May 8, 2008 RSS feed / Letters

Measure B didn't play by the rules; it will hurt the city

Recently, I wrote the comprehensive analysis floating around of Measure B, the Do-it Center backed referendum formally called the "Right to vote on traffic congestion initiative. More...

Measure B is bad medicine for T.O.

Measure B misleads the citizens of Conejo Valley by claiming to be about traffic concerns. In reality it's an attempt to limit retail competition in the area. More...

New mall should kill the lights

I am relatively new to the neighborhood of Dos Vientos. Since I moved in last summer I have anxiously awaited the opening of a what appeared to be a beautiful new Paraiso shopping center located right behind my house. More...

8 years old, and already worried

I am writing this because I am seeing lots of waste in the world. More...

Drug and alcohol abusers have three choices

If you're habitually drinking and using drugs you have three choices: 1. Sober 2 Jail 3. Dead Let's look at all three: 1. Sober . Often you need to get tired of jail or come too close to No. More...

Nasty tactics a bad habit in politics

As a person who is very tired of the political animosity that's been in play for a long time and the vitriol that's been spewed by both sides of the political spectrum, I was excited to read Tina Aschenbrenner's letter to the editor on April 10 More...

Another group sees the dark side of Measure B

One aspect of Measure B that hasn't received attention is the effect that such a law would have on the development of new affordable housing, especially housing for low-income seniors. Measure B contains no affordable housing exception. More...

Symphony lovers should be spared the parking fee

I look at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza as a wonderful addition to the city and not a boondoggle as some might think. I have one complaint though. More...

Any kind of travel beats the internal combustion engine

In all my years living in Newbury Park I thought I saw everything there is to see until today, Sunday morning, April 20. While chatting with some neighbors, a chariot came by being pulled by two Alaskan huskies. More...

Killers of mother duck deserve to be prosecuted

On April 25, about eight teenagers were seen abducting 13 mallard duck babies and left the mother duck dead from a pellet gun shot to the neck in the Conejo Creek South area. More...

Not every juvenile should be tried as a minor

Currently there's an open criminal case with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. This case concerns a youth killing another child based upon sexual orientation. More...

Here's another project for a future Eagle Scout

Hats off to Eagle Scout Mitch Engelking for his ingenious idea to post an official sign and distance markers for the Peppertree Park track. More...