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Can’t Follow the Money if Assemblymember Gorell Won’t Vote to DISCLOSE

by Kristofer Young May 9, 2012

From childhood, we are taught – follow the money. But, our current laws don’t allow us to do that.

I, Kristofer Young, called our Assemblymember, Jeff Gorell, and asked him to vote for the DISCLOSE Act – AB1648, to let us know where the big bucks are coming from that influence…

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Acting LOCAL, after traveling GLOBAL

by Jodi Womack May 5, 2012

I came home from the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar (Middle East) 2 weeks ago. I had a full week of workshops and conversations with other TEDx organizers from around the world.

(Not sure what TEDx is? Click here.)

These people care deeply for their local communities. As do I…

So the question that I’ve…

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Supervisor Bennett Gets My Vote

by Kristofer Young May 4, 2012

Long ago, all I did was vote. I was neither involved in nor informed about politics, locally or nationally. Fortunately I woke up and began to study the issues, work for what I believe in, and meet our leaders. What a concept!

On June 5th I will cast my vote for…

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Stop The Trucks: Rock Truck Crashes on Ojai’s Dennison Grade

by Howard Smith March 23, 2012

Rock hauler flies off the Dennison Grade, photo by Logan Hall, Ojai Valley News

 

According to Logan Hall, a reporter for the Ojai Valley News, the driver of a rock hauler,  Gary Raymundo escaped injury after his vehicle went over the side of Highway 150′s Dennison Grade on Thursday  …

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Girls Empowerment

by nancy March 7, 2012

If Life is a Recipe, Who Decides

What Will Become of Our Sugar and Spice?

Empowering Girls as Girls Become Women

Tobi Jo Greene has shared her Girls Empowerment Workshops with many of The Ojai Valley's teen girls.

-By Amber Lennon, appearing in The Bubble, Volume 6, Winter / Spring 2012

I must officially be…

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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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Nanas and the Papas work at sharing a Legacy

by linda Harmon February 22, 2012

Bringing together a musical production about grandparenting can be a daunting task. Maybe some would call it a herculean task, but not the production team of Arthur and Carol Kornhaber. They just see it as rewarding fun and hope their Ojai audiences will again feel the same.

The Nanas & the…

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Ojai’s Arbor Day Celebration and Planting at City Hall

by linda Harmon February 16, 2012

Arbor Day 2009

Chumash elder Julie Tumamait blesses a tree about to be planted in Ojai’s 2009 Arbor Day celebration as part of the ongoing restoration of the Libbey Park barranca, part of Ojai’s watershed.

The public is invited to this year’s Arbor Day celebration on March 5th from 10:00 a.m. to noon at…

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I Am and We Are

by Kristofer Young February 9, 2012

Tonight Community of Health Ventura came together for our monthly gathering. We watched the documentary, “I Am”. Each one of us was powerfully touched by the film. The film helps us know and feel that we are all one, and gives us concrete direction to help ourselves and our world get healthier!

This…

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