I read with much dismay Jonathon Randles article, “Seal’s Habitat Endangered” in Saturday’s, June 19, 2010 Signal and I remain troubled with its numerous omissions and lack of accuracy.  Clearly, Randles’ article was intended to champion the swim team’s perspective but in the end, I fear it further stokes an atmosphere of personal attacks by certain homeowners against those who question the Summit swim team’s activities.  (more…)

I read in the Sunday, June 6, 2010 (D-Day) edition of The Signal, Tim Myer’s incredulous opinion column, “If I get old and grumpy, take me to the Soylent Green factory”, and I promptly noted numerous inaccuracies and assumptions.  Old grumpy brother Tim must have had very little material this week.  In the future Tim, try reaching out for truth before hammering your keys.  I sought a meeting with you last week, but alas you just did not take the time.  Was it easier to assume a good one sided story, was it pure laziness, or is there another agenda? (more…)

Phew! You will have to excuse me if I do not get out of the saddle. I just rode in from Parts Unknown and I’m afraid if I climb down, both me and the pony are going to collapse in each other’s arms into sweet dreamland. Now this is OK. We all have to cowboy up. Besides. With time traveling all we have to do is make it through the time continuum vortex. I will be in yesteryear before I rode 4,000 miles round trip and I’ll be fresh as a daisy. (more…)

(From the L.A. Times) Ready to chuck his electric bills, Camarillo resident Marc Weinberg last year asked his homeowners association for permission to put solar panels on his roof. When the Spanish Hills Homeowners Assn. said no, Weinberg sued the group. Under the state’s Solar Rights Act, he argued, a homeowners association can’t unreasonably block solar installations. (more…)

The Stevenson Ranch Community Association (HOA) Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion to adopt remaining as an official unincorporated community in Los Angeles County as their official position for the upcoming November 3^rd advisory vote.  The board, which held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, will be advertising their recommendation on the HOA website for residents. (more…)

The famed Stevenson Ranch Fireworks Show that has awed residents for the past decade has officially been canceled for 2009. The show known locally as “the best fireworks show in the Santa Clarita Valley” is on hiatus and will hopefully return in 2010 after some retooling according to organizers. (more…)

The famed Stevenson Ranch Fireworks Show that has awed residents for the past decade has officially been canceled for 2009. The show known locally as (more…)

In an email, obtained exclusively by The Beacon, Stevenson Ranch HOA President Greg Waugh resigned his post from the Stevenson Ranch Community Association Board effective Thursday, January 29. (more…)

Embattled Stevenson Ranch HOA President Greg Waugh resigned via email late last week capping a tumultuous couple of months. In an email he laid the blame for his resignation on a board member just as he has apparently blamed (more…)

In an unusually crowed meeting last night at the IHOP on Pico Canyon Road, the Stevenson Ranch Community Association (HOA) Board apologized for the flubbed Holiday celebration in December. The Holiday event, which was organized by HOA President Greg Waugh, excluded the community Menorah creating an angry uproar among many homeowners. (more…)

The Stevenson Ranch HOA will hold the first board meeting of the New Year at 5:45 PM. This meeting is open to all members of the Stevenson Ranch Community Association and will cover various topics including security, landscaping, community events, and more. The meeting will be held at the IHOP located on Pico Canyon Road in Stevenson Ranch.

On Sunday night, December 21st, about 70-80 members of the Stevenson Ranch community turned out to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the community Menorah. The group gathered down on Holmes Place and Stevenson Ranch Parkway in an informal gathering to begin the (more…)

The saga of the Stevenson Ranch Menorah continues as the Stevenson Ranch Community Association (HOA) goes silent. Last Thursday a funding request was made to the HOA for a first night of Hanukah Menorah lighting event in the community. As of this posting there has been no official response either way to that request. (more…)

The Stevenson Ranch Community Association (HOA) was going to hold an emergency board meeting tonight, Tuesday December 16, 2008 at 5:45 PM at the IHOP located at 24737 Pico Canyon in Stevenson Ranch. The meeting was suppose have been called to consider a funding proposal to hold a first night of Hanukah Menorah lighting in the Stevenson Ranch community. As has been widely reported the Menorah was absent from the HOA funded Holiday Celebration which was held on Sunday, December 7, 2008. Signs announcing the meeting were posted on Saturday along Stevenson Ranch Parkway and were up until Monday when they were mysteriously taken down. No word has come forth on when the funding proposal will be considered.

The saga of the Stevenson Ranch Menorah continues to swirl as the first night of Hanukah approaches this coming Sunday, December 21^st. What is very troubling to me is what unfolded last week after the Menorah was not included in the HOA community funded Holiday celebration. (more…)

I just arrived home at LAX a few hours ago after having been out of town since early Saturday morning. The comments sent in by residents to my commentary below are wonderful and very much appreciated. It is terrific to see others voice their opinions and comments on the Menorah being left out of the community celebration on Sunday, December 7, 2008. (more…)

This past weekend the Stevenson Ranch Community Association (HOA) held a revival of the holiday event that had been done years ago. In fact, the community has not had a holiday celebration event since at least December of 2000. The event stopped back then because of a lack of volunteers in the community. (more…)

The Stevenson Ranch HOA has been dealing with recent issues surrounding making a change to the CC&R’s regarding the delegate process. The following article appeared in the Stevenson Ranch HOA’s quarterly newsletter and was (more…)