I have always thought that I lived in a beautiful place that anybody would like to visit, but according to the newly completed tourism study for the Conejo Valley, that just isn’t so. According to an article in the 4-19 VC Star, the Conejo does not have a major attraction that makes it a place that tourists [...]
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Conejo Valley Tourism Study
April 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Development, Economy, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
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T.O. Term Limits Must be Voted on in Election
March 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Elections, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
The Term Limits Initiative for Thousand Oaks City Council members must go on the November ballot, according to the California Government Code. That is from an article today (3-26) in the VC Star today. On Tuesday (3-22), the City Council had voted 3-2 to refer the initiative to staff for analysis. The Term Limits Initiative [...]
T.O. City Council Votes Tuesday Night to Study Impact of Term Limits
March 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Elections, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
That’s the news from the VC Star. Here is a link to the article: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/23/council-votes-to-give-to-term-limit-initiative/
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Thoughts on Thousand Oaks City Council Term Limits
March 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Elections, Thousand Oaks
Ideally, I would favor election by district for Thousand Oaks City Councilmembers. As it is now, challengers have a huge challenge in getting well known enough to beat an city council incumbent at election time. Why? Because so many run for the council each election. There were 13 candidates last November, for 3 seats! It [...]
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Thousand Oaks and Term Limits
March 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · California, Conejo Valley, Elections, Thousand Oaks
Former Thousand Oaks Planning Commissioner Al Adam’s term-limit initiative has enough signatures to be put on the November ballot this year. That is according to a 3-15 article in the VC Star. If the initiative becomes law, aThousand Oaks City Councilmemb’s length of service would be limited to 3 terms of 4 years each. Then, a councilmember would have to sit [...]
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Can You Access the Thousand Oaks City Council Agenda for March 22?
March 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Thousand Oaks
I have tried repeatedly to view to Thousand Oaks City Council agenda for this coming Tuesday, March 22, and it will not come up on my computer. Instead, an empty, dark gray screen appears when I click on the agenda link, and the bottom of the screen says, “Done.” If you want to try, the website [...]
Hey, Let’s Loan the T.O. auto group over $6 Million for 30 Years!
March 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Conejo Valley, Development, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
And, that is just what the majority of Thousand Oaks City Council members decided to do on Tuesday night (3-10). They approved a $6.6 million loan to the auto dealers group, with a payout of 30 years and an interest rate of 3%. (The Council vote was 3-1, with Claudia Bill-de la Pena voting against [...]
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Just Say, “No,” to T.O. City Council Health Insurance
March 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I am confused. In an article in the VC Star today (3-5) regarding health insurance for members of the Thousand Oaks City Council, it is reported that T.O. is required to ”offer a minimum monthly retireee medicial benefit of $108.” Why are those on the City Council considered to be employees? And, they are serving part-time. Even if they are [...]
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