Monthly Archives: March 2010

Family Says Pride Victimized Daughters

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Venturan

The Pride story has been largely quiet for the past couple weeks, but The Signal reported on a significant development today: Shelli and Pat answered the door of their Canyon Country home last year to find an unexpected visitor: their … Continue reading →

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I bridged the gap baby!

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Jeff

Why did the cyclist cross the Cross Valley Connector before it was officially open? Because it was there. Read it and weep motorists! That’s right. I came, I saw, and I rocked the “Gap” by pedaling my bike over the 1,100 foot … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 17 Comments

March 19, 2010 – Daily Brief *

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Jeff

A sample ballot for the City of Santa Clarita Council election arrived in my mailbox yesterday here in the heart of Precinct 40. The 11 candidates are sufficiently jumbled up but the the three Davids (Henriquez, Gauny and Galvan) all … Continue reading →

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Voting and Looking Back at 1998

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

This morning I dropped my City of Santa Clarita prepaid envelope in the mail containing my ballot for the City Council race with election day exactly 26 days away.  Therefore, no matter WHAT happens in the next 26 days my … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 13 Comments

Where for Art Thou, Subaru?

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Venturan

With the lease on my wife’s Subaru coming to an end, we trekked to Creekside to test drive replacement candidates for our family hauler this past weekend.  Long story short, we ended up in discussions with a Galpin dealer on … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc., Transportation | 9 Comments

March 18, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jeff

Bruce McFarland has filed a complaint with Public Integrity Division of County DA over Mayor Dude, alleging that the 2009 campaign constituted a “misuse of public funds” and violated Fair Political Practices Commission code 18901, which regulates mass mailings. Mass … Continue reading →

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March 17, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Jeff

OLPH is the new HMNMH? That’s the feeling I get when I read The Signal’s description of the Planning Commissioners discussing the expansion of the 50+ year old Catholic church in Newhall. Nearby residents are upset that the church wants … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 63 Comments

TimBen says someone is stealing his signs, and he’s got proof!

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Jeff

He’s looking for the individual or individuals responsbile for removing a TimBen in ’10 sign from my hood, Orchard Village Road & Lyons Avenue: We would like to ask for help from the public to identify this individual. He was … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics | 53 Comments

No Daily Brief today

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Jeff

You can blame the US Census Bureau. I get a government form in the mail and I just can’t stop until I complete it, to the detriment of the Daily Brief. We all must do our part to ensure the … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 16 Comments

KHTS Endorses McLean, Weste and….Gauny

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Jeff

Kind of a surprising endorsement (though perhaps not given the station’s ties to Bob Kellar): This election, we have three of our five City Council seats open. KHTS recommends you vote for Laurene Weste, Marsha McLean and David Gauny. Many … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinion, Politics | 14 Comments