December 2, 2009 – Daily Brief

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jeff
  • President Obama has decided to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan but says a withdrawal should happen by July 2011. Congressman Buck McKeon says he supports the president’s escalation but thinks the “redeployment [should]  be based on the events and conditions on the ground— not the Washington political clock.” LA TIMES, SIGNAL, PRESS RELEASE
  • Friday’s H1N1 vaccine drive-thru clinic will apparently be the only mass-vaccine in Santa Clarita. LACO Health officials say the H1N1 virus has crested and is in decline, but a Samuel Dixon health official says the SCV is being ignored because we don’t have a “ghetto.” SIGNAL
  • Realtor blogger says headline for SCV in 2009 is “SCV Experiences huge drop in housing inventory.”  BLOG
  • Happy Valley, otherwise known as SoLy (south of Lyons) will soon get a special standards district which will make it more difficult to build out-of-character developments in the area (and will bar sidewalks and street lights too)  SIGNAL
  • 16 year old leaves psychiatric appointment at Kaiser, steals golf cart from Valencia Country Club, and ends up on South Fork Trail where he’s apprehended by the police. KHTS
  • An SCVTalker named Petz visited the new Canine Country dog park and both he and his shih tzu where underwhelmed. “The area for small dogs is smaller than two backyards.  Looks like a putting area,” he writes
  • Stevenson Ranch attorney appointed to Newhall School District board for a two year stint. Instantly awarded the vaunted “Incumbent” title just like that guy who got appointed at COC SIGNAL
  • Big majority of readers say the City Council should focus on traffic and infrastructure maintenance in 2010 and not budget cuts SIGNAL
  • Sheriff’s Station gets a new electric Mini Cooper to test. The car will be used for administrative trips, not for patrol, and gets about 90-100 miles on a charge SIGNAL
  • Apparent love triangle leads to folding knife stabbing in Newhall, woman arrested SIGNAL
  • Letter writer says Deputy who shot dog should be compensated for…shooting dog SIGNAL
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4 Responses to December 2, 2009 – Daily Brief

  1. cash says:
    December 2, 2009 at 9:45 am

    infrastructure maintenance in 2010

    Keep an eye on where the city is spending the road resurfacing money. It sure is not being used on Lyons avenue. Lyons ave pavement has stated to fail and it seems should have a priority over, well lets just say over the more desirable areas in the valley.

  2. cash says:
    December 2, 2009 at 9:59 am

    Not the greatest moment from Obama. And even worse for the young people that he is sending to die.

    He has no balls. This half measure stuff he babbled about seems crazy to me.

    I do not believe in the war, but seems the troops either fight to win or come home now.

    He has not seemed worried much about the budget when it comes to his domestic socialist agenda, but the war cost is troubling to him.
    Government spending is surely out of control, but to make war funding the poster boy for cost control seems strange.

    On thing is clear, it is about politics. King Obama needs to go.

  3. mike says:
    December 2, 2009 at 10:48 am

    So how does this work? WIll one seat on the NSD only stretch for two more years after the election, or will it just be a two-seat election four years from now?

  4. Timothy Myers says:
    December 2, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    mike:

    I think it will just flip flop. In 2011 there will be THREE seats up like 2009. Then, in 2013 Christy and Phil’s seats will be in contention.