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The Ojai & Ventura Vol. 2 • No. 6 • Issue 18 • Published in the Ojai & Ventura Gold Coast Region • H Photo © 2009, Joel Anderson Evolving Governments FREE • September 2009 JOE INJUN TE AND SENA OLKS HARD F IC EGULAR • R UST R ? ? OACH • J RepR • ROS HAMMER BEYOND OYNE C THRU •CITY HALL IN A PANIC LASDAIR BREAK • A TEELHEAD S ..... INDNESS ILHADO TINGS • K - M LIS VENT • E EDS, PG 22 •R ON ROWE LEASheS END CLASSIFI ONG •Lette R: M R. E D ! • M.H L • BENEFITS FOR LIFE •TRUSTING FOLKS.... • AttY. TRUBBLES H •S H ABAD, PAG S IN VENTURA E 2 & 10 ANNE AT JAVA JOE’ • R. ELLIS BAD POLITICOS THE NEW SCENE ! • MINA, SICILY AND COINS... • BEATNIK’S •Coo L OJAI HOUS E STUFF •K ooL KARS - IN PRImeR • WORKING O IT OUT The FANDANG H Cover hotos © 1995, Joel Anderson CAN O JAI ’S YOUth SURVIV E “T he O JAI ” ? H • PUNK , SURF & R •H OCKABILLY AIR S H TYLIN’ Reefer Madness H H Photo © 2009, Ron Rowe AB ANDONED YOUTH INSIDE: • M.O. T SKATE OWN’S HOT ! UPDA • Satire • T TE RUE CRIMES • ELECTIONS 101 P AGE 2 September 2009 • Issue 18 September 2009 • Issue 18 P AGE 3 That must really be GOOD food at THAT citizens are ignorant and passively abdicate IMMEDIATE RELEASE price.... I wonder if they get to keep the the rules to the rule makers. It’s understand- Why Ventura is Governmental Evolution plate ? This intentionally side-steps the able; when everyone knows the rules are “Don’t Tell Me Who I am... Let me guess !” An Afternoon of NFL vs. Congress federal law that was intended to prevent fixed, why watch the game ? Unfortunately The Broke Capitol Laughter & Music NFL. The referees’ tools have also evolved; corporations from making direct political the result is sort of like hiring a contract Understanding, Honesty, or Kindness by Jefferson Pinto to further enhance the propriety of the game, campaign contributions to their candidates. shepherd to watch the sheep and never • (more information, page 10) • checking on them. of the World ? uppose you are watching a televised coaches are allowed to challenge a call The constant bombardment by professional very full moon in August I meet up with Benefit for Cancer Patient made by the referee using the taped “instant lobbyists corrupts our elected officals’ A politician and pro athlete’s character is Who’s Money is It Anyway ? pro football game and after half time, consistent. If they’ll lie, cheat, and steal in an old friend south of Ensenada to camp at & Ojai Acupuncturist Sthey started playing by the rules of hockey. replay,” etc. objectivity, and they no longer work for the the edge of the ocean. Mick Hamilton has The City of Ventura lost $10 Million Dol- How would it affect the fans’ confidence voter or citizen, but in fact, the self-interest their personal life, they will most likely do Would you sit by passively ? the same in their political-pro life. E settled down during his middle years, but was a total lars 1 1/2 years ago (well before the recent he Friends of Shabad Kathleen The rules by which we play are extremely if referees were allowed to accept monetary- groups who have them in pocket. economic crash), through their ambitious MacGregorT are proud to host an based political contributions ? What if paid The rules we have in place to make the Yes, health care, social security, fiscal madman when we went to school together in the late important because they help us define and reforms, etc. are important; however, the high-risk investment plan; having placed eclectic Sunday afternoon of comedy understand the “Game.” This is why we consultants (lobbyists) constantly visited rules are horribly flawed. They attract and sixties. One psychological professor, who was full of precious taxpayer dollars with Bears Stearns referees to help “educate” them about how breed candidates (like flies) who are not need for campaign and lobbying reform and music on Sept. 27, from 3 to 6pm agree upon rules before the game starts and trump any other item on the federal agenda. himself, got Mick’s Irish blood boiling. During a par- (BS) private assets, which went belly up keep them in effect throughout the entire to do their job ? Conflict of Interest distorts suitable for the job and continue to churn out at the Ojai Community Church, 907 more flawed rules (laws). It’s time to remove all conflict of interest for ticularly inflated and boring lecture Mick stood on top judgment and significantly affects the Anderson Joel 2008, © Photo, in the JP Morgan fiasco. This reduced El Centro Street, Ojai, CA 93023. game. our politicians and let’s see how they behave of his chair and screamed, “Accept all that is human Ventura’s get-rich-quick-scheme to pie-in- The biggest problem with the U.S. Gov- outcome. Suppose there was a factory that consis- Proceeds from the event will help Remember the Olympic figure skating tently made defective cars. It sure would and how long they want to stay in office. and respect nothing !... There is nowhere to rest at the end anyway.” the-sky. Most cities invest their cash assets ernment today is that they often make their Fixing the rules that attract, breed, and in highly safe Treasury instruments and defray living expenses while Mac- own rules irrespective of the voters, stacking judges that made “under the table” deals make a whole lot more sense to fix the fac- He then danced an Irish jig and sang a few raunchy songs in Gaelic tory first then go back and fix the defective govern the rule makers is the only way we other government-backed securities. Gregor undergoes cancer treatment the deck hopelessly against “John Q. Public, with the judges of other countries to help on his way out. It was the obscene gesture he directed at the honour- their countrymen/women win. As soon cars. will have a sporting chance of advancing the and stem cell transplant. and overwhelmingly and unreasonably longest standing ‘democratic’ government to able professor; however, that got him thrown out of school. After VIEW Detailed Financial Analysis Go “An Afternoon of Laughter & favoring self-interest. Citizens have been in- as they were revealed, it became not only UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS ? floundering for six months, he landed and found out he had a knack for To: http://ojaiandventuraview.com/OV- a huge embarrassment for the Olympic In the 1950s when my father was attend- the next level of governmental evolution. Music” will feature local Ojai legends creasingly divested of their voting privileges Jefferson Pinto is a retired CPA, holds making money. Within a few years he amassed a fortune in the stock VtaArt/TheRoseVol.1Issue1WebStealthkat with government having seized and assumed committee but cast a dark cloud of doubt ing high school in So. Cal., he suffered an The Household Gods, the comedic on the legitimacy of unnecessary injury during a football game. an MBA from one of the finer accredited market. The god of greed got hold of him and whispered in his ear that Graphics.pdf too much rule-making universities in this country, and is the VP of Ventura Improv Company, musical authority. FIDUCIARY DUTY all medals awarded. After the play was over and he was on the he could make even more money quicker at the poker table. He was favorites Don & Patricia Cardinali & Who is watching those bottom of the pile, another player rammed corporate operations for his day job. also partying a lot in those days and frequently quoted St. Augustine in Professional football An obligation to act in the best [email protected] Ventura Ivory Tower Friends, jazz by the international Toni is a high profile big entrusted with our tax his knee into the middle of my father’s back, public, “Oh Lord, give me chastity... but not yet.” After a while he got Jannotta Trio, and 13-year-old L.A. business and can’t interest of another party. For dollars ? breaking it. as inflated as the psychology professor he disdained and, like Icharus, Public Election Dartboard afford to torque off instance, a corporation’s board Part of what keeps In the NFL, the “unnecessary roughness” “Local” comic Steven (Steve-O) Ford. Ojai’s rule sort of implies there is some allowable crashed. After he lost two-thirds of his fortune on the gambling tables, their fans (customers). member has a fiduciary duty to the NFL honest (at f you’re expecting the “Local” Neal Andrews, City Councilmember/ own Buddy Wilds will host the event least on the field; off and expected necessary roughness. I can I he got so disgusted with himself he gave the other third away except Businessman One of the things that the shareholders, a trustee has press (as they like to call themselves) as Master of Ceremonies. works very well (that the field is a whole buy that. After all, it is a contact sport. But, for $20,000 with which he bought a cantina. It is probably the only Melody Joy Baker, Small Business Owner a fiduciary duty to the trust’s the unnecessary roughness was really a rule to wholeheartedly embrace the First Brian Brennan, Councilmember Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 ought to be applied to other article) are five one in Mexico with a partial Irish menu. He settled down with his for seniors (65 and over) and youth our government; lo- beneficiaries, and an attorney has primary factors: put in place to set a limit and penalize poor Amendment and consistently “offi- Kenneth M.