Monthly Archives: April 2011

Friday Morning Psephology

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

“Psephology” is the branch of political science that studies the numerical results of elections.  As the primary practictioner of psephology in Santa Clarita, with slightly less than one year to the Santa Clarita City Council elections, and the official and … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 18 Comments

The Irony of the Creekside Beautification Project

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Jeff

They made Creekside more walkable…so that it’d be easier to buy cars! On a side note, it’s good to see Don Fleming in his natural state again, extolling the virtues of buying a car locally. The man was everywhere during … Continue reading →

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Chuy’s owners busted by Feds for hiring illegal immigrants

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Jeff

Ouch: The father and son owners of a regional Mexican restaurant chain, along with the company’s accountant, will be arraigned in federal court in Tucson Thursday on tax and immigration violations contained in a 19-count indictment stemming from a lengthy … Continue reading →

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Vista Canyon, Redistricting, and More Library Grumblings

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Scooter

First off, let me introduce myself to you as the newest blogger to join scvtalk.com.  As we all know, typing away at a keyboard can be very exhausting and Jeff needs a little nap time.  I thought I would step … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall | 46 Comments

Taking a few days off

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jeff

The constant grind of work, school, life, and the blog take their toll and every now and then it’s good to take some time off and recharge. So the Daily Brief will be on hiatus until next week. Blog posts … Continue reading →

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I saw Obama!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jeff

Since some of you were asking me about it: yes, I did get to see President Obama Thursday night inside Sony Studio’s cavernous stage 30 in Culver City. So what was it like to see the man who won 48% … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinion, Politics | 36 Comments

On City Council Districts

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jeff

So Myers says there’s an organized effort afoot to bring big-city style Council Districts to our community: It appears that SOL leadership decided that bringing districts to the mix would somehow damage the seeming invincibility of incumbents. To bring electoral … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 20 Comments

April 25, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jeff

The City now says it doesn’t need the special County library tax that was approved by Santa Clarita voters in 1997 and amounted to about $1.4 million in funding for our three libraries. Over five years the city says property … Continue reading →

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Wherein I overdose on SCV & Politics

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jeff

Monday morning, I checked my work and personal calendars and thought this would be a quiet and short Easter week. Boy was I wrong! It turns out this is going to be a momentous week in not only the SCV, … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Really Imporant!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

This afternoon MLB announced it HAD seized ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a move unprecedented in the 142 year history of the league.  MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced that the new owner for the Dodgers would be announced in the … Continue reading →

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