- The City of Santa Clarita has changed the left turn signal at McBean and Mall Entrance, the site of last year’s deadly July 4th crash that killed a Newhall mother in front of her familiy. The City says the change was planned before the crash, but an attorney representing the family of the woman whose car crashed says the City’s signal light may have played a role in the crash SIGNAL
- An incredible 18,000 people showed up for the classic car and food truck festival on Creekside last weekend, and, even more importantly, eight of the 13 auto dealers on the road sold cars during the event. Look for this to become an annual event SIGNAL
- Great article on KHTS about the other redistricting battle that’s going on: Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts. Technically, our 5th District has too large a population, but Tony Bell, Supe Antonovich’s rep, says there’s “slim to none” chance that the SCV will be put in another district or divided between two. KHTS
- SCV property owners whose properties are considered historic may be eligible for tax breaks from state sources says The Signal. That, plus a host of other changes to the city’s historic preservation ordinance, will be considered at the City’s planning commission meeting SIGNAL
- Good news for the City of Santa Clarita and scores of private businesses who get taxpayer handouts from the government: Brown is going to spare Enterprise Zones KHTS
- Scott Wilk Jr, the son of the local GOP strategist and campaign advisor who once worked for Buck McKeon, now works for State Senator Tony Strickland, whose senate district includes about half of the SCV. Wilk Jr. will be holding court for Strickland during office hours on Fridays. Stop by and say hi KHTS
- Buck McKeon blogger accuses the Congressman of lifting wholesale passages from other politicians’ statements on remembering the Holocaust BUCK BLOG
- Some good news out of Sacramento for once: the state has some $6 billion more revenue than it expected to have. Gov. Brown wants to use the money to buttress schools, but he still wants to extend taxes for the next few years. It’s thought the increased revenue is due to “upper income taxpayers having a greater gain in their income than previously anticipated.” LA TIMES
- Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with household help over 10 years ago. The affair is the reason Shriver and he split up according to the TIMES
- Watch the Tour of California bike race from local restaurants this week. CITY BRIEFS
- Local Tea Party leader says America will someday soon stop following the Constitution and our government will be replaced by some “globally sensitive body.” TEA PARTY
- Lori Rivas pens a powerful rebuttal to conservatives who claim the church and private charities can take care of society’s helpless and poor. In fact, she encountered one such person in the SCV and details what she did to try and help the woman SIGNAL
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