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Residents press Simi Valley council on ICE activity and short‑term rentals
Summary
A sustained public-comment period featured allegations of aggressive ICE enforcement and calls to ban or tightly regulate short-term rentals; speakers also urged a city agenda item, multilingual resources, and protections for immigrant residents.
A large group of residents used the public-comment period at the Simi Valley City Council meeting to press elected officials for action on two recurring themes: federal immigration enforcement and residential short‑term rentals.
Several speakers alleged aggressive federal enforcement actions in the region and asked the city to respond. Longtime resident Chris Chestnut said Simi Valley was "the furthest behind" in responding to ICE activity and described recent incidents in Oxnard he said showed…
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