Monthly Archives: May 2011

May 23, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jeff

Despite the City of Santa Clarita donating a 7 acre plot of land on Golden Valley Way, the State of California and LA County appear to favor placing a new SCV courthouse in or around Castaic Junction according to the … Continue reading →

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SCV Darwin Awards

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jeff

This has to take the prize, especially because the perpetrators weren’t teenagers, but adult men who should know better: SANTA CLARITA – A 35-year-old man fell from a skateboard today while holding onto a vehicle being driven by a drunken … Continue reading →

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My last day on earth, SCV-style

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jeff

Well, as the singer man said, this is the end, my only friend…the end. A crazy old man with a bible has called it and tomorrow, May 21, 2011, is Judgment Day. AKA the end of the world. Aka the … Continue reading →

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Council to vote on own compensation, budget & library purchases

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jeff

Next week’s City Council agenda has been released. The hottest item has to be #18, which  details on what the acquisition of the County’s library infrastructure & collections will cost: $8,081,596 to buy books, buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment. It breaks down … Continue reading →

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Newhall Rising

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jeff

Yesterday, construction workers at the new Newhall library site stood up massive steal beams that symbolize the rise of Newhall in the last several years: I asked TimBen Boydston last week to reflect on all that’s happened there in the … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jeff

Hart District/Facilities Foundation in land swap scheme to avoid paying property taxes. What’s $200,000 among friends? SIGNAL Hart District approves purchase agreement for Romero Canyon site, what will likely be the future home of Castaic High SIGNAL One of the reasons … Continue reading →

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COC Cooks Up New Season

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Mike

There’s a joke going around, I’ll paraphrase and leave the author anonymous for the moment, that everyone in Santa Clarita has two jobs: the job they normally do, and another job deciding who should appear at the COC Performing Arts … Continue reading →

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May 19, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Jeff

SCV becoming SFV Part 1: Planning commission approves OVOV, forwards it on to the City Council. “The OVOV plan is dooming this valley to become a mini San Fernando Valley,” one Sand Canyon resident tells the Signal. Oh also, it’s … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Jeff

Mission Village, the 4,400 home first phase of Newhall Ranch, goes before the Los Angeles County Planning Commission today. Mission Village will have 3,704 multi-family units and 1.5 million square feet of office, retail and commercial space. But Newhall Land … Continue reading →

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Changing Traffic Signals-A Lesson on the Rules of Evidence

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

There is nothing more ruinous to a reasonable intellect than graduating from law school, and I know firsthand.  (If I forget, my Nebraska bride and children remind me every single day.) But attending law school does endow a person with … Continue reading →

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