California State Parks close to the Conejo Valley could be closing because of California’s budget crunch, according to a story in Saturday’s Ventura County Star. On the list for possible closing are Malibu Creek State Park on Las Virgenes Road, and Malibu Lagoon State Beach, and Leo Carillo State Park in Malibu. Also on the list are Point [...]
Entries from May 31st, 2009
Local State Parks on Possible Closure List
May 31st, 2009 · No Comments · California, Economy, Outdoors
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Ventura Flea Market, Sunday, 5-31
May 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Economy, Ventura County
Swap meets in the greater Los Angeles area are increasingly popular, according to today’s Los Angeles Times article, “Shopping Outside the Box,” http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-flea-markets30-2009may30,0,103531.story. If you want to check out Ventura County swap meets, the Ventura Flea Market is happening tomorrow, Sunday, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. It is only held [...]
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Newbury Park MAC Coming
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
According to The Star, more than 100 folks showed up for a meeting in Newbury Park on Wednesday evening, that was put on by Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks. The purpose of the meeting was to look at the possibility of forming a Municipal Advisory Council for the approximately 3,000 residents living in an unincorporated area [...]
Deadhead? Parrothead? No, Sprinklerhead!
May 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Green, Meditations
The water cutbacks that are coming because of reduced water allocations from the Sacramento Delta to Southern California, have led me to focus a lot of attention on my home irrigation system, and how I can make it more efficient. Â Here is a link to a whimsical letter about this, that I wrote to [...]
Tags: water conservation
Is Ventura County Getting Any of the Federal Stimulus Money?
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Economy, Ventura County
Yes! Ventura County has been awarded a number of grants from the federal stimulus act (ARRA) passed in February. To see how much and for what, on an ongoing basis, go to a county website, http://portal.countyofventura.org/portal/page?_pageid=821,4201528&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. At that web address is also information about weatherization funds that are available for folks with low incomes. Here is [...]
Tags: Ventura County Economy
Thousand Oaks Committee Vacancies
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Thousand Oaks
There are some great opportunities to be of service to your community if you live in Thousand Oaks. Right now, there are 4 vacancies on the Community Funding Review Committee and 3 vacancies on the Investment Review Committee. There is more information on the city website. Here is a link: http://www.toaks.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=15309
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What’s Happening This Week
May 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
TUESDAY, MAY 26 Agoura Hills:Â City Council Meeting, 7 PM, link to agenda:Â http://www.ci.agoura-hills.ca.us/index.aspx?recordid=1423&page=39 Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Board Meeting, 5 PM, link to agenda:Â http://www.lvmwd.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=601 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 Calleguas Municipal Water District Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, Link to agenda:Â http://www.calleguas.com/agenda.pdf Casa Conejo, part of Newbury Park, Town Hall Meeting, 6 PM, at Walnut [...]
Tags: Conejo Valley
Why did 3rd place Moorpark candidate get the photo?
May 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Media
OK, so this is not about the Conejo Valley, but it is about 1 of our neighbors just to the north of us. The headline above a Moorpark City Council candidate’s photo was puzzling, in today’s Ventura County Star (5-20-09), because it did not match the photo. The headline said, “Pollock takes early lead in Moorpark,” [...]
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Back in the Valley, (Conejo, that is)
May 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Meditations, Triuinfo Sanitation District
It is good to be home! I flew back yesterday, after spending time visiting family in the Silicon Valley. My “Inner Portland,†as one of my kids calls it, was very content to hang out in the cooler temperatures, with more humidity and greenery, but then Saturday and Sunday temps soared into the mid-90’s, and [...]
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