July 16, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

State, county and city pensions are way out of line

I agree with your editorial concern regarding public employees receiving pensions equal to 100 percent of their salary with a cost of living allowance (COLA) while private companies may provide pensions in the range of 50 percent of More...

Everyone must reduce water use

Water districts throughout the Conejo are asking residents to cut back on water use, usually by about 15 percent. If districts don't reduce use for the year from July 2009 through June 2010, they will be heavily fined. How much? More...

Offers to make peace, wants critic to help our city

While it's never a good idea to debate via letters to the editor, it was important to set the record straight. Mr. More...

Don't give up on Prop. 13 because it's still working

With all of our state budget problems there's been renewed interest in repealing Prop. 13. I'd like to tell everyone what it's like without controls on our politicians and assessors. More...

Fire stations, too, should save water

Harking back to the request by the city recently to tell on neighbors who waste water by watering their yards during the daytime in the hot sun, I totally agree this is a "no-no," but I do have to report this one: the Ventura County Fire S More...

Huge park had no place in our city

The editorial in the June 25 Thousand Oaks Acorn blasted Lang Ranch neighbors as being the responsible parties for the demise of the proposed Lang Ranch park. More...

Most of the school staff was away for summer vacation

Unfortunately I feel like Acacia Elementary School's staff unfairly came under attack when the majority, if not all, of Acacia's staff aren't currently working in the summer school program (T.O. More...

Citizens should get the same health plan as Congress

We must demand that Congress this time adopts the same healthcare plan that they adopt for the rest of us. Congress already enjoys a bountiful lifetime healthcare insurance they voted for themselves and families. More...