Monthly Archives: February 2010

SOS: Why Santa Clarita? “It’s a good place to come”

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Venturan

A video update on the “Little Bighorn” post from a couple weeks back. Included in this montage are the most heated moments of the “Save Our State” rally. UPDATE: Here is the video of the AnswerLA folks when they first … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Opinion | 3 Comments

Give a Minuteman two hours, and he’ll give you a story to write

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Jeff

Today I stood in the cold rain for two hours observing 75 Minutemen and Minutewomen. I learned some things. I un-learned some other things. Here’s my observations. It seemed as if the Minutemen who stormed the SCV in January were … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Media, News, Opinion | 162 Comments

George Runner Walks

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Venturan

At today’s Save Our State rally, the same preacher that opened the Jan 16 rally was invited back; this time, some of the his remarks caused State Senator George Runner to leave.  Audie Yancy, the chaplain of the Antelope Valley … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 21 Comments

Not Jealous of Awesometown

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Jeff

I’ve written before about Lyons Avenue, the famous SCV Maginot Line that separates Newhall from Valencia. Even the post office recognizes the demarkation: SoLy (the trendy name I gave to my neighborhood) is 91321 while Valencia is the numerically superior … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 24 Comments

Michael Gerson is calling you out, SCV Minutemen

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Jeff

Michael Gerson, the conservative former George W. Bush speech writer has some words of wisdom for conservatives and all of us really ahead of tomorrow’s Minuteman rally. First, he explains the appeal of the Minuteman movement: The Tea Party movement, on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 12 Comments

February 26, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Jeff

The 18 year old who died in that Sand Canyon car crash had just gotten his life back together, relatives say SIGNAL Wunderground says 100% chance of rain and thunderstorms tomorrow SIGNAL, WEATHER UNDERGROUND David Gauny gets the endorsement of … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 13 Comments

Tony ‘Tenther’ Strickland introduces bill to outlaw Obamacare

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Jeff

I’ve never been sure what to make of our State Senator Tony Strickland. The 6’5 Republican won a squeaker in 2008 and from his time in Sacramento he’s trended (in my view, perhaps not legislatively) more Cameron Smyth than George Runner (the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 10 Comments

February 25, 2010 – Daily Brief, Awesometown edition

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Jeff

The City of Santa Clarita is applying to be part of Google’s experimental 1gb/s super high speed fiber optic internet network. Google will announce winners later this year SIGNAL, GOOGLE Is there a chance the more conservative California Republican Assembly … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 34 Comments

Welcome to “Awesometown”

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Venturan

Just as the Mayor Dude site went 404, another baddical website associated with our valley has surfaced. Valencia.com, the current flagship community website for Newhall Land, has rebranded into “Awesometown.”  The refreshed web presence has more extensive social media capabilities … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Media | 37 Comments

Hummer to die slow, pathetic death

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Jeff

GM’s Hummer, the gas-guzzling, tree hugger-crushing SUV symbol of the go-go 90s and the terrible oughts, will be shut down after a plan to sell it to the Chinese fell through: General Motors said Wednesday that it was shutting down … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 7 Comments