Monthly Archives: October 2010

Live from the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear!

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Jeff

Hello from Washington DC! Today I’ll be live blogging from the Washington DC as an expected crowd of tens of thousands (perhaps even over 100,000) people descend on the National Mall to rally for sanity. The event promises to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 90 Comments

October 29, 2010 — It’s a Great Daily Brief, Charlie Brown*

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Venturan

“It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” will be on ABC tonight at 8pm Document Dribble, Act II: TimBen Boydston gleefully provides documents to attorney Don Ricketts on the library lawsuit.  Oh yeah, it was under subpoena KHTS *Canyon High student says she … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 30 Comments

October 28, 2010 – Daily Brief, We miss Jeff edition

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Venturan

Yeah, but it’s not the same: Jeff reports in from Manhattan SCVTALK County reveals what we all knew about the Canyon Country library and COLA librarian Todd has the money quote: “Preliminary discussions may have averted this.” City set to meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 53 Comments

High Density Notes

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Jeff

Hello from Manhattan! The crazy thing about Manhattan is that it works. Think about it. There are millions of people compressed on a tiny, elongated island living and working in really tall buildings. Millions of them. In fact, there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc., Traffic, Transportation | 25 Comments

Town Center “Patios” expands

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Venturan

Today’s Santa Clarita Tourism email includes an update on the slow-moving expansion of the Patios development adjacent the Town Center: Shops at the Patios include a lush outdoor oasis integrating fashionable new boutiques and restaurants in an intimate upscale setting. This new … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Opinion | 20 Comments

Open Thread – Don’t Mess with Texas Edition

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Jeff

Greetings from Texas ya’ll! I’m travelling on business all this week and the Daily Brief will be intermittent at best (and most likely won’t be posted at all) so I wanted to give ya’ll a chance to discuss the day’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 177 Comments

KHTS is off the Air!!!

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

(At least their broadcast signal.) My Nebraska bride enjoys welcoming the day with the dulcet soft rock/adult contemporary sounds of KHTS, our Hometown Station, but this morning at 7:00 am their was nothing but static.  Having listened to KHTS last … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 9 Comments

West Creek Academy: music, language and culture update

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Venturan

Music is the centerpiece of the curriculum at West Creek Academy, and details on the program have firmed up in the past few days. As we reported in Februrary, music is a required subject at the shiny new school, and students can … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | 21 Comments

October 22, 2010 – Daily Brief

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Jeff

At least two people, possibly three, died yesterday when a small airplane flying from Van Nuys to Arizona crashed near a barn in Agua Dulce around noon. Three horses were also killed. The Signal says the airplane crashed at such … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 33 Comments

Too Damn High

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jeff

Jimmy McMillan, NY Gubernatiorial candidate with the The Rent is Too Damn High Party, has become an overnight YouTube sensation after debating other candidates for Governor. Here’s why: Classic! I know we had some colorful characters in our recent City … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Politics | 36 Comments