Wealthy residents of the Santa Monica Mountains are outraged that acres of scenic land purchased by the Trust for Public Land have languished for years and turned into an infamous dump.
The nearly 1,300 acres of land along Deer Creek Road in Ventura County were acquired by the Trust for Public Land from the Santa Monica Mountains National Preserve nearly two years ago, the Thousand Oaks Acorn.
Since then, it has remained untouched and turned into a makeshift landfill where people dump hundreds of trash.
The video shows empty beer bottles, plastic cups, cardboard boxes and graffiti covering the once pristine hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
“This is the last pristine area in the Santa Monica Mountains. And this is what you see: mattress dumps, construction dumps, human feces, and we keep calling and nothing happens,” one irate resident told ABC7.
Residents of the Santa Monica Mountains are outraged that acres of once-pristine land have become a dumping ground
The video shows empty beer bottles, plastic cups, cardboard boxes and graffiti covering the side of a once-pristine hillside.
Nearly 1,300 acres of land along Deer Creek Road were acquired by the Trust for Public Land for the Santa Monica Mountains National Preserve. They remained motionless and became an impromptu dump.
“This trash here, you can see, it was thrown away six months ago. It has not been deleted.
Outraged neighbors, many of whom live in multimillion-dollar homes, said they complained to the city, but nothing was done.
The local news channel captured evidence showing the remains of a fire, leading many to fear that if not properly contained it could burn down the entire area.
“If you notice some of the brush is not native. It catches fire very quickly… It’s just a matter of moments when someone throws a cigarette away,” the resident said.
Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes as a wildfire spread outside Los Angeles last week.
The devastating wildfire, dubbed the Post Fire, ignited June 15 just 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles and burned more than 14,000 acres.
Neighbors said they complained to the city, but nothing was done and the trash lingered in the neighborhood for months.
The local news channel captured evidence that someone had started a fire in the area and many fear it could lead to the entire neighborhood burning down.
An alarming number of Californians are perishing from wildfires long after firefighters battle the blazes, a new study finds.
Scientists are sounding the alarm about PM2.5, tiny smoke particles that emanate from wildfires and can penetrate deep into people’s airways.
Particles from wildfires are among the finest types of pollution found in the air and measure 2.5 microns or less in diameter, according to the California Air Resources Board.
Because of their small size – about one-thirtieth of a human hair – they can cause a range of health problems that don’t necessarily show up immediately.
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