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Yoga for Healthy Aging Expert Suza Francina to Give Talk at The Gables

by Suza Francina March 19, 2012

Suza Francina, author of The New Yoga for Healthy Aging and other books on yoga for people at midlife and older, will give a talk and inter-active demonstration at the Gables, 701 N. Montgomery Street, on Friday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m.

Suza is a nationally known expert in the field of…

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Ojai Author David E. Moody to Speak on Krishnamurti and David Bohm: An Uncommon Collaboration

by Suza Francina March 10, 2012

On Sunday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m., at the Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Road.

The long and unusual relationship between J. Krishnamurti and theoretical physicist David Bohm will be the subject of a talk by David E. Moody, Ph.D.

Early in his career, Bohm was closely affiliated with J. Robert Oppenheimer, Albert…

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Plastic Bag Ordinance at Ojai City Council Tonight and California Update

by Suza Francina February 28, 2012

Reminder: The Ojai Valley Green Coalition will give a presentation to the city council at its first reading of the ordinance tonight,  February 28 at 7:30 p.m. The council is then tentatively slated to vote on the ordinance March 13. We encourage you to attend these meetings and voice your support…

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Happy 6th Birthday, Ojai Post!

by Tyler Suchman February 27, 2012

Another great milestone for The Ojai Post today.  I always enjoy posting the original entry from February 27, 2006.

The Ojai Post is a community blog, featuring Ojai residents from all walks of life writing about the unique Ojai experience. Ojai is a special place, not just for its geography,…

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Stop The Trucks: Coalition Scores Victory in Santa Barbara – NO MORE GRAVEL TRUCKS ON MARICOPA HIGHWAY!!!

by Howard Smith February 25, 2012

On the heels of Thursday’s victory at the Ventura County Planning Commission Hearing where the Ojai Quarry was finally forced to come into operational compliance by the Planning Division, Santa Barbara County Planning official, Gary Kaiser announced that the Zoning Clearance for Diamond Rock Quarry Phase I (extraction and hauling…

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Stop The Trucks: Coalition Victory as County Forces Ojai Quarry into Compliance – Hearing Continued for 90 Days

by Howard Smith February 23, 2012

Although there are still some critical outstanding issues which are noted below to be resolved in the coming months, the Coalition registered a major victory today as the County finally forced the Ojai Quarry to:  1) Produce and Deliver an acceptable Site Reclamation Plan;  2) Pay Financial Assurances…

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It’s easy being bag free! Plastic carryout bag ordinance coming before Ojai City Council Feb. 28.

by Suza Francina February 22, 2012

Coming before the Ojai City Council this Tuesday, February 28 is a single-use point-of-sale carryout bag ordinance. At its basis, the ordinance bans plastic bags and places a .10 fee on recycled content paper bags (state law does not allow a fee on plastic bags).  Details at end of…

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Guest editorial by Marilyn K. Miller: Making a Case Against the Car

by Suza Francina February 15, 2012

By Marilyn K. Miller, AICP

On Christmas day my sister was hit by a car. She was bicycling on the Ojai Bike Trail and crossing the highway on a green light. A car made a right turn in front of her and she was forced to stop in the middle of…

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Inspiration for the Journey of the Second Half of Your Life with Elizabeth Spring

by Suza Francina February 10, 2012

“Where do we find inspiration for the “further journey” of the second half of life? How do we attend to our inner life in an outer-directed culture?” Jungian counselor, author and astrologer Elizabeth Spring, M.A. will guide us on a journey through these questions.  www.elizabethspring.com

All classes will be held…

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MIC-Mars, MIC-Occupied …

by Millennium Twain January 31, 2012

(Special to the Ojai Post)

“In a neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was bound …”

during the ’90s, a decade after I had left UC Space Sciences and done the California Senate and Space Station — after spending the ’80s becoming a ‘gee whiz’ expert on all…

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