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Effects of federal cuts to area national park kept under wraps

1 week ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Makena Huey

The Conejo Valley’s majestic peaks and scenic trails are not immune to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service, though a lack of information surrounds just how local lands will be affected. From an area lobbyist to a nationwide advocacy group, many are concerned with possible changes on the horizon for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, which extends into the Thousand Oaks area.
Deputies arrested in bar fight

1 week ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Scott Steepleton

Two Ventura County sheriff’s deputies face criminal charges after an off-duty scuffle at a Camarillo bar and restaurant that sent a security guard to the hospital. The March 30 arrests of Dylan Davis, 33, and Anthony Malagon, 27, were not made public until Sheriff Jim Fryhoff addressed the matter two weeks later. In that April 16 news release, authorities said some sort of domestic incident happened at El Rey Cantina on Ventura Boulevard around 12:50 in the morning.
Killer of high school student learns his fate

1 week ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Makena Huey

Almost two years to the day after a crime spree that killed Westlake High School freshman Wesley Welling and injured several others, Austin Eis was sentenced to 85 years to life in state prison. Culminating a two-day sentencing hearing that ended April 15 with a member of the audience rushing toward the defendant, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Julia Snyder delivered the maximum allowable sentence.
Homeless rentals coming to Arneill Road corridor

1 week ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Scott Steepleton

Ground zero for the City of Camarillo’s new initiative to provide permanent housing for the homeless is a city-owned lot on Arneill Road with a brake shop on one side, an oil and lube center on the other. The plan, in partnership with the nonprofit Project Hope, is to provide about 30 people living in motorhomes on a stretch of Pleasant Valley Road with a path to self-sufficiency. Many of the individuals are employed or receive benefits but cannot afford permanent housing.
Phones, fences, fire debris discussed

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Michele Willer-Allred

Public safety, infrastructure and economic development took center stage last week at a town hall in which Ventura County Supervisor Janice Parvin and a panel of local officials tackled pressing community concerns. Parvin, who hosted the March 27 event held at 99.1 The Ranch in the Simi Valley Town Center, reaffirmed her commitment to public safety, citing her opposition to Prop. 47, which passed in 2014 and reclassified certain nonviolent offenses as misdemeanors.
County sued by former Gorell chief of staff

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Makena Huey

A jury may soon decide whether the County of Ventura wrongfully terminated Supervisor Jeff Gorell’s former chief of staff. In his lawsuit against the County of Ventura, filed March 27, Mark Perryman claims that Gorell made the decision to fire him in retaliation to a paternity leave request. Gorell told the Acorn he denies the allegations. “The allegations in the (lawsuit) are simply not true,” the District 2 supervisor wrote in an email.
Somber tale of fatal mobile home fire

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

For the last seven or eight years, Cris Borgnine lived in fear of what might happen at the home of his next-door neighbor. “When they moved in here, I told the office manager that something’s not right,” Borgnine recalled, speaking in front of his house in Calabasas Village Mobile Estates off of Mulholland Highway. He had to lower the respirator mask he was wearing in order to talk. It was April 3, and Borgnine and his son Anthony, 19, were standing on their property amid an acrid smell.
Administrative errors in Costco appeal

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Scott Steepleton

After a losing round in Ventura County Superior Court, a group challenging the Costco west of The Home Depot in Camarillo missed initial deadlines as it challenges the ruling at the state Second District Court of Appeal. Ventura County Citizens Against Mega Gas subsequently filed a response that likely resolves the issue. In response to a Camarillo Acorn inquiry, the city issued the following statement.
Scammer finds way to abscond with elderly man’s money

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Scott Steepleton

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a scam targeting an Ojai resident that is a cautionary tale for all of Ventura County. It centers on an attempt to take money from unsuspecting victims—especially the elderly. The victim, who was not identified in a news release, called authorities on March 28 to report receiving a call from someone claiming to be a United States Marshals agent.
Friends in need

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Scott Steepleton

When the Mountain fire tore through their home on Old Coach Drive, Benjamin and DeAnna Shafer sadly said goodbye to most of their worldly possessions. Among them: important papers, family photos and a collection of Frederic Remington Western American Art sculptures. But there are two things Benjamin isn’t exactly rushing to replace—his uppers and lowers.