Monthly Archives: November 2010

On the library deal between the City and County

So the spin coming from City Hall today is that a mutually-beneficial deal has been struck between the COLA Public Library and the City of Santa Clarita over the renovation of the Canyon Country library, City library service for unincorporated … Continue reading

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Midterm Election Results in SCV Update

So the County Registrar has finally posted results of the November 2, 2010 midterm elections for precincts and communities. The PDF for the precinct data weighed in at 11,794 pages. It was so large that it nearly choked my PDF … Continue reading

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CIF Football Update-Foothill League Sucks but Not as Bad Bay and Golden Leagues!!

So the results are in for the first round of the Northern Division CIF Southern Section football playoffs and it is official:  The Foothill League sucks, but not as bad as the Bay and Golden Leagues.  Also, after next week’s … Continue reading

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November 19, 2010 – Daily Brief

Up to 1.5 inches of rain this weekend as Pacific storm settles over SCV SIGNAL Signal profiles Valley Produce, a new independent grocer that has moved into the old Bristol Farms space. The grocer says the City’s business-friendly programs were … Continue reading

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November 18, 2010 – Daily Brief

WTF! SCV handyman attacks and tries to kill a client’s dog at four in the morning. The dog’s owner awoke at that time to her Dachsund’s cries, so she went outside and saw her handyman holding her dog underneath a … Continue reading

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Antonovich has them surrounded! Or does he?

Readers debate the news that Stevenson Ranch will get a new County Library in the wake of the City’s library takeover of the three existing County branches in Newhall, Canyon Country and Valencia. NickelDime sees a smart move by Antonovich … Continue reading

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Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

A small business owner says the City of Santa Clarita is wasting the public’s money by improving Creekside Drive and asks where the help for small business owners such as her is. At the same time, she’s upset that the … Continue reading

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November 17, 2010 – Daily Brief *

* New County library for Stevenson Ranch? That’s what County Librarian Margaret Donellan Todd says in an LTE to the Signal, saying that Supervisor Antonovich “recently announced that a new library will be constructed in Stevenson Ranch with interim service … Continue reading

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November 15, 2010 – Daily Brief

State appeals court rules that one of the boys molested by former Golden Valley High guidance counselor Roselyn Hubbell can’t sue the Hart District for negligence. The boy’s lawyer says he will appeal that decision to the state supreme court … Continue reading

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What He Said

I Heart, with his characteristic sarcasm and wit, systematically dismantles today’s Signal editorial on the library takeover: You didn’t back the County of Los Angeles Library System because it has ably served Santa Clarita for decades. No, you were scared … Continue reading

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