The last twenty four hours have been crazy here at the SCVTalk.com HQ, orbiting high above the Santa Clarita Valley. Step inside for some notes on this weekend and the next few days a plus brief weekender update.
So yesterday started off early -very early- as the condo complex I live in is hosting a two day, once-a-year community garage sale. I gotta tell you; you SCV Garage Sailers are a brutal and sharp bunch, always on the lookout for a bargain. I’ve always been on the opposite side of a garage sale, buying junk rather than selling it, so this marks the first time in my adult life that I’ve actually held a garage sale. I’m getting rid of tons of books, clothes, DVDs, kithchenwares, and all sorts of other things.
Anyway, that was most of my day yesterday. Moving things in and out of the house and to the garage. It was worthwhile, I made about $200 and I’m looking to make more today (everything must go!). Thank you for buying my junk!
With that money, my wife and I bought a new couch (from one of Santa Clarita’s failing furniture stores naturally) and now I’ve got to find a way to get it delivered to SCVTalk.com HQ by about 3 or 4 pm.
That’s because later today, I’m leaving town to attend a two day business conference in Ontario (the California kind, not Canadian). Two eight hour days filled with conferences, seminars, lunches and a business mixer.
So it might be a little slow here on the site over the next few days. I’m hopeful my hotel has high speed internet so that I can work on the site in the mornings, but it’s possible I won’t have time for the Daily Brief and/or regular updates to the site. With that, let’s get into some news
- Mayor Kellar admits error, files amended forms: What a difference in press coverage on this big story. Mayor Bob Kellar on Friday admitted he made an error when he failed to disclose some transactions that earned him over $10,000 on several state disclosure forms. He’s filed some amended forms with the state and is in touch with the Fair Political Practices Commission. You ought to read both The Signal’s report and KHTS’ report because each article is completely different, even though they are about the same story. (Check out the difference in headlines too).
- Buck endorses Laurie Ender for City Council: The parks commish and PTA organizer who turned out two hundred nobodies at a rally last week got the endorsement of the valley’s 800 lb Political Gorilla/Republican Godfather, Buck McKeon. Signal Editor Josh Premako tackled this one, but there was more to the story than what’s in the Signal. From the Ender campaign press release: McKeon on Ender: “After taking a good look at all the candidates, I strongly endorse Laurie Ender for city council. She is the one candidate most qualified to stand with me in our battle to stop CEMEX.” And Ender on the Hospital Expansion plan: ““The voters have a right to know where we stand on hospital expansion,” said Ender. “I’m for it. While the other candidates have either flip-flopped on the issue or refuse to tell us where they stand, I, for one, refuse to play politics with healthcare.”
Oh no…I just realized DST is active and customers are at my garage door. I’ll hurry through the rest of these.
- More on St. Francis: You already read Parimal Rohit’s excellent article on the St. Francis dam disaster, now read about the disaster from Ventura County’s perspective.
- New powerlines coming to SCV: Last year we reported on the new powerlines that would be built through Saugus and North Valencia. It looks like construction is set to begin next week. It’s all part of a wind power electrical project. Bakersfield Californian has more.
- Premako gets to ride in a B-17: The City editor got to go on a “once in a lifetime” flight aboard a fully restored WW2 B-17 bomber. He writes about it here.
Well that’s it. I’ll see you when I see you.