Mic Farris is a current member and the former chair of the Thousand Oaks Planning Commission and author of the Thousand Oaks Right to Vote Initiative.

With nearly 25 years of city and county public service and reputation as a “local council historian,” he is uniquely positioned to narrate critical modern stories of local American & Californian democracy.

His upcoming book, LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, highlights the critical role of elections in self-governance as viewed through the lens of a modern American city - the city of Thousand Oaks, California.

His larger project, TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, captures the birth and tumultuous rise of Thousand Oaks, highlighting the myriad of political issues that guided the city’s history.

Through his involvement in Thousand Oaks government and politics during this period, Mic shares his direct knowledge of the events and experience with the principals of the story.  Additionally, Mic was directly involved with some of the primary events detailed in later chapters, so he is uniquely positioned to serve as the author of these stories.