From the monthly archives:

May 2011

Community and the Common Good

by Kristofer Young May 31, 2011

bennett_sign_sm_webThe place (Hartigan/Foley Contractors – 28 West Main Street, Ventura California 93001) was packed! The occasion today was a press conference at which Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennett announced his candidacy for another term on the Board in 2012.

I could list the leaders of our community who were there to share in…

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OFS Screens EVEN THE RAIN

by ojaifilmsociety May 31, 2011

On Sunday, June 5 at 4:30 pm the Ojai Film Society will screen the Spanish film Even the Rain.  This film within a film juxtaposes the plight of Indians during the Conquest 500 years ago with the lives of the present-day Indians working as extras in the film as…

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Ojai’s Art in the Park – May 28, 2011

by randy May 28, 2011

Ojai Art in the Park - May 28, 2011

A photo montage of today’s amazing Art in the Park. Take a walk with Paul Simon while you look at the animals and search for Anji. It’s too large to upload here…see it on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1720737906794&comments

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The 9 Mitzvahs of Back Pain

by Kristofer Young May 27, 2011

photo courtesy JB London at Flickr

photo courtesy JB London at Flickr

Loren Fishman, MD, Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City, and the author of, “Cure Back Pain with Yoga”, posted on May 10, 2011 on the Huffington Post, an article titled “The 10 Commandments of Back Pain”. I had to…

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Will Ojai Lead, Follow, or Ignore the Bagless Revolution?

by evan austin May 26, 2011

Saw this near the Albertson’s in nearby Carpinteria just the other day. Any Ojai grocers care to take up the challenge?
Alberson's goes bagless

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PR: Widders Retires

by Tyler Suchman May 25, 2011

Press release from Steve McClary, Assistant to the Ojai City Manager…

Longtime Ojai City Attorney Monte Widders Retires; City Council Names Steven Lee Acting City Attorney

Longtime Ojai City Attorney Monte Widders has advised the City Council that, for medical reasons, he has retired from his position as City Attorney. His firm,…

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Widders No Longer City Attorney

by Kenley Neufeld May 24, 2011

In a closed session this evening, the Ojai City Council appointed Steven Lee as the Acting City Attorney. A formal press release will be provided on Wednesday, but the result is clear: Monte Widders is no longer the City Attorney for Ojai.

Monte Widders has served as Ojai City Attorney for 31-years…

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Ojai’s Weil Tennis Academy in legal disputes

by Tyler Suchman May 24, 2011

From the VC Star – dirty laundry aired, allegations thrown about in multiple lawsuits involving the Weil Tennis Academy… this is the stuff that TV movies are made of.

Accusations of libel, a city conspiracy, statutory rape and hotheaded behavior are being volleyed back and forth in a controversy centered at…

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Smart Food for Humans on a Coastal Desert

by Kristofer Young May 24, 2011

I didn’tcactus_sm_web grow up eating prickly pear cactus, but now I love it, grow it, eat the nopales (leaves) and tunas (fruit), and give away potted starts to encourage others to do the same.

We all know that we need to be eating more vegetables; enter the nopal.

Living on a coastal desert…

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Joplin, MO Connection and Donations

by Tyler Suchman May 24, 2011

Received the following from Sequoia…

From Ojai with Love: Joplin Tornado Victims To be Sent Care Packages on Monday

In the late 1890′s a congressman from Missouri said, “Frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me.” With that riveting statement, Missouri became…

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