Category Archives: Humor

Crime down like 36%

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jeff

Violent crime in the SCV decreased by 36% over a certain time period, which is certainly cause for celebration. Homicides dipped an amazing 76% last year too, compared again to another time period. Our good Captain Becker says this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Humor | 20 Comments

Victim of a Drive-By Pudding

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jeff

Depending on how you view this blog and me, you’ll be either shocked and outraged at what I’m about to tell you or laughing so hard you’ll fall from your chair. Oh hell. I know you’re all going to laugh … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Humor | 34 Comments

Summit Vigilantes Fail!!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

In a hastily called press conference self appointed members of the Committee of Vigilance for the Summit Homeowners’ Association Bill Reynolds and Cam Noltemeyer sheepishly admitted that they failed to detect a den of burglars and drug abusers living right … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 8 Comments

Underserved and underwhelmed in the SCV

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Jeff

Reader LStaedtler had an interesting comment yesterday on how the SCV is actually underserved when it comes to libraries (if you measure by population and square footage): If you take just a look at the city, they have a population … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Economy, Humor | 43 Comments

Way out there in Santa Clarita

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jeff

One of the things I hated about working in Los Angeles right out of college was trying to explain to people where Santa Clarita was at. I hated it because even if they knew where the SCV was (most don’t, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 26 Comments

Awesometown Jumps the Shark and still wins

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jeff

The people at Newhall Land behind the Awesometown campaign struck paydirt with their widely publicized (and mocked) campaign in the last year and a half. Indeed, “Awesometown” has become part of the vernacular SCV language, part of our culture. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Opinion, Politics | 6 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

Name the new High School in Castaic!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jeff

You may have thought the new Castaic High School would be named Castaic High School. But this is Santa Clarita. Place names don’t mean much here, as Mike’s mental geography exercises have proven. And we like to name our roads, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, History, Humor | 22 Comments

SCVi Video-Should Youtube be Limited to Cat Shenanigans?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

SCVI Promotional Video In a prior post last week I raised some hackles when I made some ad hominem attacks against parents of charter school students, and several replies came in from those parents defending local charter schools, particularly SCVi … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Misc. | 43 Comments

Welcome to Frank-en-steen

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jeff

In honor of our new Dr. at Henry Mayo (I’m sure no one has ever teased him about this up before): Actually credit goes to reader Jim Farley. Believe it or not, when I read the Signal story, I forgot … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 15 Comments