From the monthly archives:

March 2010

The Candidates Forum

by Demitri Corbin March 22, 2010

I just returned from the candidate’s forum hosted at Ojai Arts Center by the Ojai Democratic Club. I left as the club was about to take a vote on who they will endorse for the special election. It’s a tough call between Len Klaif and Paul Blatz. I felt they…

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Venturans for a Just Palestine’s 2nd Annual “Free Gaza” Fundraiser Friday

by Sally Carless March 22, 2010

from Venturans for a Just Palestine via John Azevedo:
PEACE, POWER, AND PALESTINE
Presented by U.N. Rapporteur to the Occupied Territories (and Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law and Practice at Princeton University and visiting Distinguished Professor in Global and International Studies at UCSB), Professor Richard Falk
WHEN: Friday, March 26th
5:30…

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Reminder: City Council Candidate Forum Tonight at Ojai Art Center

by Suza Francina March 22, 2010

Ojai is fortunate to have two outstanding, experienced candidates: Paul Blatz and Leonard Klaif. Both of them are familiar with the issues before us. Tonight is an opportunity to ask questions and learn about the differences between them. Below is information on tonight’s (Monday night) event, sponsored by the Ojai…

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Radio Ojai: Lola Haag Jazz Trio

by Tyler Suchman March 21, 2010

Radio Ojai has a free download of Ojai local Lola Haag performing “Poor Butterfly”, and here’s a note about her trio’s upcoming show…
Ojai’s own Lola Haag will perform at the Historic Pierpont Inn in Ventura on Saturday, April 24th, 2010. Lola will be singing a variety of jazz standards including…

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Turn In Prescription Medication Program

by Tyler Suchman March 21, 2010

From the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department / Ojai Substation…
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department / Ojai Substation, has launched a new program that offers a convenient confidential drop box where Ojai Valley residents can deposit unused or expired pharmaceuticals, in an effort to divert harmful drugs away from the environment and…

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Open Thread: Health Care Edition

by Tyler Suchman March 21, 2010

David Frum, former speechwriter for W, penned an interesting article on HCR today. He’s calling this the GOP’s Waterloo, in large part because Republicans went all-in for defeat of the bill, instead of working with Democrats to craft legislation. The following paragraph shows why progressives aren’t fully satisfied, and why the…

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Corpus Christi at the Zalk Theatre

by Tyler Suchman March 21, 2010

from reader JG on behalf of the coming production of Corpus Christi at the Zalk Theatre of the Besant Hill School in Upper Ojai…
Terrence McNally’s acclaimed and notorious play, Corpus Christi, is being presented at the Zalk Theatre of the Besant Hill School in Upper Ojai on March 26, 27,…

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our ‘Thoughts’ are ~Not~ …

by Millennium Twain March 21, 2010

~kNot~ our own …

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Good News for Ojai: Feds Deem Pedestrians, Cyclists and Motorists Equals

by Suza Francina March 21, 2010

Thanks to Ojai bicycle/pedestrian advocate John van Houten, M.D., for calling my attention to this article.
As the new Chair of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition Transportation Committee this is the best news for making Ojai a model bicycle/pedestrian friendly city that I’ve seen in years. It will help us move…

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Spring Equinox: One Brief Shining Moment

by Suza Francina March 20, 2010

By Ojai author David E. Moody
Most of us know that people who live in Alaska or near the North Pole do not see much daylight for long stretches of time, while those who live on the equator see a great deal of sunlight. And so you might think that on…

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