Ojai police chief responds to 2 disturbances at council meeting

Kimberly Rivers
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May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023 Updated May 26, 2023

TomFrancis-ChiefNewman may 2023 — Ojai Valley News photo by Kimberly Rivers
*Ojai Valley News photo by Kimberly Rivers*
**Ojai Police Chief Trina Newman talks with Tom Francis and Jon Drucker (seated) on May 23.**

During the May 23 Ojai City Council meeting, Ojai Police Chief Trina Newman responded to two disturbances in council chambers.

First, during general public comment, a man refused to stop reading poetry after the three-minute chime ending his comment time, saying that he intended to filibuster the meeting.

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Kimberly has been reporting on a wide range of issues in Ventura County for over a decade including land use, oil and gas, government accountability, open meeting and sunshine laws, and climate change.