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Neighbors press Oxnard council on sober living operator with violent conviction; operator and program defender address crowd
Summary
Multiple residents urged the City Council to restrict violent-felony offenders from operating group homes after an operator with a past conviction began managing a sober living home near a school. The home's operator and the nonprofit contracted to place parolees defended the program and urged community cooperation.
Multiple residents at the City Council meeting on Jan. 21 urged the council to act after they learned a sober living home in the city is managed by a person with a violent criminal history and who they said lives near a school.
Speakers during the public comment period described fear over children's safety and asked the council to consider ordinances or town halls to address where and how sober living homes are operated. Neighbors described the house's proximity to a school and said the manager's conviction, which commenters characterized as violent, made them uncomfortable.
Several callers and in-person speakers described the same address and said residents were alarmed. Jason McComb, identifying himself as a recovering addict and a father, said he…
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