January 28, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jeff
  • An 11 year old 5th grade boy read aloud an essay to Saugus Board members on why they shouldn’t close Bouquet Canyon and Emblem Schools (please don’t make my Bobcats extinct, he said). The board “dabbed their eyes” with tissue and closed the schools anyway. The closures will save the Saugus School District about $1.1 million per year. As for the boy? His essay is going to state legislators. SIGNAL
  • The Los Angeles Times has finally weighed in on Kellargate, and it’s not pretty. Reporter Ann Simmons recorded a few of the statements given in support of Bob Kellar at Tuesday’s City Council meeting and said “friction over undocumented immigrants settling and working in the city is not new.” She says the City tried to forbid day laborers from standing on street corners in 1997 but a US District Court tossed out the ordinance. LA TIMES
  • From the mouths of babes comes wisdom on immigration SIGNAL
  • Deputies have arrested one man and are interested in talking to another, his brother from the same mother, after an investigation revealed that someone was stealing car keys from lockers at a local gym. Car keys in hand, the perps would then go to the victim’s car, steal credit cards, and place other stolen credit cards belonging to other people in the victim’s wallet. Deputies searched the suspect’s house and found over 200 stolen credits cards, $100,000 worth of high end watches and other gear. The thieves targeted the LA Fitness club on Newhall Ranch Road, but also hit clubs in North Hollywood, Pacoima and Northridge DAILY NEWS, SIGNAL
  • In other criminal news, the Vincenzo’s Pizza bandit used a wig and fake mustache when he robbed the Saugus Vincenzo’s Pizza place. James Brammer faces 16 felony robbery counts. KPCC
  • Approved at Tuesday’s Council Meeting, the new 108,000 Sq. Ft. medical office building in Canyon Country will be the largest outpatient building in the SCV and should expand health care access to residents of the east side, according to the SIGNAL
  • Following last night’s State of the Union address, Congressman Buck McKeon says the Military & Congress shouldn’t lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military until there is “full and complete understanding of the reasons why the current law threatens or undermines readiness in any significant way.”  NY TIMES I got six reasons Congressman: six trained Army linguists who speak Arabic but have TEH GAY!!1! were booted from the military in 2002 under DADT. Another one was kicked out last year. Are soldiers who speak Arabic important these days?
  • After the 2010 Census is complete, California will redraw its Congressional districts. But who decides how to do that and what criteria do they use? Capitol Weekly gives a brief history of redistricting and says the new independent commission tasked with redrawing the districts in 2011 could shake things up. CAPITOL WEEKLY
  • A California Hunting lobby is upset about the new Animal Protection Caucus, which Cameron Smyth and Tony Strickland have joined AMMOLAND
  • The Signal tosses a bone to Democrats with this story titled, “In red territory a blue spot lies”  about local Dems gathering to watch Obama’s SOTU.I have news for you Signal. There are more than 20 Obama supporters in SCV. This valley nearly voted for Obama. McCain beat Obama here by less than a percentage point. And if you look at a map, there are many blue spots in SCV, especially CalArts, Stevenson Ranch, and SCVTalk HQ. And Dem registration is increasing. SIGNAL
  • California to get $2.25 billion in Federal funds to build a 220 mph high speed rail line. SACBEE, INFRASTRUCTURIST It’s a “Major victory” for California High Speed rail says the official blog
  • NotaFerryFan posts video of residents speaking in support of Bob Kellar at the City Council meeting, overlaid with patriotic hymns  YOUTUBE
  • Letter writer complains that Signal photo of truck splashing in rain gives legitimacy to morons who drive too fast in the rain LTE
  • If it’s really not a religious school, we should teach kids Chinese or Spanish, not Hebrew Letter Writer says about proposed Hebrew-language-but-not-religious publicly charter school SIGNAL
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15 Responses to January 28, 2010 – Daily Brief

  1. blazingmonk says:
    January 28, 2010 at 8:26 am

    Blazingmonk headquarters are kinda purple.

  2. mike c says:
    January 28, 2010 at 8:42 am

    Jsut remember the commission for re-districting is only drawing the boundaries for state senate and assembly not federal! The congressional districts will be drawn by the state, they are keeping it old school (especially given the US Supreme Court ruling regarding Texas!)…

  4. Vince Hans says:
    January 28, 2010 at 10:47 am

    slight detour – RIP, J.D. Salinger.

  5. Fred Butler says:
    January 28, 2010 at 11:18 am

    Fantasy novelist, Howard Zinn, also died.

  6. Berta González-Harper says:
    January 28, 2010 at 11:19 am

    Copy of an email regarding LA Times article:

    Hello Ms. Simmons.
    I am one of those supporters who broke into tears you reference in your article regarding Councilmember Bob Kellar.
    As a point of discussion, you site statistics regarding white residents and then later regarding “Latino” residents. How would you count me using those labels? My race is Caucasian, my ethnic background is Hispanic (not Latino just because the Census Bureau says so). There are many of “us”. Do I count twice, once in each category, or only once and in which category? You are doing what so many others do and mixing your “labels” into one. I would question any numbers using those labels from whatever the source.
    Regards,
    Berta González-Harper

  8. Berta González-Harper says:
    January 28, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Just thought I would spotlight how ridiculous some of these quoted statistics are?
    You don’t care, that’s fine. But the real “issue” is not going away. Nor am I…
    These “labels” may affect the US Census unless they are more accurate which affects redistricting, representation, and federal dollars. Do I have your attention now…

  9. Money says:
    January 28, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    No, Berta, you don’t have our attention. Please leave us all alone. You are turing into the scvtalk troll.

  10. Berta González-Harper says:
    January 28, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Money: Your dislike for me and my posts is well documented. It is not just “your” democracy, dear.

  11. Blazing Monk says:
    January 28, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    Nope you type a lot but rarily say much of any substance. Labels will not affect the overall count taken in the census, which is the only thing that matters in the end.

  12. cash says:
    January 28, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    Fort Hood Ceremony
    President of the United States of America at Ft. Hood , Texas on Nov. 11, 2009 … “Honoring” the 13 dead. Obama refuses to salute, come to attention or even place his hand on his heart as the honor guard passes at the Memorial Service for those killed by a fellow Muslim terrorist at Fort Hood!!
    The Crotch Salute

    If this does not offend you nothing will!

    ALL AMERICA NEEDS TO SEE THIS.

  13. cash says:
    January 28, 2010 at 3:06 pm

    Mr. Kellars comments are understood by those that don’t condemn free speech. Spinning Kellar as a racist serves to support those that do not believe in the rule of law. When Bob votes to not support discretionary spending for things like dog parks and bike lanes, perhaps eyes will open to the true issue.

  14. Blazing Monk says:
    January 28, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    Cash has been believing forwarded emails as fact…

    You should go check the urban legend sites.

  15. ReaderMama says:
    January 28, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    Lordy, cash, ever heard of snopes? Check it before you make a fool of yourself.

    http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/veteransday.asp