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Widders v. Furchtenicht

by Tyler Suchman October 21, 2008

The decision came in yesterday in favor of City Attorney Monte Widders.

We conclude that the action was timely filed. While we recognize the strong public policy in favor of putting initiative measures before the electorate, that policy is not advanced where, as here, the proposed measures are plainly unconstitutional on…

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Ojai Ballot Initiatives: The Correspondence

by Tyler Suchman October 6, 2006

Following the jump is a chronological collection of correspondence between Ojai City Attorney Monte Widders and Ojai citizen Jeff Furchtenicht. The correspondence, a mix of emails and official printed documents, begins on September 1, with Attorney Widders’ response to the submitted ballot initiatives. I present these for the public record,…

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Ojai Ballot Initiatives: Guest Editorial & Rebuttal

by Tyler Suchman October 5, 2006

The following editorial is from Ojai citizen and City Council candidate Dennis Leary, addressing the ballot initiative issue. Read, digest and comment…
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An epic struggle is taking shape in Ojai, presaging a second American Revolution. In the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, “When in the Course of human…

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