
Andrew Pletcher
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Andrew Pletcher
@D_Pletcher
Chair, CVUSD Measure I Committee; Fmr. Chair, Thousand Oaks Traffic & Transportation Commission; Fmr. Vice-Chair, TO Planning Commission (Personal account)







The ASICS x HIDDEN NY Zen and the Art of Movement Popup takes place in Tokyo on May 23rd and 24th. It will reveal the new Hidden NY ASICS Gel Kinetic 2.0 as well as an exclusive presale of the product. The global release is currently scheduled for June 5th. 📸: @ASICS_JP











Let me be clear: I have no dog in this fight. Officially “undecided.” But as lead organizer of the Turkey Day Dash, which has raised nearly $200K for charity in the last 3 years, I was so dismayed to see this cheap shot in a recent letter in @TOAcornNews re: the D2 Ventura County supervisors’ race. While not an outright lie—it is a GROSS mischaracterization of the situation. @markperryman4vc PAID $1,000 to be a sponsor of the Dash. And like every $1K level and above sponsor, he received the benefit of being able to put 1 promotional item in every bag that went to our 3,000+ runners. The only difference? Mark showed up to help at the event where volunteers stuff all the various swag into the totes, an arduous process to say the least and much less fun than staying home and watching MNF. Most sponsors simply mail or drop off their items. They’re certainly not expected to be there. I didn’t expect Mark to show up either. But he did, along with his family, to give 2 hours of their time. So in addition to his flyer, Perryman was stuffing bags with Acorn pens, Grocery Outlet coupons, chapstick, brochures, etc. This letter writer, who was present at the event and knows the truth, makes it sound as if Mark just showed up and started shoving bags with his campaign materials. It’s misleading and truly sad from someone whose own club benefited financially from the Dash (and Mark’s donation). Did Mark show up and help because he thought it would win him a few votes? Maybe. But that cynical take can be applied to ANY candidate who volunteers their time in public. He also could have paid that $1K to Meta or Google for 20,000 more impressions but instead he used it to benefit 3 local charities. Wish more candidates would! Since I’ve left the paper I’ve done everything possible to stay out of political matters. This is the last tweet I wanted to have to send. But as the “lead turkey” on the Dash, I simply couldn’t let a sponsor get hung out to dry like this without saying something. Fin/









