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Displeased with all the candidates for City Council As an emigrant to this great land, I find it insulting that Andy Fox and Dennis Gillette took away my vote, my vote for Ed Masry. More ... Hold your nose and vote in the council race As a veteran T.O. City Council watcher/participant, I find this year's race to be truly hilarious and hideous at the same time. As one who will have to hold his nose to vote, as vote we More ... Fox keeps city going in the right direction My family moved to Thousand Oaks nine years ago. We saw this community as a wonderful place to raise our children. We have never looked back and continue to feel blessed to be part of this great town. The people are great, the schools are great- heck, everything's great. More ... Says no to Masry I just received the latest Louis Masry mailer with a big picture of the late Ed Masry taking up the entire cover, suitable for framing. Can it be that Louis, who recently moved from Moorpark to a rented house just to run for office here, More ... Gillette and DiGuiseppe make sense I love the open spaces for beauty's sake and for the recreational uses that I enjoy like hiking and biking. Open spaces contribute to the quality of life in Thousand Oaks and make it an oasis in Ventura County. More ... Get rid of Fox and Gillette The letter-writing campaign of Andy Fox and Dennis Gillette supporters would have you believe that these two incumbent candidates for Thousand Oaks City Council are future saints. More ... Supervisor likes Bill-de la Peña and Wall As county supervisor and past mayor of the city of Thousand Oaks, I encourage you to reelect Claudia Bill-de la Peña and vote More ... Masry a solid choice for City Council Given the tenor of the last two candidate forums for Thousand Oaks City Council and recently published letters, one can see that More ... Wall's agenda out of step with the city The Oct. 9 planning commission was highlighted by a lengthy review of the Mount Clef//Dubin family application to construct a 7,000-square-foot home/garage on or near open space coveted by the city. More ... Bill-de la Peña, Wall will be getting his votes I quite agree with your Oct. 12 editorial listing reasons why many residents will not support Fox and Gillette for reelection to the T.O. City Council. However, you gave only three: appointing a "crony" to fill Ed Masry's remaining three-year term, the forced "resignation" of the cit More ... Bill-de la Peña, Wall and Masry the top candidates Please, voters join me and ask your fellow citizens to vote for the people that will give us back our power, our ethics and our opportunity to preserve what's left of nature and appeal of a semirural community. More ... Bill-de la Peña and Wall the best choices Nine people are running for Thousand Oaks City Council. I watched them all at a candidates' forum last week. More ... Bill-de la Peña and Wall won the forum Last Wednesday, I went over to city hall to attend a forum for the Thousand Oaks City Council candidates hosted by the League of Woman Voters. I wanted to see what the candidates had to offer for the future of our city. More ... If you want slow growth, choosing is easy All of a sudden slow growth is as popular as reduced taxes. Every politician in town says they're for it. Everyone claims to be your slow-growth candidate. More ... Bill-de la Peña and Wall protect open space Recently, the Thousand Oaks Planning Commission said okay More ... SOS supporting Bill-de la Peña, Wall duo in council race Save Open Space (SOSproudly endorses Claudia Bill-de la Peña and Janet Wall for Thousand Oaks City Council. Theiplanning commission/City Council votes show real commitmento saving Conejo Valley from more unwanted traffic and overdevelopment. Claudia and Janet's votes represent and p More ... Bill-de la Peña has earned respect Ingredients of an election: first you need trained election officers because without them we could not hold a democratic election. As a former election officer, I can appreciate the hard work and effort required to make the polling site user-friendly and as efficient as possible. Thank you to More ... Endorses Wilson for City Council I am writing this letter in support of Bob Wilson Sr. in his reelection campaign to our Thousand Oaks City Council. Bob, his wife, Linda, and his entire family welcomed me and my family into our community of Thousand Oaks when we relocated our business here four years ago. More ... Wilson has helped the city As a local business owner and an active member of the Thousand Oaks community for the last four years, I've been fortunate to More ... Wilson deserves another term on the council I'm writing to encourage the residents of Thousand Oaks to reelect Bob Wilson for Thousand Oaks City Council. I have known Bob and Linda for 26 years and have had a wonderful time growing up with the Wilson family. More ... Goldman has the right priorities Jerry Goldman volunteers 100 hours per month to our local disaster-preparedness organizations because he wants the city's residents to be safe in the event of a major disaster. The Oct. 15 earthquake in Hawaii is a reminder that, even in paradise, natural disasters will occur. That's why More ... Let's keep Phelps and Stephens on the board I want to publicly add my support for the two incumbent school board members, Pat Phelps and Tim Stephens, in their bid for reelection this November. More ... Backs Phelps, Stephens, Buckles for school board We all know that one of the reasons our homes' values have risen in the last several years is because of the outstanding and deserved reputation of Conejo Valley Unified School District for academic excellence. More ... Phelps deserves your vote One of the most important features of living in the Conejo Valley is the strong public school system we enjoy. More ... Reelect Phelps As longtime residents of Thousand Oaks and the parents of a graduate of our school district, we believe this year's school board election is the most important issue to face our community in many years. More ... The best choices for Conejo schools: Stephens, Phelps and Buckles Letters and advertisements creating the impression that the local teachers' association controls the school board are far from accurate. These ads calling us "union bosses" have been purchased to spread propaganda and smear candidates. UACT, CSEA, CVPPA consist of teachers, counselo More ... Add another three votes for Stephens, Phelps and Buckles I doubt very much that I am alone in my increased frustration with a political climate at the local, state and national levels which features attack ads, personal insults and reliance on false issues which polarize and divide the electorate. More ... Short will be an asset to the school board I am proud to call Thousand Oaks my home of 19 years. My wife and I were blessed to raise our children here and have the opportunity to see them educated in one of the finest environments in Southern California. More ... Short cares about children, deserves your vote I have been a manager for Thousand Oaks Little League for over 25 years and have managed two World Series Championship Teams and was a coach on another. The biggest champion for the youth of our community is John Short. More ... Short is long on character I want to recommend a man I have known for many years for the Conejo Valley Unified School District's Board of Education, John Short. I first met him when I was a parent among many within Thousand Oaks Little League. More ... Dunn a disaster for public schools Residents of our great Conejo Valley: Please think before you vote on Nov. 7. More ... Board candidate states his goals As a candidate for the board of education is Conejo Valley Unified School District, I would like to extend a "thank you" to the many parents, teachers and taxpayers throughout the district for their expressions of support and encouragement. It is exciting to receive such broad support. More ... Won't be voting for Stephens Tim Stephens' campaign brochures falsely states that Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks endorses him. More ... Lennox, Andersen and Dunn will get his votes Extreme: existing in a very high degree, going to great or exaggerated lengths (per Webster's dictionary). More ... Two challengers best for our public schools I strongly believe that John Andersen and Greg Lennox- highly respected men of the community-are the best candidates for the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education. Both share a genuine desire to include all input while actively engaging those of diverse perspectives More ... Likes Masry for Assembly I was born and raised in Conejo Valley and I am going to vote for Ferial Masry for the California Assembly district. She has lived here for a long time and knows the issues. More ... Gallegly is running scared U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly's recent charge in the Thousand Oaks More ... Wildlife corridor in jeopardy When I attended Wildwood Elementary for fifth and sixth grades, some of our assemblies were hosted by Conejo Recreation and Park District. Native animals were brought in with a message that they were special and needed to be respected. More ... Motorists should slow down and take a chill pill As I was navigating the increasingly traffic-loaded streets of Thousand Oaks a few days ago, I glanced into the rearview mirror and noticed an SUV behind me. More ... Help the president: Vote for Democrats The president has several problems that we voters can help him with on Nov. 7. He can't change course in Iraq without appearing to be a flip-flopper, so here is what we can do to help: More ... Our Constitution has been severely abused There are certain events in our nation's history where anyone living at the time will always re More ... |
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