Monthly Archives: January 2010

More from the Right Wing Fringe of the SCV

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jeff

Just how radical and inflamatory was  the Anti-Illegal Immigration rally on Saturday outside the County Civic Center that Bob Kellar went to? (UPDATE, see the rest of Kellar’s comments at the rally at the bottom of this post) You need go no … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 61 Comments

Not a Ferry Fan back on a Tube near You

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jeff

Not a Ferry Fan, Chair of the Santa Clarita Valley Know Nothings, is back. I apologize for not seeing his funny little videos sooner, but after a ten month break, he posted his first one in December right as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, News, Opinion, Politics | 15 Comments

January 19, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jeff

HyperMegaSuper Storm 2010 reloads, puts Santa Clarita in its cross-hairs: Today & tomorrow KHTS says we can expect up to an “inch of rain per hour” and wind gusts up to 50 mph. That means it could be as bad … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 16 Comments

Closing Bouquet Canyon Elementary and Other “False” Choices

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

Late this afternoon, after reading the well written yet not quite micro-economically correct guest column signed by 59 Bouquet  Canyon Elementary Parents http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/23358/, I went to check on the web page/discussion forum the Saugus Union School District (“SUSD”) set up … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 3 Comments

A Sincere Form of Flattery

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Venturan

From today’s Signal, the announcement of a daily e-newsletter, the phallically-named “Qwik-e” (dubbed personally by Ian Lamont): The Qwik-e presents a fast-paced roundup of breaking local news headlines, the latest updates on developing stories, community calendar listings, and previews of … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 19 Comments

How do you solve a problem like Bob Kellar?

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Jeff

I like Councilman Bob Kellar. Or perhaps I should say I want to like him. Of all our councilmembers, his background is the most varied and the most interesting. Army Veteran. LAPD cop. Realtor. And on today’s City Council, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 62 Comments

Wonderful Election News!!!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

From the latest update from the City Clerk’s office just received nine of the eleven candidates have qualified for the ballot with two remaining to have their signatures verified:  David Gauny and Harrison Katz, so here is your Santa Clarita … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 2 Comments

Carly Fiorina coming to town

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jeff

The agenda and keynote speaker for Buck McKeon’s February 13 “Women’s Conference” at COC was just released and the surprise keynote speaker is….Carly Fiorina, former HP/Compaq strongwoman and GOP Candidate for the United States Senate: “The Women’s Conference schedule for … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments

Old Town Newhall Renaissance

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jeff

renaissance: a renewal of life, vigor, interest, etc.; rebirth; revival Oh mi God, did I just use the words “Renaissance” and “Newhall” in the same sentence? Indeed I did. Because that’s how impressed I am with the remaking of Old … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Business, Media, Opinion, Politics | 11 Comments

Old Man River about to flow again

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jeff

The blog I Heart quoted from today in his post about the forthcoming storms is a goldmine of science and predictions for the interesting weather ahead: After a very prolonged period of benign and mostly dry weather across the entire state brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Weather | 15 Comments