The Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner reported that an Asian citrus psyllid was found in Camarillo. This, according to a short article in the VC Star Saturday (4-8). This pest can carries an untreatable disease for citrus, that has killed many trees in the Southeast of the U.S. The article said the area in Camarillo would be [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ventura County'
Dreaded Citrus Pest Found in Camarillo
April 10th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Economy, Green, Ventura County
VC Supervisors Take Baby Step Toward Benefit Reform
April 6th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Economy, Ventura County
A majority of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday (4-5) for a moratorium on giving “cash-outs” for vacation time, to apply to new hires not represented by a union. That according to an article in the 4-6 VC Star, which did not give the projected number of future employees that would apply to. [...]
Moorpark Road On and Off Ramps to 101 Closed This Weekend
April 1st, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks
To get on Moorpark Road off the 101 Freeway this weekend, you are going to have to take an alternate exit, like Rancho Road or Lynn Road, and the same goes for getting on the freeway. According to an article in the VC Star, the Moorpark Road ramps are closed from 10 PM today (Friday, 4-1) to [...]
Tags: 101 Freeway·Conejo Valley·Thousand Oaks·Thousand Oaks Freeway Ramps·Ventura County
Calleguas Water Storage and Well Field
March 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Green, Lake Sherwood, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Water Issues
Here is a photo of one big water tank! The official name of this 5-million gallon, Calleguas Municipal Water District tank, is the Grimes Canyon Reservoir. I got to see this tank on a tour that Calleguas gave for water districts and others in mid-January. The tour was also to show us the well field that [...]
Tags: Calleguas Municipal Water District·Las Posas Aquifer·Ventura County
Catsup in Bowls, Part II
January 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Just when I thought we had exhausted the subject of catsup in bowls, I came across one yesterday at a breakfast buffet. I was going down the food line at the Ventura County AWA (Association of Water Agencies) breakfast, and right after the cubed, fried potatoes, was a big bowl of catsup (or ketchup, if you prefer.) [...]
Tags: meditations·VCAWA·Ventura County
Time to End the Redevelopment Boondoggle
January 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Sunday (1-16) VC Star features a front page article and editorial on redevelopment agencies in Ventura County. According to the editorial, $100 million is siphoned off from school districts and the basic services of police and fire departments, to go to building projects in the county through these agencies. In Thousand Oaks, for example, [...]
Tags: Agoura Hills·Conejo Valley·Conejo Valley News·Newbury Park·Thousand Oaks·Ventura County
Who Pays for What with Ventura County Water Wholesaler?
January 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Interior of Calleguas reservoir under construction in North Ranch a few years ago What is the policy at Calleguas Municipal Water District in regard to recovering costs from infrastructure? That was my question in a Letter to the Editor in the 1-13 Acorn, and the answer is important to all of us who live in [...]
Tags: Conejo Valley·Conejo Valley News·Lake Sherwood·Newbury Park·Oak Park·Thousand Oaks·Triunfo Sanitation District·Ventura County
It is Expensive to Run for an Office, Even Little Ones
September 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Elections, Lake Sherwood, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Triuinfo Sanitation District, Ventura County
As a candidate in the November election, I am deep into the campaign process, deciding what I will spend funds on, and what I won’t. The largest election expense for me, so far, is the Ventura County charge for printing my Candidate Statement in the Voters Guide. The first thing to know about the statement is, [...]
Tags: Conejo Valley·Oak Park·Thousand Oaks·Triunfo Sanitation District·Ventura County
