March 3, 2010 – Daily Brief
- Hart High to hold moment of silence in memory of Spc. Ian Gelig, the 25 year old Army paratrooper from Stevenson Ranch who was killed Monday in Afghanistan SIGNAL, DAILY NEWS
- There is some confusion about how many SCV soldiers, sailors, Airmen or Marines have died in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Signal report says 11. SCVTalk reader Petz came up with 5. I’ll try to find out definitively and I apologize for the inaccuracy in my report
- Alleged 49 year old molester tried to meet with young teenage boys he met in local churches, the Sheriff’s Department says SIGNAL
- Dave Bossert posts Frank Ferry email in which Ferry says the City Council race has become competitive. Ferry also asks his recipients to “seek help from your vendors and business associates that benefit from a business-friendly City Council.” Bombshell or not? You Decide. WRB
- By the way, Dave Bossert is in Vietnam of all places. The man is a world traveler WRB
- LA County Sheriff’s budget plan includes reduction of number of inmates at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic. Currently the facility has 1,900 beds and the plan would be to move hundreds of inmates elsewhere, saving $26 million LA TIMES
- Barbara Boxer introduces companion legislation in US Senate that would resolve the CEMEX impasse. Buck McKeon’s bill is currently in the House SIGNAL
- Congressman McKeon doubts that the famous RAND Corporation can create an objective study on the effects of a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell AP
- Also, McKeon has signed on as cosponsor of a bill that would require all employers to use E-Verify, ICE’s method of determining whether a person is allowed to work. The bill would also reject “amnesty” for illegal immigrants. SAN BERNARDINO SUN
- Marco Valencia, the 21 year old man accused of killing cyclist Joe Novotny last summer, will appear at San Fernando courthouse on March 23rd. The blogger at Santa Clarita Cycling is asking for cyclists to show up to “show support for cyclists’ safety.” SCV CYCLING
- Los Angeles County Department of Health is “cracking down” on illegal food vendors in Valencia, Newhall and the Saugus swap meet. The County says the vendors “typically sell food in an unsafe manner.” Ok, which local restaurant complained to the County? And what about the trendy taco trucks that are visiting SCV now? KHTS
- It’s official: California residents want spending cuts over taxes as a way to close “all or part of the $19.9 billion budget deficit,” a new Field Poll says. So don’t go complaining to City Hall or your local school district with they start cutting services and closing schools SAC BEE
- City of Santa Clarita wants a video of you telling the world what you would do with Google’s ultra-high speed internet access project. With 1Gb/s, my proposal is simple: run the world/download everything AT THE SAME TIME CITY WEBSITE
- Cameron Smyth received tickets to Disneyland and Legoland and other gifts totaling $1230, the Fair Political Practices Commission says VECO STAR
- The Santa Clarita Worksource center has moved to its new location at COC’s university center CITY BRIEFS
- Infrastructurist compares building codes in Haiti and Chile. I hope we’re as well prepared as Chile was INFRASTRUCTURIST
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Interesting that Ferry disparages SCOPE lawsuits while at the same time touting the new Canyon Country library. It was a lawsuit by SCOPE forcing developers to pay library mitigation fees that funded projects like that new library.
But Ferry was never one to let facts get in the way of a good debate…
Will the facts in the Ferry email ever see the light of day in The Mighty Signal?
Personally, I do not think TMS has a editor that will commit political suicide by printing the facts.
LA County Health cracking: Jeff, mentioning the LA gourmet trucks and the Saugus swap meet in the same sentence is simply unacceptable
http://bit.ly/cnBLBv
Petz based his count on the public archive maintained by the LA Times. As of today this includes military from Saugus,Santa Clarita, Newhall, Canyon Country, and presumably-Stevenson Ranch.
The local Blue Star Mothers groups may have a larger geographic jurisdiction than these well defined areas and they may well count military deaths outside of the theater of operations.
The Blue Star Mothers provide much needed comfort to wives, mothers and families of deceased military and deserve our support.
I’m looking for a way to contact them but the email address I have for them bounced.
Re: SCV soldiers. I was in Covina and they have banners hanging from the street lights on the main drag – each one names a local soldier. I think it’s really cool.
Ferry’s sole guiding philosophy is “bigger is better,” so of course his email vilifies Gauny and Boydston for opposing the HMNMH medical office buildings and for implied ties to SCOPE.
Good point on the library, Spine–perhaps the only reason he was OK with SCOPE’s leadership in securing library funding was because it meant something got built.
I think everyone agrees, that we feel the pain and loss of the fallen heroes that protect our freedom.
May the families find some comfort in knowing that we truly do feel their pain and loss.
HOwever, words will never fill their void!
On the WRB article, some of Bossert’s comments I agree with, others not as usual. For instance, why shouldn’t Frank Ferry take credit for some of the genuine accomplishments the City has produced during his twelve years on the Council? I do not consider the so-called hospital expansion an accomplishment however, more like an embarrassment.
I do take exception to Bossert and others constantly mentioning David Gauny and TimBen Boydston in the same breath as though they are one candidate. These two men are very different people, with different philosophies and personalities, who identify and address issues in a very different manner. While I recognize that many of you support both candidates, some of us do not. I would appreciate people not joining these two candidates at the hip but rather allowing them to stand or fall on their own individual merits. You do not link Harrison Katz and Johnny Pride for instance. Why Gauny and Boydston? Two different candidates…
Posted all the videos from Saturday’s Rally.
http://www.blazingmonk.com/2010/03/save-our-state-minutemen-rally-santa-clarita/
We’re not going to get the Google internet setup if the city keeps saying that it’s 1 Gigabyte per second instead of 1 gigabit per second, which is around 100MB.
Brittanicus is spam I have got the same cut and copy message on Blazingmonk.com
Brittanicus I do not think you are saying anything I have not said before. As I continue to say, there is more that can be done even on the local level but there must be the will and political courage to advocate for the legal residents/citizens.
I am a life long registered Democrat but find myself very much at odds with elected Democrats on this issue. Take for instance Senator Barbara Boxer. She supports amnesty and after 20+ years in office has done virtually nothing regarding this issue even with an amnesty provision. Or people like Gil Cedillo and others serving in California Public Office. I am actually thinking of changing party to “decline to state” since I am sick of both parties inertia and bickering.
This is not a Democrat or Republican issue but rather and American issue. All elected officials at whatever level of government should be doing everything legally within their power, even if it is something as simple as proclaiming their CITY IS NOT A SANCTUARY CITY. Elected officials at all levels of government have simply stopped listening to the people they supposedly represent. After all, presumably illegal aliens are not eligible to vote. Our tax collectors could be looking into the tax-exempt status of churches, Catholic and others, who violate the law by providing sanctuary to LAW BREAKERS. I wonder if they would give me sanctuary if I were selling meth or rock cocaine to feed my family? Does Cardinal Mahoney and these other clerics now serve as the Supreme Court and get to interpret immigration law as it suits them?
Steve Poizner actually ran an ad regarding taxes and illegal aliens yesterday that I heard about from TV station KMEX. KMEX is warning Spanish speaking people about Poizner’s anti immigrant proposals, they never use the word ILLEGAL.
I am closely following all of the candidates and incumbents of whatever party and at whatever level to see who is for the rule of law as it exists in this country, and who is for more of the same “nothing can be done” rhetoric. Plenty can be done…
Spineflower – “It was a lawsuit by SCOPE forcing developers to pay library mitigation fees that funded projects like that new library.”
What evidence do you have of this? I have it on good authurity this isn’t the case.
Berta you talking to a bot.
Blazing: Hum…well I know I have spoken to a whole bunch of butts in my lifetime but this is the first time I am talking with a bot. At least that I know of… Thanks for the info though.
blazingmonk:
Spineflower is correct. The requirement for library fees was part of the disposition of a case that SCOPE brought against Newhall Land for the Westridge Tract back in the 90′s.
One can go back to even an older case on school mitigation fees that involved the Hart District as one of the plaintiffs.
So no evidence?
Berta, I couldn’t agree with you more.
It is public record Monk if you are so inclined to do your homework.
Working on it now…
Hi CC. Thanks, but on which issue(s) do you agree with me? Differentiating between candidates David Gauny and TimBen Boydston, the illegal alien issue, or butts vs. bots?
While TimBen Boydston and David Gauny are indeed not running as a ticket, it is not unreasonable to discuss supporting both at the same time. They are the only non-incumbents with a reasonable chance to win. They have more in common with each other when it comes to serving on the council than they have different. One commonality is that they are closer to the people in terms of support. The incumbents are closer to the interests (developers) outside the city. Whatever differnces anyone percieves between the two, we need both of them and none of the incumbents sitting on our city council.
Jim: with all due respect, I disagree with you on this issue and I suspect we will continue to disagree. Since there is a tenuous TBB/BGH truce at the moment, I will simply restate these are two very different candidates who should be evaluated on their individual merits or lack thereof.
Frank sounds so desperate! Bet he’s wishing he still had that $12 grand he gave to Laurie Ender. Those who believe that crime doesn’t pay, never watched OUR City Council in action! Don’t worry, Frank, G&L is stuffing McKeon’s PAC for you and the rest of our incumbent skunks. I’m sure you will have plenty from G&L in time for your ugly hit pieces to appear right before the absentee ballots get to our mailboxes. As IF Frank doesn’t know this!
BGH: I never sadi they should not be evaluated on their individual merits. I feel they are individually well qualified, and that both need to be sitting on our council. It’s really a shame that you would choose to let Ferry Weste, and McClean to remain on the council because of some percieved snub by TimBen. This election should transcend that.
Jim said “It’s really a shame that you would choose to let Ferry Weste, and McClean to remain on the council because of some percieved snub by TimBen. This election should transcend that.”
You are making these assumptions based on what? As to where, if anywhere, my other two votes will go, not decided yet.
For the record, it is not because of “some percieved snub by TimBen” I am not supporting TBB.
Apologies if I misinterpret your reason for not voting for him.
Here’s the bottom line, not casting a vote for TimBen and instead casting it for another non-incumbent besides Gauny, is effectively a vote for an incumbent. That’s just the lay of the land in this election.
Some info regarding SCOPE’s part in getting library funding:
Schools and Environmentalists
Contact SCOPE by clicking HERE
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…..In 1992, Santa Clarita Org. for Planning and the Environment, joined by the Sierra Club, challenged Newhall Land’s Westridge project (now being built on the west side of I-5) for exactly those reasons. We were worried about school over-crowding in spite of the County’s Development Monitoring System that was supposed to require adequate classroom space for new development. We were worried about the increasing air pollution levels and we were worried about the Valley Oaks Savannah (Significant Ecological Area 64) and its treasure trove of beautiful old native oaks.
A year later, in a landmark decision, the Court ordered the developer back to the drawing board to investigate the issues of school and library funding. The result was the formation of a library assessment district to fund new books and facilities as development is approved, and the tripling of school impact fees. It was a huge win for our community and for the County as a whole…..
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blazingmonk says:
Berta you talking to a bot.
LOL – that is the funniest thing i’ve ever read on this board!
Berta – re: I do take exception to Bossert and others constantly mentioning David Gauny and TimBen Boydston in the same breath as though they are one candidate.
I completely understand what you’re saying – and understand why you think that. But I have to agree with the others.
Jim: apology accepted but you are still making assumptions.
I have multiple options to explore. For instance, I could simply bullet vote for David. I could vote for David and one, or two of the incumbents. I could vote for David, Harrison, and Henry. I could vote for David, Johnny Pride (ahem), and a write in candidate of my choice. I could vote for David and one or two write in candidates. I could vote for David and myself (if I wanted some additional enemies). Alternatively, any other combination I might choose. The point is you are assuming what I may or may not do when I myself have not decided any vote other than David Gauny. I have however also already made some decisions regarding those I will not vote for after careful deliberation. I have not yet heard several candidates speak so reserve opinion regarding those candidates. You know what they say about ASSUME…
OK, I was trying not to advertise my ignorance by asking what a bot is, so I didn’t ask no matter how loud my curious side was screaming at me to ask, but now I must broadcast how ignorant I am reading that a bot is the funniest thing ever on this board and I enjoy a good laugh as much as the next guy. Or gal. So…..what’s a bot?
bot=geekspeak for robot
Internet bots, also known as web robots, WWW robots or simply BOTS, are software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone.
Got It? LOL
Pauline, you know those “robo” calls you get before an election? Well “bots” are kinda the same deal, except they send out e-mail and blog posts or perform other computer related tasks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot
Oh, I must post that my post was copied from…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot
Don’t want the powers that be accusing me of plagiarism of a bot
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Thanks everyone! Yeah, that was funny.
You know though this does bring up another question. Since “Publius” had posted before and no one mentioned it was a bot and in fact others “talked” with Publius and this post “sounds” like a person posting, how would anyone know they were talking to a bot if Blazing had not said something?
Common sense?
Where did the politico section of the talkers forum go?
berta – i meant no disrespect in laughing at your expense…would have been as funny no matter who, in that i had no idea it was a bot
Berta, you have invoked the famous Turing Test…how do we know if we’re talking to an artificially intelligent other or a human?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test
Mike: you would not recognize common sense if it bit you on the …
IHeart: wow, I had no idea. This Turing test is interesting stuff. I may have been talking to AL, ALICE, ELIZA, or ELBOT. Makes me feel better to know that genius scientists, who can actually ask questions and interact with these bots, frequently cannot tell which is human which machine. Thanks for the information.
Vince: I took no offense at your glee. I had no idea when I responded it was a robot. It’s like being punked…but hey at least it did not call me nasty names and insult me. Or was that the clue?
how do you spot a bot? You must be like Glenn Beck and assume everything is a bot until proven otherwise.
Be nice to mike, Berta.
Why? He has never been nice to me…
On Google;
I watched the video on the City website from Google and the instructions I heard were to go to the Google Projects website and submit you nomination for your City, yet the City leaves this out of their instructions. Instead, like the progressive big government or City Managers Office has become they instruct the community to upload a 20 second video to give the City ideas that they can not think of on their own. I went to the City’s 4share. Website and no one has upload a single video.
I want this as much as the next Internet geek, but the City hasn’t a clue how to work with Google and unless they learn quickly we won’t have a chance.
And why is the City using 4share, do they not find any if the local technology companies worth working with?
Nice shopping local and THiNK-ing City of Santa Clarita.
And th city should do what instead?
Note to self – develop a nasty name calling bot
Vince: naughty, naughty but you do just fine on your own…
“Congressman McKeon doubts that the famous RAND Corporation can create an objective study on the effects of a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
The RAND corp is a non partisan research institution. There are ‘think tanks’ that are partisan but no reason to question the integrity of a study just because it might go against what he wants it to show.
http://www.rand.org/about/faq.html