Category Archives: Environment

Fighting Newhall Ranch from the Advocate’s Perspective

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jeff

Katherine & Caroline Squires (sisters) made the trek to Downtown LA yesterday to fight the first phase of Newhall Ranch, Landmark Village. Katherine and I once went on a tour of the Santa Clara river valley (I wrote about it … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Economy, Environment | 16 Comments

Cul-de-sacking the Beige

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jeff

Two recent articles have been making the internet rounds and apply to us here in the SCV. The first, from Emily Badger at Atlantic Magazine, is about the history of suburban development and the cul-de-sac and argues that it may … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Environment | 54 Comments

One Valley, One Vision a UN Plot. Who Knew?

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Jeff

This letter writer did: There’s a United Nations stealth program at work in the SCV. It is called the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. ICLEI’s job is to implement U.N. policies in local government. In December 2010, the City … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 8 Comments

Friday Treat

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jeff

24700, CalArts’ blog, has posted a wonderful video of CalArts being built, way back in 1969, with a haunting/interesting voice over from Newhall Land’s president at the time. See sweeping vistas of the SCV as our forefathers saw it as … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, History | 8 Comments

Fair description

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jeff

I’m sorry so many posts have been about me lately (indeed, I was mentioned in the Signal today!) but I spotted this description of me from the folks at RightonSCV.com today and just couldn’t pass up an opportunity to comment: … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Environment, Recreation | 43 Comments

No Fracking Way

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jeff

Good news! The mysterious drilling equipment located in the hills north of Newhall Ranch Road isn’t pulling natural gas out of the ground, it’s actually putting natural gas into the ground: Despite concerns raised online and in local media reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, News | 2 Comments

Valencia Fracking, ctd

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Jeff

A reader sends in a spy shot of one of the structures in the hills north of Newhall Ranch Road thought to be part of a natural gas hydraulic fracturing operation: After thinking about this some more and reading all … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Economy, Environment, Opinion | 2 Comments

So hydraulic fracking is occurring in the SCV?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jeff

The Signal avoids using that word in its Page 1 above the fold story, but if the description of expanding natural gas production & storage on land north of Newhall Ranch Road isn’t fracking, then I don’t know what is: … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Environment | 26 Comments

The best place to visit at this, the best time of the year

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Jeff

April and May are the best months of the year in the SCV weather-wise. Warm days, cool evenings, even clouds regularly float lazily over the SCV this time of year. It’s also a great time of the year to visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 2 Comments

LA or AV? – SCV caught in the middle

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jeff

The Signal asked a great question in its Sunday editorial on redistricting: Because of our relatively low population here, our valley merits about one-half of an Assembly district, and about  one-quarter of a Senate district. So we will be teamed … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Economy, Environment, Humor | 14 Comments