Monthly Archives: January 2010

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 … Continue reading →

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January 27, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Jeff

Outside City Hall last night, Minutemen and John Birchers clashed with out-of-town immigration activists, even asking some of the protesters to show their green cards. Inside City Hall, however, the sentiment was almost universally in defense of Bob Kellar. Almost, … Continue reading →

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Reason in a sea of emotion

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Jeff

In a City Council chamber described by one observer as “Wildly Pro Kellar,” City Council candidate TimBen Boydston got up and told the Council this: I am Former Councilman TimBen Boydston and in the interest of full disclosure I am … Continue reading →

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Who is Frank Jorge?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Venturan

Mr. Frank Jorge was referenced a number of times at tonight’s City Council meeting as evidence to there being other races present at the Anti-Illegal Immigration rally.  How could Mr. Kellar be a racist with all these other races involved … Continue reading →

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Council Person Disclaimers-An SCV History

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

Fireworks will fire at the City Council meeting tonight for a variety of reasons, but not least when Council hopeful TimBen Boydston stands in front of the Council and states that he believes that Bob Kellar violated the City Code of … Continue reading →

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Developing Valencia: The End of an Era—”The West Creek Saga”

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Venturan

Part Two of a Seven-Part SCVTalk Series, chronicling Valencia’s Final Residential Developments. The story of the greater West Creek development is one of starts and stops.  For perspective, the West Creek project was scoped and submitted to LACo around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, History, Real Estate | 13 Comments

Excitement building over new Sprouts Grocer

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Jeff

At work, at home, and among friends and family, I’m noticing some excitement over the forthcoming Sprouts Farmers Market store. The grocer won’t open until August, but already the people of the SCV are cheering their arrival at the old … Continue reading →

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Lennar Consolidates Valencia Sales Offices

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Venturan

Eschewing the traditional “sales office and model homes on the first street” cliché in tract homes, Lennar is geared to consolidate West Hills, West Creek, and RiverVillage sales offices into one free standing building adjacent Terry Miller Memorial Park, across from … Continue reading →

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January 26, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Jeff

New storm headed our way could dump half an inch to an inch of rain. The storm should roll in around noon and won’t depart until tomorrow LA TIMES But we’re still in a drought and the state’s biggest reservoirs … Continue reading →

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Strange Days

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Jeff

Just as the ugliness that Tim Myers wrote about descends on City Hall tomorrow courtesy of “adults”, across town at Ranch Pico Jr. High we’ll be teaching young people to empathize with people from different lands and cultures: The City … Continue reading →

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