February 4, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Venturan
  • Draft EIR now in public comment phase for Landmark Village, Newhall Ranch’s first community.  Lynne Plambeck says it’s premature to move forward with Landmark because the plan for the river is not fully approved.  TMS also has more details on the carbon emissions angle SIGNAL, SCVTALK
  • The William S. Hart District Board deadlocked last night over a decision on Hebrew charter school Albert Einstein Academy LATIMES
  • Hart District formally kicked off their search for superintendent, replacing Jamie Castallanos.  Last night’s Board meeting was focused on the criteria for the replacement SIGNAL
  • Castaic middle school students in limbo on which high school they’ll be attending SIGNAL Meanwhile, for the graduating class of 2018, site selection moves forward with a vote on master planner KHTS
  • The spread in fund raising success between City Council candidates is highly pronounced.  TBB is hanging with the incumbents, but it’s not even close for the rest.  Harrison Katz, at $945.00, raised over 3x as much as David Gauny. SIGNAL SCVTalk’s Tim Myers has your analysis.
  • Santa Clarita WorkSource Center co-locating with the new University Center; opens Feb 16 in new digs KHTS
  • City of LA punts on 1,000-employee layoff decision AP
  • Here’s a new one: LoJack worked. SIGNAL
  • Roger Gitlin commends TMS for their balanced reporting, explains how Minutemen sign a pledge to treat all with dignity and respect SIGNAL LTE
  • Jeff Wilson posts video showing Gitlin’s crew treating Latino passerby with neither dignity nor respect SCVTALK
  • Saugus resident Frank Marion reminisces, then explains why you’ll have to pry SCV from his cold, dead hands SIGNAL VOICES
  • Gary Horton has a story to tell.  Allow me save you about 5 minutes: “Sometimes our life experiences blind us from a wider view.” SIGNAL OPINION
  • Barbara Cogswell is fixed on creating a community garden and “could be well on our way to be ready to plant next fall.”  SIGNAL OPINION
  • Could it possibly get any worse for Toyota?  How’s about a large scale brake recall for 2010 Prius owners?  OUCH
  • It’s a matter of national security: Google enlists the NSA to assist on cyberattacks WASHPOST
  • Rain forecast for Friday and Saturday WUNDERGROUND
  • KHTS has a list of things to do Super Bowl weekend, particularly if football isn’t your thing KHTS
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One Response to February 4, 2010 – Daily Brief

  1. Kelly says:
    February 4, 2010 at 8:29 am

    Nice daily brief, thank you 5&10!
    We are having folks over to watch the commercials, oh I mean the $uperbowl or I would be hitting the mall.

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