- An 11 year old 5th grade boy read aloud an essay to Saugus Board members on why they shouldn’t close Bouquet Canyon and Emblem Schools (please don’t make my Bobcats extinct, he said). The board “dabbed their eyes” with tissue and closed the schools anyway. The closures will save the Saugus School District about $1.1 million per year. As for the boy? His essay is going to state legislators. SIGNAL
- The Los Angeles Times has finally weighed in on Kellargate, and it’s not pretty. Reporter Ann Simmons recorded a few of the statements given in support of Bob Kellar at Tuesday’s City Council meeting and said “friction over undocumented immigrants settling and working in the city is not new.” She says the City tried to forbid day laborers from standing on street corners in 1997 but a US District Court tossed out the ordinance. LA TIMES
- From the mouths of babes comes wisdom on immigration SIGNAL
- Deputies have arrested one man and are interested in talking to another, his brother from the same mother, after an investigation revealed that someone was stealing car keys from lockers at a local gym. Car keys in hand, the perps would then go to the victim’s car, steal credit cards, and place other stolen credit cards belonging to other people in the victim’s wallet. Deputies searched the suspect’s house and found over 200 stolen credits cards, $100,000 worth of high end watches and other gear. The thieves targeted the LA Fitness club on Newhall Ranch Road, but also hit clubs in North Hollywood, Pacoima and Northridge DAILY NEWS, SIGNAL
- In other criminal news, the Vincenzo’s Pizza bandit used a wig and fake mustache when he robbed the Saugus Vincenzo’s Pizza place. James Brammer faces 16 felony robbery counts. KPCC
- Approved at Tuesday’s Council Meeting, the new 108,000 Sq. Ft. medical office building in Canyon Country will be the largest outpatient building in the SCV and should expand health care access to residents of the east side, according to the SIGNAL
- Following last night’s State of the Union address, Congressman Buck McKeon says the Military & Congress shouldn’t lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military until there is “full and complete understanding of the reasons why the current law threatens or undermines readiness in any significant way.” NY TIMES I got six reasons Congressman: six trained Army linguists who speak Arabic but have TEH GAY!!1! were booted from the military in 2002 under DADT. Another one was kicked out last year. Are soldiers who speak Arabic important these days?
- After the 2010 Census is complete, California will redraw its Congressional districts. But who decides how to do that and what criteria do they use? Capitol Weekly gives a brief history of redistricting and says the new independent commission tasked with redrawing the districts in 2011 could shake things up. CAPITOL WEEKLY
- A California Hunting lobby is upset about the new Animal Protection Caucus, which Cameron Smyth and Tony Strickland have joined AMMOLAND
- The Signal tosses a bone to Democrats with this story titled, “In red territory a blue spot lies” about local Dems gathering to watch Obama’s SOTU.I have news for you Signal. There are more than 20 Obama supporters in SCV. This valley nearly voted for Obama. McCain beat Obama here by less than a percentage point. And if you look at a map, there are many blue spots in SCV, especially CalArts, Stevenson Ranch, and SCVTalk HQ. And Dem registration is increasing. SIGNAL
- California to get $2.25 billion in Federal funds to build a 220 mph high speed rail line. SACBEE, INFRASTRUCTURIST It’s a “Major victory” for California High Speed rail says the official blog
- NotaFerryFan posts video of residents speaking in support of Bob Kellar at the City Council meeting, overlaid with patriotic hymns YOUTUBE
- Letter writer complains that Signal photo of truck splashing in rain gives legitimacy to morons who drive too fast in the rain LTE
- If it’s really not a religious school, we should teach kids Chinese or Spanish, not Hebrew Letter Writer says about proposed Hebrew-language-but-not-religious publicly charter school SIGNAL
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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