from “normality,” that they must pose a threat and should be avoided at all costs. As children,…
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Homelessness reaches crisis levels in Ventura County
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Homelessness became a problem in the U.S. in the 1870s, when large amounts of unhoused people began to live in massive urban centers. This issue has grown to become more large-scale affecting people and cities in the U.S. According to the 2021 point-in-time count, there were 1,584 homeless individuals in Ventura, up from 1,320…
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Extreme weather is affecting lives
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Many Newbury Park locals can agree that the winter this year has been colder, rainier and windier than most. With the severe cold and seemingly never-ending floods, our communities have been greatly affected. The Effect During extreme weather, the unhoused population is one of the most vulnerable groups in the community. Luckily, there are…