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OVA Conflicts of Interest
Editor: One of the responsibilities of a General Manager is to remind Board Members of their duty of due diligence. It is also the Board President’s responsibility to advise a Board Director when said Board Member is in danger of breaching Director’s ethics. At the July 17, 2018, Board Meeting Director Mederios both spoke on…
Read MoreValues for Oakmont Governance
The most fundamental value on which all governance should be based is popular sovereignty, the notion that all authority for government comes from the governed and only from the governed. With respect to the Oakmont Village Association (OVA), the “governed” means all voting members of OVA, because we are not only the owners of our…
Read MoreOVA Employee Appreciation Donation
Oakmont E-Blast 11-16-2018: From the smiling welcomes in our front office to the meticulous care of our facilities and grounds, OVA’s employees come to work every day with one mission – making Oakmont the best place to live and play! Each year as the holiday season approaches, many Oakmonters ask, “What can we do to…
Read MoreHoliday Sale Going On Now
Small white dog. The official dog of Oakmont. Incredibly cure. Attracts attention everywhere you go. Don’t leave home without it. An Oakmont resident artist, Steven Radice shares a timely inspiration.
Read MoreA Retirement Wealth Gap Adds a New Indignity to Old Age
Pictured, Iris Harrell and Gary O’Shaughnessy of Oakmont Village October 4, 2018 | The Wall Street Journal Jennifer Levitz | Photographs by Rachel Bujalski for The Wall Street Journal SANTA ROSA, Calif.—On a Saturday morning in retirement paradise, Ken Heyman stepped out to his front porch and found a brown paper bag. Inside was the chopped-off head of…
Read MoreMy Memory Of The Great Santa Rosa Fire
The evening of October 8, 2017, was no different than any other evening. I had already drifted into the twilight level of sleep when the sound of three large clay pots crashing onto the front porch jolted me back into full consciousness. I was unable to imagine what had happened until I opened the front…
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