Wonkette has a copy of a letter sent by U.S. Rep. David Dreier to constituents in the 26th Congressional District.

Here’s what Wonkette says:

Everybody in California’s 26th congressional district got this crazy-ass ALL CAPS hand-written freakout from beloved conservative bachelor David Dreier today. You can read the second page of ALL CAPS “MUST DRILL 4 OIL AT SEA WORLD OR ISLAMO FASCISTS WILL KILL KILL KILL” in the comments of basically all blogs everywhere.

I think the reference to the second page is a joke. BTW, here’s what folks in Washington think about the San Gabriel Valley: (this comes from the comments to the same post)

You East Coast Wankers have to realize with what you are dealing.

California’s 26th Congressional District is way out in the San Gabriel Valley, where it’s hot as hades; there are no jobs; real estate values are in the toilet, and EVERYBODY has to DRIVE to get someplace else that is more semi-habitable, e.g., L.A.

So the Fine Folks From The 26th would approve shoving a Hughes Tool Co. diamond-studded drill bit up the behind of a cherubic 9 month old baby if they thought it would bring gas prices down.

If you don’t believe me, consider this: Rancho Cucamonga is one of the larger “cities” in the 26th. (I kid you not.)

And the demographics look like this:
Median Household Income: $68,968 (most of which is generated by meth labs)

8.4% are below the poverty line (that’s the National poverty line. Applying California Cost of Living standards, it’s more like 40%

Occupation:

17.3% blue collar (i.e., no teeth bikers who buy the meth)
70.7% white collar (tweeker lab techs)
As of 2002, there are 639,088 people in the 26th District of California.

35.4% are registered Democratic (White trash)
46.4% are registered Republican (More white trash)
5.2% are African American (Running scared from The Man)
16.7% are Asian-American (Running scared to school)
24.4% are Hispanic (Running scared from La Migra)

David Dreier is PERFECT for them.

I love checking out Google’s street view maps especially looking at places I’m familiar with.

Apparently it’s an actual craze. According to Fox News, people actually hunt the maps for bizarre images.

Here’s their story … if you’ve found an interesting image in the SGV or Whittier you’d like to share, post a link in the comments section. I’ll put all the links together in a post later today (that is if there are any).

We remain on storm watch this morning.

Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for the region.

Here’s the NWS hazardous weather outlook for Southern California.

The USGS has a flood/landslide watch page here.

 Bloggers Chris and Sonja recount their adventure.

Sierra Madre mudslide evacuations remain voluntary, officials said Friday morning.

Thunderstorm!

We’re hearing reports Thursday afternoon of down power lines, trees scortched by lightning, and collapsed roofs causing massive indoor flooding. There have been several traffic accidents and stalled cars throughout the East San Gabriel Valley.

Additionally we’re checking into reports that sandbags were being passed out in the Sierra Madre burn area.

Even reporters got caught in the rain. 

Los Angeles county remains under a flash flood watch and severe thunderstorm advisory, according to the NWS.

There are reports of a possible mud slide in Sierra Madre just before 5 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood warning as a result of heavy rains pounding the east San Gabriel Valley.