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Meiners Oaks Water District Meeting - Heather McKenzie - November 5, 2007 - If any (or all) of you can possibly attend a 6:30 meeting at the Meiner Oak Water District office at 202 West El Roblar, onTuesday night, it would be incredibly helpful for agriculture in the Valley...

WATER PROTEST UPDATES - Tyler Suchman - May 7, 2007 - update from Ojai F.L.O.W. organizer Kathy Couturie ... Dear supporters of Ojai F.L.O.W. (Friends of Locally Owned Water): Tomorrow night, Tuesday May 8th, please join us at 7:30PM at the Ojai City Council’s meeting, which will take place at 401 S. Ventura St. in Ojai...

Ojai F.L.O.W meeting tonight (May 3) - Tyler Suchman - May 3, 2007 - Check out the Ojai F.L.O.W (Friends of Locally Owned Water) community meeting tonight at Chapparal Auditorium at 7pm. Adam Scow from foodandwaterwatch.org is giving a talk about the privatization of water and how Ojai might make it a public utility.

Press Release: Ojai F.L.O.W. & Kathy Couturie - Kenley Neufeld - April 27, 2007 - Outraged customers of the Golden State Water Co. (GSWC), in Ojai, CA have announced the formation of “OJAI F.L.O.W.” (Friends of Locally Owned Water) a grass roots alliance that has organized in order to more effectively battle a proposed 43.95% water rate increase in 2008.

Municipal Water Company for Ojai? - Tyler Suchman - February 25, 2007 - from reader SPK... "I know it's kind of short notice, but a friend of mine is here in town visiting with his cousin and he just happens to be a representative with Food & Water Watch."

Golden State Water Company - update from the City - Tyler Suchman - February 7, 2007 - The following from City Councilmember Rae Hanstad is elevated from the comments... The rate hike proposed by Golden State Water Company will be an agenda item at the Ojai City Council Meeting of Tuesday, February 13, 7:30 PM...

43.95% Rate Increase Proposed - ACTION NEEDED - Kenley Neufeld - January 31, 2007 - What about proposing to Ojai City Council a municipal water district? This company does not want to invest in the infrastructure in Ojai. The water quality is poor, forcing many residents to purchase expensive water filtration systems and bottled water. In many other cities that have municipal water, the cost remains reasonable and stable, while keeping the city solvant. Maybe it is time? Stop these outrageous rate hikes and maybe improve our water quality and service here in Ojai.

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proposed rate hike reports (PDF) - Ojai Valley News - July 1998 and September 1999 - "Klaif brought cheers from the estimated 175 people in attendance when he said five years of hearing SCWC’s “nonsense” excuses for dirty water is enough. “I live alone in a small house, and I don’t care if my lawn turns brown, but I would like to be able to drink the water,” Klaif said. “I would like to bathe in the water, and I would like to be able to brush my teeth without worrying what color my toothbrush was going to be when I’m finished. Klaif said he consistently replaces faucet filter screens and finds bits of chunky metal. “Water,” Klaif suggested, “should not be chunky ... that’s peanut butter. This is the United States of America, and we’re entitled to water that is liquid.”