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The 2024 OVA Board of Director’s election is critical to our Future Financial Well Being
I was a member of the Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC). We presented our revisions to the Board of Directors in May, 2019. We recommended that the OVA Board vote on only one by law at first, so that a majority would be achieved with a lower quorum threshold. We recommended Town Hall meetings to educate…
Read MoreFireside Conversation with OVA Board Candidates
The Community Education & Transparency Committee invites the Oakmont community to join them this upcoming Friday, March 15 at 2:30 at the Berger for refreshments and casual conversation with the candidates running in the upcoming Oakmont Board of Directors election. From 3:00 to 4:30 there will be facilitated discussion. The 2024 Board candidates will be…
Read MoreMy 2024 Endorsements for the OVA Board
I endorse Matt Oliver, Heidi Klyn and Jerry Gladstone for the 2024 Oakmont Village Association Board of Directors. I will explain why below. These are my personal endorsements and are not those of The Oakmont Observer, which will not have any official endorsements. Author’s note: When I took the job of Editor of The Oakmont…
Read MoreCentral Oakmont – A Decade in the Making
As we delve into Oakmont’s community dynamics and weigh our options for board candidates, each with their own vision, including the ambitious expansion of Central Oakmont as outlined in the 2030 Project List*, it’s essential to draw upon the valuable insights from the 2015 ‘Voices of Oakmont‘ survey. This extensive effort aimed to capture the myriad…
Read MoreDemocracy in Oakmont: The Roles of Membership Surveys and Votes
In childhood, we all learned to believe in democracy, the fundamental principle that the right of a government to regulate our lives derives from the consent of the governed. A government is democratic only to the extent that decisions made by that government accurately reflect what decisions the voters as a whole would make if…
Read MoreFreezing Out Dissent in a Community Election
Political figures at the community level often frame criticism of their voting record and policies as “personal attacks” for important strategic reasons. This strategy can serve as a diversionary tactic. It shifts the focus from the objective and substantive issues that interest the community, such as a candidate’s on-the-record statements, voting record or policy positions,…
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