Category Archives: Politics

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

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The City of Santa Clarita is going to Educate us on Immigration

A surprise “Immigration Education Special Meeting” announced today around 5:30pm. What’s on the agenda? The City of Santa Clarita City Council will host a Special Meeting on Immigration Education on Monday, June 28 at 6:00 p.m. at the City’s Activities … Continue reading

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The Lyons-Dockweiler Link is Dead, isn’t it?

a euphemism is a substitution with an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver, or to make it less troublesome for the speaker, as in the case of … Continue reading

Posted in Development, Opinion, Politics, Transportation | 15 Comments

Where did David Galvan graduate high school?

More of a footnote to the impersonating an officer of the law allegation, but a note nonetheless: City Council candidate and likely Gauny spoiler David Galvan says on his campaign website that he graduated from William S. Hart High School … Continue reading

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Of Development, Democracy and Demagogues

Love him or hate him, Frank Ferry has got people talking and thinking with the comments he made above. For starters, it’s reprehensible for a City Council member to call constituents in this community -our neighbors- “terrorists.” That loaded word … Continue reading

Posted in Development, Economy, Opinion, Politics | 94 Comments

Is it over yet?

If I see Meg Whitman’s face or hear Steve Poizner’s voice once more, I’m going to have to unplug from all media for the next two weeks. Except for old fashioned books. Have you ever seen such a spectacle in … Continue reading

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Their Valley, Their Vision Rebuttals

As expected, a lot of pushback from readers over my post yesterday: If you read through the document, you may realize that your essay is dependent on a straw man argument. The neighborhood has objections to the developer’s plan, but … Continue reading

Posted in Development, Opinion, Politics | 5 Comments

No Growther Meltdown Alert

It’s sad that I can’t tell whether this commenter on WRB is serious or being sarcastic about City vs County Leadership: It is a damned shame that we over here in the City of Santa Clarita don’t have the caring, … Continue reading

Posted in Development, Opinion, Politics | 16 Comments

Go West Young City

The County promised to respect the will of unincorporated voters last fall, yet in the last week, they’ve started an offensive against the City of Santa Clarita’s efforts to annex portions of Castaic. I have one message for them. Cherry … Continue reading

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SCVTalk Exclusive : City Council Results by Precinct

For the first time in City of Santa Clarita history, SCVTalk presents for you a precinct-by-precinct results map of the 2010 City of Santa Clarita Council Election: View Council Election 2010 – Incumbents in a larger map All credit to … Continue reading

Posted in City Hall, Media, Opinion, Politics | 19 Comments