Transitions: Conversations for Life's Biggest Decisions

What do we know about the Santa Susana Field Lab? It depends who you ask. In this episode I interview Denise Duffield, Associate Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility. There are a few PDFs I was not able to attach to these notes. I did offer to have Boeing part of the show and they declined. Please find links where you can do further research.

The timing of the show is critical as NASA wants to break out of the cleanup agreement they entered in 2010. Info on public hearings is: Best Western Posada Royale, Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 from 6:30–8:30 p.m., 1775 Madera Road, Simi Valley, CA 93065

On Boeing's website, they write "Since acquiring its portion of the Simi Hills site from Rocketdyne in 1996, Boeing has made significant progress with cleanup and restoration. The company secured the future of nearly 2,400 acres as permanent open space habitat to benefit wildlife and the community, fulfilling a commitment made 10 years ago. The transformation of Santa Susana from field laboratory to open space is well underway, with native plants and animals reclaiming most of the previously developed areas of the property."

In disagreement with this statement, a year ago, Pacific Magazine wrote, "Fifty years later, the contaminated site has yet to be cleaned up, although this month two federal agencies promised to plow ahead without the site's current owner, Boeing. And in March, the Department of Energy provided $38.3 million in funds to complete the radiologic survey of "Area IV" as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act." This isn't accurate today, as Boeing continues to dodge cleaning up the site to high standards, and the Department of Energy and NASA want out of their agreement from 2010 Administrative Orders of Consent since Boeing is fighting to live up to those standards. Boeing is proposing to clean the site to a "recreational" standard, which could leave up to 98% of the contaminants, as opposed to a "residential" standard, clean enough to build homes on.

If you want to take action, you can attend the public meetings in November, contact government officials Henry Stern, Christy Smith, Brad Sherman and Julia Brownley.

You can also get information from Parents vs. SSFL and Rocketdyne Clean Up Coalition.

Hub101 is a place for experimentation, discovery, and growth, and was created as part of Cal Lutheran University's Entrepreneurship program. Hub 101 creates a community for entrepreneurs and early stage start-ups who otherwise might be isolated in their home or other office. Featuring collaborative co-working spaces starting at $199 a month, Freelancers Academy, Pitch to your Peers, StartUp Weekends, and other benefit and opportunities, Hub 101 is THE place to be if you are a local tech start-up. And they could not have chosen anymore more motivated and engaged than Greg Monterrosa!!

For more information, please visit http://www.hub101.la or contact Greg Monterrosa at [email protected]

Or, find Greg on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gregmetro/

Please join Marc Mackenzie of Acorn Law, Susan Coert of Help Unlimited, Kelila Heller of Assisted Living Connections and I as we go in-depth on upcoming decisions we need to make for our parents as they age. Should they stay in their home? If so, should they hire an unlicensed or licensed help? If they need assisted living, how do you go about choosing independent, assisted, and other type of living arrangements? What about qualifying for MediCal and Medicaid? Do you have to hide your assets to qualify? What is the best way to structure your trust? This an more in this timeless episode.

Two shows rolled into one! Esta McIntyre from My Health Studio in Westlake Village joins the show and shares her mission what makes her studio different from the big box gyms. Please click the following link for information about My health studio.

My introduction to cryotherapy a few weeks sparked my introduction to Synergy in Westlake Village. There practice involves massage therapy, cryotherapy, physical therapy and chiropractic, for a comprehensive approach to recovery. Please click the following link for more information about Synergy.

Can you mix politics and religion? If you are Thousand Oaks Mayor Rob McCoy you can! Please join us for a conversation with Rob where we discuss his journey to serving in public office, what it was like to be named Mayor Pro-Tem the day before the Borderline mass shooting and two days before the devastating wild fires and what it was like behind the scenes with families and leading our community during that time. Rob talks about his mission to create a Borderline memorial during his one year term as Mayor. He also shares about his effort to connect with the community through his YouTube channel #TOTalks.

A special treat having as our guest spokesperson Melissa Giller from the Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. How special is it that we have a Presidential Library in our area?! Melissa discusses the differences between the Foundation, Library and Museum. How President Reagan chose this area for the Musuem and his final resting place. How the Library and Museum are funded, their missions, special exhibits and more. After our interview we walked through the Museum and it brought back a lot of memories from that time. Air Force One and Marine One helicopter are not to be missed either!!

While we are all immersed in the digital age, while print advertising has been on the decline, how can a local newspaper survive? John Loesing, managing editor of the Acorn Newspapers, describes his how his background in TV news reporting lead him across the country to our community, the value of having a thriving local newspaper, the 5 local editions of the Acorn and what it's like running the paper.

What do you get when you put together a bunch of charitably-inclined gentlemen, hor d'oeuvres, cocktails, 3 local non-profit organizations, and over $10,000 in donations? You get the 100 Men Who Give a Damn - Conejo Valley!! Please join this conversation with Tadd Eckstrand and Jason Dawes as we discuss 100 Men Who Give a Damn, a donation driven organization that combines fund raising for nonprofit organizations and networking. With an attendance of over 100 per event and each member donating $100 per meeting, the organization donates over $10,000 to 1 of 3 charities that make a 5 minute presentation to the membership. Please join 100 Men Who Give a Damn - Conejo Valley, at their next meeting! For more information, please go to https://www.100menconejovalley.com/

Ever wondered what it would be like to make a movie? Write? Direct? Produce? Be the star? Well, local talent Travis Greer discusses his first feature film, a "Rock n Roll Heart." Which, just won Best Original Screenplay for a Feature Film at The Silicon Beach Film Fest. More accolades to follow I'm sure! Travis wrote this film in an incredible 3 weeks, and even more incredible than that, finished filming and editing in a mere 10 months on a budget that you will have to listen to to find out. For screening information, please go to arocknrollheartfilm.com

To follow Travis on Facebook and get updates on this film, (he's posted 77 updates so far), and his future projects, please go to https://www.facebook.com/tenacioustravis

Raising HOPE, Inc. provides advocacy, funding and support for children and families in the foster care system and offer funding to provide for the needs of dependent youth or recently emancipated youth. They also offer a high quality mentorship program for teens and young adults. Please listen to learn more about the important work they are doing for our community's youth.