Category Archives: Politics

City Staff Details Library Takeover Plan for Council

Well, our long hot mildly-warm summer debating the City’s proposed library takeover is nearing its climax. The City Council agenda for Tuesday, August 24, has a new business agenda item with lots of interesting details about the City’s proposal. For … Continue reading

Posted in Business, City Hall, Economy, News, Opinion, Politics | 85 Comments

A Tea Party I can get behind

This Flickr set of World War II style propaganda posters with a modern twist courtesy of the Chamomile Tea Party is  making the rounds today. I particularly liked this one: The poster seems to get to the heart of the … Continue reading

Posted in Misc., Opinion, Politics | 22 Comments

Roger Gitlin, Repugnant Racist

Signal columnist and anti-immigration activist Roger Gitlin loves to send emails. Getting snagged onto his list is the stuff of local legend.  Rub shoulders with the guy and before you know it, your inbox is getting peppered with his nativist screed … Continue reading

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David Gauny Campaign-The Loan Never Funded, the Money Never Spent

As a financial professional a big part of my job is analyzing trends and tracing monetary results, and the filing of David Gauny’s final financial report for the 2010 campaign was a big eye opener. The handful of political junkies … Continue reading

Posted in City Hall, Politics | 29 Comments

Library Censorship, Continued

Yesterday I upgraded the threat of censorship of libraries under the City’s control from “Laughable” to “possible, but not probable.” That didn’t sit right with reader & perpetual City booster Saugus Splasher, who accused me of jumping the shark and … Continue reading

Posted in Humor, Opinion, Politics | 4 Comments

Library Censorship – is it a real concern?

In the ongoing debate over whether the City of Santa Clarita should takeover the three County libraries in town, there has been a subdued but consistent undercurrent of concern about the City possibly censoring books in its collection. Normally, I’d … Continue reading

Posted in Education, History, Opinion, Politics | 44 Comments

The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend

The ultraconservative video-blogger behind the Not a Ferry Fan videos seems confused about the City’s proposal to “seize” three County libraries in town: If he weren’t so blinded by anti-City rage, NAFF might realize that what the City wants to … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion, Politics | 36 Comments

City moves to take over, privatize County libraries

Was anybody else surprised to see the City of Santa Clarita make a play for the County’s libraries just as the City Council went on its summer recess? I was. I’ll let Laurie Ender tell the story: As part of … Continue reading

Posted in City Hall, News, Opinion, Politics | 88 Comments

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

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