Category Archives: Daily Brief

If you thought Hatami’s antics were fun, wait till you read this: Councilwoman Laurie Ender suggested that the Jakes Way neighborhood be cut out of the City of Santa Clarita and moved to Palmdale while Candidate Ed Colley says the … Continue reading →

In her latest campaign finance filing with California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, Patricia McKeon reported receiving $19,200 from seven defense contractors, according to the VECO STAR. Common Cause California says that Lockheed, General Dynamics, General Atomics and other defense company … Continue reading →

Buck McKeon shared his loan details with The Signal, but the article appears to rely on the conclusions drawn by a broker who examined the docs on the McKeon’s behalf. They report that McKeon’s rate was above the “national average” … Continue reading →

Eric Earle, the Saugus man whose fiance was found dead on her bed in September, has been re-arrested by federal marshals and charged with murder. Earle, 40, was arrested in September but released as detectives had no official cause of … Continue reading →

A former student and graduate of Canyon High was killed in a car crash in Escondido “while racing another on Interstate 15,” according to the Signal. TMS says Derek Milsap, 22, was racing his Nissan 370Z against a Titan truck … Continue reading →

Home and condo sales rose 2.6 and 1.5 percent respectively in the SCV in 2011, according to a Realtor’s report. More demand for homes would equal median price increase right? Curiously, no- median home prices were down 10.2 percent to … Continue reading →

A funeral for Dakota Damott, the 19 year old man killed in last week’s violent crash in Sand Canyon, was held yesterday. The driver, Colt Doherty, is off life-support and Sheriff’s officials say they’re looking into whether another car was … Continue reading →

Wow: Remember James “Whitey” Bulger, the infamous Irish Boston gangster made subject of the Jack Nicholson film “The Departed?” He was captured in Santa Monica last year, but a retired cop says he may have been captured in 2008 had … Continue reading →

An inquiry by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee found that Buck McKeon and three other congressmen received loans with a special rate through Countrywide’s VIP program. McKeon claims ignorance and a challenger to his seat, Dr. Lee Rogers, … Continue reading →

Questions, mourning over Sand Canyon Crash: A family that lives near Tuesday night’s crash site (along with several others) in Sand Canyon is frustrated that authorities haven’t cracked down on speeders in the area. KHTS Meanwhile at Canyon Country park, … Continue reading →