Wealthy residents of the Santa Monica Mountains are outraged that scenic acres of land purchased by the Trust for Public Land have sat stagnant for years and become an infamous landfill.
The nearly 1,300 acres of land along Deer Creek Road in Ventura County were acquired by the Trust for Public Land for the Santa Monica Mountains National Reserve nearly two years ago, the Acorn of a Thousand Oaks.
Since then, it has remained untouched and has become an improvised landfill where people dump hundreds of pieces of garbage.
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 of the Santa Monica Mountains. And this is what you see: mattress waste, construction waste, human feces, and we keep calling and nothing happens,” said one furious resident. ABC7.
Residents of the Santa Monica Mountains are outraged that acres of once-virgin land have been turned into a landfill.
The video shows empty beer bottles, plastic cups, cardboard boxes and graffiti covering the once pristine hillside.
Nearly 1,300 acres of land along Deer Creek Road was acquired by the Trust for Public Land for the Santa Monica Mountains National Preserve and has been left standing and turned into a makeshift landfill.
‘This rubbish here, as you can see, was dumped six months ago. It has not been removed.’
Outraged neighbors, many of whom live in multimillion-dollar mansions, said they have complained to the city but nothing has been done.
The local news station captured evidence showing the remains of a fire, which many worry if not properly controlled could set the entire area ablaze.
‘If you notice that some of the weeds are not indigenous. “It catches fire very quickly… It’s only a matter of a few moments before someone throws a cigarette,” the resident said.
Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes as a wildfire raged outside Los Angeles last week.
The devastating wildfire, called the Post Fire, started on June 15 just 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles and burned more than 14,000 acres.
Neighbors said they have complained to the city, but nothing has been done and trash remains in the area for months.
The local news station captured evidence that someone had started a fire in the area and many fear it could cause the entire neighborhood to burn down.
An alarming number of Californians die from wildfires long after firefighters have battled them, new research shows.
Scientists are sounding the alarm about PM2.5: tiny smoke particles that emanate from wildfires and can penetrate deep into people’s respiratory tracts.
Particles from wildfires are among the finest types of air pollution, measuring 2.5 microns or less in diameter, according to the California Air Resources Board.
Due to their small size (about one-thirtieth of a human hair), they can cause a variety of health problems that may not manifest immediately.