SIDE ISSUE: It’s hard enough sometimes to...

SIDE ISSUE: It’s hard enough sometimes to understand the machinations of municipal government. For hearing-impaired residents of Thousand Oaks, it’s been even harder. . . . Vicky Simons of Newbury Park told the City Council Tuesday that lip-reading residents have a tough time following televised meetings because one camera shows speakers from a side view. Mayor Elois Zeanah asked the city staff to study the matter. . . . Simons said mustaches also make lip-reading difficult, and she commended Public Works Director John Clement for shaving his. But City Atty. Mark G. Sellers said he has no plans to follow suit. “Sometimes it’s best that people don’t understand what I say,” he said.