Thousand Oaks Lane Reduction – To the VC Star: the support you claim for this “Road Diet” is just not there

Or – Life in the Slow Lane by Thomas Adams On Thursday, February 20, the city of Thousand Oaks offered a slideshow and open forum regarding the narrowing of Hillcrest Blvd. Larry Tay – Associate Traffic Engineer and Akbar Alikhan were running the presentation. As for Tay and Alikhan, they seemed to be pawns in […]
New Gas Tax Proposed

. . From David Spady, Americans for Prosperity Get ready for higher prices at the pump! Californians could be paying more for gasoline and other transportation fuels next year as a result of California’s pioneering efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Senator Steinberg (D-Sacramento)* is considering legislation that would slap a carbon tax on […]
Watchdog group exposes potential terrorist at SFSU

Campus anti-Semitism watchdog group AMCHA (phonetic “your people” in Hebrew) Initiative announced yesterday that its effort to alert administrators and police about a potential terrorist at San Francisco State University (SFSU) was successful. They emailed this letter to their supporters: “Thank you to all of you. Because of your calls to San Francisco State University […]
Moorpark Council hear presentation on drought

by Debra Tash Moorpark City Council Meeting February 19th 2014: Susan Mulligan, General Manager at Calleguas Mutual Water District, updated the Council on the drought. Conditions haven’t much improved since her presentation to the Simi Valley Council in January. Calleguas wholesales water to all of the County’s major cities with the exception of the city […]
Plan to split California six ways is closer to vote

By [email protected] (Kurtis Alexander) Could “Silicon Valley” become its own U.S. state? That’s what a ballot measure, pharmacy approved this week for signature gathering, sale is seeking to do. That, case and carve out five other regions of California into their own independent U.S. states — with their own laws, politicians and capitols. The campaign […]
Recipe of the Week – Zucchini Bread

. . .. . . . . Ingredients 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup water 2 cups grated zucchini 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup chopped walnuts, pecans […]
Computer Security

by Beers R Us This is a guide to get you started securing your home network and computers. We won’t dive into the intricate parts of each software package but if you have any specific questions you can shoot an email to [email protected] Security should be done in layers. We’ll start with a basic 3 […]
Will the FCC muzzle the press?

. . By Dick Morris Published on TheHill.com on February 18, 2014 The Federal Communications Commission is about to launch a direct assault on the freedom of the media to cover news as it chooses. The program, called the Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs, involves requesting information from all radio and TV stations, […]
Sheriff Dean Comments on Federal Court of Appeals Decision on Cal. Concealed Weapons Permits

From the Ventura County Sheriff’s office: Sheriff Comments on Federal Court of Appeals Case Decision Regarding California Concealed Weapons (C.C.W.) Permits A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit made a significant ruling regarding the issuance of concealed weapons permits and what criteria may or may not be used in denying a permit. California laws currently […]










