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THE ACORN
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Critics say Calabasas officials used excessive force when they raided a rural ranch on July 8 looking for code violations. Four residents were forced to leave their Stokes Canyon ranch when the city had their water and power turned off. According to court documents, the property occupied by 70-year-old Lloyd Smith and three other men contained several makeshift structures that were built without permits and equipped with illegal electrical and sewage disposal systems. READ MORE
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CAMARILLO ACORN
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A lawyer for a civil rights organization recently requested travel and other expense documents from the Oxnard Union High School District. An official with the League of United Latin American Citizens said his organization was forced earlier this month to have its Ventura law firm, Bamieh and Erickson, request three years’ worth of audits and expense documents, including travel claims and credit card purchases made by trustees from the high school district. READ MORE
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MOORPARK ACORN
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A $200-million pot was established Wednesday to pay the more than 100 lawsuits that have been filed in the aftermath of the 2008 Metrolink train crash in Chatsworth. Southern California Metro-link, as well as the engineer-contracting company Connex, filed a document Wednesday creating the fund, the maximum potential for liability amount for the crash under federal law. READ MORE
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SIMI VALLEY ACORN
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A trial date has been set in the dispute between the state and The Boeing Company over a law that requires the strictest standards for the cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. READ MORE
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THOUSAND OAKS ACORN
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A local family and the Westlake High School football program are mourning the loss of former linebacker Andrew Jordan “A.J.” Castro. The 20-year-old 2008 Westlake High graduate and U.S. Army specialist with the 101st Airborne Division was one of two soldiers killed Aug. 28 in a land mine explosion in Afghanistan. READ MORE
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