Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Friday for the affluent Ventura County community of Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.

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Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Friday afternoon for the affluent Ventura County community of Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said.

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Hidden Hills and The Oaks, in the western foothills of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, are the cream of gated living.

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