Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 7, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jeff

137 teachers, counselors and other certificated staff received layoff notices from the SCV’s local school districts last week. It’s the third (maybe fourth?) year in a row for layoff notices SIGNAL A man set himself afire then intentionally drove his … Continue reading →

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County unveils draft bike plan for unincorporated areas

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Jeff

It’s been quite a week for alternative transportation, first the high speed rail news and now this: Los Angeles County has just released a draft of its bicycle plan for the unincorporated communities of Los Angeles, including the Santa Clarita … Continue reading →

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Comment Moderation on

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Jeff

I will not tolerate commenters taunting each other and discussing plans to meet up and fight. Grow up. All of you. Or take it to email. Or find another website. I don’t care. Comment moderation is on until things cool … Continue reading →

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March 4, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Jeff

192,000 private sector jobs were added in the month of February as the nation’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.9%. NY TIMES Crazy chain reaction event leads to power outage in Canyon Country: Tree trimmers cut a tree limb, which then … Continue reading →

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City highlights problems with High Speed Rail plan

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jeff

KHTS has a good report on Mayor Marsha McLean’s comments before the California High Speed Rail Authority’s board of directors this morning in Downtown LA: The City Council is concerned that our community is significantly impacted by the proposed high-speed … Continue reading →

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March 3, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jeff

The City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles are in negotiations over the purchase of two library buildings and the materials in all three County libraries in the SCV. They’re keeping quiet about the progress of the … Continue reading →

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Really Signal?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jeff

The Signal’s new advertisement-as-breaking-news strategy hit my inbox last night: Stuff like this detracts from the journalists at The Signal who actually work hard to keep us informed and intelligent about local issues.

Posted in Complaint Dept. | 42 Comments

Where in the SCV? Episode 2: Tesoro del Valle

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Mike

It’s Spanish for “Treasure of the Valley”, but Claritan for “Sorta Like Valencia”. More often then not, denizens call it “Tesoro”. No one seems ready to fully commit to the Spanish pronunciation. Most of my friends call it “Pitchess East”. … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jeff

City Planning Commissioners heard from the public on the OVOV plan last night for the last time. Some members of the public criticized the plan for its ambiguous language, others said it is too accepting of crowded roads in the future and … Continue reading →

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What makes a good Daily Brief?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Jeff

Sometimes readers come up to me in person or email me and say how much they enjoyed a particular Daily Brief. I love the ego boost, of course, but implicit in the complement is that the quality of Daily Briefs … Continue reading →

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