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Are Ojai Elections TOXIC? Toxic Site Cover-up.

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Details: Saturday, 08 October 2022 06:44; Written by Super User; Hits: 1200

• THIS PAGE: Are OJAI Elections TOXIC? Toxic SITE COVER-UP, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3fSyMfb

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- Dick Lynch - Is Ojai Mayor "ASS BACKWARDS" Betsy Stix' STALLING Ojai, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3CHM7A7

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- OJAI “Designer Label” Environmental Groups - Power Hungry Pied Piper’s to Destruction, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3fTFIZJ

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- OJAI Water - SAVE OJAI'S WATER, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3CEy26z

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- Ojai and Ventura VIEW Classic Website, Reports ------> www.OjaiandVenturaVIEW.com

OJAI TOXIC WASTE SITE COVER-UP.
UPDATE: Two Ojai Councilmembers (Including Mayor Betsy Stix), Hide behind Fake Environmentalism, as They Cover-Up Investigations into Dangerous Ground Water Pollution Violations. VIDEO: OJAI TOXIC WASTE SITE. NOTE: In Addition to "Blocking" The Ojai and Ventura VIEW from her Social Media Accounts, Mayor Stix has Refused/Failed to Answer Questions from The Ojai and Ventura VIEW.
• 7/6/22 Ojai Planning Commission (OPC) - OJAI'S TOXIC WASTE SITE, BLUEPRINT FOR A FRIENDLY COVER-UP? VIDEO LINK (46:OO Min), Video ---> https://youtu.be/fmHV034ddu4

UPDATE: PUBLIC HEALTH - OJAI BRYANT STREET TOXIC WASTE SITE: Multiple Sources Have Confirmed Ojai City Council Member Randy Haney, District 2, is running an active business on the same property the CITY OF OJAI and COUNTY OF VENTURA has condemned with numerous unresolved RED-TAG VIOLATIONS dating back to the 1980s. Additionally, Mayor Betsy Stix has Maintained Personal and Business Relationships with the Owner of the Property.
Despite the open violations, each council member has FAILED to CONDEMN and RESOLVE SITE Conditional Use Permits and Businesses continue to illegally Operate on the site. It is illegal to operate a Red-Tagged business from a Property without Conditional Use Permits, granted by local governing authorities. No such Conditional Use Permits have been granted. Clearly this is due to Council Members CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (re: With the Site, See July 7, 2022 OJAI PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Posted Above (https://youtu.be/fmHV034ddu4).

OJAI’S ROBIN GERBER SLAMS OJAI MAYOR FOR RESTRICTION OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
• 9/27/22 City Council Meeting - OJAI’S Robin Gerber SLAMS OJAI MAYOR BETSY STIX for “BLOCKING” Her Social Media Post (Video Below). (This Video YouTube Link, https://youtu.be/g4jvdIZMisA)
“The following comments by myself and Suza Francina were removed from the Betsy for Ojai Mayor FB page, and I am now blocked from that page. Leaders engage, they don't hide."

• In an OFFICIAL LETTER, Dated Oct. 22, 2019, Obtained from the CITY OF OJAI, Rincon Consultants, Inc. stated, "Based on review of the Environmental Database (EDR) at least six underground storage tanks (USTs) were located at the site. Based on review of documents provided by the owner, two USTs were removed from the site in 1997. There is no information on the other four tanks. In addition, the documentation for the two USTs did not provide information on the locations of the two former USTs or confirmation soil sample locations.
"Count of Ventura Resource Management Agency online Hazardous Materials Program & Underground Tanks, Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) database. According to the records reviewed, it was reported in August 2002 that "they regularly dump hazardous material on the dirt in the field of the shop," which included pouring out cars cooling systems, systems cleaners and antifreeze. Numerous violations were also noted over many years indicating the spills and releases have occurred at various locations round the site.
"Onsite features include a below ground hoist, drains and above ground storage tanks (ASTs)).
"Site use as an out repair and tow yard for approximately 30 years.
"Rincon will conduct a geophysical survey at the site to screen the area where the potential USTs could be located to determine if they are still located onsite. We will also perform a soil assessment to evaluate RECs or potential RECs note above."
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HAZARDOUS TO OJAI'S HEALTH - Both Council Members have openly represented a CONFLICT OF INTEREST and Should Immediately resolve the condition, or resign.
• Ventura County Violation: “County of Ventura Resource Management Agency online Hazardous Materials Program & Underground Tanks, Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) database. According to the records reviewed, it was reported in August 2002 that ”they regularly dump hazardous material on the dirt in the field at the shop, which included pouring out cars cooling systems, system cleaners and antifreeze. Numerous violations were also noted over many years indicating the spills and releases have occurred at various locations round the site.”
• Again, (As Noted During the July 7, 2022 OJAI PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING (https://youtu.be/fmHV034ddu4)) the Ventura County Environmental Health/County of Ventura Resource Management Agency Hazardous Materials Program and Underground Tanks, Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) noted that the site, Underground Appears to have held at Least 8 Underground Chemical Storage Tanks at the Bryant Street Location, According to the County of Ventura, Six are still Underground on Site.
• OF NOTE: State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) - “Most underground STORAGE TANK (UST) OWNERS and operators voluntarily comply with applicable laws and regulations; however some do not comply due to lack of information, NEGLECT or DELIBERATE INTENT.
“The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) created the Underground Storage Tank (UST) ENFORCEMENT UNIT to support enforcement of the UST LEAK PREVENTION AND CLEANUP PROGRAMS, primarily by investigating VIOLATIONS of UST construction, MONITORING, and CLEANUP requirements. These include violations such as: failure to monitor tanks and/or piping, FAILURE to perform required TESTING, and TAMPERING with LEAK DETECTION DEVICES. The State Water Board develops cases to refer to the State Attorney General’s office or other PROSECUTORIAL ENTITIES. In addition, the State Water Board has the authority to PROSECUTE CASES ADMINISTRATIVELY cases administratively.” CONTINUED —> https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/enforcement/tanks.html
ADDITIONAL: ABC NEWS, BOSTON.
• 3/24/21: Study Links Childhood Cancer Cluster to Contaminated Water, Superfund Site, "Twenty-two children were diagnosed with cancer between 1990 and 2000 in one Massachusetts town. Two decades later, a state research study has linked that cluster to water contamination linked to a chemical manufacturing facility," Report — https://youtu.be/zz8EzOq0AZI
ADDITIONAL: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (FEDERAL LINK).
• Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) | US EPA, Report — https://www.epa.gov/ust
• LINK: Matern Law Group/California - Have You Witnessed Carcinogen Pollution Violations or Have According to the County of Ventura, Six Tanks, possibly more are still Underground and, as there has Not been a Complete Site Search Excavation, There Could be More Tanks….. Who Knows? UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN: What is Underground as an Excavation has NOT been conducted? Where is OJAI's Small Town Volunteerism? Our CLEAN-UP VOLUNTEERS? Where are the Ojai FUNDRAISING GROUPS, Events, Contributions to Help this Smalltown Business Get in Compliance? What are the EFFECTS of CANCER as THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT CONTINUES…. with Groundwater Wells Sucking SAND AND WHO-KNOWS-WHAT CONCENTRATIONS OF CARCINOGENS Could be AT THE BOTTOM of Local Wells?
• TOP TIPS: How to Raise Funds for Your Charity, Report ———> https://maximumadventure.com/how-to-raise-funds-for-charity/
SOMETHING’S FISHY IN OJAI.
• 3/24/21: Study Links Childhood Cancer Cluster to Contaminated Water, Superfund Site, Report — https://youtu.be/zz8EzOq0AZI

Dick Lynch - Is Ojai Mayor "ASS BACKWARDS" Betsy Stix' STALLING Ojai?

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Details: Sunday, 20 February 2022 07:31; Written by Super User; Hits: 814

• THIS PAGE: Dick Lynch - Is Ojai Mayor "ASS BACKWARDS" Betsy Stix' STALLING Ojai, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3CHM7A7

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- Are OJAI Elections TOXIC? Toxic SITE COVER-UP, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3fSyMfb

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- OJAI “Designer Label” Environmental Groups - Power Hungry Pied Piper’s to Destruction, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3fTFIZJ

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- OJAI Water - SAVE OJAI'S WATER, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3CEy26z

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- Ojai and Ventura VIEW Classic Website, Reports ------> www.OjaiandVenturaVIEW.com

Our Ojai Mayor, Betsy Stix, is much like our previous prior, Mayor Betsy Clapp, the Clapper!
Neither had facts to back up a single thing they wanted to do, not one! Having a single thought of their own would require facts and expected results, none were there, or have been offered. I'd be surprised if they ever cracked a book. Facts - None offered because they are going to have a horrible result. Maybe that's what they want, for Ojai? Would keep them in Power as they Wonder How to Get Out of the Mess THEY CREATED. Seems sitting in a KNITTING CIRCLE is all they CAN do.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE WEST~!
Their “Building Moratorium” -- NO BUILDING. They don't even want Thoughtful Building. A building moratorium will result in much higher home and rent prices for all, way higher than the California nose bleed mortgage and rent prices we have now. Who would really benefit from that? The lady with 4 rentals against everything?? The young family with small children, competing with an LA person looking for a vacation home?
• Watchdog - Trigger: City of Ojai (YouTube Channel) —-> https://www.youtube.com/user/ojaicity
You have to ask yourself, what are the real motives? Answer: Rent and Home Price Increases. Who does that best serve in the minds of Stix' Pea Brain? Overly Rich Elitist Landlords. Can't think smaller than THAT. A horse has a better life in a STALL. Not a place for a family.

Our current Mayor, Stix, is calling for a building moratorium. Can this be the same Mayor that is for Affordability? Seems practical home remodels could be on the Hangin' Tree too. Affordability - At least "Affordability" was on her CAMPAIGN PLATFORM..... What is Affordable? Anything affordable in this town? Never a fact offered. Never a Definition offered. Much like our last Mayor Betsy…. Saying it, is expecting it to happen, with No Facts. Is that a reasonable leader? How many Ojai homes were built in the last decade??? 10, just Ten.
• 5/10/22 City Council Meeting (4:45:14 Hours) - Jackass Flats: Watch Mayor Betsy Stix LIE Over and Over About The Ojai Valley's Water.

Mayor Betsy has Forgotten that Ojai's Original El Roblar Hotel (Sheila Cluff generously made into "The Oaks") was...

...the Centerpiece of town back in the Good Old Days... From 1919, Locals Could Swing in to the Watering Hole there, Mix with the New Arrivals and Catch Up on the Local Ojai Gossip. Now She Wants to Return Ojai Back to 1642, The Land of the Lost -- Nothing but

Tumbleweeds, Sidewinders and JACKASSES, like herself. At the 5/10 council Meet She Misrepresented that Ojai was in Stage 4, instead of actual 3, Water Drought to Shut Down the Project.

OJAI WATER WARS.
Our Mayor Betsy is also calling for a Water conservation level 5. That would eliminate all Agriculture in the valley. After over a hundred years of modern Agriculture, Done, Finished, Another Viable Local Industry Gone - Orchards left to Dry Up, Wither away to Sagebrush. It's bad enough Lake Casitas lets the Water Run to the Sea, instead of Filling up our little MUD PUDDLE - No Fishing, No Swimming, No Fun. Before long Mayor Betsy may have to put in for a Name Change on the CITY AGENDA - from The Ojai Valley to DEATH VALLEY - Death of Agriculture, Death of Building, Death of Family Life. With a city limit of how many building units, where did Stix offer the facts? I've looked Under Every Rock, Sagebrush, and Homeless Encampment from the River Bottom to Meditation Mount and can't find a single FACT she may have left behind, not a one - Yep, Searched High and Low. Or didn’t she have the facts to begin with, just a Mandate - Ojai's MARCHING ORDERS Only She Can Devise? Is That Any Way to Run a Town? Water conservation level 5 would charge more than Double the Highest Rate that Golden State Water ever charged at the highest rate before their demise. Who gets the Benefit? Water Bills higher than the rent? Not a place for a family.

Does Anyone Remember What the city did to ITI Industries and Lynda.com several decades ago, Pushed them Out with an Unfriendly-like GOV regulatory environment - An IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION for them and us. Two small to medium-sized businesses, but not too big for the Ojai City Council, to provide the Axe. Suddenly, Gone were the Hundreds of High Paying LOCAL Jobs, the benefits of which filtered to Thousands of GOOD OJAI PEOPLE, the loss of which Increased the DAILY COMMUTE for Jobs Out of Ojai and INCREASED TRAFFIC back and forth, all So Ojai Could Push it's SINGULAR TOURIST TRAP Agenda - Hot in the Summer, No MUD PUDDLE to Swim in , but Oh the Pink Moment - a Tourist Trap with Limited BENEFITS to LOCALS.... Look at all the OUT OF TOWN VENDORS on OJAI DAY.... Premium Priced by the City for Local Sellers.... How did Kicking Out Good Paying ITI/Lynda Jobs Benefit Ojai's Local Families all these years? And Now, Even BIG TECH solar is leaving Ojai in Droves. Maybe they're going to China or the Congo? Why is That? And it Continues.... Look Now, How Many FAMILY WAGON TRAINS are LEAVING CALIFORNIA - Mind Boggling. Not a place to Raise a family.
How can Affordable Housing work with UNAFFORDABLE WATER, former Mayor Paul Blatz Asked? Good question to ask your Mayor. What Say You, Mayor Betsy? How Does Higher Bills help anyone? A Family just Can't Say yes to Stix. We can only hope that we have a few Candidates coming up that actually have the ability to Lead, address the basics, and will run for Mayor in November and stop this stupidity. You can’t teach stupid and it is going to get worse, way worse, not better. No Place for a family. Nope, No Place at all.
Hang 'em High !
- Dick Lynch
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE WEST~!

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“Designer Label” Environmental Groups - Power Hungry Pied Piper’s to Destruction

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Details: Saturday, 18 March 2017 20:15; Written by Super User; Hits: 1981

• THIS PAGE: OJAI “Designer Label” Environmental Groups - Power Hungry Pied Piper’s to Destruction, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3fTFIZJ

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- Are OJAI Elections TOXIC? Toxic SITE COVER-UP, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3fSyMfb

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- Dick Lynch - Is Ojai Mayor "ASS BACKWARDS" Betsy Stix' STALLING Ojai, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3CHM7A7

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- OJAI Water - SAVE OJAI'S WATER, Reports ------> https://bit.ly/3CEy26z

• VIEW ADDITIONAL LINK: -- Ojai and Ventura VIEW Classic Website, Reports ------> www.OjaiandVenturaVIEW.com

From Palm Trees to Wood Chips, to Blue Chips

by Ojai and Ventura VIEW

Ojai, CA: OVVIEW Jan 2011 • Issue 32: In the process of gathering information for this story, several members of the community contacted the writer and/or associates in an effort to stop publication. This Article: http://bit.ly/2mHqpmc

The axe has fallen on the 21 mature Canary Island Palms which once graced and shaded the west barranca of Libbey Park. Where were the protests? Where were the activists clinging to the doomed tree trunks?

Jobs? Government & Corporations Feed Themselves Fat Jobs

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Details: Tuesday, 07 February 2017 12:50; Written by Super User; Hits: 1509

State of California has an excess of 500 agencies

by Jefferson Pinto

Sept/Oct Sp 2011, VIEW #40: As kids, we would go to birthday parties and wear the standard issue cardboard cone party hats with the elastic bands that wrapped around into your jaw. Inevitably we would play the obligatory game of musical chairs. You know, the one where each round has one less chair than participants.

Nepal: The Joys of Human Traffic

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Details: Thursday, 02 February 2017 21:47; Written by Super User; Hits: 2431

Traveler Diary

by Judy the Hun

Sept/Oct 2011, VIEW 40: Human trafficking is alive and well in Nepal. God, I witnessed it firsthand myself and haven’t slept well since.

Six weeks ago I attended a cultural event to bring attention to the increasing problem here in Nepal. The problem exists almost entirely within arab states like U.A.E., Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Dubai, etc. This Article: http://bit.ly/2jCBg3K

Education: U.S. Army Ranger Labeled "anti-education"

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Details: Wednesday, 01 February 2017 20:33; Written by Super User; Hits: 1467

LETTER: 'Bloated, Bureaucratic Mess'

- Michael Lenehan, Ret., U.S. Army, Lt. Col., 18th Airborne, Spec. Ops.

Dear View,

April 2012, VIEW Issue 45: I’d just like to send a huge “Atta boy” for your brief [Link:] March 2012 article concerning the bloated, bureaucratic (and some might say corrupt) mess at the Ojai Unified School District (OUSD). This Article: http://bit.ly/2ktdGW0