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		<title>Newhall library lacks a professional library staff</title>
		<link>http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/newhall-library-lacks-a-professional-library-staff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lori Rivas     (please go to and comment at The Signal) Related: See video at SCVTV&#8212;Rivas speaks before City Council on this subject (20 minutes in.) I heard an interesting story:  a public utility facility, in South Central &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/newhall-library-lacks-a-professional-library-staff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1200&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part 2: It ain&#8217;t over till it&#8217;s over&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/part-2-it-aint-over-till-its-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night Laurie Ender was voted off the Santa Clarita City Council and out of the Mayor&#8217;s chair.  She was part of the unwise and uninformed excited duo (she and Marsha Mclean) that comprised the Council&#8217;s Library Committee. Ignoring the &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/part-2-it-aint-over-till-its-over/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1185&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cities see benefit in library transition&#8212;Really…? Not really.</title>
		<link>http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/cities-see-benefit-in-library-transition-really-not-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RE: &#8220;Simi leaders encouraged by success stories&#8221; By Carissa Marsh Cities don’t see, however City Managers, Council Members or anyone else who helped make a decision regarding libraries or trash collection, will ever say they made a bad decision. “The &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/cities-see-benefit-in-library-transition-really-not-really/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1173&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From the UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alan Wylie  &#8212;Just to let all the library users and campaigners in Simi Valley know that LSSI have pulled back their operations in the UK due to the level of protest and their inability to persuade any authority that privatisation &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/from-the-uk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1171&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To The Residents of Simi Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[and the Simi Valley City Council&#8230; Thousands in the community of Santa Clarita understand your concerns for the proposed withdrawal from your county library system and its replacement with a privatized library. Undoubtedly, LSSI, the sole provider for privatized library &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/to-the-residents-of-simi-valley/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1157&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>California Assembly Bill 438 Signed into Law by Governor Jerry Brown</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 10, 2011 AB 438, the library protection act, was signed by Governor Jerry Brown. Libraries are among our most important community assets. The current economy has forced many local governments to make tough choices. A decision that has faced &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/california-assembly-bill-438-signed-into-law-by-governor-jerry-brown/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1150&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call the Govenor about California AB 438, Urge him to sign AB 438</title>
		<link>http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/call-the-govenor-ab438-urge-him-to-sign-ab-438/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the quick and behind the scenes work LSSI did with City staff, the public was completely ignored and our local libraries were privatized. Real librarians were let go and our access to the County&#8217;s vast collection cut off. This &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/call-the-govenor-ab438-urge-him-to-sign-ab-438/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1135&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>City Hall seems to be changing history, The Signal, 9/4/11, footnoted edition</title>
		<link>http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/city-hall-seems-to-be-changing-history-the-signal-9411-footnoted-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lori Rivas on Sunday, September 4, 2011 link to original article published in The Signal:  http://www.the-signal.com/section/33/article/50563/ Santa Clarita has the dubious distinction of inspiring California bill AB438. Sponsored by Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, this bill aims to protect &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/city-hall-seems-to-be-changing-history-the-signal-9411-footnoted-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1101&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Time for Transparency or Public Input</title>
		<link>http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/no-time-for-transparency-or-public-input/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timeline of City of Santa Clarita Library Privatization Quick View  December 1999&#8212;The City of Santa Clarita hired Arroyo Associates, an unbiased consulting firm, to complete an extensive and detailed study entitled &#8220;Library Service Delivery and Feasibility Study for the City &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/no-time-for-transparency-or-public-input/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=1056&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part 2 What Happened: The Library Takeover Resolution is Passed&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/part-2-what-happened-the-library-takeover-resolution-is-passed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The link below will take you to transcriptions from the August 24, 2010 Santa Clarita City Council meeting. At this meeting the library takeover resolution was passed by City Council, with the one exception of Councilmember Bob Kellar, to hand &#8230; <a href="http://savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/part-2-what-happened-the-library-takeover-resolution-is-passed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savesantaclaritalibraries.wordpress.com&#038;blog=16765715&#038;post=954&#038;subd=savesantaclaritalibraries&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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