VENTURA, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Throughout Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, property owners face dual threats: wildfires and insurance cancellations. In an effort to help their clients manage both, Greene Tree Care – a family-owned business headquartered in Camarillo, California – has expanded its defensible space services. With insurance cancellations on the rise and the June 1 defensible space deadline approaching, the certified arborists at Greene Tree Care ramp up fire clearance operations and community outreach.

Homeowners, HOA managers, and estate and commercial property owners can access these services by calling the Greene Tree Care team. The company is accepting urgent requests for the removal of high-risk trees and brush. They aim to help property owners as insurance providers threaten non-renewals, summer temperatures climb, and Ventura and Los Angeles Counties approach their June 1 Defensible Space deadlines.

“We’re seeing more and more homeowners caught off guard by insurance letters demanding immediate action,” Leigh Fleming, Owner at Greene Tree Care, explains. “The key is proactive, professional maintenance – not just for compliance, but to truly protect homes, families, and communities.”

The Greene Tree Care team is led by certified arborists. The company has more than 30 years of experience and is fully licensed, bonded, and insured. This helps property owners offset concerns from their own insurance providers.

It also helps them keep compliance with Ventura County Fire Code Chapter 49, which requires a defensible space of 100 feet from structures and 10 feet from roads. This defensible space slows the spread of wildfire and protects structures, making it a key part of local wildfire mitigation efforts.

Property owners who are unsure if they’re in compliance and have protected their property can request an inspection through https://wildfireprepared.org/. In some cases, property owners can even use the inspection as proof of a hazard being resolved, enabling them to reinstate insurance coverage.

Leveraging that inspection report or their own expertise – and backed by Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping – the Greene Tree Care team helps property owners make sound decisions. Their certified arborists are knowledgeable about local vegetation and wildfire conditions and specialize in high-risk removals. They may recommend the removal of species like eucalyptus, pine, and palm, for example, which all pose higher risks and are often flagged by insurance companies. Greene Tree Care has the experience and tools needed to help property owners understand – and best manage – their wildfire risk.

Greene Tree Care serves areas throughout Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, including Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Oak Park, and the surrounding Conejo Valley neighborhoods.

Anyone from a homeowner to the owner of an estate to the manager of an HOA can turn to Greene Tree Care for a long-term partner to help manage their property.

To schedule a free estimate, call the team at (805) 484-9900. Or to learn more about the available services, including land clearing for fire safety, visit https://www.greenetreecare.com/.

About Greene Tree Care:

Greene Tree Care established a reputation for providing truly professional tree service more than 30 years ago. Throughout the subsequent decades, their team has solidified their status as the go-to experts when it comes to all things trees.

Greene Tree Care’s clients trust their judgement, recommendations, and the quality of their work because the results speak for themselves. As a company, they understand the value of creating lifelong partnerships. The properties they service and the relationships they’ve developed are not viewed as one-time events but rather as years-long affairs. They care about the long-term health of each client’s property.

Learn more at https://www.greenetreecare.com/.

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After two days of testimony about how her relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs grew violent and coercive, Cassie Ventura faced six hours of grueling cross-examination on Thursday, as defense attorneys attempted to cast doubt on her credibility and portray her as a willing participant in their sexual activities.

Defense attorneys turned to a decade of archived text messages to question Ventura about the consistency of her earlier testimony, highlighting her apparent eagerness to engage in Combs’ lifestyle of swinging at drug-fueled orgies. They insist that she was not a victim of sex trafficking or racketeering and that Combs is innocent of the federal charges he’s facing.

During other portions of the cross-examination, Combs’ attorney Anna Estevao appeared to use seemingly mundane messages – like planning dates or expressing their romantic feelings to one another – as an opportunity to humanize Combs, who occasionally nodded his head as his lawyers questioned Ventura.

Combs’ lawyers have argued that, while he has made mistakes, engaged in domestic violence and abused drugs, he never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone. Seated next to his lawyers, Combs appeared engaged in the cross-examination and at one point signaled a heart with his hands toward the wife of his main defense attorney, a former prosecutor whose clients now include alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione, who has entered a not guilty plea.

Ventura’s testimony as the star witness for the prosecution is expected to conclude tomorrow, given concerns that the singer, now eight months pregnant, could go into labor as early as this weekend.

Defense lawyers use text messages to show mutual affection between Combs and Ventura

Ventura openly acknowledged in both her direct and cross-examinations that she loved Combs for more than a decade and hoped to build a life with him. She told jurors she fell in love with Combs shortly after they met, and jurors saw messages from the start of their relationship.

“We’ve only really had one week of each other just together and I can say that it’s been the best and worst,” Ventura wrote in 2007. “I’m sad, mad, frustrated and hurt that you just don’t feel like I’m the right one.”

Jurors also saw messages from August 2009, when the couple first went public with their relationship, and other messages from more than two years into their relationship.

“I love you so much it consumes my life,” she wrote in April 2010.

Ventura testified that while the messages appeared positive, she began to see a different side of Combs as they spent more time together – one that she said was prone to violence, jealousy and rage.

“The more time I spent with him and got to know him, his real personality — or at least what I thought was his real personality — came out,” Ventura testified.

Defense lawyers press Ventura about apparent willingness to engage in freak-offs

During her direct examination, Ventura acknowledged she first agreed to participate in a freak-off to make Combs happy by indulging in his sexual fantasy. She said she quickly realized she did not enjoy the drug-fueled orgies that could go on for days and included her having sexual encounters with prostitutes and strangers.

To counter Ventura’s assertion she was coerced to plan and participate in freak-offs, defense attorneys presented a series of messages apparently showing a different attitude. “I’m always ready to freak off,” she wrote in August 2009.

Jurors also saw text messages that suggested Combs expressed interest in Ventura’s desires, though she had previously testified those did not matter to Combs. The messages also seem to show she attempted to please Combs by preparing for the freak-offs, including by visiting a sex shop in advance of an orgy.

“Trying to find something to impress you,” she wrote in one message. At least one of the jurors raised his eyebrows as an explicit message was shown in court.

Defense attorneys pressed Ventura about her reasons for being reluctant to engage in freak-offs, suggesting she was frustrated not by the violence or coercion but rather because she wanted more from the relationship.

“When we used to freak off when were so in love. There were no questions asked, it felt right, like it literally made sense for the next step in our sex life together. I get nervous that I’m just becoming the girlfriend that you get your fantasies off with and that’s it. I don’t get the other part,” Ventura wrote in a message to Combs from December 2009.

During her first two days of testimony, Ventura testified at length about a 2016 episode when she said she tried to leave a freak-off but was attacked by Combs – an assault that was captured on surveillance video and shown to jurors. On cross-examination, Ventura was shown text messages that suggested she was eager to participate in the freak-off, and Combs’ violence might have been influenced by his drug use.

“The drugs that you and Mr. Combs took that day were a bad batch of MDMA, right?” Estevao said.

“I have no idea,” Ventura asked.

Defense attorneys suggest relationship was defined by mutual jealousy

Defense attorneys pressed Ventura about the flaws in her relationship with Combs, arguing the jealousy and infidelity went both ways for the couple.

Ventura admitted she “had some jealousy” of Kim Porter, the late mother of four of Combs’ children, and was upset when Combs continued a relationship with another woman.

“It was disappointing and hurtful to find out you weren’t the main girlfriend?” Estevao asked.

“Yes,” Ventura replied. “It didn’t pertain to every situation, but I was definitely jealous of certain situations he was in.”

Jurors were shown text messages showing Combs and Ventura expressing anger about each other’s infidelity, with Combs seeing another woman while Ventura was in a relationship with actor Michael B. Jordan. Ventura was asked about her relationship with Kid Cudi – whose real name is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, and who she previously testified she stopped seeing because of tension with Combs – and how she said Combs “lunged” at her when he discovered their relationship during a freak-off.

“Did you feel justified in cheating on him with Mr. Mescudi because of Mr. Combs’ infidelity?” Estevao asked.

“I could have, I don’t know,” she answered.

5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita and Northern Ventura County Mountains are included in a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 1:37 p.m. The advisory is in effect until Tuesday, Mar. 4 at 2 a.m.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to anticipate, “North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.”

“Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result,” according to the NWS. “Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.”

Northern Ventura County Mountains and 5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita were placed under a winter weather advisory by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 9:27 p.m. The advisory is valid from Sunday 6 a.m. until Monday, Mar. 3 at 4 p.m.

“Total snow accumulations 2 to 4 inches above 5000 feet, highest on interior slopes near the Kern County Line. For elevations 3000 to 5000 feet, a dusting to 2 inches can be expected, including Interstate 5 near the Grapevine. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph,” can be expected according to the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. “Snow levels will begin 5000 to 6000 feet on Sunday morning, then fall toe between 3000 and 4000 feet Sunday night into Monday morning, when accumulating snow and icy road conditions will be possible across the Interstate 5 near the Grapevine.”

“Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches,” the NWS said. “Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.”

Driving through winter: Expert tips from the NWS for a safe journey

Winter’s icy grip often turns roads treacherous, leading to over 6,000 weather-related vehicle fatalities and more than 480,000 injuries each year. When you find yourself on snowy or freezing rain-slicked roads, your top priority should be safety. Slow down and exercise caution. In temperatures near freezing, it’s prudent to assume icy patches on the road and adjust your driving accordingly. Be on alert for ice accumulating on power lines and tree branches, as they may break and fall. If possible, avoid driving in these conditions altogether. But if you must venture out, choose routes with fewer trees and power lines, and never touch a downed power line. If you encounter one, dial 911 immediately. Here are additional winter weather driving tips:

Share your travel plans:

When traveling out of town in hazardous winter weather, inform your family or friends of your destination, planned route, and estimated time of arrival.

Prepare your vehicle:

Ensure your gas tank is full and equip your vehicle with essential winter supplies, including a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket, extra warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.

Stay calm when stranded:

If you become stranded, stay composed. Notify someone about your situation and location. Avoid attempting to walk to safety. Attach a cloth to your car’s antenna or mirror to signal that you require assistance. Make your vehicle more visible by using the dome light and flashers.

Be mindful of snow plows:

Keep an eye out for snow plows and provide them with ample room to pass. Only overtake a plow when you have a clear view of the road ahead.

Check road conditions:

Before embarking on your journey, check the latest road conditions to make informed travel decisions.

These winter driving tips from the NWS are your key to a safer journey on snow-covered roads. By following these guidelines, you can significantly reduce the risk of accidents and ensure your well-being during challenging winter weather.