- Morris Thomas, Congressman McKeon's new district director and former general manager of The Signal, is a convicted felon, having served some time in the early 90s after appropriating client money for himself, according to KHTSSCVNEWS and SIGNAL. Thomas says he's spent the last 20 years ago redeeming himself, and McKeon says that, as a man of faith, "I am a believer in forgiveness and giving people a second chance. Morris has paid his debt to society and has accepted penalties that will follow him throughout his lifetime. Despite this, Morris has become a stalwart in the community. He deserves a second chance and therefore has my full support in his new role as District Director for my district office operations."
- Also check out Leon Worden's comments about Morris Thomas' time at the Signal SCVTALK
- Meanwhile, Bossert jumps to Thomas' defense, calling Thomas a "pillar of the community" WRB
- A 22 year old West Ranch High graduate died this week after hiking with her boyfriend in the Arizona desert. Nikki Richter suffered heat exhaustion and her "body temperature was 109f" according to police. SIGNAL
- The man who murdered SCV-resident and Burbank police officer Matthew Pavelka in 2003 has been sentenced to life without parole SCVNEWS
- It's not just perchlorate at Whittaker-Bermite we have to worry about, but depleted uranium too. Depleted uranium is some really nasty stuff; it's usually used in military munitions to penetrate armor because it's very dense SIGNAL
- Authorities have identified the man whose body was found in the backyard of a Valencia home. 55 year old Douglas Vlaming lived at the home with his wife of 13 years and authorities are investigating his death as suspicious. SIGNAL
- The EIR study of Castaic High School has been released, and it's already somewhat controversial. The report suggests that only one route to and from the school will be built until the high school grows to around 1,600 students. Initially Castaic High is expected to enroll only 320 students. SIGNAL
- Antonovich on the defensive about his own idea to extend County Supe term limits. Supes delayed vote on the matter until next weekKHTS, SIGNAL
- Also, Antonovich says we need hisexperiencedhand to guide our region through troubled economic waters KHTS
- Also on the County front, Supervisors asked the Sheriff's Department to look at sending certain offenders to rehab facilities rather than jail. More spillover effect from the state's realignment plan SIGNAL
- Can't wait to see the campaign commercials for this one: LA County residents will vote on whether to require porn actors to wear condoms during porn movies. Porn actors oppose the measure calling condom-free sex a "Free speech issue" and saying that if passed, the porn industry will leave California. Why isn't CAL-OSHA deciding suchminutiaeinstead of the voters?SIGNAL
- Brass thieves aren't just stealing expensive brass vases from Eternal Valley, they're making off with part of our history, literally, by taking brass fittings from the 100 year old locomotive on display at Heritage Junction. KHTSCVNEWS
- A Defense policy blogger says Buck McKeon and Lockheed have come up with a plan to send pink slips to thousands of aerospace and defense workers just days before the Presidential election in an effort to pressure Democrats into reversing the sequestration cuts. But so far, Democrats aren't sold on McKeon's theatrics HUFFPO
- 4,700 people sign petition asking Congressman McKeon to open an investigation into the systematic rape and sexual assaults at Lackland Air Force Base. Some 31 females have said they were raped or sexually assaulted at the air base by 12 instructors KHTS
- There's a new Buck McKeon blog authored by a resident of Simi Valley. The blogger says redistricting has resulted in his representative shifting from one "one rabid, ideological right-wing but ineffectual Representative for an even more rabid and ideological right-wing Representative who actually has some power to carry out his extremist agenda." BUCKMCKEONWATCH
- Romney adviser says Barack Obama "doesn't fully appreciate" Anglo-Saxon heritage. What an odd thing to say- black African heritage is just as old as Anglo-Saxon heritage on this continent, and most whites in America aren't Anglo-Saxon but Irish, German or some other flavor of European. Why not hit Obama over his lack of appreciation for Italian-American heritage? Also, the Saxons were defeated by William the Conquerer, a Norman, in 1066, so they're not all that great anywaySALON
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
