Category Archives: Opinion

Summit Seals-A Quiet Victory for the Perseverance of Rationality

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

Remember the big topic one year ago in the SCV?  Would a handful of crazed, yet relentless cranks finally end the Summit Seals youth competitive swim program by effectively denying team access to the Summit’s large community pool?  We ran … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinion | 7 Comments

Buck McKeon : War without end, Amen

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jeff

I’ve neglected to mention this in the Daily Brief because it was just too astounding to believe. But over the weekend the story really shook itself loose from the fringe and now even the old Gray Lady is commenting on … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 45 Comments

Publisher Ian Lamont out at Signal

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Jeff

I used to care a lot about the personnel turn-style (perhaps churn-style is more apropos) at the Signal, but now-a-days I only read the following press release with a shrug: Charles Hill Morris Jr., regional manager of The Signal, announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, News, Opinion | 98 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

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

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 →

Posted in News, Opinion | 175 Comments

Buck notices high gas prices

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Jeff

Our powerful Congressman talks so little about his district these days that it’s kind of refreshing to see him Facebook about high gas prices: There are nearly 40 comments on the post with people -some of whom are unemployed- complaining … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinion, Politics | 12 Comments

No Tax Day Tea Party makes me cry

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jeff

Yo- where da Tea Party at? It’s April 11 -just four days before Black Friday, aka Tax Day- and there’s no word (that I can find) about a Tea Party Tax Day protest in Valencia as there has been for … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 8 Comments

New Public Radio Repeater covers SCV

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jeff

The Republicans may be hell-bent on killing NPR, but here in the red SCV, we have a brand new repeater blanketing much of the SCV! Some radio website reports: The purchase was made through dealer SCMS. “KPCC has synchronized their … Continue reading →

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