The Beacon Voter Guide — The West Ranch Beacon

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Finally election day has arrived! It’s time to let the chips fall where the may. Most important is that you get out and vote; have your voice heard. Cut through the noise and start thinking for yourself by getting local folks elected that will start to question the norms and not be “yes men and women”. The following are a few of the important local elections that will affect our schools and communities. The Beacon is recommending a YES Vote on Measure A and encouraging you to take a moment to review the candidates below and to vote for these good people.

YES on Measure A

NO on Measure B

NO on Measure C

Newhall School District

Craig Duswalt, entrepreneur/parent
Phil Ellis, bank attorney/parent
Christy Smith, community volunteer

Santa Clarita Community College District
Seat No. 1

Brian Koegle, attorney- Brian is a great local volunteer; he is smart and will question some of the practices at College of the Canyons. We would recommend that you vote for him as he will have a positive impact on COC.

Seat No. 3

Joan MacGregor, incumbent- Joan is one of the few that has questioned Dr. Van Hook at COC. She has done a great job to date and needs to be re-elected as COC must have checks and balances and not a board of “yes” men and women!

William S. Hart Union High School District- The Hart School Board needs new members and we are commending the candidates below as the best to achieve change. The incumbent had his opportunity with little to no results; the board needs to be completely changed up. The proposed Castaic High School must be a priority.

Bob Jensen, CPA, Newhall School District board member
Joe Messina, small business owner
Suzan Solomon, NSD board member

Newhall County Water District

Maria Gutzeit, incumbent
Michael Cruz
B.J. Atkins, incumbent

Comments

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SCVTalk.com » Blog Archive » November 3, 2009 – Daily Brief
SCVTalk.com » Blog Archive » November 3, 2009 – Daily Brief Says: November 3rd, 2009 at 7:11 am [...] West Ranch Beacon voter guide says you should vote for Brian Koegle, not Michael Berger, for COC Board WRB [...]
SCV Gal
SCV Gal Says: November 3rd, 2009 at 4:17 pm You obviously don’t have a clue about COC. The only questions one needs to ask Diane Van Hook is “when is the next brilliant idea about the college”? She has had a very supportive board which is great. She doesn’t need a board that gives her alot of crap.
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admin Says: November 3rd, 2009 at 4:51 pm Every public organization needs to have good checks and balances. Dr. Van Hook has done a terrific job in transforming COC over the years regardless of some of her tactics. That does not mean there should be a passive board rubberstamping what you might preserve as “her next brilliant idea.” The history books are filled with great leaders that, when left to their own devises, run amuck. Answering tough questions from a board is not a problem if your thinking and strategy are sound!
SCV Gal
SCV Gal Says: November 3rd, 2009 at 5:04 pm But, she’s not running amok! She’s taken COC to one of the top community colleges in the nation. What would you have the board vote “no” on? It’s not a “rubberstamp board” at all. By the time everything gets to them, it has been so vetted as to have had all the issues resolved. Your idea that the board is rubberstamping her shows that you really don’t have any idea what you are talking about. Those really in the know, know different.
SCV Gal
SCV Gal Says: November 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 pm Koegle, who is going to lose tonight, would only slow her down. He got involved with COC only with the idea of running for the board, not because he had any great interest with the school itself. that’s whatr surprises me about your position. You advocate a better college, but support a guy who is running, just to use it as a springboard for something else. Berger has been there for COC because of his interest in education, not as a political stepping stone. I think if you really cared for the college and knew what was actually going on, you’d have a much different opinion.