Monthly Archives: June 2011

The “Real” Story-Installment One

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Timothy Myers SR.

For the summertime the editorial board (har!) of SCVTalk decided to add a new feature called the “real” story.  We will put in these installments when the Signal or KHTS reports a very strange and brief story with little details … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 4 Comments

Paseo Violence

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jeff

Some beer drinking busters roughed up a Valencia homeowner after the homeowner confronted them for carrying on at 6:30am: After heading down the path with his dog, he got into a confrontation over the noise with three 20-something men and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 36 Comments

City to close part of Valencia Blvd & Magic Mtn Pkwy on July 4

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jeff

Looks like they agonized over the decision for awhile and decided to err (properly) on the side of pedestrian safety over motorist convenience: The city will narrow sections of Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway to one lane in each … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 16 Comments

Justice

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jeff

Marco Valencia, the then 20 year old drunk driver who slammed into a group of Santa Clarita Velo cyclists in 2009 -killing one- gets 26 years to life for his crime: A Canyon Country man who was on probation for … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 4 Comments

Daily Brief Hiatus

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jeff

Like the City Council, the Daily Brief needs some R&R. So it’s on hiatus until late August. You don’t want me to burn out do you? But there will still be plenty of reason to visit the blog over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Website Matters | 8 Comments

So hydraulic fracking is occurring in the SCV?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jeff

The Signal avoids using that word in its Page 1 above the fold story, but if the description of expanding natural gas production & storage on land north of Newhall Ranch Road isn’t fracking, then I don’t know what is: … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Environment | 26 Comments

No Daily Brief

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jeff

I have the day off work so I’m taking the day off here as well. Cheers!

Posted in Misc. | 32 Comments

Phonehenge West & Conformity

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jeff

What’s the deal with that man in Acton with the funny house that authorities say is unsafe and out-of-code? Does he deserve jail time for it? A great documentary below explains (ht: Gangfang) Phonehenge West from Devin Schiro on Vimeo. … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 22 Comments

HackerBraly Split Raises Questions

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Linda

Today’s Signal announced the split-up of the law firm HackerBraly, LLP into two separate firms.  It is fascinating that this comes a day or two after the filing of a lawsuit against the City of Santa Clarita by Jeffrey Hacker.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc. | 16 Comments

June 24, 2011 – Daily Brief

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jeff

The 32 year old son of Renata and Dusan Klein appeared with Sheriff Lee Baca yesterday to plea for his father to return or call him after his mother was found murdered in the Angeles National Forest. Robert Klein, 32, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Brief | 8 Comments