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September 18, 2009 – Daily Brief

By Jeff — Jeff Wilson

Rendition of new Newhall Library

Artist's rendition of new Newhall Library. What do you think?

  • The City will begin construction on the new Newhall Library as soon as Summer 2010 and demolition of existing buildings may start within a few weeks SIGNAL
  • Murder victim found in Castaic in May may have been a witness to an Inglewood murder cops say SIGNAL
  • Buck McKeon appears on CBS Evening News, says President Obama’s cancelling of Euro-based missile defense system is an “empowering moment” for Iran and Russia CBS
  • Authorities worried about landslides in wake of Station Fire LA TIMES
  • KHTS, SCVTV and Signal cooperate to interview and host debates for COC Board, Newhall Water, and school district seats. Election in November KHTS
  • Speaking of that, Michael Berger, a candidate for Seat 1 on the COC Board, has a website BERGERFORCOC.COM
  • Former Indy Car racer & pride of the SCV Bryan Herta is selling his house in the Valencia Woodlands. Is he racing out of town before the Sheraton gets built and destroys that neighborhood? BLOCKSHOPPER
  • Buck McKeon answers constituent questions about his views and work on health care reform YOUTUBE
  • Speaking of health care, local GOP writer says Democratic health care reforms would amount to “slavery” SIGNAL
  • Newhall Art Walk a success merchants say SIGNAL
  • Ginormous phallic symbol caught on cam moving through Valencia while residents sleep KHTS
  • Skateboarding event to be held this weekend at Skate Park CITY BRIEFS
  • John Boston’s Time Ranger for this week WESTRANCHBEACON

Comments (13)

  1. CastaicClaySeptember 18, 2009 at 8:21 am
    The style of the library dose not fit in to the “Old Town Newhall” look. To me it looks like a hunting lodge.
  2. TeresaToddSeptember 18, 2009 at 9:10 am
    Speaking of candidate websites, Bob Jensen launched a site yesterday. Jensen4Hart.com. And, yes, I happen to know that Bob was thinkin’ and shoppin’ local for his web design and hosting
  3. navigatorSeptember 18, 2009 at 9:26 am
    The Art Walk last night wasn’t packed but there were a number of people strolling the street and visiting local businesses which was the idea behind the whole thing. I found it rather inviting to have artists and musicians on the sidewalk. I finally found the time to explore some of the shops I’d never been in and the business owners were thrilled to have people coming in. I hope that word will spread that it’s safe to stroll Main Street and get aquainted with the local businesses.
  4. mike dSeptember 18, 2009 at 9:27 am
    Jeff, glad to see a link for the Mike Berger site. I’m really excited about his candidacy. IMO, COC is the best-run local institution and his involvement with the College goes back a very long time. He seems to be the consensus pick of people who follow the college closely.
  5. navigatorSeptember 18, 2009 at 9:40 am
    As the debates go on for the various seats up for grabs in the SCV it was interesting to note that only 3 candidates showed up for the NCWD race. Could it be that Cathy Colley didn’t have anything to debate? With the idea of CLWA purchasing NCWD floating around wouldn’t it be interesting to have a NCWD board member (possibly Cathy) married to a CLWA board member (Ed Colley)? Food for thought.
  6. mike dSeptember 18, 2009 at 9:47 am
    Other consensus seems to be that Cathy Colley doesn’t know a thing about the issues. Really surprised to see her get any endorsements. Some of these organizations need to forget about party labels in these nonpartisan races and look to competency.
  7. CCSeptember 18, 2009 at 9:56 am
    Don’t tease me with with gigantic phallic symbol references! I like the rendition of the library. It is something different than the stucco wonders that we have become accustom. I couldn’t make the art walk last night but I think it is a great idea and plan to enjoy it in the future.
  8. navigatorSeptember 18, 2009 at 11:55 am
    “Other consensus seems to be that Cathy Colley doesn’t know a thing about the issues. Really surprised to see her get any endorsements. Some of these organizations need to forget about party labels in these nonpartisan races and look to competency.” Did someone just holler “BINGO”?
  9. TimBen BoydstonSeptember 19, 2009 at 8:19 am
    The stlyle of the library has been changed from the sketches that were presented to the public before. Although this style would look good in some places it does not fit our Downtown. Also the building was supposed to be built to create a focal point to Main Street, so that as you look down Main Street there is a feature that draws you to it. An example of this can be found at capitol mall, Ventura Govn’t building, and even Disneyland with the Castle at one end and the Classic train station at the other end. These spaces with focal points at the ends create a sense of place. They make you want to spend time in that space.The way this building is crafted it does not give you that important perspective. If this is a view from Lyons, it is worse. Hopefully the public, residents and Business Owners of Newhall will have a chance to weigh in before the Council moves forward.
  10. cashSeptember 19, 2009 at 10:53 am
    The building looks much like the Newhall Train station only on a larger scale. I like the building but do not know that if is a good fit. It seems to me that there is not a clear understanding of what character the City Council is trying to create in OTN. Is it Craftsmen, is it Western, is it Spanish, or is it just an eclectic mix! It certainly does not seem that the interest is in maintaining the original character of the area.
  11. WalkerSeptember 19, 2009 at 3:34 pm
    Me no likey. The library is BLAH and doesn’t fit in with the character of the area AT ALL. I’m fairly easy to please, but I’m thinking Old Town Newhalls identity crisis has carried itself over into the ner library design. Frankly, it makes no sense.
  12. IndySeptember 19, 2009 at 8:11 pm
    Should the city decide on a consistent ‘scheme’ for construction for SCV-land? Would this be a good or bad thing?
  13. WalkerSeptember 20, 2009 at 8:05 am
    No, the entire city doesn’t need a ‘theme’, but if they are going to spend decades and zillions of dollars in OTN, it might as well comliment itself.

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