Monastery applies for cemetery on outskirts of Santa Paula
July 09, 2021
Hearing July 15 on controversial ‘after the fact’ permit
An application for a conditional use permit to establish and operate a cemetery for 30 years at the St. Barbara Monastery on the outskirts of Santa Paula at 15799 Ojai Road will be heard by the Ventura County Planning Commission on Thursday, July 15, at 8:30 a.m. at the county Government Center.
The applicant is the Foundation for the Support of the St. Barbara Monastery Cemetery and the application number is PL18-0116.
The Planning Commission meets in the Board of Supervisors meeting room in the Ventura County Government Center’s Hall of Administration, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura.
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff s officials said they are investigating alleged sexual abuse at an elite private school in Carpinteria.
They also believe there may be additional survivors or witnesses.
The case involves Cate School, a college preparatory boarding school with nearly 300 students. Authorities on April 1 learned of alleged sexual assault from a mandated reporter, referring to someone required by law to report suspected abuse of minors. The suspect was employed by the school at the time but no longer works there, officials said. The alleged abuse took place on school grounds.
On June 24, sheriff s detectives and investigators from the Santa Barbara County District Attorney s Office served a search warrant and gathered evidence at the campus, located at 1960 Cate Mesa Road.