Monthly Archives: December 2010

Illegal Immigrants busted in Newhall!

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Jeff

Bad boys…whatcha gonna do but challenge my stereotypes: According to Lt. Mark Hershey, a 17-year old female said she gave two men a ride home, but enroute, they threatened her with a gun, forcing her to drive them elsewhere. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 22 Comments

Judge Cuts Heart Out of Library Lawsuit!!! Abandon all hope….

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

The judge hearing the Save Our Libraries (“SOL”) consolidated case has dismissed without leave to amend the “privacy” portion of the SOL lawsuit alleging that as a private company LSSI could not handle confidential library patron information.  The judge found … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 58 Comments

“Day of reckoning” for cities and states

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Venturan

CBS News 60 Minutes aired a piece last night on what may be the next chapter in the financial mess, broken state and local governments: Among many issues raised is the impending expiration of federal stimulus dollars to state and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, News | 23 Comments

DADT Repealed-Will Buck McKeon’s Head Explode?

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

After 50 plus years of life I determined the mark of the true, black hearted bigot:  They believe deep in their heart that nearly EVERYONE actually agrees with them, but fails to voice their opinion due to fear of ostracism … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 139 Comments

Wikileaks explained

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Jeff

You can tell it’s a rainy Saturday in the SCV when I cruise YouTube for videos like this:

Posted in Misc. | 5 Comments

One man rampage through Chatsworth, Newhall and Saugus

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Jeff

Did you see the Sheriff’s Press release about a certain Aaron Clay Tanner, suspected of stabbing his own mother, carjacking a woman in Newhall (and kidnapping her four year old), crashing that car, stealing a Sheriff’s patrol car, then driving … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 9 Comments

KHTS Responds

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jeff

Carl Goldman asked me to post the text below in response to Tim Myers’ post from last week: Here are the facts on the Edwards Theater/KHTS promotion last Saturday for the Chronicles of Narnia. (KHTS (and Toyota) Engage in Bait and … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 19 Comments

The library tax and reflections on apathy

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Venturan

I agree with Jeff – the phone polling on a parcel tax is just the latest evidence that deciding to privatize our libraries was poorly planned by City Hall. Al Ferdman has done some simple math and finds the numbers … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 25 Comments

December 15, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Jeff

See if you can follow the logic: The City still believes it can collect on the County’s 1997 library tax that funds SCV libraries, but just in case they can’t, they’re polling residents to see whether there would be support … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 58 Comments

Nice touch

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Jeff

I just got on my regular santa clarita transit bus and the bus driver handed me a personal holiday greeting card…with an attached candy cane! Let me repeat that…this wasn’t a city of santa clarita card but a card directly … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | 4 Comments