Monthly Archives: February 2011

Nostalgia

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jeff

I walked by this old quilt hanging near the bathrooms of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall on Saturday and, after pausing to reflect, I got a little teary-eyed and nostalgic for the SCV of the mid 90s. It was … Continue reading →

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February 22, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jeff

A Los Angeles City Fireman and Santa Clarita resident died last week while fighting a fire in Hollywood Hills. Glenn Allen, a 38-year veteran of the LAFD approaching retirement, died after a ceiling collapsed on him. KHTS Homeless man in … Continue reading →

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SEIU Makes a Monster Out of LSSI

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Mike

Looks like the SEIU 721 is jumping back into the Santa Clarita library fight, complete with a website and an awesome stop-motion monster video. Behold, The Privatization Beast:

Posted in Misc. | 21 Comments

February 18, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Jeff

Council Agenda coming at you: Is the city moving money out of the Newhall redevelopment agency before Jerry Brown gets his hands on it? And hows about we purchase 90 acres of land in exclusive Wildwood Canyon for $500k with … Continue reading →

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February 17, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Jeff

Melissa Brown pleads not guilty on charges of vehicular manslaughter. And her lawyer, David Kestenbaum (must resist NPR tie-in) says the real driver at fault on July 4 was the SUV Brown collided with before her car spun into Matilda … Continue reading →

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Where in the SCV? (Episode One: The Saugus Cafe)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Mike

We’re excited to kick off a new series on SCVtalk, one that should inspire great discussion and provide answers that will ease doubts for generations to come. It’s called “Where in the SCV?” Here we will decide, once and for … Continue reading →

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February 16, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Jeff

Sharon Runner defeated Darren Parker 63.6-36.4 yesterday in the race for the 17th State Senate seat. SIGNAL College of the Canyons students, some wearing black “Keep Education Alive” T-Shirts, protests Governor Brown’s proposed budget cuts. COC could lose an additional … Continue reading →

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February 15, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Jeff

Save Our Libraries brings a new suit against the City of Santa Clarita; this time the suit alleges that the City violated a California law that says libraries may only be established by a “duly constituted, independent Board of Library … Continue reading →

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Save Our Libraries Throws Hail Mary Pass

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

Save Our Libraries (“SOL”) announced today that they would amend their complaint in the library litigation to seek to have the contract with LSSI set aside.  Here’s why: In a case from 1989 a California appeals court held that a … Continue reading →

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Tour of California returns to SCV

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jeff

It’s not a stage finish like we had in 2007 and 2008, but I’ll take it: stage 8 of the 2011 ToC will start at Town Center Drive, proceed out Highway 126 and south on Balcom Canyon road before finishing … Continue reading →

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