POLITICS | DA Race Los Angeles – George Gascón: A Political Chameleon
By Michele Hanisee . George Gascón panders to progressive audiences by claiming to support efforts to defund the police and moral opposition to the death penalty. The truth is Gascón’s positioning on the death penalty depends on his audience. During an interview with the ADDA, Gascón was specifically asked if he would change the […]
Bananas – Friend or Foe?
By Naomi Fisher Question: Are bananas capable of transmitting diseases to humans? Concern: We are more than 60% identically, genetically related to Bananas. When I was unable to find a job as a secretary I took jobs as waitress. In each restaurant I worked I developed a following because of my beautifully unique […]
Why Real History Must be Taught
By Don Jans It can be called nothing but ignorance and stupidity. Ignorance is lack of knowledge or information. Stupidity is behavior that shows a lack of good sense or judgment. So many on the left are saying that President Trump will end our democracy. We were never intended to be a democracy. […]
Mask – Friend or Foe?
by Naomi Fisher . COVID-19, a pandemic! We were told to isolate. Then we learned it’s a genetically engineered disease. We further learn it mutates. A feeling just shy of terror swamped Our Nation – and the world. Medical personnel had no method of checking us for the illness at first. After all the fear […]
Commentary | WHY Rush the 2040 Ventura County General Plan?
By Ana Del Rio-Barba On July 16th, Ventura County Planning Commissioners voted to submit their draft 2040 General Plan to the Board of Supervisors for approval. Thank you, Commissioner McPhail, for voting NO until Spanish documents were produced and the Latino community could review and provide input. Community voices were heard after long hours of […]
Lane Reduction on Maricopa Highway in Ojai
By Jeffrey Weinstein Please print the following Letter to the Editor as Ojai Valley News will no longer print my letters (censorship) because the current owner and publisher do not agree with my position, and support the City Council. What ever happened to providing the public with objective information so they can make up their […]
Ventura County COVID-19 stats show it is time to open up
Ventura County Board of Supervisors Aug. 18 Special Meeting Agenda Item #4: Email Comments in Support of Pastor Rob McCoy and Godspeak Calvary Submitted to Ventura County: [email protected] Dear Board of Supervisors: Submitted in this email are two graphics presented on the Ventura County Emergency data site under COVID19.ca.gov/roadmap-counties (Ventura County). The data […]
Commentary | The Twilight Of Great American Cities Is Here. Can We Stop It?
JOEL KOTKIN CONTRIBUTOR The dreadful death of George Floyd lit a fire that threatens to burn down America’s cities. Already losing population before the pandemic, our major urban centers have provided ideal kindling for conflagration with massive unemployment, closed businesses and already rising crime rates. The forms of disintegration vary. In overwhelmingly white cities like Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Minneapolis, violence […]
Santa Paula: Covid Closed Business Overtaxed
Guest Editorial, Dr. Vanessa L. White, Owner, Santa Paula Fitness Biggest reason why many small businesses will fail during the pandemic: Inaction, caused by Greed There are two reasons why some economists are saying 60% of small businesses will close their doors for good because of the pandemic: (1) Governments’ and (2) property […]
President Trump Attacks Greedy Drug Companies
By John Jay God bless President Trump for signing those four new Executive Orders recently, to force drug companies to stop selling medications at grossly inflated prices. He did what Congress has failed to do in the past 20 years. Why has Congress not acted against Big Pharma greed in the past 20 years??? Massive […]
