Early in 2018, after the 2017 Nunn’s Fire, the Oakmont Fire Safety Committee was formed.  I was one of four members of that Committee.  The other members were Dan Milhollin, Julie Cade and Warren Bowers.  We put our hearts toward working on the Committee, meeting once and sometimes twice a week, sharing the findings of…

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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…

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“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…

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Governance of Oakmont is controlled by three governing documents, the Oakmont Village Association Articles of Incorporation, the Protective Restrictions (CC&Rs), and the Bylaws. The governing documents are subordinate to applicable state law, including particularly the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act that governs condominium, cooperative and planned unit development communities as codified in the California Civil…

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A major disappointment arising from the By-Laws Town Hall of September 3 is the realization that the Board leadership had already firmly committed, in advance of the Town Hall, to putting the proposed 25% quorum issue to a vote of the membership. That effectively turned the meeting into a listening session — which is valuable…

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