October 7, 2010 RSS feed / Letters

Candidate isn’t for ‘high-rises’

Thank you for printing candidate interviews and giving us a chance to get to know our prospects for City Council. More...

Appreciated help from office seeker

So many of our political leaders, both local and national, are often big on talk and small on action. That is why we are so pleased to give credit where credit is due to a local leader, Ed Jones. More...

Ridiculous city spending must stop

Claudia Bill-de la Peña has been our one true fiscal conservative on the T.O. City Council. She always opposes throwing our good taxpayer money at our local developers and out-of-town consultants. More...

Some fatherly voting advice

Electing my daughter, Deborah Birenbaum, to the Thousand Oaks City Council would be an enormous asset for the city. She has a law degree from UCLA. She recently obtained a mediation degree. Above all, she has a great love for the Conejo. More...

Candidate’s traffic plan makes sense

For years I’ve heard people complain about the traffic problems in Thousand Oaks, especially on Thousand Oaks Boulevard. And in every election, candidates give us empty rhetoric promising to do something about the traffic problem. More...

Association is driven by greed

Who controls the Thousand Oaks Boulevard Association? I checked the website, but there is no organization chart or list of officers. I saw Ms. More...

Challenger is energizing voters

I have been very impressed with Brandon Millan’s campaign for City Council. His ideas are thoughtful, innovative and will help make our government more responsive to the community. More...

Waxman helpful; Gallegly wasn’t

In 2007, the U.S. Postal Service was planning on changing ZIP codes for 57,000 addresses, everyone from Westlake Village to Newbury Park. More...

Councilwoman is worth your vote

American voters have little reason to view the politicians who represent them with esteem. In the past 50 years, I’ve voted in every primary and general election for which I was eligible, except one. More...

Pilgrims and illegal immigration

Just remember, the Pilgrims were illegal immigrants. And I don’t recall hearing that any of them worked on the farms of the Native Americans. Mark A. Stern Thousand Oaks More...