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01/05/2024

Thousand Oaks ranked number 1 as safest city with over 100,000 population. A tribute to our community support for our police department, strong city staff, and residents who care about their city.

Well done Thousand Oaks.

How safe is your city, and how much is crime costing your community? Find out how your hometown stacks up in our analysis of crime statistics and costs.

21/04/2024

Business community offers solution to Americans With Disability Act complaints that allow disable access without damaging or bankrupting businesses.

When a business owner is notified of an ADA infraction, allow for a time period to correct it before being fined if not corrected.

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin said in a statement to the Acorn that while SB 585 never came before her for a vote, she is supportive of any legislation that prioritizes having a business owner fix ADA deficiencies before a lawsuit can be filed.

With an increasing number of Ventura County business owners facing expensive accessibility lawsuits, local officials are speaking out about the need to balance

07/10/2023

City of Thousand Oaks featured on KCAL Channel 9

Find out why everyone is moving the the gem of California.

KCAL News Meteorologist Alex Biston is exploring her hometown, Thousand Oaks! The town is nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and it is known as “Tree City USA” from being one of Ventura’s greenest cities.

05/10/2023

CEO Act Helps Homeschooling.
Call 323-417-4644
to find out how to get
$17,000 annually tax free for education
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Homeschooling, what an amazing journey! The rise in popularity of homeschooling has brought about a world of benefits and exciting possibilities for families....

04/10/2023

A Journey of Student Loans From High Schoolers to Graduating College

With October marking the start of federal student loan repayments, thousands of borrowers will face the looming reality that has been paused since 2020. Right now, we learn what current college students face, and how local high schools educate students on taking out loans.

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With October marking the start of federal student loan repayments, thousands of borrowers will face the looming reality that has been paused since 2020....

04/10/2023

$17,000 per year tax free for EDUCATION without raising taxes. Call 323-417-4644 for more information.

Children’s Educational Opportunity ACT (CEO Act) allows California parents choose the best accredited school using voter approved Prop 98 funds....

28/09/2023

Call for Substitute Teachers Issued in California

Schools throughout California are struggling with teacher shortages. In an effort to help, Swing Education has launched a campaign to recruit substitute teachers so that schools will have enough staff to fill in for teacher vacancies.

Schools throughout California are struggling with teacher shortages. In an effort to help, Swing Education has launched a campaign

28/09/2023

Put the Parent In Charge of Their Child's Education. Get $17,000 each year TAX FREE in an Education Savings Account. Without raising taxes.

California voters value education and the benefits it provides to our children, our future. That’s why voters in 1988 approve Proposition 98 which amended the California Constitution to mandate a minimum level of 39 percent of the state’s budget be directed towards education.

Today, California spends $23,000 per student in California from Kindergarten to 12th grade.

In a typical classroom of 30 students, this equates to $690,000 spent annually to educate that class.

California voters value education and the benefits it provides to our children, our future. That’s why voters in 1988 approve Proposition 98 which amended the California Constitution to mandate a minimum level of 39 percent of the state’s budget be directed towards education....

27/09/2023

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS ARE HARD TO FIND
The students are part of a new pre-apprenticeship program in Oakland Unified School District, training for careers in early childhood education—which generally refers to schooling within the first 8 years of life—a field that has struggled in recent years to attract teachers.
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The new program comes at a time when early childhood education is suffering from low wages and staffing shortages....

27/09/2023

Pay our teachers more without raising taxes. Teachers can make $150,000 with the CEO Act. Call 323-417-4644 to find out how.
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Teaching goes beyond being just a job; it is a genuine calling. Teachers, like you, understand the profound impact of shaping young minds and providing them with the finest education possible....

24/09/2023

In California, the inequities in public school education funding are only deepening the crisis for too many students.

In times of crisis, we should be looking for ways to help, not hinder. But in California, the inequities in public school education funding are only deepening the crisis for too many students....

24/09/2023

$17,000 tax free for education. Call 323-417-4644 to be alerted when signature collection begins for the November 2024 ballot. Children's Educational Opportunity Act (CEO Act).

Parents, not government bureaucrats or central planners, should decide the best educational fit for their child....

26/11/2022

Is Government Racist? Excluding Minorities from Elected Office - Unintended Consequences of Government Policy

Attorney Kevin Shenkman, a transplant from Detroit to Malibu, is making a fortune by suing California cities that have not changed from at-large elections to by-area elections.

This change means voters select their representative in a defined area and the elected must live in that same area. California Voting Rights Act of 2001 allows Shenkman to collect more than $30,000 for each letter he files.

Going to trial means big money.

The City of Palmdale paid a $4.6-million award after an eight day trial. National Demographics Corp. President Douglas Johnson said Shenkman overwhelmingly leads in these kinds of filings and estimates he has filed hundreds of letters to voting districts.

Shenkman concedes this could be true.

The act’s good intentions to increase minority representation has made it worse. Johnson said some cities do not lend themselves to districts where they don’t have enough minority voters in a given geographic location or not enough candidates to cover each district, forcing city councils to appoint someone to serve.

This is contrary to the act’s spirit and mission. By-area elections favor the incumbent because it usually takes two or three tries to be elected. It forces the candidate to wait four years to run again which means a candidate loses interest and/or campaign team. The public forgets the candidate and message.

The act that wants to increase minority representation can exclude good minority candidates from running due to lack of available seats to win.

Medium to small cities under 300,000 population can be campaigned effectively if its team is organized and motivated.

By-area district elections are needed in large cities like Los Angeles. A solution which allows minority representation in government while not harming medium to small cities to find good candidates is to amend the law to read:

“Any city under a population of 300,000 is an at-large election unless the voters decide to have elections by-area.”

https://www.toacorn.com/articles/not-all-cities-would-benefit-in-by-area-elections/

26/11/2022

Is this RACIST?

CVUSD Forced to Exclude Minorities from Elected Office - Unintended Consequences of Government Policy

California Voting Rights Act of 2001 intention was to increase minority representation in elected office but it has made the situation worse for minority candidates running for office.

The Act forces medium to small population cities to move from At-Large to By-Area elections.

Malibu attorney Kevin Shenkman, is using the Act forcing cities to move to By-Area elections has become very wealthy. For every letter filed, he is paid $30,000.

The Act's good intentions to increase minority representation has made it worse according to National Demographic Corporation President, Douglas Johnson because medium and small cities broken into districts don't have enough minority voters or not enough candidates to cover each district forcing city councils to appoint someone to serve - contrary to the Act's spirt and mission.

An area may have five quality minority candidates with only one elected position. Result is four are not able to serve in a By-Area election. If it is an At-Large election all five could possibly serve.

SOLUTION: Amend the Act to read "any city under a population of 300,000 is an At-Large election unless the voters decide to have elections By-Area."

Until this change, takes place, minorities are excluded from elected office in medium to small size cities.

https://www.toacorn.com/articles/crpd-to-join-cvusd-in-switching-to-by-area-elections/

20/11/2022

Government's Good Intentions Make Things Worse

Attorney Kevin Shenkman, a transplant from Detroit to Malibu, is making a fortune by suing California cities that have not changed from at-large elections to by-area elections. This change means voters select their representative in a defined area and the elected must live in that same area.

California Voting Rights Act of 2001 allows Shenkman to collect more than $30,000 for each letter he files. Going to trial means big money. The City of Palmdale paid a $4.6 million award after an eight day trial.

National Demographics Corporation president, Douglas Johnson, said Shenkman overwhelmingly leads in these kinds of filings. Estimates he has filed hundreds of letters to voting districts. Shenkman concedes this could be true.

The Act’s good intentions to increase minority representation have made it worse. Johnson said some cities do not lend themselves to districts where they don’t have enough minority voters in a given geographic location or not enough candidates to cover each district forcing city councils to appoint someone to serve. This is contrary to the Act’s spirit and mission.

By-area elections favor the incumbent because it usually takes two or three tries to be elected. Waiting four years to run again means a candidate loses interest and/or campaign team. The public forgets the candidate and message.

The Act that wants to increase minority representation can exclude good minority candidates from running due to lack of available seats to win.

Medium to small cities under 300,000 population can be campaigned effectively if its team is organized and motivated. By-area district elections are needed in large cities like Los Angeles.

A solution which allows minority representation in government while not harming medium to small cities to find good candidates is to amend the law to read

Any city under a population of 300,000 is an at-large election unless the voters decide to have elections by-area.

16/06/2021

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes.