From the monthly archives:

March 2009

April Hendrix releases EPK

by Chris Wilson March 11, 2009

Ojai-based musician April Hendrix and her band have just released an electronic press kit. The video which features interviews with band and a live performance of her song “The Well” at The Hub, was filmed by SPK and Rob Clement. April is managed by Lanny Kaufer. You can check April’s…

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Taking from the rich

by Fred Rothenberg March 11, 2009

My usual Monday bus driving ended on a high note. I heard that rich people were going to be as poor as the rest of us. Or nearly.
As I swung onto Sulphur Mountain Road I listened to an interview conducted by Warren Olney, host of NPR’s To The Point. I…

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Total Leaf Blower Ban Proposed!

by evan austin March 11, 2009

Tonight’s City Council meeting was a great one…government in action, with a full room of energetic Citizens. We heard proclamations to the group behind our local Arbor Week activities and to the 2010 Census, some salient public comments dealing mostly with small business signage (specifically, being able to have a small…

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Happy International Women’s Day! Come to the VC Women’s EXPO 3/13-15

by Lisa Snider March 10, 2009

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Today is International Women’s Day, which has been observed since 1911 (just 9 years later, women in the U.S. were given the right to vote). This year’s theme, as designated by the U.N. (individual countries also develop their own themes) is “Women and men united to end violence against women…

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Are Leaf Blowers On the Roadmap to a Sustainable Ojai?

by Suza Francina March 10, 2009

For the life of me, I don’t see how our city manager’s recommendation to direct staff to prepare an ordinance repealing Section 5-11.05(e) of the Municipal Code, dealing with leaf blowers, fits in with the Roadmap to a Sustainable Ojai (posted on the City’s web site) and our stated goal…

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Open Thread

by Open Thread March 9, 2009

So what’s going on, Ojai?
I’ve updated the Municipal Advisory Council page with a new agenda for next week, for those of you who have asked for more info and are interested in the MAC.
And another note, I am relaunching OjaiJobs.com, in partnership with the Ojai Chamber. Let me know what you…

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Knowledge Generators

by Mike Didj March 9, 2009

The evolution of the Internet continues. The first stage: portals. The second stage: search engines. And now, the Internet is all abuzz about the third stage unfolding before out collective eyes: Knowledge Generators. Wolfram Alpha seems to have galvanized the technophiles. You can read about it here: Twine. What is…

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Nonviolent Training & Organic Potluck

by evan austin March 6, 2009

Sunday, March 8th
There will be a Non-Violent training for our protest rally this Sunday, March 8th, 3pm – 6pm at Golden Oaks Mobile Home Park Clubhouse, 1273 S Rice Rd in Meiners Oaks. Please park on the street and walk in. There is no parking inside the Mobile Home Park.…

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Wild About Ojai 2009

by Tyler Suchman March 6, 2009

Ojai Valley Land Conservancy events upcoming…
Friday March 13, 7pm – presentation by Stevie Adams at the OVLC office
Saturday March 14, 8:30am – river walk at the river bottom with Lanny Kaufer
Saturday March 14, 1pm – watershed driving tour from Matilija Dam to Foster Park
Great stuff from the OVLC. Reservations required.…

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HONOR LIBRARY DEDICATED TO OJAI HOMELESS MAN VICTOR KEITH STOLZ

by Laura Stinchfield March 6, 2009

Some of you may remember Keith or Keiter. He was an Ojai Local who died in front of the Ojai Valley Library on Aug. 16, 2007. His friend, Rev. Cynthia Rae Eastman together with Kit Willis Ojai’s Librarian have arranged to have an “Honor Library” to memorialize Keiter and as…

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