From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Stop the Trucks: Naked & Topless No More?

by Howard Smith January 9, 2009

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Tired of having your windshield smashed by loose rock flying off a double hopper gravel truck?
So are we.
The Conditional Use Permit for the Ozena mine requires that all gravel trucks be covered but no one that we’ve spoken to in the Ojai Valley has ever remembered seeing a covered gravel…

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Leaf Blowers: My Second Alarm Clock

by evan austin January 9, 2009

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We were treated to not one, but TWO gas-powered leaf blowers this morning! Not only did they wake up Noa, but the timestamp clearly indicates a violation of our City’s Municipal Code, which states in part that
“Leaf blowers may be operated from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. everyday, except legal…

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Carpool to Emergency Mass Protest of Violence in Gaza

by evan austin January 9, 2009

from local event organizers, and posted at the OPC Action Blog:
Ventura County Caravan to National Day of Emergency Mass Action
in LA at Westwood Federal Building (11000 Wilshire Blvd)

LEAVES:
Ojai, 9:30 am at Full of Beans parking lot on 11534 N Ventura Ave Ojai. RSVP hola2tanya@yahoo.com or call 805-421-9708
Ventura, 10 am at Coffee Bean &…

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Ojai Musician Al Westcott Passes On

by Tyler Suchman January 8, 2009

I received the following email from Howard Freiberg regarding the passing of local musician Al Westcott…
Goodbye Old Friend
Al Westcott OjaiHe was a friend of mine. He was a friend of many. It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing of Al Westcott last night, January 7, 2009. Al…

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Good Music. Good Fun. Joe Reilly.

by Kenley Neufeld January 7, 2009

If you love to have a good time and you enjoy music, then the Ojai Valley Women’s Club in downtown Ojai is the place to be this Saturday evening at 6:00pm. Leslie and I met Joe Reilly a couple years ago and were immediately impressed by his honest music and deep connection with…

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touched by gentlest mother …

by Millennium Twain January 6, 2009

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Ojai Valley Poetry Association General Meeting

by Robert Peake January 5, 2009

Poetry Matters! Not long after the disappointing news that the 2009 Ojai Poetry Festival has been cancelled, a group of poets and poetry lovers in Ojai, many of them past volunteers and committee members from previous festival seasons, began organizing with the intent to bring poetry to Ojai in a new and different…

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Sunday Talks at the Ojai Valley Museum

by Tyler Suchman January 5, 2009

press release from the fine folk at the Ojai Valley Museum
The Ojai Valley Museum will present two Sunday talks to accompany its current exhibit, “Sing Me A Story, Dance Me Home.”

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Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce

by Tyler Suchman January 4, 2009

Inspired by the Book Thread

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The Obama Relationship: A Major Benefit Nobody Is Talking About

by Gay Hendricks January 4, 2009

(originally posted September 26, 2008 at Huffington Post)
One of the greatest benefits of an Obama presidency is hidden in plain sight: the relationship between Michelle and Barack. They provide a great role model of a healthy relationship, at a time when such models are sorely needed.
For example…
Imagine having a president…

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