November 11, 2026
Quote of the Day
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
~ Steven Wright
This Day in History
November 11, 1926: Route 66 is established. On this day in 1926, federal and state highway officials meet in North Carolina and adopt a numbered highway system for the 48 continental United States. Among the newly designated interstate highways is the legendary Route 66. The 2,400-mile route linked existing roads and unpaved paths across eight states, stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica, California.
Truckers started using Route 66 by the 1930s, and the iconic route became the country’s first fully paved highway in 1938. The following year, John Steinbeck dubbed it the “Mother Road” in his novel The Grapes of Wrath. In addition to serving Dust Bowl migrants, Route 66 became an essential thoroughfare for the U.S. military during World War II. Thanks to heavy promotion, Route 66 became a major attraction for cross-country road trips in the 1950s, leading souvenir shops, gas stations, motels and auto camps to pop up along “The Main Street of America.” It inspired the 1946 hit song “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,” written by Bobby Troup and performed by Nat King Cole, and the early 1960s television series “Route 66.”
Among the most famous roads in U.S. history, Route 66 seemed a permanent national fixture. But, just like its name, its days were numbered. Between the mid-1950s and October 1984, modern, four-lane interstates gradually bypassed the route and allowed motorists to travel faster and more efficiently. The following June, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials officially removed Route 66 from the U.S. highway system. Today, Historic Route 66 remains a beloved symbol, and some stretches have been designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads. Many roadside attractions and motels remain in operation.
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Ojai Weather
Sunny – High 83 / Low 44
Total rainfall for the season – 2.79 inches
Lake Casitas water capacity – 94.5%
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
11:15 a.m.
There are no new listings for today.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
12:30 p.m.
No new listings have come to the market since Friday, but there are a couple of properties that have come back on the market as “new:”
- 1320 McAndrew Road – $795,000 (this had recently expired on 9/30).
- 0 E. Ojai Avenue – $550,000 (this had recently expired on 10/28).
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Friday, November 6, 2026
10:50 a.m.
There are two new listings on the market:
12412 Linda Flora Drive – $4,000,000
1124 Golden West Avenue – $1,695,000
Have a great weekend!
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
10:45 a.m.
There are four new listings on the market:
1114 Mercer Avenue – $1,335,000
928 Devereux Street – $1,350,000
11755 Mirror Lake Avenue – $839,000
1738 Orchard Drive – $699,500
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026
9:20 a.m.
There is one new listing on the market:
818 N. Signal Street – $2,100,000
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(And in accordance with today’s “This Day in History…”)
There was a bit of controversy involving this cartoon. In this 1987 depiction, Gary Larson (of “The Far Side” fame) referred to Jane Goodall as a ‘tramp’ – but all in good fun – and while Goodall’s institution took offense, she went ahead and made friends with the artist:
“The controversy between Goodall and Larson garnered a national response. The cartoon depicted a chimpanzee couple, and while they were grooming each other, the female found a single blonde strand of hair on the male and probed, ‘Conducting a little more ‘research’ with that Jane Goodall tramp?’”
“Larson, however, had never meant for it to express any malice towards Goodall. With Goodall out of the country, the Jane Goodall Institute let Gary know that it was not amused. In his ‘The Prehistory of The Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Collection’, Larson wrote: ‘I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued… but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to primatology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr Goodall in any way.’ When Jane finally saw the cartoon, she loved it. Gary was relieved. And that was ‘the beginning of a beautiful friendship.’ A friendship that saw the cartoon printed for the benefit of The Institute.”
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
11:05 a.m.
One new listing has come to the market since Friday:
640 Lark Street – $1,395,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 10920 Ventura Avenue – $1,595,000 (this had recently expired on 8/31).
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