Category Archives: Opinion

No affiliation?

The “Unknown Blogger” behind the TeaPartySCV.com site that posted that racial joke last week insists he’s unaffiliated with other Tea Partiers in the SCV and that he only posts for himself. Apparently someone got to him and doesn’t want the … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 31 Comments

Incredible Heroism and unanswered questions

I’m still absorbing all the news and eyewitness reports from Sunday night’s tragic fatality on Valencia Blvd. One of the things that stands out to me is how heroic many of the spectators were once the car hit and crushed … Continue reading

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Democracy and City Hall ctd.

Reader Saugus Splasher delivers a beat down on me for my post yesterday about how the City was becoming less democratic: What’s the matter, Jeff, did you have a “case of the Mondays?” In the past you’ve written about how … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 16 Comments

Daniel Henriquez Had it Wrong-Dumb Down Your Resume to get Elected to City Council!

Local political junkies will remember for years the strange case of Daniel Henriquez, candidate for City Council 2010,  who claimed a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Orleans and one or maybe two Master’s Degrees from the University of … Continue reading

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On Democracy and City Hall

Cronyism. Undemocratic. Just some of the words that come to mind as I think of the City Council’s post-election behavior in 2010. First they found a solution in search of a problem: they removed term limits for appointed commissioners. Then … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 28 Comments

Farm dinner in Ojai … and one day, maybe, SCV

There is a growing craze that is a twist on a traditional restaurant dinner. Known as a “farm dinner,” the concept is a modern take on an old idea: eating food that was grown right there on the ground on which you’re standing, served by the hands that tended the soil, prepared the dish or made the wine.

Mrs. B and I were fortunate enough to partake in the excellent “Outstanding in the Field” farm dinner on a recent Saturday at Rio Gozo Farm in Ojai. OITF, founded by noted artist and Renassiance man Jim Denevan, has grown from a few dinners per year to nearly 100 in the US.  They’ve even expanded into Europe.

It’s a thoroughly unique experience. Continue reading

Posted in Opinion, SCV Good Eats | 16 Comments

Corporate Welfare: Is Santa Clarita’s stance sustainable?

The Business section of today’s LA Times contains a damning column by Michael Hiltzik on our perennial state budget deficit: I believe we can all agree on the root cause of the state’s $20-billion budget gap. It’s welfare: all those millions … Continue reading

Posted in Economy, Opinion | 4 Comments

An Update on The Summit Seals-And The Legal Nuclear Option!

Today The Signal published a story by Johnathan Randles on the Summit Seals swim team controversy, a story that SCVTalk readers first heard about some weeks ago. The story contains only two new items not yet known by SCVTalk readers; … Continue reading

Posted in News, Opinion | 97 Comments

Party in the Streets

Okay so it wasn’t really a party, but something landmark happened in the SCV last night. I’m talking about the Chamber of Commerce “Mixer” in Newhall. Yes Newhall. And it didn’t take place in some bland conference center either. No, … Continue reading

Posted in Development, Opinion | 4 Comments

Valencia Auto Center is Back Baby!

Inasmuch as I have the capacity to enjoy advertisements, I was actually pleased to see an expensive and full Valencia Auto Center wrap around The Signal on Saturday. So what you ask? SO WHAT! It’s good news, that’s what. Because … Continue reading

Posted in Humor, Opinion, Traffic, Transportation | 11 Comments