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Volunteer with California Volunteers urges support for disaster-affected residents
Summary
Marco Ponce, a volunteer with California Volunteers, used the meeting's public comment period to say he wanted to help people affected by recent disasters in Ventura County and Oxnard and expressed sympathy for those communities.
Marco Ponce, a volunteer with California Volunteers, told the meeting during its public comment period that he wanted to help people affected by recent disasters in Ventura County and Oxnard.
Ponce said it was his second term with the volunteer organization and that he lives in Oxnard and works in Los Angeles. "I wanted to do as much as I could to help," he said. "My heart goes out to everyone affected by these disasters." He added that "the people back in Ventura County and Oxnard are thinking about you guys."
The remarks were made during public comment and did not include any request for formal action or a staff report. No motions, votes or formal directions were put on the record in connection with Ponce's comments.
The transcript used the phrase "California Action Force" when Ponce introduced his affiliation; the organization has been recorded here under its verified name, California Volunteers, to reflect the speaker's stated volunteer service.
Ponce's comments underscore local volunteer engagement and public expressions of support for communities affected by disasters in Ventura County and Oxnard. The meeting record contains no follow-up tasks or formal agenda items arising from the comment.
