Today is the day. We all vote and then wait for the votes to be counted. I like to vote in person. It just seems like I’m really making an effort to exercise my right to vote as a citizen of the good old U.S.A. For those of you who haven’t decided how you should vote on Measure S, I sure do hope...

All of the questions about the billboard ordinance that will be voted upon Tuesday (Measure S) started around a conspiracy theory. Folks who don’t want the ordinance are convinced that most members of Santa Clarita City Council are in some way benefiting from the company that has the contract with...

VOTE YES ON CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MEASURE S BILLBOARD REMOVAL   Measure S is the right deal for Santa Clarita!  Voting Yes on Measure S removes billboards from Metro right of way in the middle the city, many near residential areas. In exchange for removing over 40 billboards, 3 digital signs,...

The billboard preservation movement – the “No on S” crowd – keeps saying the city of Santa Clarita could have got a better deal. I’ve been thinking about what that means and have come up with the following scenarios. 1. Metro and Allvision take down all of the billboards along the train...

Admittedly, aside from a beautification prospective, the billboard issue was a topic I didn’t follow closely at first because of the old “no dog in the fight” thing. Then the floodgates opened with protests, signature gatherers, blockers, confrontations with shoppers at our stores and now a ballot...

Let’s “stand with the people of Santa Clarita” who want to preserve the current billboards. Yes, those people who would want you to believe that only local folks, with the exception of Tony Strickland, have contributed to the “No on S” committee. Thing is, there is just a little more money...

Over the last few months and until Election Day, our community will continue to see a massive propaganda campaign to gain the voters’ approval for a very bad development agreement between Santa Clarita and Metro. The city has spent or committed more than $1.5 million so far this year. A sweetheart...

So I stopped by City Hall last night and saw the usual billboard preservationists – the folks who are opposed to the billboard removal ordinance. They must really like the existing billboards a lot, because they sure are working hard to keep them. One gentleman had a T-shirt that made me laugh out...

Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce officials released their endorsements for a local ballot measure and other issues that affect the Santa Clarita Valley. Among the items being supported are the Chiquita Canyon landfill expansion, a vehicle license fee measure and Measure S, a controversial billboard...