Monthly Archives: September 2010

Can the Marijuana Initiative actually pass?

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jeff

Nick, an SCVTalk reader, has a great read on the issue: Recently, Field Poll released new results on California’s November ballot measures. One of most attention-grabbing findings was the trending support for Proposition 19- the marijuana legalization prop. Among likely … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 89 Comments

LSSI – Santa Clarita library document dump and more comments

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jeff

Anti-takeover library activists have received several pieces of documentation from City Hall regarding the library takeover this summer. We saw portions of these documents in the City Council’s August 24 Agenda -and they may have been available if you went … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 45 Comments

September 30, 2010 – Daily Brief – Most explosive Daily Brief Ever Edition

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jeff

Johnny Pride’s vengeance: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has decided to drop all charges against Johnny Pride, the 26 year old reality tv show participant, body builder and one-time City Council candidate after he was arrested in March on … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 57 Comments

September 29, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jeff

Group alleges Brown Act violation against City of Santa Clarita, saying unspecified members of the Council met and decided before the August 24th Council meeting in which the City Council voted to privatize the operation of the libraries. The letter, signed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 87 Comments

100% Job Security

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff

Nate of the great 538.com political forecasting website says Congressman Buck McKeon has a 100% chance of being re-elected this year: To most Santa Claritans in the know, this is a completely unsurprising (and remarkably easy) prediction. Though we like … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 7 Comments

Under-appreciated SCV

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff

A few days ago a commenter noted that s/he would like to see more talk on SCVTalk about interesting and perhaps not-well-known things and activities in the SCV. I aim to please and I’m always open to new ideas, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Opinion, SCV Good Eats, Shameless Newhall Boosterism | 28 Comments

September 28, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff

It’s not an exaggeration to say that yesterday’s A-1 New York Times (599 comments!) story on Santa Clarita’s decision to hire LSSI to manage its library system has inspired a national debate on the merits of privatization, much of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 35 Comments

Notes on the New York Times

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jeff

Though flawed, I’m happy the New York Times decided to do an article on our library takeover/privatization matter. Aside from blowing up the City’s notion that our libraries were in imminent threat of collapse (“Cracks are forming people!” screamed Marsha … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinion, Politics | 62 Comments

September 27, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jeff

This story blew up the SCV interwebs on Sunday night, but it’s real impact will be felt today: the mighty New York Times has zeroed in on Santa Clarita’s decision to privatize the operation of our three COLA libraries. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 15 Comments

No Daily Brief today, but a Thank You

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jeff

What is the best thing in the world? Genghis Khan said the best thing in the world is “to crush your enemies, to see them fall at your feet — to take their horses and goods and hear the lamentation … Continue reading →

Posted in Website Matters | 59 Comments