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- TCU to be shut down in spring: Henry Mayo's Transitional Care Unit will stay open until at least May, the Signal reports today. The unit, which cares for mostly senior patients who are on their way out of the hospital, will be converted to acute care beds. Katie Geyer has the story.
- Daily News : Signs of Life in Old Town Newhall: Pat Aidem over at the Daily News says that the city's efforts to make Old Town Newhall into a pedestrian-friendly shopping district may finally be bearing fruit. Last month, the city launched a new Old Town Newhall website ( Link), highlighting some of the improvements there and attempting to attract new businesses and shoppers to the area. "There's not a big influx of people yet, but we're getting to that point," one business owner told Aidem. Link
- Copper Wire Thieves arrested: An LA DWP employee rolled up on a strange scene in Saugus Sunday; three people were allegedly stealing copper wire from a downed telegraph pole that once carried signals from San Diego to Sacramento in the 1920s, according to the Sheriff's Department and the AP. As any audio enthusiast knows, copper wire has become very expensive, and the thieves were apparently hoping to cash in on the commodity that can fetch up to $3.50 per pound. The DWP employee managed to detain three suspects until Sheriff's Deputies arrived, but two others escaped. SCVSheriff.com, AP
- CLWA may give Sacto lobbyist a raise: Lobbysist Ralph Simoni, who works on behalf of the Castaic Lake Water Agency in Sacramento, may get a 34% raise if the CLWA board agrees. Simoni works for California Adovcates, a lobbying firmt that represents various agencies and businesses around the state, and according to his bio on the firm's website, Simoni represents "plastics industry, soft drink manufacturers and distributors, battery companies and waste companies...[as well as]local government clients in the complex issue of California water policy." Jim Holt has more on why the CLWA board is considering the raise and how much CLWA pays to lobby in comparison to other water agencies. Signal
- California Mormons "Quiety Excited" about Romney: California is home to more Mormons than any other state than Utah, and LDS members in CA are excited about Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, the Times reports today. Mormon churches in California are careful not to endorse anyone or advocate for any campaign specifically, but at LDS functiosn outside of church, Romney is the topic of conversation. One man even organized a small neighborhood get together and raised $40,000 for the candidate. The Times talked to Buck McKeon for the report, and McKeon says most Americans just want a man of values and will look past any issues with the Mormon faith. That's not all McKeon says though: he apparently told the Times that he was attacked for being a Mormon during his run for Congress in 1992, and he thinks that LDS voters are not a "monolithic bloc of Republicans." LDS organization + Mormon Candidate = ???
- Orange ya glad you visited WRB? I'm underwhelmed by Dave Bossert's color coordination at his "redesigned" Beacon website, but good for him. Also, don't miss Simon Weston whining about the supposed lack of self-determination for west side residents in the neverending annexation debate
- Laurie Ender : City Council election in 4th Quarter: The blogger, parks commish, and one-time TV producer says the "next generation" of leaders in the SCV are "coming off the bench" and that quality of life in the SCV is a major issue going into the April City Council election. "Our City leaders have laid a solid foundation for our community, now it's time to move ahead and look at what the next 20, heck, the next 50 years will bring," she says. ElectEnder.com
- Another City Intern Alum, another great blog:LAIst is one of the premiere "city blogs" on the entire internet, and it covers LA news, arts, sports and more for the 20-30 something jet-set hipster crowd. Recently, the founder of LAIst was hired by the LA Times as one of its main bloggers, and LAIst gave Zach Berens, a CalArts alum the job of editor for the popular website. Behrens, in an interview with the website today, says that he became web savy in the City of Santa Clarita's Cultural Affairs Office, where another intern webmaster suggested he take up web-design. Behrens managed the City's CAO website for awhile, and even considered applying for the city's main webmaster position, but decided to go freelance instead. There's some other SCV related items in the interview. I was also an intern at the City way back in the day, though I worked in the far-less glamorous transit division. I've been in love with buses since. LAIst.com interview
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