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OUSD school board gets earful about state COVID-19 mandates for students
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:57
Screenshot from Ojai Unified School District Oct. 13 school board meeting
A crowd of parents attend the Oct. 13 Ojai Unified School District school board meeting to share their concerns about the California COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students.
Grant Phillips, Ojai Valley News reporter
Parents of Ojai Unified School District students packed the school board meeting room Oct. 13 to voice their opinions about the state’s recently announced COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students.
Volunteers gather Nov. 6 to beautify the 150-year-old Nordhoff Cemetery
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:44
Photo by Patti Bagley
Nordhoff Cemetery cleanup organizer Connie Biggers places an American flag on the grave of a veteran.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
For the past 10 years, Ojai volunteer and community organizer Connie Biggers has led efforts to beautify Nordhoff Cemetery in memory of veterans.
USFS defends Pine Mtn. tree removal
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:38
Ojai Valley News photos by Perry Van Houten
U.S. Forest Service Forester and project lead Greg Thompson with a 16-inch-diameter white fir that could be removed as part of the Reyes Peak project.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
Los Padres National Forest officials hosted a site visit Oct. 14 to the Reyes Peak Forest Health and Fuels Reduction project planned for Pine Mountain, north of Ojai.
Opinion: Pine Mountain logging is troubling
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:32
Ojai Valley News photo by Perry Van Houten
Pine Mountain at Reyes Peak.
By Bryant Baker
The Forest Service’s recent decision to approve a logging and chaparral-clearance project on Pine Mountain should be concerning to everyone who values the Los Padres National Forest in Ojai’s back yard.
Opinion: Sinful mistake by Thomas Aquinas College
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:24
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Thomas Aquinas Chapel Facade.
By Michael Estwanik
This Catholic college is dedicating its new $15 million athletic center to St. Pope John Paul II. He was hardly a saint and the college can’t deny it. JPII stood by in silence for years as Cardinal Bernard Law, the eventually disgraced head of the Boston Archdiocese, protected countless Catholic priests who sexually abused children.
Opinion: Forest Service needs a better plan
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:16
By Lanny Kaufer
I have hiked, camped and backpacked on Pine Mountain for the past 50 years and have led hikes there since 2012 under a U.S. Forest Service Special Use Permit for outfitters and guides. Despite my partnership with, and respect for, the USFS, I must speak out in opposition to the Reyes Peak Forest Health and Fuels Reduction project that received final approval from the USFS on Sept. 30. I urge the Ojai City Council to join the Ventura County Board of Supervisors in opposing this project, as well as a similar project proposed on Mt. Pinos. Here is why.
Opinion: Connecting to State Water Project a bad idea
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:10
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By Bruce Jugan
Casitas Municipal Water District is about to make a costly mistake by connecting to the California State Water Project. Promoters of the “Santa Barbara Intertie” and the “Ventura In-Lieu” projects say that they are insurance that the Ojai Valley will have a reliable water supply. The reality is that the State Water Project is nearly dry.
Thumbs up / Thumbs down from Oct. 15
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 10:03
• Thumbs up for citizens who get involved in their own governance.
• Thumbs up to the two councilmembers who stood up for its citizens to not spend $1 million on ATP. It will make Maricopa Highway look like a concrete runway with 15 feet of concrete with no shade trees.
Supes to hear from public Oct. 19 on whether Ojai and Ventura stay in same district
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 09:58
Photo courtesy Ventura County Redistricting website.
Map showcasing the current district boundaries.
Grant Phillips, Ojai Valley News reporter
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has released four potential supervisorial redistricting maps and two of them place Ojai and Ventura in separate supervisorial districts. Currently, Ojai and Ventura are in District 1, represented by Supervisor Matt LaVere.
Ojai Trolley to pause Saturday service
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 09:43
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The Ojai Trolley will cease free Saturday service on Oct. 16.
Grant Phillips, Ojai Valley News reporter
The last day, for now, to ride the Ojai trolley for free on Saturdays will be Ojai Day on Saturday, Oct. 16.
Tiny Homes are coming to Ojai for a two-year pilot program
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 09:37
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A cabin-like tiny home on a permanent foundation could be a potential option for the new two-year pilot program coming to Ojai.
Grant Phillips, Ojai Valley News reporter
City Council voted 4-1 in favor of a two-year tinyhome pilot program, with Mayor Betsy Stix dissenting, favoring further staff review related to the affordability of tiny homes.
Learn how to make a wreath
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 09:28
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Karen Hesli, heart wreath, handmade wreaths a treat.
Create a natural wreath with autumn’s bounty at a workshop taught by Karen Hesli of Canyon Creations. The class will take place on Oct. 23 from 10-11 a.m. at Poppies Art and Gifts, 323 E. Matilija St., Ojai.
805 Brass and Los Padres Sound Horn Quartet sound off Nov. 7
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 09:25
One more free Sunday community concert, presented by Ojai Pops, will be performed on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m. at Libbey Bowl.
Performing are 805 Brass and Los Padres Sound Horn Quartet.
Ojai Film Festival seeks volunteers
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- Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 09:20
The Ojai Film Festival will present its 22nd consecutive event celebrating independent films from around the world in November.
OUSD board to vote today, Oct. 13, on delegating authority for district office lease application
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- Published: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 01:25
SVS DEV LLC concept of replacing OUSD offices and Chaparral High School at 414 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, presented to Ojai Unified School District school board Jan. 13.
By Grant Phillips, Ojai Valley News reporter
With the Ojai Unified School District office property lease agreement slated to be on a November school board agenda, the Wednesday, Oct. 13, school board consent calendar item (7.1.9) contains a resolution for “delegating authority to district superintendent and SVS, LLC, to execute, sign and submit all documents, applications and materials required for submittal to the city of Ojai in connection with the development of the district office site.”