John Scheibe

• Officers to fan out across the county on Memorial Day weekend Updated 05/24/2012 at 7:20 p.m.

  Starting at 6 p.m. Friday, the California Highway Patrol will fan out across county roads and highways as part of its annual Memorial Day weekend maximum-enforcement operation.

• Nonprofit group set to open animal shelter in Santa Paula Published 05/17/2012 at 5:36 p.m.

  The Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, a new nonprofit group, plans to open a shelter June 1 at Santa Barbara and Seventh streets.

• Santa Paula Redevelopment Agency successor to meet Monday Published 05/11/2012 at 9:24 p.m.

  The successor to the Santa Paula Redevelopment Agency will meet at 8 a.m. Monday.

• Local reaction varies on president's support for gay marriage Published 05/09/2012 at 8:55 p.m. 58 Comments

  As far as Percy Sales is concerned, it took a lot of guts for President Barack Obama to announce he favors gay marriage on Wednesday. "I am sure politically it was hard for him to do this," said Sales, who ...

• Outside investigation into Santa Paula police chief complete Published 05/08/2012 at 8:52 p.m.

  An investigation by an outside firm into Santa Paula Police Chief Steve MacKinnon has been completed.

• Supporters of Santa Paula police chief attend City Council meeting Published 05/07/2012 at 10:08 p.m. 25 Comments

  Supporters of Santa Paula Police Chief Steve MacKinnon on Monday night condemned city officials for placing him on paid administrative and said they hoped he would soon return to his post.

• Finding homes for exotic animals like pythons can be hard Updated 05/07/2012 at 4:01 p.m. 4 Comments

  Adopting out one of the hundreds of dogs and cats left at the county animal shelter is a snap compared with finding a home for a Burmese python.

• Santa Paula City Council to consider maintaining assessment for Geologic Hazard Abatement District Published 05/06/2012 at 7:34 p.m. 1 Comment

  Santa Paula City Council to consider maintaining assessment for Geologic Hazard Abatement District.

• Finding a home for an exotic animal like a python can be hard Updated 05/03/2012 at 4:41 p.m.

  Adopting out one of the hundreds of dogs and cats left at the county animal shelter is a snap compared to finding a home for a Burmese python.

• Santa Paula releases records of gas purchases blamed on embattled police chief Updated 05/03/2012 at 6:07 p.m. 118 Comments

  Two weeks after Santa Paula Police Chief Steve MacKinnon was placed on leave, the city has released a spreadsheet that the city manager said shows $2,814 in personal gasoline charges to the city.

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