Monthly Archives: May 2011

HSR FUD IN SCV

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Jeff

So I’ve been trying to figure out why there appears to be a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt about the news that we might get a high speed rail line + a station in the SCV. Just last week, … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Jeff

The SCV Chamber of Commerce says a high speed rail line plus an HSR Train station could be an economic “boon” for the SCV. Dana Cop, chair the business interest group says, “High-speed rail will allow the job market to … Continue reading →

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May 9, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Jeff

Conflict over siting of new Castaic High School heats up as the “Citizens for Castaic” group takes shape and offers stiff resistance for the Romero Canyon site. But Castaic Town Council leaders say that if the Romero Canyon site is … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

In an editorial in the Economist several months ago “Lexington,” (the sobriquet of the regular editorial writer on the United States) posited that a sure sign of a robust democracy is that one can find opposition to ANY idea, even … Continue reading →

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Council Agenda packed for Tuesday

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Jeff

Tuesday’s City Council meeting will be a heavy hitter with multiple topics to talk about. Among them: Annexation moves forward for the Vista Canyon area, Jakes Way and several other parts of east Canyon Country Another $200,000 in taxpayer dollars … Continue reading →

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Where in the SCV? An answer!

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jeff

Several of you took a shot at answering where the picture above was taken. Some of you arrived at your answer by reasoning through elements of the pictures while others just guessed. Anyway let’s have a look at your answers: … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jeff

Scott Wilk reports in from Norco saying the state redistricting commission has decided to chop up the SCV as far as Assembly Districts go. I second his motion to “bombard” the commission with notes advising them to keep us whole. … Continue reading →

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One other thing to add

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Jeff

As I -we- consider this new comment system is I’ve got hundreds of daily readers who subscribe to the SCVTalk RSS feed. These folks rarely, if ever, pop over to the site, nevermind engage in comments about it. I make … Continue reading →

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More responses

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Jeff

Most of you are down on the change for some good reasons: I find your new commenting scheme unwelcome.  Unlike any of the other blogs or websites in/about the SCV, yours is alive with comments.  If your main motivation is to highlight … Continue reading →

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Where in the SCV?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Jeff

Here’s a good demonstration of how the new email commenting system might work. Below is a photo a reader sent me last week. I know where it was taken. Do you? Email me your answer. I’ll post a summary of … Continue reading →

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