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September 22, 2026

Quote of the Day

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

~ Jawaharlal Nehru

This Day in History

September 22, 1975: President Ford survives second assassination attempt. On this day in 1975, Sara Jane Moore aims a gun at President Gerald Ford as he leaves the Saint Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. The attempt on the president’s life came only 17 days after another woman had tried to assassinate Ford while he was on his way to give a speech to the California legislature in Sacramento.

Moore’s attempt was thwarted by a bystander, Oliver Sipple, who instinctively grabbed Moore’s arm when she raised the gun. She was able to fire off one shot, but it failed to find its target. Secret Service agents quickly hustled Ford into a waiting vehicle and sped him to safety.

Moore served time in the same prison in West Virginia as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, who had made an attempt on Ford’s life just 17 days earlier. Fromme escaped the prison in 1979, but was caught and transferred to a higher-security facility. Moore escaped in 1989, but turned herself in two days later and, like Fromme, was transferred to a more secure penitentiary. On December 31, 2007, Moore was released on parole.

Ojai Weather

Mostly sunny – High 83 / Low 53

Total precipitation for the season – .04 inches

Lake Casitas water capacity – 95.4%

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

9:45 a.m.

No new listings have come to market since Friday, but a previously expired listing is back on the market:

501 W. Eucalyptus Street – $1,500,000 (this had expired on 8/31).

Pic of the Day

The Employee of the Year moves into their new office

Friday, September 18, 2026

9:30 a.m.

There are three new listings on the market:

800 Oak Grove Court – $2,495,000

711 Drown Avenue – $1,400,000

1885 Maricopa Highway #17 – $399,000

Pic of the Day

So you say the motorcycle comes *with* the house? Is that set in stone?

Thursday, September 17, 2026

9:45 a.m.

There are no new listings on the market, but a previously expired listing came back on the market:

757 McNell Road – $1,685,000 (this had recently expired on 8/31).

Pic of the Day

“My Momma always said life was like a box of….is it just me, or is it hot out here?”

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

9:45 a.m.

One new listing has come to the market since Friday:

2045 S. Rice Road – $1,639,000

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

12400 Ojai Santa Paula Road – $3,995,000. (This isn’t new, rather additional acreage was added to the listing that was previously separate.)

Pic of the Day

To sustain its high metabolism, the humminghorse must consume twice its body weight in calories each day.

(I realize this might be a donkey, but “hummingdonkey” didn’t have quite the same ring to it.)

Friday, September 11, 2026

11:15 a.m.

There are four new listings on the market:

479 W. Lomita Avenue – $979,000

601 Foothill Road – $6,200,000

1230 Foothill Road – $2,095,000

(This property was already in escrow when it was listed in the MLS)

Calle Moreno land parcel – $1,200,000

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

1225 Shippee Lane – $10,900,000 (this had recently been cancelled on 9/8). As of this writing, there are no photos for the current listing. Here’s a link to the old listing that has photos.