Peggy Kelly

“So,” noted Edwards, “this is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me.” He gave kudos to former City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz, who in the early 2000s approached Edwards about the development. “Wally was an incredible visionary who had a dream as well.

By Peggy Kelly Reprinted with permission from the Santa Paula Times Santa Paulans flexed their community muscle when they turned out in force to support the Santa Paula Police Department at the Nov. 8 special Santa Paula City Council meeting, where council members decided unanimously to move forward with an ambitious plan to shore up the local Police Department.

At a special Nov. 8 Santa Paula City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved moving forward with a plan to strengthen the Santa Paula Police Department rather than consider opening negotiations with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services. The decision came at the conclusion of a three-hour meeting at which hundreds of people jammed City Hall, overflowing Council Chambers into the lobby and spilling outside the double doors.