Monthly Archives: January 2011

Attention Democrats : Meet Darren Parker, candidate for 17th State Senate!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Jeff

Dear SCV Democrats: Did you know that there are way more than 36,000 registered Democrats in the Santa Clarita Valley? Did you know that if we Democrats got just a few percentage points of the so called “decline to state”, … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Jeff

Wow: The City is going to build a round-about intersection at Newhall Ave & Main Street right in front of Hart Park and at the southern edge of Old Town Newhall. Benefits include eased traffic flow, less pollution, gas savings, … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Strip Mall in all of Suburbia

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Jeff

Drop me off blind-folded into any average strip mall in the Santa Clarita Valley and I can tell you what’s there: a dry cleaners, a nail salon, perhaps a grocery store, a Starbucks (if you’re lucky) a restaurant or two, … Continue reading →

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January 17, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Jeff

Anniversary of Northridge Quake 17 years ago today. The 6.x temblor struck at 4:31 am on Martin Luther King day, just like today is. The SCV went through the most trying period in its history as the I-5 collapse cut … Continue reading →

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January 13, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Jeff

The City’s Sleight of Hand: I Heart details how the City will portray their new library tax:  ”Leaving the LA County Library System means Santa Clarita won’t be able to collect the special tax that helped fund local libraries (about … Continue reading →

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Crown Vic, we salute you! Now for a replacement…

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Venturan

2011 marks the final year of production of Ford’s venerable “Panther” platform, known to many as the Crown Victoria, Lincoln Towncar and Mercury Grand Marquis, a platform that has been serving law enforcement and the general public for over 30 … Continue reading →

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It’s the guns, stupid

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Jeff

You want to know what I blame for the assassination attempt in Tuscon and the death of six others? Well it’s not conservatives, at least in the way many others are blaming them. I don’t think this Jared Loughner cat … Continue reading →

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January 12, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Jeff

Dozens protest immigration letter at City Council meeting and Bob Kellar criticizes Laurene Weste. But Ken Pulskamp said the letter represented the majority opinion on the City Council. SIGNAL Meanwhile, the City Council approved loosening the on-time performance standards for its … Continue reading →

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Tea Party misc.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Jeff

A taste of what we can expect at tonight’s City Council meeting from the Signal’s article about the Tea Party crashing the council meeting: Notice the amount of vitriol tossed your way if you even slightly criticize the Tea Party (the full … Continue reading →

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One little girl’s battle with cancer

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Linda

Shortly before Christmas I was in KMart, which, like many stores these days, sometimes solicits donations from customers for worthy causes.  On this day the cashier asked the woman in line ahead of me if she would like to make … Continue reading →

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