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May 21, 2010 – Daily Brief

By Jeff — Jeff Wilson

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  • F-16 fighter jet(s) based out of Edwards Air Force Base did in fact fly over Santa Clarita at around 8:50 on Tuesday, May 4, the Air Force base admitted to KHTS yesterday. The plane was flying from Point Mugu air station to EAFB on a “profeciency flight.” Note that the EAFB acknowledges only one airplane while several eyewitnesses say they saw two (with afterburners on no less).The Air Base essentially confirmed everything KHTS reported last week, and their details match up closely to the Van Nuys air space tracker website that KHTS linked to (which EAFB tried to discredit). So yeah, I guess they were fibbing when they denied it to KHTS and The Signal. Nice work KHTS!
  • Bad gasoline sold at a Bouquet Canyon Chevron station is causing damage to vehicles in Santa Clarita. Actually the gas distributor says the incorrectly formulated gas -sold out of one pump at the station last week- doesn’t damage vehicles, but KHTS says the fix is to have your fuel system pumped and your spark plugs replaced, which sounds like damage to me. At least a dozen cars have gone into local auto dealer shops to have their engines repaired. KHTS
  • California added 14,200 jobs in April, but the unemployment rate remained the same at 12.6% and we’re still the state with the third-highest unemployment rate nationwide. LA TIMES
  • Hart District hires new Superintendent. Robert Challinor will replace Jaime Castellanos on July 1. Also, the District heard about Randy Cressall’s pitch for his drug sniffing dog business and is considering it. If the District goes through with the plan, drug dogs could be sniffing out classrooms at random this fall SIGNAL
  • Sanitation fee increase meeting scheduled for May 27 at 6:30 pm at City Hall: at issue, a proposed increase in monthly fees to SCV residents in order to pay to remove chloride from water discharged into the Santa Clara River, which some farmers say damages their crops SIGNAL
  • Castaic Lake Water Agency is thinking of turning eight acres of its land into electricity-generating field of solar panels. Keep in mind there’s a CLWA election this year SIGNAL
  • Educators bring lawsuit against state for its inability to fund the mandates and requirements it imposes on local school districts. But Assemblyman Cam Smyth says it’s not just education that’s suffering; budget problems are affecting everything SIGNAL
  • Speaking of the budget, if Schwarzenegerr is able to eliminate California’s Cal Works welfare-to-work program, the burden will be shifted to the Counties, costing LA County taxpayers up to $450 million a year says the LA TIMES
  • Buck McKeon’s HR-1273 (he’s a cosponsor) will “ensure that Americans of all religious backgrounds have the ability to continue to express their religious beliefs through prayer.” KHTS
  • Paul Krugman wonders whether America is heading for a lost decade like Japan suffered in the late 90s. But at least we are not Greece, he says NY TIMES
  • City Manager Ken Pulskamp sounds a realistic note to MPA Grads at CSUN on life in the public sector: ”
    “You will get blamed because there aren’t enough police,” he said. “You’ll get blamed because the police are everywhere, writing tickets to the wrong people. “You will get blamed because there aren’t enough parks. You get blamed because all the city does is build parks and, what about the senior citizens?” SIGNAL
  • Signal LTE writer has no clue about nature and the wild: “How can [coyotes] be allowed to roam freely among families? Don’t we pay taxes to feel safe in our communities and enjoy our homes without fear? Shouldn’t our pets be able to spend a little time enjoying the outdoors, instead of these intruders that should not be part of suburban life?” she asks in an LTE advocating the reduction of coyotes. I guess the fact that it is we who intrude on their territory and provide food sources for them is lost to her. SIGNAL
  • Dave Bossert joyful as the West Ranch Town Council joins Newhall Land, Castaic Town Council, Valencia COmmerce Center association and others in bitch-slapping the City’s efforts at annexation. WEST RANCH BEACON
  • Free Star Party tonight at College of the Canyons! These are usually awesome. SIGNAL

Comments (18)

  1. KellyMay 21, 2010 at 7:42 am
    I often wonder why Mr.Bossert chooses to live so close to poorly managed, blighted Santa Clarita.
  2. Timothy MyersMay 21, 2010 at 8:09 am
    His house is underwater!
  3. UrsulaMay 21, 2010 at 7:49 am
    RE: Coyotes “It’s time to reduce the population of these dangerous animals.” Wow…just wow. Lets kill off a bunch of Coyotes, who I’ve never even heard of attacking people, because our pets deserve to live more than they do. Until recently I had the Santa Clara river on the other side of my backyard fence and I probably lost a cat to Coyotes… but I also lost a cat to people running it over. Anywhere is going to be be dangerous for an outside pet which is why many places won’t even let you adopt if you plan on letting them outside. So I get it, its no fun to lose pets and the first time I ever heard a pack of them yipping down the river was an experience. Kinda freaked me out. But I’m with you Jeff, seriously WTF.
  4. Timothy MyersMay 21, 2010 at 8:08 am
    Remember when the Bridgeport resident thought that coots should be sensible enough to stay in the park and not “trespass” on private property?
  5. IHeartSCVMay 21, 2010 at 8:10 am
    I agree that the letter writer is ridiculous. But regarding “coyotes, who I’ve never even heard of attacking people”: coyotes do attack people http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8qg662fb The authors describe SoCal attacks from the late 70s to the early 00s. Most aren’t that bad, but it’s surprising to read through the report and see how ballsy coyotes can be–one attacked a woman’s dog while she was walking it on a leash at 4pm in the afternoon. Others ran onto schoolyards or golf courses and bit people. I’m not sure how credible all the reports are, but it’s a good reminder that our coyote problem could be signifacntly worse. The authors also remind us to do things like feed pets indoors, keep small pets inside at night, keep coyotes away from trash, etc… to keep them from becoming bold and dangerous.
  6. Timothy MyersMay 21, 2010 at 8:34 am
    A lot of people fail to understand that you have to assert yourself as Alpha to the coyote, so when you see one in town you are supposed to advance on them, yelling and throwing rocks or anything at hand, until they give ground and break away.
  7. UrsulaMay 21, 2010 at 9:19 am
    I did a quick search on wikipedia after posting because i realize just because i never heard of an attack in the city doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote#Attacks_on_humans I’d actually be interested in reading your link in-depth later, it looks very interesting. Of the 89 attacks in 3 decades most of them were on kids or people with pets. A few from people sleeping on the lawn in Griffith Park. There is a section about using Lethal Control on them when they lose their fear of humans and start behaving in a way that is a ‘Safety emergency’.
  8. Jim FarleyMay 21, 2010 at 8:15 am
    I’ll take coyotes over cats any day. Less cats in the world is bad thing??? About the coyote the letter writer observed at the mall. Probably just going there to try the beer sampler in the patio area of the Lazy Dog. Gotta wash down the cats somehow.
  9. Timothy MyersMay 21, 2010 at 8:37 am
    We had a cat that we had to give away because of kid allergy problems, but when that cat ended up outside for the night we would ALWAYS find her on the roof in morning. (In fact, when I opened the door to the garage to leave she whould jump off the roof and scamper into the house between my legs.) Smart cat!
  10. mikeMay 21, 2010 at 8:43 am
    Agreed! We’re starting a BBQ team. Are you interested?
  11. Jim FarleyMay 21, 2010 at 10:59 am
    A cat BBQ team? Actually a BBQ team sounds pretty cool. My only issue is that I’m a bit stresssed for time lately. My email’s on my pathetic little website attached to my name. Please send the details.
  12. Jeff (But not the one that runs this blogMay 21, 2010 at 8:54 am
    “Gotta wash down the cats somehow.” HI-larious
  13. spineflower2May 23, 2010 at 9:53 am
    “It’s time to reduce the population of these dangerous animals.” I’m all for it!!!!! Oh, you meant the four-legged animals. I thought you meant the two-legged kind. Far more dangerous than the furry ones.
  14. CCMay 21, 2010 at 9:29 am
    I wonder if this woman will write a letter complaining about the rat population after she has eliminated the coyote population.
  15. navigatorMay 21, 2010 at 9:45 am
    I assume the story about the bad gas (DBs problem?)was related to the Chevron car wash by Lowe’s in which case I’m happy that I didn’t fill up last week when I had my car washed. ->Jim Farley. I guess someone will need to inform our local coyotes that pets will no longer be allowed on the Lazy Dog patio. I have heard that they’ve already removed cat from the menu.
  16. Saugus SplasherMay 21, 2010 at 3:31 pm
    Just imagine how Bossert would react if Santa Clarita disregarded the voters the way the “town councils” are doing. They are basically saying “the voters are to be ignored and the town councils know best.”
  17. StevenMay 22, 2010 at 11:39 am
    We already know how Bossert would react. That’s exactly how the city operates.
  18. John AdamsMay 21, 2010 at 4:24 pm
    The lost decade? Hmmmm http://krugman-in-wonderland.blogspot.com/2010/05/japans-lost-decade-deflation-or.html

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