July 2, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Attacked unfairly by a city appointee

On June 11 the Acorn printed a vicious personal attack on a private citizen (me) by Thousand Oaks traffic commissioner Rick Lemmo. More...

Acorn praised for June 18 editorial

Kudos to the T.O. Acorn for its measured assessment in the June 18 editorial ("Zero tolerance is what it says") regarding the Newbury Park prom dispute. More...

T.O. mobile home owners need help from the city

We are writing this letter in the hope that your readers will better understand what is happening here at Vallecito Mobilehome Park. In our park, we own our coaches but not the land. More...

Staff set a bad example at Acacia

At a time when both teachers and classified employees should be thankful they have a job, I was completely disheartened on the first day of summer school at Acacia Elementary School. More...

Tear down some houses to protect endangered plant?

So a few NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) have again slowed plans for Lang Ranch Park that would serve a large, underserved section of T.O, thus causing yet more legal fees, planning costs and untold inflationary costs to the rest of More...

Homeless woman causes a problem

I've lived in Westlake Village for 30 years, and it's alarming to see a homeless woman living on the bench on Village Glen and Townsgate Road, throwing her food into the street. More...

Ambulance rides are expensive

I was recently hospitalized at Los Robles Hospital for a brief spell. When the hospital learned I was a member of Kaiser Permanente, I was transferred by ambulance to Kaiser's hospital in Woodland Hills. More...

Coyotes revisited

The overwhelming number of letters condemning Dorothy Campagna's opinion about people, animals and God reveals our life in America, filled with religion involving animals, birds and so forth. More...