- Bob Hauter, TimBen Boydston and The Signal weigh in on the Gauny/Ferry tete a tete at the Councli meeting on Tuesday night. Money quote comes from Gauny: “”I’m not going to be thrown up against the bus [deft Transit Division reference sir!]. I’m not perfect, but if you want to drag up stuff from 20 years ago and make it sound like yesterday, I can drag up stuff on Ferry from two years ago.” At this point in high school, everyone would gather round the two combatants and shout FIGHT! SIGNAL
- City’s IT’ Manager says Santa Clarita would “absolutely be interested in participating” in Google’s plans for a super high-speed 1.0gb/s broadband network. The online giant rolled out its plans yesterday and says it wants 500,000 people online by next year. Where do I sign up? LA TIMES
- City Council study session on illegal immigration planned SIGNAL, KHTS
- The population of illegal immigrants living in the United States has declined by nearly 1 million the LA TIMES says.
- Local YouTuber has several videos of the heated confrontations in front of City Hall Tuesday night YOUTUBE
- The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has hired a professional lobbyist, and no, I’m not talking about elected people in town the chamber already employs. He is Damian Jones, a lobbyist with 15 years of experience. He will interface with local state and federal officials to look out for the interests of Santa Clarita’s businesses. First fight- making sure the Enterprise Zone tax credit program isn’t modified by the state to expand health insurance for workers SIGNAL
- The Saturn Dealership on Creekside sold its last new Saturn vehicle in mid January and is now a used-car dealership. But, says Don Fleming, things are better this year than last, when the SCV’s auto dealers saw a 35% decline collectively in Auto sales. Eventually new dealerships might come to town like Subaru, Audi, or even Porsche he says SIGNAL
- 1,500 inmates released early from County jails around the state, but Los Angeles County isn’t releasing any. LA TIMES
- The city reminds you not to let children get a hold of your Vicodin or that other pill that starts with a V PRESS RELEASE
- And a little good news in California today: state tax receipts were $1.28 billion higher than expected in January the state controller says LA TIMES
- This year’s KHTS bus trip to Sacramento will feature a keynote speech by Gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner KHTS
- The City of Los Angeles is considering a plan to reduce the cost of red light traffic fines LA TIMES
- By 2020 90% of China’s 1.3 billion people will have access to High Speed Rail, but in California, I’m sure we’ll still be fighting about whether to build a line at all INFRASTRUCTURIST
- Woman suffering from breast cancer writes about new screening guidelines and the impact of budget cuts on early detection LTE
- Letter writer says City of Santa Clarita is fiscally irresponsible LTE
- I liked John Boston’s post about walking with your eyes closed WRB
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“I can drag up stuff on Ferry from two years ago.”
The funny thing is, the most embarrassing thing in David Gauny’s career happened in the future.
Well, if nothing else David Gauny is guilty of malappropisms (It is thrown “under” the bus not “up against.” Maybe 20 years ago he really liked country western music and liked to go into honky tonks and shout the lyrics to “Up against the wall, redneck mothers!” when it came up on the jukebox.
mike:
I just had this image of future Dave Gauny desperately trying to build a time machine to warn present Dave Gauny NOT to attend that rally on February 27.
Tim:
Hopefully his Delorean can get to 88 fast enough!
Tim, I should not drink coffee while reading these posts!
Well, there was never any doubt that this was going to be an “interesting” election. Let the games continue!
Tim, that’s not a “malapropism,” which is defined as the mistaken use of a phrase/word that sounds like another phrase/word. (EX: “Comprehend two aspicious (should be suspicious) persons” from Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing). I believe Gauny is guilty of using a mixed metaphor–unintentionally combining being “up against the wall” and “thrown under the bus.”
If you’re going to continue disparaging D.G., please do so using the correct words.
Stick with numbers Timmy. ;-0
Bring back PRIDE!
I don’t know what the fuss is about, I told you what Gauny meant, he was complimenting the City’s Transit Division in an off-hand and colorful way.
Who wouldn’t want to be thrown up against one of the city’s buses in its new attractive paint scheme?
The SCV is full of transit haters, but me, I Heart Santa Clarita Transit
IHeart runs the best language and grammar smack on this site.
Johnny Pride is waiting for spring to approach so that the sunrise will come at the right moment in the day. This way the maximum number of people will see him emerge from the horizon, riding a chariot, yielding his mighty sword.
He will be our councilman, if we deserve him.
Looking forward to Pride speaking at the March CCAC meeting…next week Marsha McLean, Dave Gauny and two other candidates will be speaking at the CCAC meeting.
“I’ve never been someone who attacks other candidates,” FERRY said. “I’ve never done anything that is not worthy of being a council member in Santa Clarita.”
Any one agree?
Wasn’t it Frank that spent more than a few minutes bashing other CC candidates at a recent incumbent fundraiser?
Johnny Pride has the Jersey Shore contingent of SCV douchebags.
If I had to be thrown at a bus, my preferences are as follows:
1. Industrial center-to-mall trolley
2. Standard issue bus with the new paint job, single or double, doesn’t matter.
3. Dial-a-ribe or other short bus
4. THiNӃ SCV bus
5. Old style red & white
Always appreciate the warm reception here. For those wondering why Tim keeps bashing me, I encourage you to read the enemy site about his hit-and-run tactics – the link was never posted on SCVtalk for some reason:
http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/2010/02/commentary-bringing-clarity-to-the-immigration-discussion-is-easy-with-the-facts/
For what it’s worth, my wife’s family is very Catholic and I have never slammed this religion or any other. My point is that such remarks are out of line for both a CC member, and all the more so for a principal at a Catholic high school.
The Signal’s report seriously diluted the tone of that conversation but this is just one of many Ferry episodes that are unbefitting of a high school teacher: throwing chairs around at CC meetings, telling westside residents “we’ll bury you”, and calling TBB’s valid remarks at a City Council meeting “crap.” Such bullying is simply not appropriate for a leader of a school that teaches Christian principles. This is not about religion, a question of a man’s character.
Not sure how you reach for “Catholic bashing” Tim but intimidation tactics in a campaign has the same effect on candidates as whisper campaigns… but I guess you already know this.
What is the fixation from posters here on douchbags?
The link was posted here on SCVTalk in the February 8 Daily Brief. You can see the ping back as the first comment on Beacon story
You’re right navigator, it is kind of crude. I Pledge to stop using the word. It’s in vogue now for some reason. Jersey Shore’s influence on our culture is undeniable and, well, sad.
navigator, we’ll try it for a week. It’s just with sometimes, it’s an efficient way to communicate a nebulous concept.
Dave, I want to agree with you about Frank Ferry, but you make it so hard. I don’t think anyone poised to speak at a Minutemen rally is in a position to lecture anyone else on Christian principles. Will you be speaking before or after the pastor that spoke at the last event?
Dave:
What happened 20 years ago that you are afraid of being publicized that could “ruin your business?”
Annette says: February 11, 2010 at 10:43 am“I’ve never been someone who attacks other candidates,” FERRY said. “I’ve never done anything that is not worthy of being a council member in Santa Clarita.”
Any one agree?
Wasn’t it Frank that spent more than a few minutes bashing other CC candidates at a recent incumbent fundraiser?
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Right-on, Annette. Frank spent 10 minutes bashing Tim-Ben Boydston at a fundraise for Frank, Laurene, and Marsha. Proves Frank is running scared, which means Ken Pulskamp is scared as hell, too, because Frank works for Pulskamp. And I would like to know who the “we” is Frank is referring to. Obviously, Bob Heuter is in on Frank’s “game” or Frank would not have gone off right in front of Bob. So it is now safe to say that Frank and the Republican machine is busy with their usual nasty games. McKeon and Heuter worked their ugly buttes off trying to kick Bob Kellar loose in the last election so the Republican machine could have a much better behaved machine puppet by the name of Laurie Ender. I thought I would puke when she announced a couple of council sessions ago that McKeon was her “hero.”
So Gauny is the latest target of Frank’s wrath. I would think that someone with as many closets full of skeletons as Frank Ferry has would learn to keep his mouth shut and his head down.
Mike, what is un-christian about supporting the laws of our country regarding illegal entry?
Jeff: my apologies for the miss. You remain a balanced resource even if we don’t always agree.
Tim: it’s not what happened 20 years ago, it’s the lies and smokescreens you and your “sources” mutter recently.
As you said to me in your email from Monday:
Subject: Word on the street is that…
“the incumbents partisans have something really damaging to lay at your feet that they will include in a mailer in about two weeks. My guess is they have found a couple of mortgage customers who lost their homes. I will let you know if I learn more, but I have to be careful or the information source will dry up.”
If you can find ANY mortgage broker out there who doesn’t have a client who’s gone upside down in the past three years, please let me know. What purpose could this possibly serve other than a smear on my character?
I think you need to drop the happy-go-lucky math nerd who is nothing but neutral in this election. You’re a tool for the incumbents and pretty much all of your comments have been subtle (or not so subtle) attacks on the most serious challengers.
Your “heads-up” is not friendly and your veil of neutrality has worn thin to most of your readers.
edit: that is drop the “math nerd FACADE…”
Mr. Gauny: Frank Jorge told me that you’re gonna speak at his event on the 27th. Go get ‘em!
Thank you for your comments David. I too think that Frank is a bully who has long over-stayed his welcome. I like your level-headed response to these silly allegations and look forward to voting for you.
tough call in this election. I wouldn’t know who to vote for, only who to vote against.
I’m rooting for you too, DG. Although a nice juicy scandal with some naked pictures would be entertaining . . . .
DG,
It seems you have come a long way since this campaign has started. Didn’t you used to call yourself a very moderate person?
Dave:
I really, truly hope that future Dave Gauny gets that time machine finished before February 27.
Tim: with all due respect, I believe if you really had any “dirt” you would have already let fly instead of alluding to it. This casting aspersions business is not working. My opinion put up or shut up.
I have said before and still believe David Gauny will make a great Councilmember. He means what he says and says what he means. He listens, makes up his won mind, and does not back away from a fight if the need arises. I still think his views are in accord with most Santa Clarita residents. He has not changed his views to gain votes either. Nor used another persons misfortune to prop himself up. He is willing to stand up for what he believes in, and does not hide from his critics. He actually understands the real meaning of fair evaluation of the facts including accounting for context and motivation. His demeanor is one that inspires confidence and his remarks those of a gentleman. He can disagree with you without resorting to shouting and insults. Stay the course David. We need you.
Oops! won=own
An endorsement to set off Geiger counters everywhere.
BGH:
Maybe you’re right, but then again maybe not.
@Annette: NO, Ferry is nothing more than a stubborn child bullying people to get his way. Let’s hope his term is over this year. NO INCUMBENTS!
@Charlie said “Frank works for Pulskamp” – I think you have that backwards
Go Gauny! You have my vote!
re: bandwidth
What options does an SCV business have with internet connectivity? Is there anything for under $300 that gets you speed comparable to a home cable connection? We can’t seem to find any.