There are lots of people who think certain government bodies, elected and appointed, should be disbanded until some new folks can come and do the job right. Congress is on the list, and that gets changed come November, at least locally. There are smaller and lesser known public organizations that owe...

Hear ye! Hear ye! All ye citizens of the town of Castaic: Know ye that your Town Council is seeking people who want to join that merry group by election in November. You must file your application for the election by October 15 – next week. I’m hoping that maybe this time, folks will elect Castaic...

I did something last night that was purely political. I attended a fundraising event for Steve Knight. I must admit, I was impressed when I met the gentleman. I can think of many reasons to vote for Steve. A big one with me is that he lives in the 25th District. His opponent cannot say that. His opponent...

For those of you who haven’t been in a school band of any kind, this may mean nothing. All of us who have been, at one time in our lives, “band geeks,” you’ll more than understand. You see, I missed the Carpinteria High School Alumni Band Reunion last weekend. After my father died in a helicopter...

Somehow I made it through my second rehearsal with the Santa Clarita Master Chorale on Monday. I thought I knew some of the music we are singing and maybe a long, long time ago in a place on the East Coast, I did know and sing this music. I was also a lot younger and didn’t have to work as hard at...

Not long ago I penned a commentary about our water supply and stated that we weren’t getting enough water down here because of a little fish in the Sacramento Delta area called, appropriately enough, the Delta smelt. So guess what? I got an email from Steve Martarano, a public affairs specialist at...

I really can’t believe some of the tactics Waste Connections, operator of Chiquita Canyon Landfill, has used to get the expansion approved. They spread money around to various charities and organizations like they were printing it themselves. Take a look at the irony of some of the donations. The SCV...

This Sunday morning, I’m going to ask you to use your imagination and picture what could be in the little village of Mentryville. You know the place. The former oil field boom town at the end of Pico Canyon Road, west of Newhall. I lived there from 1960 until 1966 and loved every single minute of that...

First, a shout out to Mary Logian to thank her for the nice compliment about how I look like an early SCV pioneer, Sanford Lyon. Thanks, Mary. I’ve also been compared to Captain Phillips of Maersk, Ala., and Somali pirate fame. Some who dislike my commentaries compare me to other things. Why they want...

I sure wish folks would wait until I get in the room before they start using my name at a City Council meeting. Sorry I was late. I’ll try to be on time next time. Don’t hold your breath while waiting for me. Isn’t it great that the Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously to buy the 114 acres...