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April 27, 2010 – Daily Brief

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Reasonable Suspicion?

  • Two men were shot in an apparent drive-by shooting Sunday night in Newhall on 14th Street between Chestnut and Walnut. The men are both in critical condition and the shooter is at large. Jonathan Randles visited the scene and talked to a neighbor who lived in the area and ran outside to aid one of the men. SIGNAL, KHTS
  • Hart District may select new Superintendent by May 6, the Signal says. The new supe will be one who can “guide us through these times that we’re living in.” Meaning someone with the guts to make the cuts the taxpayers want. SIGNAL
  • This American Life radio show fact-checks GOP Gubernatorial-hopeful Steve Poizner’s book account of his time as a teacher Mt. Pleasant High School in the Bay Area. In the book, Poizner said he was worried that students might attack him or steal his car while he was teaching at Mt. Pleasant. He characterized the school as an inner city school in a really tough neighborhood. But TAL host Ira Glass didn’t find that when he visited the neighborhood and the school; indeed he said he found a thoroughly middle class neighborhood and one of the better high schools he’s covered in his journalism career SAC BEE, TAL
  • PS: Did you know Steve Poizner mocked Meg Whitman and public radio listeners last month by saying, “Another difference between me and Meg and me. I don’t listen to NPR.” I bet you do now, girly man!  LA TIMES
  • One lucky Hart District student will win a Nissan car this weekend, thanks to a promotion run by Valencia Nissan. The eligible students, all 5,000 of them, must have a GPA above 3.0 and have good attendance to qualify for the drawing KHTS
  • A 27 year old Canyon Country man died in car accident off Highway 14 late Sunday night. The car fell from the freeway and the man, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene KHTS
  • The Signal’s wraps up its three part series on Val Verde with a story about the three pillars that sustain the community SIGNAL
  • The Canada Geese are now mocking us, eh. They’re not just crossing Newhall Ranch Road; now they sit and camp out in the middle of our new Cross Valley Connector. Don’t they know we have places to go and people to see? Do we need some sort of Fowl Paseo? The SIGNAL has some pics
  • In Op/Ed, Congressman McKeon says President Obama is harming America with his new nuclear strategery, but he doesn’t offer any real proof. He does raise one good point: America’s “calculated ambiguity” with regards to when it will use nuclear weapons has served us well to this point, but does that mean it should never be changed? US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
  • Outside Magazine has a good piece on Bear Grylls, the British former special forces guy who hosts Discovery Channel’s Man vs Wild show. That’s a whole lotta man right there: OUTSIDE MAG
  • Boycott Arizona? It’s possible. Also, a NY Times reporter says she’s never returning to the Arizona police state NY TIMES. Finally, Jon Stewart weighs in on the question of what is “reasonable suspicion.”
  • I’m hesitant to link to this, but it might be worth it. Sri Lankan artist M.I.A. has a new video out that’s taking the internet by storm. It’s extremely violent and NSFW, but it’s timely. HUFFPO
  • CITY BRIEFS blog checks out Bouquet Canyon Park up in Saugus CITY BRIEFS
  • Graphing gasoline consumption across the United States INFRASTRUCTURIST
  • Kevin Buck, a liberal, tries to understand the Tea Party in the context of liberal protest history SIGNAL
April 27, 2010 – Daily Brief

Comments (8)

  1. AlpinerApril 27, 2010 at 8:11 am
    Is it me, but does anybody here wonder why someone would actually choose not to wear their seatbelt when driving today?
  2. John AdamsApril 27, 2010 at 10:28 am
    I find the shoulder harness affects my shoulder extension and slows my texting speed? But that is just me.
  3. CCApril 27, 2010 at 12:27 pm
    LOL!
  4. Jeff (But not the one that runs this blogApril 27, 2010 at 11:00 am
    You know what’s funny Alpiner is I have that same thought when I try to justify that I don’t need to put on my seat belt just to go around the corner to the park, I actually feel very strange not wearing one, it’s literally an uncomfortable feeling not having one on. I grew up never wearing them when we were kids but I almost feel naked without it when I am in the car. Plus I have a know it all 3 year old that would never let me pull out of the drive way without buckling it I just barely get settled into my seat before even starting the car and she starts in with “Dad! You don’t have your seat belt on!” I’m glad they are growing up with good habits.
  5. Fred ButlerApril 27, 2010 at 10:15 am
    The Canada Geese are now mocking us, eh. They’re not just crossing Newhall Ranch Road; now they sit and camp out in the middle of our new Cross Valley Connector. Don’t they know we have places to go and people to see? Do we need some sort of Fowl Paseo? You see. This is why those soccer mamas from Northpark need their big SUVs. Giant knobby tires keep the feathers from getting stuck in the air filter.
  6. BrianApril 27, 2010 at 7:11 pm
    Question: What would America be like if the Teabaggers ran things? Answer: Arizona This is going to get ugly! We will watch a state go bankrupt before our eyes and I will never support bailing out their bigotted asses!
  7. Whiskey Tango FoxtrotApril 27, 2010 at 8:22 pm
    It looks like nearly 70% of the voters in Arizona are your so-called “tea baggers”. If Arizona is relieved of the financial burden associated with illegal immigration, they won’t need your “bail out” – ironic you would mention that term. Speaking of bigotry Brian, were you among the two or three liberals in the country who had a problem with Barack Obama attending a bigoted church for nearly 20 years? I can only imagine your reaction if George W. Bush attended a church for 20 minutes that said the same things about black people as Obama’s pastor said about white people. But my guess is Brian, that really is not bigotry in your liberal way of thinking. By the way Brian, I’m going to borrow one of your snarky lines that you used on another commenter a few days ago. “Please learn how to spell ‘bigoted’ Brian. It can’t be too difficult. 7 letters.”
  8. BrianApril 27, 2010 at 9:11 pm
    You underestimate the power of economics. Refer to Arizona and the fight for MLK Jrs holiday. Economic pressure causes change.

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