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🌱 Arson arrest made after June fire at Ojai boutique

Ojai, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Ojai! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Arson arrest made after June fire at Ojai boutique
  • Injured celebrity bald eagle Jackie is quietly recovering in Ojai

Also on today's calendar: Roots & Rhythm: Shakuhachi & Ghatam in Dialogue and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 93 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 90, low: 62.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 19-year-old Female Arsonist Arrested after Suspicious Fire in Ojai (crimevoice.com) — An arson investigation into a June 21 fire at an Ojai boutique on East Ojai Avenue has led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Santa Paula woman, now jailed on a felony arson charge. Deputies, Ojai police, and county fire investigators spent a month reviewing witness accounts and surveillance footage before obtaining a warrant and taking her into custody, with a bail hearing still pending.
   

• Jackie and Shadow hit $10M fundraising goal after $5.5M donation from OpenAI co-founder (popsci.com) — A major conservation fundraiser to protect bald eagle habitat at Big Bear Lake has hit its $10 million goal, thanks largely to a $5.5 million gift from Anna and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman. While the land purchase secures crucial nesting and feeding grounds, one of the star eagles, Jackie, is currently recovering at a rehabilitation center in Ojai after being injured in a territorial clash.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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