Thousand Oaks Acorn

Thousand Oaks Acorn http://www.toacorn.com/ en-us Impound fees impede the poor http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Impound_fees_impede_the_poor.html <p>The entire impound fee process, whether it’s $300 or $220, is essentially using the police to rob from the poor and give to the rich.</p> <p>Smart Start and other traffic safety programs are geared to local young people who enjoy the luxury of a car or the use of their parents’ car.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Impound_fees_impede_the_poor.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Impound_fees_impede_the_poor.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:05 +0000 76896 at Residents need say on cell towers http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Residents_need_say_on_cell_towers.html <p>Leasing of our so-called green space for placement of cell towers is driven by money.</p> <p>Placement of those towers close to homes and schools is being driven by money and convenience. Money that is flowing from cellphone subscribers to providers to local governments that are inclined to solve budget problems by the hasty approval of these towers and locations.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Residents_need_say_on_cell_towers.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Residents_need_say_on_cell_towers.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:05 +0000 76897 at Parks takes middle course http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Parks_takes_middle_course.html <p>It is time for Washington, D.C., to get off the core ideals of the party and start representing the people. </p> <p>We, the majority, do not want the right wing putting their Christian ideals into law, nor do we want the left-wing socialists giving away our country to the U.N. We want effective solutions to the huge problems that our country faces now.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Parks_takes_middle_course.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Parks_takes_middle_course.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76898 at Supervisor works for the people http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Supervisor_works_for_the_people.html <p>Ever since Linda Parks began her community service as a City of Thousand Oaks planning commissioner in 1993, followed by her election to the City Council in 1996, in which she received the highest number of votes in that city’s history, Linda has demonstrated her selfless dedication to her community and the constituents that she serves.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Supervisor_works_for_the_people.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Supervisor_works_for_the_people.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76899 at Brownley has proven record http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Brownley_has_proven_record.html <p>Linda Parks has a website she calls “Honesty Counts,” but when it comes to honesty, Linda doesn’t seem to have a problem claiming she’s an independent despite having been a Republican her entire elected career.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Brownley_has_proven_record.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Brownley_has_proven_record.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76900 at Independent an attractive choice http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Independent_an_attractive_choice.html <p>Prejudice and discrimination run rampant again. It’s poking up its dirty nose, sniffing out the coming election.</p> <p>According to the propaganda in my mailbox recently, pertaining to the race for Congress, some Democrats and Republicans don’t like anyone who is not labeled one way or another.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Independent_an_attractive_choice.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Independent_an_attractive_choice.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76901 at Strickland dissed public workers http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Strickland_dissed_public_workers.html <p>At last week’s CLU-<span style="font-style: italic">Acorn</span> candidate forum, Tony Strickland sarcastically denigrated the people of the U.S. Postal Service and the DMV.</p> <p>Is this what he thinks of other city, county, state and federal employees? </p><p><span style="font-weight: bold">Riley Neel</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Thousand Oaks</span> </br/></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Strickland_dissed_public_workers.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76902 at Congress needs independents http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Congress_needs_independents.html <p>I’m sick of the Washington gridlock. We need independent citizens in Congress.</p> <p>Brownley and Strickland are captives of their parties. Linda Parks offers an alternative. She will not owe any special interest group. She is running as an individual American without strings to the Democrats or Republicans.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Congress_needs_independents.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Congress_needs_independents.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76903 at Candidate forum tomorrow http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Candidate_forum_tomorrow.html <p>For those citizens who could not attend the<span style="font-style: italic"> Acorn-</span>sponsored May 7 candidate forum for California’s District 26, another opportunity awaits you.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Candidate_forum_tomorrow.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Candidate_forum_tomorrow.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76904 at Vibrant Woman event a hit http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Vibrant_Woman_event_a_hit.html <p>I attended the Vibrant Woman Health Event at the Thousand Oaks Library on Sat., May 5. This was an excellent, informative, interesting and vibrant event.</p> <p>The speakers were very enthusiastic and motivating. Everyone has helpful information to take home.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Vibrant_Woman_event_a_hit.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Vibrant_Woman_event_a_hit.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76905 at Voters have right to representation http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Voters_have_right_to_representation.html <p>The initiative asking to fill City Council vacancies with a vote doesn’t require any special elections or use of city funds when a vacancy of the City Council requires action.</p> <p>Up to this point in time, even if the vacancy occurred shortly after an official was elected to office, the City Council itself would appoint an interim member.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Voters_have_right_to_representation.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/Voters_have_right_to_representation.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76906 at What have the Dems done? http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/What_have_the_Dems_done.html <p>In the last five years Democrats have controlled two-thirds of the government.</p> <p>In the first two years of Obama’s administration he spent more money than all of the presidents before him combined, having no obstructions in either the House or Senate. He did submit a budget that even his own party couldn’t pass because the spending was so great.</p><p><a href="http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/What_have_the_Dems_done.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-05-17/Letters/What_have_the_Dems_done.html#comments 2012-05-17 Letters Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:06 +0000 76907 at