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		<title>BLinc student poetry gives view into teens’ world</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 18, 2013 Angelique LaCour, OVN correspondent A group of teens that call themselves the “Monday Misfits” lined the long bench along the wall of the Bohemia coffee house last Monday. They cast uneasy glances at the performance space where a microphone was set up in front of three rows of empty chairs while waiting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City scrutinizes fee schedules, recreation budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 18, 2013 Tiobbe Barron, OVN correspondent Ojai City Council held a special workshop last week for the upcoming 2013-2014 fiscal year budget. Council is expected to adopt the budget, as well as a modified city fee schedule, during the June 25 meeting. “What we’re doing with these budget workshops is really gathering information and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nordhoff High School seniors ‘once-in-a-generation’ group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 18, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com For many, Nordhoff High School&#8217;s class of 2013 will be remembered for one thing: football. Last fall, 19 seniors led the varsity team to a CIF-SS championship win — a historic first for the Rangers. &#8220;It was emotional,&#8221; recalled Adam Dunn, the team&#8217;s manager for the last three seasons. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matilija Junior High School holds promotion ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 13, 2013 Angelique LaCour, OVN correspondent When Alejandro Sandoval and Maria Isabel Perez came to Matilija Junior High School, they did not speak a word of English. Adjusting to junior high is hard enough without the added handicap of being unable to communicate. &#8220;I consider these the two most difficult years developmentally for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chaparral High School graduates class of 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chaparral High School graduated its class of 2013 Tuesday afternoon. The following is the list of the graduates: Robert Anaya, Cynthia Arriaga, Luke Avendaño, Jonathyn Bowman, Vester Branham, Kiana Cason, Andrew Castillo, Danial Chavez, Del Cohen, Kaylin Connelly, Cassidy Cowgill, Tucker Da Alba, Gloria De Luna, Austun Dennis, Spencer Ereshan, Alexander Fuchs, Anjela Garces, Daniel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sanitary District will consider rate increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 13, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com The Ojai Valley Sanitary District Board will consider implementing its first rate increase in five years Monday night. According to a letter recently sent to property owners in the District, a public hearing has been set for Monday at 6 p.m. to discuss the potential increase, which would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air quality board will not monitor local fracking impacts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 13, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent In a split vote, the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Board (APCD) set aside staff recommendations and decided the county does not need to gather information about potential effects on air quality caused by hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks had asked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Museum will get city money for repairs, operating expenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 13, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Ojai City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to include $25,000 for repairs and $50,000 toward operational support for the Ojai Valley Museum over the next year. The museum leases the city-owned historic landmark for $1 per year. As part of that lease agreement, the museum has been responsible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three fires strike the Ojai Valley in three days</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 11, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Three structure fires in three days kept members of the Ventura County Fire Department busy in the Ojai Valley over the weekend. The first, a barn fire, was reported around 11:30 a.m. Friday. County fire officials say smoke was pouring from a two-story barn in the 10300 block of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge issues ruling allowing Casitas election to move forward</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 9, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com In advance of Monday&#8217;s scheduled hearing in the Golden State Water Company (GSWC) lawsuit against Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD), Superior Court Judge Mark Borrell issued a tentative ruling telling the investor-owned water company it jumped the gun. Despite efforts by GSWC&#8217;s attorneys to convince him otherwise at Monday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living Treasure couple goes Farr beyond what is expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 6, 2013 Kari Rodems, OVN correspondent The Rotary Club of Ojai has a long-standing tradition of honoring men and women in our valley. Each year, local residents are nominated as Living Treasures for their commitment and spirit of giving to their community. This year, Gary and Brenda Farr are among the honorees. For the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USC scientist looks to Chumash medicine for healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 6, 2013 Kit Stolz, OVN correspondent One of the most common shade plants in Southern California is mugwort, a rangy grey-green perennial with serrated leaves, which also turns out to be one of the plants most useful for healing in the Chumash tradition. That’s according to Jim Adams, a professor in pharmacology at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai schools like this math — it adds up to more money</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 6, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com For the first time in several years, the Ojai Unified School District (OUSD) received good news on the financial front. According to OUSD Superintendent Hank Bangser and Assistant Superintendent Danni Pusatere, the word in Sacramento is that the distict may be getting a substantial funding increase for the 2013-2014 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Besant Hill graduates 26</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Besant Hill&#8217;s graduating class of 2013 included Alexia Geronimo-Anctil, April Zhou, Eric Yeh, Focus Chirarattanapichet, Haley Clothier, Hieu Nguyen, Irene Wang, Jun Wang, Katherine Thomas, Kotaro Kimura, Lukas Huberman, Matt Kwak, Michael Escobedo, Natalie Cummings, Noah Lashly, Riley Westling, Ryan Lee, Sam Wu, Shon De Angelis, Shun &#8220;Ito&#8221; Takebayashi, Simon Jin, Skyler Furguiel, Sophia O&#8217;Donnell, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holy cow! Petunia is missing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 4, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent In a town that prides itself on its uniqueness, the case of Petunia the missing cow is perhaps far from the strangest thing to happen in Ojai, but nevertheless is causing a community some distress. “That cow was basically my neighbor,” says Ojai resident Genevieve Dillon. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden state replies to Casitas filing: Here comes the judge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 4, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com The battle between Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD) and Golden State Water Company (GSWC) over who will serve 2,900 households in the future, will soon be in the hands of Ventura County Superior Court judge Mark S. Borrell. The filing of GSWC’s reply brief Monday and the May 29 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Hagman&#8217;s Sulphur Mountain home sold to religious non-profit group</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 4, 2013 Kit Stolz, OVN correpsondent In March, four months after the death of the legendary Hollywood star Larry Hagman, his marble and glass, 23,000-square-foot home atop Sulphur Mountain sold to a Hollywood non-profit group associated with the Church of Scientology for $5 million. “I’m worried about traffic on that road,” said Amie Lindsay, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Head-on collision closes Hwy. 33, sends two to hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 23:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 30, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com A head-on collision on Highway 33 near Loma Drive shut down both lanes of traffic for about 30 minutes late Thursday morning as emergency crews worked to extricate a man from his 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. According to public information officer Steve Reid with the California Highway Patrol, Ojai’s Merle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City rejects chain store request, reviews commission requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 23:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 30, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Tuesday night, Ojai’s City Council rejected a conditional use permit request from Starr Market representatives, that would have allowed the supermarket to be sold to a chain store. They also approved phase one — and are moving forward with phase two — of the 2006-2014 Housing Element, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casitas files response to Golden State Water Company&#8217;s lawsuit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 20, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Using phrases including “a complete red herring,” “pure poppycock,” “nothing could be further from the truth,” “without merit” and “demonstrably false,” attorneys for Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD) filed a response Wednesday to the Golden State Water Company (GSWC) lawsuit seeking to halt an Aug. 27 special election. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Villanova graduates 63 seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 23:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Villanova Preparatory School hosted the valley’s first commencement ceremony of the year Saturday, graduating 63 seniors. Valedictorian this year was Colin G. Wikholm; salutatorian was Shane H. Gillespie. Villanova’s graduates include Jackson Anderson, Sydney Anderson, Austin Bailey, Elaina Baldwin, Austen Berryman, Ian Borchard, Jae Woong &#8220;Jay&#8221; Byun, Kai-Ting &#8220;Carol&#8221; Chan, Shu-Hao &#8220;Bud&#8221; Chang, An An [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groups helping valley children empower themselves</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 23:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 28, 2013 Angelique LaCour, OVN correspondent In 1996, Ojai&#8217;s Tobi Greene gave birth to her daughter, Hannah. Earlier that year, Greene had written in her journal that she dreamed of creating an empowerment workshop for young girls. At the time, she named it L.U.N.A, which stood for Learning, Understanding, Nurturing and Awareness. “And I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rockers roll out tunes for Haiti charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 23:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 28, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Local musicians Lissie, Todd Hannigan and Emy Reynolds came close to filling Libbey Bowl Saturday night in a benefit concert for Changing Tides Orphanage. in Jacmel, Haiti. Founded by Ojai’s Simms family in 2010 after a 7.0 earthquake left 220,000 dead in the already-impoverished nation, the orphanage houses more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County moves on stricter fracking regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 23, 2103 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent In a four-to-one vote, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved a measure that will create a change in the application for new conditional use permits (C.U.P.) related to oil and gas drilling in Ventura County. Supervisor Peter Foy cast the only no vote against the measure, brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai woman testifies before senate on car rental safety bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 23, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com A new U.S. Senate bill — which has gained bipartisan support — is giving rental car safety proponents a reason to feel optimistic. Tuesday, Ojai mom Cally Houck testified in Washington, D.C., in the first hearing for the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013. &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lissie returns to Libbey Bowl for benefit performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 21, 2013 Chris T. Wilson, OVN correspondent When the full moon rises over Ojai Saturday evening, Libbey Bowl will fill up with musicians and fans joining forces to benefit a Haitian orphanage and school started by a local couple after the devastating earthquake there in 2010. Rising rock star Lissie will headline the bill, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai shelter dog searching for Oklahoma tornado victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 22, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Although the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (NDSDF)is based in Ojai, only two dogs from the Ojai area have ever been selected for training. One of them, Moxie, has been deployed to Oklahoma City after the devastating EF-4 tornado that ripped through the area Monday, leaving dozens dead and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City groups meet to discuss differences</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 16, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN corrrespondent A request for a variance to allow a rock wall on North Signal Street help prompt a workshop between the Ojai City Council and the Ojai Planning Commission during which the two groups reconsidered a number of city policies and priorities. The variance was denied by the Planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City sets new permit review process, talks budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 16, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Ojai City Council used its regular meeting Tuesday to reaffirm its goals and priorities, consider a new procedure for appealing staff planning decisions and to gear up for the 2013-2014 fiscal year budget. In response to some contentious decisions on specific planning and building applications, Mayor Paul Blatz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you believe it, Meiners Oaks recycling center closes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 22:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 14, 2013 Chris T. Wilson, OVN correspondent When Ojai body-work therapist and placemat baron Joe Cocke wanted to return a collection of bottles and cans recently, he found that the recycling center in Meiners Oaks had closed. “If I want to cash these in, I’ll have to drive all the way to Oak View [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casitas responds to Golden State Water lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 14, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com It took 21 pages to do it, but Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD) attorneys refuted or agreed to all 133 allegations in the Golden State Water Company’s (GSWC) lawsuit seeking to stop the August bond election that could finance a buyout of the latter’s Ojai service area by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike race will result in &#8216;rolling closures&#8217; on Highway 150 in Ojai Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Amgen Tour of California bicycle race will be coming through the Ojai Valley Wednesday afternoon. Riders will follow Highway 150 from Santa Paula to Carpinteria, as part of Stage 4 of the seven-day race. For riders&#8217; safety, portions of Highway 150  — which includes Ojai Avenue — will see &#8220;rolling closures,” as riders pass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless tower health issues concern residents more than aesthetics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 9, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Representatives of the Ventura County Planning Division were disappointed by the low attendance at a Tuesday night workshop, which was designed to get public input to develop design standards for wireless communication facilities in Ventura County. “We were happy that we could spend so much time speaking with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water district facing $440,000 tab to buy from Casitas; customer bills likely to increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 9, 2013 Angelique LaCour, OVN correspondent The Ventura River County Water District (VRCWD) discussed drought preparations for 2013 at its board of directors meeting Wednesday. VRCWD is trying to keep customer costs down by buying as little water as possible from Lake Casitas; but, because of below average rainfall, it will have to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OUSD looks at plan to allow homeschoolers to continue through 12th grade</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 9, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Valley Oak Charter School is working on a proposal to offer 11th and 12th grade curriculum, which would expand its current offering of kindergarten through 10th grade. Established in 2002, the home-based independent study program is part of Ojai&#8217;s public school system, described as a &#8220;parent cooperative learning center.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 9, 2013 Recorders, library books, a kiln and a new computer for student-produced videos are among the 21 annual education grants, totaling $16,000, awarded by the Ojai Education Foundation to local public school teachers. Ojai Community Bank hosted teachers and community members last week at a reception, where the education grants (formerly called minigrants) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-fracking group forms, appeals county permit decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 7, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Local residents are forming a nonprofit organization aimed at working with stakeholders to ensure oil and gas operations in Ventura County have “effective oversight.” Citizens For Responsible Oil and Gas (CFROG) was formed by a group of 20 west county residents, in response to what they deem has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Ojai homes compete on HGTV show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 22:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 7, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Clean lines, lots of light and transformational indoor/outdoor living spaces: Those are the hallmarks of renowned architect Kazumi Adachi&#8217;s homes. The only one in the Ojai area sits in the East End, and is so remarkable in its style — referred to as mid-century modern — that HGTV&#8217;s FrontDoor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai area hit by two small earthquakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 22:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported two earthquakes near Meiners Oaks early Tuesday morning. A magnitude 1.9 occurred at 2:05 a.m., with a 3.6 following just seconds later. The smaller quake was centered about 2 miles northwest of Meiners Oaks, at a depth of 7.1 miles; the second was also centered about 2 miles northwest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matilija Hot Springs to close while owners work on land use plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 22:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 2, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Matilija Canyon&#8217;s Hot Springs, revered for thousands of years by local Native American tribes as a sacred healing place, has been closed down by the property&#8217;s owners to allow for an extensive cleanup and a &#8220;resting&#8221; period for the land. In four to six months, the hot springs are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effort underway to designate more Los Padres land as wilderness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 21:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 2, 2013 Kit Stolz, OVN correspondent Ojai cares more about its national forest than many other communities in Southern California, according to Jeff Kuyper, who directs the environmental watchdog group Los Padres ForestWatch. He thinks Ojai’s relationship with the backcountry is special. Although his organization is headquartered in Santa Barbara, and oversees the entire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panel talks about area&#8217;s water woes, rationing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 2, 2013 Kimberly Rivers and John Brooks, OVN correspondents Officials who manage the water supply in the Ventura River Watershed (VRWC) say residents of Ventura and the Ojai Valley have been on a water supply roller coaster many times, and once again the reservoir and ground water levels are dropping because of inadequate rainfall. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County seeks input on cell towers, antennas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 2, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent The Ventura County Planning Division will host a public outreach meeting Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oak View Community Center to discuss standards for wireless communication facilities in Ventura County. The meeting is the second of three being held to collect public input before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;cursed&#8217; project nears completion yet again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 2, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Ojai city officials are confident that a road construction project that has been “cursed” for 25 years will be completed within the next few weeks and within budget. The extension of Fulton Street, between Pearl Street and Bryant Circle, hit its first snag almost 20 years ago when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workman changes plea to no contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 30, 2013 Monica Lara, OVN correspondent During her hearing at the Ventura County Superior Court Tuesday — the day before her birthday — Ojai’s Amber Workman changed her not guilty plea to no contest in her grand theft felony case. Equivalent to guilty, the no contest plea puts the responsibility on the court to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local painter pleads guilty to income tax fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 30, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Longtime Ojai resident, football coach and business owner Scott Titus will face a federal judge July 15 to be sentenced for failing to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) almost $1.6 million he paid to workers in his painting company. He pleaded guilty Monday to making a false [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Armed robber hits downtown Ojai grocery store</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 25, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Just before closing time Sunday, a man entered Starr Market in downtown Ojai and pointed a handgun at an employee and demanded money, according to Ojai Police department officials. Police said the employee “led the suspect to the business safe where the suspect took money and fled the area.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local school competing in a honey of a contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 25, 2013 Tiobbe Barron, OVN correspondent Meiners Oaks Elementary is trying to win a beehive for its Food for Thought garden. “Food for Thought has given our students the chance to grow amazing fruits, veggies and flowers,” says Ojai resident Katie Metzger. “We’d love to add a beehive to the mix as they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth programs gaining popularity at area schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 25, 2013 Angelique LaCour, OVN correspondent The Ojai Valley Youth Foundation organized in 1997 to provide kids with experiences that foster their individual growth while integrating them into the fabric of the community. In true “it takes a village” fashion, the OVYF flourished for many years. “But, like so many organizations, we have suffered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City, Casitas agree on effort to establish Saturday trolley service to Lake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 25, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN corrrespondent The city of Ojai will work with the Casitas Municipal Water District to bring Ojai Trolley service to Lake Casitas this summer. The Ojai City Council, minus absent Mayor Paul Blatz and Councilwoman Betsy Clapp, voted unanimously Tuesday to direct City Manager Rob Clark to collaborate with CMWD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man leaves $99,000 as thanks for rides to grocery store</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 23, 2013 Maria Saint, OVN correspondent HELP of Ojai’s Transportation Program provides about 700 rides a month for seniors and disabled folks, according to Terri Wolfe, HELP of Ojai’s executive director. The program transports clients to places such as doctor’s appointments and grocery shopping. “We provide door-to-door service within the Ojai Valley and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Both sides await ruling of Prop. 8 hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 23, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent A ballot initiative California voters passed in 2008 has placed California and the issue of same-sex marriage in the national limelight as the Supreme Court conducts hearings to determine whether to uphold or overturn Prop. 8, an amendment to the State Constitution which restricts the state definition of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panel debates fracking safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 23, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent After the fracking panel on Monday night, Helen Conly, president of the Ojai Valley Democrats (OVD), said the group will be discussing a plan of action to support the resolution recently approved by county Democrats that calls for a moratorium on fracking. About 45 locals gathered at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local panel will discuss hydraulic fracturing Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 19, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Monday, April 22 at 7 p.m. at the Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery Street in Ojai, the Ojai Valley Democrats will host a panel on hydraulic fracturing or fracking. The oil and gas well completion process involves injecting water, sand and chemicals under high pressure into deep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two horses abandoned in Upper Ojai field</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 18, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Two horses have been rescued from a field across from Summit Elementary School in Upper Ojai by the Humane Society of Ventura County (HSVC) and are currently being treated at Ventura County Animal Services (VCAS) in Camarillo. According to Officer John Brockus, director of investigations at HSVC, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School district honors &#8216;home teacher&#8217; Charlene Fitzgerald</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 18, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com For five decades, sick students in Ojai&#8217;s public schools have depended upon Charlene Fitzgerald to help them keep up with their classwork. Five days a week for an hour a day, the &#8220;home teacher&#8221; instructs students — who are unable to attend class with their peers due to medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oak Grove School to host Earth Day event Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 18, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Those looking for something to do in Ojai for this Saturday’s Earth Day need look no further than Oak Grove School. Oak Grove has been producing the local event since 2001. More recently, it has partnered with Food for Thought, the Ojai Valley Green Coalition and the Ojai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County rolling along on Valley repaving projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 18, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent The county of Ventura is currently repaving 4.68 miles of asphalt on 11 roads around the unincorporated parts of the valley, in a $1.8 million project that is expected to be completed by the end of May. Toro Enterprises, based in Oxnard, was awarded the contract by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trolley might offer Lake Casitas route during summer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 18, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Ojai’s City Council will meet Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of establishing weekend Ojai Trolley service to Lake Casitas. The proposed route extension would run from downtown Ojai to the recreation area throughout the summer. “The Casitas Municipal Water District park services manager, Carol Belser, contacted city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some residents curb their enthusiasm for El Roblar sidewalk plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Ojai Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) approved a motion to support a new Meiners Oaks sidewalk project at its Monday night meeting. About two dozen citizens came to hear the Ventura County Public Works presentation on the proposed project, which will feature five-foot sidewalks on the south side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Museum asks city for help with funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent The Ojai Valley Museum is requesting the city of Ojai allocate $50,000 in the next budget cycle to subsidize its maintenance, exhibits, outreach and utility costs. The Museum, which also houses the only official visitors’ center in Ojai, has been at its present location since 1997, when Saint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Service seeks input on Los Padres backcountry changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2013 Kit Stolz, OVN correspondent In January 2001, just days before exiting office, the Clinton administration issued a “roadless rule” prohibiting construction of new roads on more than 58 million acres of national forest lands. Now, after numerous legal fights over the rule, the Forest Service has issued a new “land management plan” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signmaker spat with city almost leaves one business owner up Bamboo Creek</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Allen Quigg has made a life out of making signs. His work is on display throughout the Ojai Valley and he claims to have produced more than 250 in the Ojai Valley alone. But his 45 years as a signmaker have done little to help him navigate the “bureaucratic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council alters Housing Element, throws support behind Casitas Municipal Water District</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 11, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Ojai City Council Tuesday night passed to a second reading the ordinances necessary to implement the 2006-2014 Housing Element. The finer points of these ordinances were hammered out at the Feb. 20 public hearing. City staff made slight changes to the special overlay site list after the Carty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bob to city: Who&#8217;s your Daddi?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 11, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Ojai resident Bob Daddi understands what Gustav Mahler was talking about when he said, “I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way.” Except in Daddi’s case, the wall is a fence and it is going up. The politically charged case has been brewing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County can&#8217;t say no to fracking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 11, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Tuesday afternoon the Ventura County Board of Supervisors were told by County Counsel that they could not “say &#8216;no&#8217; to fracking,” but that they do have authority to monitor it through their land use permitting process already in place. Following the two-hour hearing, the Board unanimously voted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complaints may spark city changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 11, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com In response to a surge in citizen complaints about the city’s enforcement of its ordinances and codes, Ojai Mayor Paul Blatz said Thursday he intends to ask the City Council to approve a new approach to handling some cases. “There are two things that are in the process,” Blatz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>pesticide-, herbicide-free hiking is available in the area</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 9, 2013 Chris T. Wilson, OVN correspondent While it’s come to light recently that controversial herbicides and pesticides are used to enhance and maintain public access areas around the Ojai Valley, it may be reassuring to some to know that other trails and open space properties remain chemical free. Trails in the family of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police step up enforcement of bicycle, motorist infractions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 9, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com From October 2012 to March 2013, officers at the Ojai Police Department responded to six traffic bicycle-vs.-vehicle accidents. Of those six, four were determined to be the fault of the bicyclist. That percentage has Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s officers concerned. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been seeing a lot of close calls too,&#8221; said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4H offers more than just animal programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 9, 2013 Angelique LaCour, OVN correspondent Most Ojai Valley students returned to school this week following spring break. But for 4-H Club members participating in the Ventura County Fair in August, there is no time off. They’re kept busy daily being caretakers for chickens, turkeys, rabbits, goats, sheep, pigs, cows and horses. The Ventura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doornbos trial on hold until June 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, the Ventura County Superior Court trial for 56-year-old Scott Doornbos, who is accused of attacking an Ojai veterinarian Feb. 23, 2012, was postponed until June 4. Doornbos, of Oak View, allegedly assaulted Dr. Steve Sallan after learning his 5-year-old dog died while in the hospital’s care. Doornbos faces three felony offenses, including battery, assault [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workman hearing postponed again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time, the preliminary hearing for 37-year-old Amber Workman, 37, has been rescheduled. The next hearing date is scheduled for April 30 in the Ventura County Superior Court. Workman was charged last year with allegedly embezzling $35,000 from the Ojai Eagles Youth Football League between January 2007 and December 2009. The April 30 hearing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County Supervisors to hear fracking report Tuesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 8, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2 p.m., the Ventura County Board of Supervisors will hear a report and presentation from the Ventura County CEO&#8217;s office on hydraulic fracturing. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting at the Ventura County Government Center&#8217;s Administration Building, 800 S. Victoria Ave. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lake&#8217;s plan manages pests from the g-Roundup®</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 4, 2013 Chris T. Wilson OVN correspondent When a swarm of honeybees formed a basketball-sized clump in an oak tree Wednesday at the Lake Casitas Recreation Area campground, a camper from Oxnard snapped a few pictures with his smartphone camera and then reported the swirling, buzzing mass to camp authorities. Within an hour, Bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group will seek funds from city for Shelf Road preserve</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 4, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (OVLC) is raising funds to purchase the 195-acre Valley View Preserve above Shelf Road. At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, they’ll ask the city to contribute $45,000 toward the acquisition. It is the largest chunk of undeveloped, private land remaining in the city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden State Water Company sues to stop buyout election &#8211; REVISED</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 5, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Golden state Water Company (GSWC) has fired the latest salvo in its battle with its Ojai ratepayers and the Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD) — a lawsuit to stop the Aug. 27 bond election. Filed in the Ventura County Superior Court March 29, the suit asks the court to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter accident sends four to hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 2, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Easter Sunday was not a day of celebration for two Ojai Valley families after a late-morning traffic collision sent a mother, her two children and a 58-year-old man to the hospital with serious injuries. The head-on collision occurred south of the intersection of North Ventura Avenue and East Villanova [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The battle for marriage equality: Part 1 — Locals watching Supreme Court decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 2, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent This is the first in a series investigating the impact of Proposition 8 on the Ojai Valley community. While the U.S. Supreme Court determines whether to uphold or overturn Proposition 8 —- the voter initiative passed Nov. 5, 2008 banning same-sex marriage in California — many are watching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Area fracking resulted in use of 3.6 million gallons of water</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 28, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Few would dispute that Ojai has its share of water issues. But should the valley expect more water woes from increased oil and gas activity and the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking)? According to the voluntary reporting site www.fracfocus.org, 13 wells have been fracked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of rain is a cause for concern</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 28, 2013 Kit Stolz, OVN correspondent Downpours that saturate the ground, start streams running and fill reservoirs have gone missing this year, and much of last year, in the Ojai Valley. Instead, the area has seen only light rains, a development which surprised even meteorologists at the National Weather Service (NWS). “A lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Door closed, but not locked, on Casitas fish ladder lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 28, 2103 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Although a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision shut the door on Casitas Municipal Water District’s (CMWD) efforts to get compensated for water it must release to operate a federally mandated fish ladder, it didn’t slam the door and lock it. The CMWD board of directors voted Tuesday 4-0 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City begins working on 2014-22 Housing Element</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 26, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent Just when you thought the 2006-2014 state-mandated Housing Element was almost completed — Ojai’s City Council is expected to finish with that in April — another one is fast approaching. The Council and city staff have begun preparing Ojai’s 2014-22 Housing Element. The newer Housing Element will replace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four arrested in connection with Oak View burglary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 26, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com A string of burglaries that took place in Ventura Friday may be connected to another in the 100 block of Willey Street in Oak View, according to the Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department. Starting at Ralph&#8217;s (grocery store on Telephone Road) at about 7:30 a.m. last Friday, the suspects allegedly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two arrests made in Sulphur Mountain home invasion robbery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 25, 2013 Monica Lara, OVN correspondent Two Los Angeles residents have been arrested for tying up, beating and robbing an Ojai man in his Sulphur Mountain Road home March 4. The victim, whose name is not being released, reportedly was knocked unconscious during the crime. After regaining consciousness and freeing himself, the victim was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge rules on Golden State Water Company rate case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 22, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Ratepayers with Golden State Water Company (GSWC) are one step closer to learning whether they will be charged more or less for water they have already used in 2013 and the new rates they will pay over the next two and a half years. Administrative Law Judge Richard Smith [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai residents raise objections to new oil wells</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 21, 2013 By Kimberly Rivers A group of about 15 Ojai Valley residents voiced their objections to 11 new oil wells being constructed in an area behind Thomas Aquinas College at the Ventura County Planning Division&#8217;s public hearing Thursday morning. The purpose of the hearing was to address a proposed “minor modification” to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fulton Street: Whose fault is bad asphalt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 21, 2013 Monica Lara, OVN correspondent A multitude of delays have moved the Fulton Street extension project completion to possibly mid-April, according to city of Ojai officials. More than 20 years in the making, the project has been extended several times since work began in July. First, city employees estimated the street would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Locals take issue with fracking regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 19, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent According to records voluntarily posted by some operators at www.fracfocus.org, hydrolic fracturing, also known as fracking, has been used to increase the yield in about a dozen oil wells in Ventura County. Since reporting of fracking is currently not required in California, environmental groups and others wonder what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upper Ojai oil well permit hearing tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 19, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Tomorrow, Ventura County&#8217;s Planning Division will review Mirada Petroleum’s application to expand a conditional use permit allowing for 11 new oil wells on part of the Ojai Oil Fields above Thomas Aquinas College near Upper Ojai. The public hearing is set for 10 a.m. at the Ventura County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tangerine dream: Ojai should have record Pixie crop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 19, 2013 Hannah Guzik, OVN correspondent Despite a January freeze that could have wreaked havoc with their crop, Ojai growers are set to harvest a record 2.75-million pounds of Pixie tangerines. Only about 10 percent of the crop was damaged in the four-night freeze, much less than growers initially feared, according to the Ojai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public hearing held to discuss statewide fracking regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 19, 2013 Kimberly Rivers, OVN correspondent Following a public hearing in Bakersfield last week, regulators are one step closer to drafting state-wide hydraulic fracturing regulations. “When a well is hydraulically fractured (it is our intention to) make sure those wells have an increased level of monitoring or oversight,” said Tim Kustic, state oil and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council pulls the plug on lighting ordinance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 14, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN Correspondent The Ojai City Council pulled the plug on the proposed exterior lighting ordinance Tuesday, citing concerns ranging from unclear language to whether the changes would be effective at all. The ordinance primarily targets restrictions on the amount of light output measured at the property line, with different allotments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Ojai Day coordinator named</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 14, 2013 By Maria Saint, OVN correspondent Amber Young, an assistant in the Ojai city manager&#8217;s office, was recently named the 2013 Ojai Day coordinator. “Amber was the acting coordinator last year while we were going through the recruitment process for the permanent coordinator,” said Ojai city manager Rob Clark. “She also continued to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water bond election on tap for Aug. 27</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 14, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com Golden State Water Company’s (GSWC) Ojai service area customers will get their election. August 27 will be the day Ojai voters decide whether they keep GSWC or try kick it to the curb in favor of Casitas Municipal Water District’s (CMWD). Voters will be asked whether they support a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning Commission makes Housing Element recommendations to City Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 12, 2013 Tiobe Barron, OVN correspondent The Ojai Planning Commission held its first public hearing regarding the implementation of the state-mandated Housing Element last week. The purpose of the hearing was to receive input from residents on eight programs that comprise the first of two phases in the 2006-2014 Housing Element. Ojai Community Development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water company buyout vote set for Wednesday night</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 12, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com The battle to determine who will supply water to Ojai customers will hit another apex tonight when the Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD) board of directors will likely vote on the proposed buyout of Golden State Water Company’s (GSWC) Ojai service area. But the local, volunteer group leading the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog alerts neighbors to late-night house fire</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 12, 2013 Misty Volaski, editor@ojaivalleynews.com Barking dogs and sleeping babies: A bad combination. But for once, Blanche Street resident Cassandra Edwards was grateful for the noise. Running into her backyard Sunday night in an attempt to quiet her howling dog, Edwards said she noticed &#8220;A shadow, a light flashing in the neighbor&#8217;s yard. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bone marrow drive successful for more than just six-year-old Jake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 7, 2012 Misty Volaski, editor@ojajivalleynews.com At a time when most kids are getting excited for the end of the school year, Jake Larkin and his family will be excited for a very different reason: He&#8217;ll be getting his IV removed. &#8220;We&#8217;re hoping for June or July,&#8221; said Jake&#8217;s mom, Ojai native Kimberly Cluff Larkin. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underground oilfield waste facility, more wells planned for Upper Ojai/Santa Paula area</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 7, 2013 By Kimberly Rivers A new oilfield waste disposal facility, including an underground injection well for storing oilfield fluids (and potentially fracking fluids) could become a reality in Ojai’s backyard in the very near future. Pending before county planners is a proposal from Anterra Waste for a new Class II oilfield waste disposal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horse owners form group to find solutions to waste problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 7, 2013 Kit Stolz, OVN correspondent Horse and livestock owners in the Ojai Valley have been asked to clean up their act — their manure — to a greater extent than any other horse owners in the area. To reduce nutrient pollution that encourages the growth of algae, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality [...]]]></description>
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