Posts by Yvonne Frauenfelder
Oakmont – What Is Next?
Kevin Hubred resigned as general manager of Oakmont in August, and Steve Spanier, President of the OVA Board of Directors, has given his notice of resignation for later this month of November. For the first time in the history of the village, the community finds itself without two members of the top leadership in both …
Read MoreThe Glass Fire – Post Scriptum
Under Fire Weather Watch – Monday, October 19 through Wednesday, October 21 – Oakmont’s preferred social forum, Nextdoor, is replete with comments and opinions on how to secure our village against perennially occurring fire storms. Everyone agrees on a 5-foot defensible space around our houses, but remains divided about the construction of a wall along…
Read MoreOakmont – Survival
“Awesome courage and bravery — just way, way above the call of duty, way above what any normal person would expect,” said Oakmont homeowner Steve Spanier, who is also the president of the neighborhood association. “I’m really at a loss for words to express our gratitude to the first responders for taking the stand that…
Read MorePlans for Oakmont
Is there a hidden agenda that the OVA Board is trying to impose on the village membership, as was suggested? Are Steve Spanier and Tom Kendrick acting as co-regent, imposing a concealed program of steady and stealthy expansion on Oakmont? The record shows otherwise. The demise of the Oakmont Golf Club (OGC) operation demanded an…
Read MoreThe two Oakmonts
Whether by design or encouraged by the city of Santa Rosa, H.N. Berger, a successful Southern California entrepreneur, planned and built Oakmont to attract buyers hailing from a variety of financial backgrounds. To this end, he built single family homes, as well as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. He even contemplated, but later abandoned, the construction of…
Read MoreOver Ten Years at Oakmont
Ted Throndson, Oakmont Village Association Manager Bids Farewell From the Observer Archives – To the day almost – 10 years ago – Ted Throndson, longtime and popular manager of the Oakmont Village Association, left his position to retire near Lake Tahoe. In the following article – written a decade ago – I trace his life…
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