November 24, 2009 – Daily Brief

UC Tuition increases could send flood of students to COC, which is already at 90% capacity SIGNAL
Special vest/breathing equipment for three year old cystic fibrosis kid is stolen in Newhall. Parents say the boy needs treatment three times a day. SIGNAL, KHTS
Median home price starting to go up in SCV, or at least that’s what the Daily News is saying ahead of a new real estate report next week. I thought we were still supply-constrained? DAILY NEWS
VeCo Star disappointed with Cameron Smyth and the Democrats reaction to new state budget crisis MODBEE
President Obama to announce Afghanistan decision next week, meanwhile Buck McKeon wants top A-Stan general and ambassador to testify before his committee FOX NEWS
Awesome- Valencia high students design an iPhone app for Six Flags Magic Mountain SIGNAL
KHTS says the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the worst day to drive on local streets. I concur- traffic on that day is abysmal and the drivers are insane. That’s why I’ll be riding my bike, passing fools left and right, NYC Messenger style KHTS
Skateboarding dog to star in Rose Parade SIGNAL
A 16-20 year old male stole “wad of cash” from B of A on Valencia last week SIGNAL
SCVLife.net has some good tips for Black Friday shopping. Good luck parking at Trader Joe’s this holiday season hahaha
Oh by the way, here’s Best Buy’s Black Friday Ad.
More on the expansion of the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, including two renderings from CITYBRIEFS
Dave Bossert says Hart District is dithering and wasting taxpayer money by doing an expensive EIR for two possible Castaic High sites. He prefers the Romero Canyon one WRB
Al Ferdman asks why the City has shelved the Canyon Country Community Center (like the one in Newhall) but continued to fork over money to private businesses interests, like the SCV Economic Development Corp, a group “with no product, business plan or benchmarks.” LTE

Comments (6)

Timothy MyersNovember 24, 2009 at 10:48 am

The COC assertion is a great example of administrators pulling something out of their behind that is not supported by the numbers. The Cal State system put a substantial fee increase in place this fall and applications are UP 53% year on year. I am sure this fee increase will not dampen UC applications. By the way, our family is living the dream and absorbing the fee increases with students in both the UC and Cal State systems.

cashNovember 24, 2009 at 10:54 am

Al Ferdman you are right. We all know the players and can see that the action taken by the council does not look good. Bill Kennedy is the president of the chamber of commerce, a city planning commissioner and now the president or perhaps director of the new SCVEDA. Larry Rasmussen and Bob Kellar are very good friends. Larry and Bill made a passionate plea for the 200K and not the amount Ken and staff recommended. BTW Kellar appointed Kennedy to the commission seat…..and on and on it goes. Again our city walks a fine line of at least looking corrupt. It is time for them and their quid pro quo way of governing to go.

cashNovember 24, 2009 at 10:58 am

Your a good man Tim Myers! Thanks for taking care of yourself and your family. However should you need help feeding the family, I have some canned goods you are welcome to have. Ha.

spineflower2November 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm

Anyone got a link to a good map of each potential HS site?

CastaicClayNovember 24, 2009 at 4:05 pm

spineflower2 I asked the same question and have had no luck finding anything

WalkerNovember 24, 2009 at 7:04 pm

I don’t know if the U students will be flooding COC, but they are for sure there in full force! I know quite a few people who are looking ot pick up a few units at COC, and registration for winter courses is pretty much a pipe dream unless you are high on the priority calendar. I’m sure that has much more to do with the very few courses they are offering this year, but additional students come spring certainly will make it difficult for students to get the courses they need to graduate (for instance….the math course required for graduation has FIVE open seats left for winter and registration isn’t even open to new/returning students yet).

Timothy MyersNovember 24, 2009 at 10:48 am
The COC assertion is a great example of administrators pulling something out of their behind that is not supported by the numbers. The Cal State system put a substantial fee increase in place this fall and applications are UP 53% year on year. I am sure this fee increase will not dampen UC applications. By the way, our family is living the dream and absorbing the fee increases with students in both the UC and Cal State systems.
cashNovember 24, 2009 at 10:54 am
Al Ferdman you are right. We all know the players and can see that the action taken by the council does not look good. Bill Kennedy is the president of the chamber of commerce, a city planning commissioner and now the president or perhaps director of the new SCVEDA. Larry Rasmussen and Bob Kellar are very good friends. Larry and Bill made a passionate plea for the 200K and not the amount Ken and staff recommended. BTW Kellar appointed Kennedy to the commission seat…..and on and on it goes. Again our city walks a fine line of at least looking corrupt. It is time for them and their quid pro quo way of governing to go.
cashNovember 24, 2009 at 10:58 am
Your a good man Tim Myers! Thanks for taking care of yourself and your family. However should you need help feeding the family, I have some canned goods you are welcome to have. Ha.
spineflower2November 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Anyone got a link to a good map of each potential HS site?
CastaicClayNovember 24, 2009 at 4:05 pm
spineflower2 I asked the same question and have had no luck finding anything
WalkerNovember 24, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I don’t know if the U students will be flooding COC, but they are for sure there in full force! I know quite a few people who are looking ot pick up a few units at COC, and registration for winter courses is pretty much a pipe dream unless you are high on the priority calendar. I’m sure that has much more to do with the very few courses they are offering this year, but additional students come spring certainly will make it difficult for students to get the courses they need to graduate (for instance….the math course required for graduation has FIVE open seats left for winter and registration isn’t even open to new/returning students yet).