June 18, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

The water shortage was no big deal on new development

Someone recently wrote in the Acorn that it was time for the city to start policing residents who weren't controlling their sprinkler systems and saving water. Now Thousand Oaks is encouraging residents to report violations. More...

Hopes for support regarding her mobile home park

First, we residents of Vallecito Mobilehome Park would like to thank the registered voters of Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park for helping us put Erickson's law into effect last year. More...

The Home Depot deserves to open in Thousand Oaks

It's mind-boggling to watch the Thousand Oaks City Council and staff deliberately thwart the citizens' election results in favor of Home Depot's building on the old Kmart site. More...

Other schools will benefit if they get University teachers

As summer soon approaches it will mark the end of a wonderful school, University Elementary. Not only did my four siblings and I go there, but my two oldest children did as well. More...

Free clinic salutes high school seniors

Westminster Free Clinic (WFC) in Thousand Oaks would like to thank the following high school seniors for their volunteer service, as part of our medical team, serving the low-income, uninsured people of East Ventura County for the pa More...

Big Brother is watching in Thousand Oaks

My name is Brit-El Gibson, and I'm 12. Though I used to go to Sequoia Middle School, I am now homeschooled by the online service k12. More...

An appeal for help

I'm a senior citizen who moved into Vallecito Mobile Estates 20 years ago. I've been so happy and have many great friends. We are like family here. If I'm forced to leave because of higher rent, I may end up living in my car. More...

If coyotes put human beings in peril, shoot them

Reading the June 11 letter from Mary Troness ("Coyotes were here first and deserve respect") made me think how ridiculous some people can be. When did an animal's rights override a human being's rights? More...

The Wellness Community shares its gratitude

On Fri., June 5, the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura celebrated 18 years of providing free programs of support, education and hope to people with cancer and their families. More...