Posts by Bruce Bon
A Blue Tsunami — Implications for Federal Governance
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 this. For detailed results, check out: Midterm Elections Live Updates (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/04/us/midterm-election-results-democrats) Expect a continuing struggle…
Read MoreOVA Bylaws Amendments — Revisited
In their October general meeting, the OVA Board of Directors voted to engage legal counsel to pursue a petition with the Sonoma County Superior Court, with the goal of enacting Bylaws amendments identical to those voted on by the OVA membership in this year’s spring election. Text of the Bylaws amendment proposals Bylaws Amendments Pros…
Read MoreThe Oakmont Observer Bibliography
Originally published 2024-01-28, updated 2026-11-05 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 articles are published, references to them will be added to this list. Numbers in [brackets]…
Read MoreALERT: OVA Board to Choose Future Berger!
Following two informative Town Hall meetings and many Board discussions, both in public meetings and executive sessions, the Oakmont Village Association is set to choose a strategy for renovation of the Berger auditorium. This decision, to be discussed at Tuesday’s Board of Directors meeting, will impact: These and related issues were discussed in some depth…
Read MoreOPINION: My Endorsements for the 2026 OVA Election
On my 2026 OVA Ballot, I will be voting in favor of both Bylaws Amendments, and I urge everyone reading this to do the same – in a very real sense, Oakmont’s future depends on it! In the directors election, I will be voting for: Matt Oliver, Greg Darcy and Josh Axelrod. I will not…
Read More2026 OVA Candidates Night
This year’s Candidates Night event took place from 5 pm until 7:15 pm on Wednesday, Feb 18. In addition to in-person attendance, members could view the event via Zoom. Forty questions were submitted, but only twelve were asked at this event, in order to reduce redundancy and for the event to fit within a bit…
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