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Oakmont’s Golf Enterprise: Who Benefits, Who Pays and Who Carries the Risk

By Deborah Quam | November 9, 2026 |

Oakmont members financed the purchase of the golf properties, continue paying acquisition debt and support the commercial operator through monthly dues. Now OVA is assuming additional property expenses while continuing those operating subsidies. Yet members have never been shown a…

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Santa Paws – Santa Photos with Your Furbaby

By Thomas Petty | November 12, 2026 |

Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: Come out to Pawsarotti’s Dog and Cat Boutique (in the Calistoga Safeway shopping center) this Saturday and bring your…

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Past Articles

A Blue Tsunami — Implications for Federal Governance

By Bruce Bon | November 4, 2026 |

Democrats have exceeded all expectations in this fall’s elections. The result will be a Senate with at least 54 Democrats, and a House with at least 237 Democrats, according to projections by the New York Times as I am writing…

Central Pool Plans: What Changed Since the 2025 Estimate?

By Deborah Quam | November 2, 2026 |

A lower price gets our attention. But does it buy the same improvements? In June 2025, then-President Matt Oliver presented a preliminary estimate of $732,500 to renovate the existing Central Pool and patio in place. On October 20, 2026, General…

The Oakmont Observer Bibliography

By Bruce Bon | November 1, 2026 |

Originally published 2024-01-28, updated 2026-11-09 The list below will eventually contain links to all significant Oakmont Observer articles, in chronological order within each year. Excluded will be, for example, short articles announcing events that have long since passed. As new…