OPINION: 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…

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The Oakmont Observer Bibliography

Originally published 2024-01-28, updated 2026-05-02 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]…

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2026 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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OVA Governing Documents Revision Status – Dec 16, 2025

For a summary of the activity of the OVA Governing Documents Committee (GDC) prior to the November OVA Board meeting, see OVA Governing Documents Revision Status – Oct 22, 2025. There was an OVA Board meeting today, at which the OVA president (Matt Oliver) updated us on the status of the governing documents revision process.…

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OVA Board Meeting – November 18, 2025

This will just be a short note to encourage everyone in Oakmont to attend this very important meeting. If you are an OVA member, you may access the meeting packet here, including agenda and resolutions to be voted on. Of particular interest to all of us should be the report of the Governing Documents Committee…

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OVA Governing Documents Revision Status – Oct 22, 2025

This will be a summary of recent activities of the Governing Documents Committee (GDC) and of what is likely to occur between now and the election in the spring. I will freely express my opinions, so you may consider this to be an editorial, though it is largely comprised of objective information. The GDC is…

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