- A standing-room only crowd filled the SUSD Board room last night as hundreds of residents and four other Board members asked, cajoled, and pleaded with Stephen Winkler to resign his position from the Saugus Union School District Board of Trustees. Our own Mike Devlin was there and confronted Winkler with the court documents that seem to show he lives in Sylmar, not Santa Clarita. Although Winkler confirmed he had signed those documents, he refused to resign ; indeed, he seemed to enjoy the controversy, saying "We're going to have fun tonight." He continued to deny the YouTube content was his, and also says he thinks his Twitter has been hacked as well. In the end, all the Board could do was censure and admonish him publicly (4-1 with Winkler dissenting). Good reports from Luke Money at THE SIGNAL, Perry Smith at KHTS, and full video of the meeting at SCVTV
- Winkler told ABC 7 that he thinks there's a silent majority of SCVers out there who support him. In more ways than one, as we'll detail here, the man thinks he's Nixon. ABC 7
- The Board will have its regularly scheduled meeting next Tuesday and the thinking is that if it turns out he's been living outside the SUSD, his office could simply be declared vacant and a new election or appointment could be made. Keep an eye on SCVTalk for any changes to the agenda that get posted today. "Hell hath no fury like a Santa Claritan scorned," said one woman last night.
- When Public/Private Partnerships fail: Rick Patterson of the SCV Facilities Foundation -the private group that was founded by the Hart District to find, develop, and fund property for new school construction- says the Foundation "should remain to be available for future opportunities and future projects that would benefit the [Hart] district." In other words, he wants to keep his job, whereas the Hart District would like to liquidate the FF and transfer its assets back to the District. SIGNAL
- Last Sanitation District outreach meeting only draws 15 or so Santa Claritans. SIGNAL
- Authorities have identified the man who was found dead behind a business at Plum & Bouquet Canyon road as 61 year old Victor Beres of Saugus. Suicide is suspected, "but not cause or manner of death has been determined by the coroner" yet, reports the SIGNAL
- Two month old "very cute" tabby cat rescued from unlocked car near school by Deputies. SIGNAL
- The old Santa Clarita Athletic Center, at one time the SCV's only real gym, closed earlier this year and the property it owned on Wiley & Calgrove went into foreclosure. CoStar reports that an investment group has purchased the old space for $4 million. COSTAR
- Nearly 200 people will be laid off from their jobs in the LA County Superior Court system. KHTS
- Meet your new HOA, the City of Santa Clarita, writes Christine Korenthal in a piece for the Signal, critical of the City's new ordinance package that was passed last month. SIGNAL
- Let's give the Saugus School bell a try: The TIME RANGER says the Saugus school bell -currently hanging in the Newhall Metrolink tower- has some interesting -perhaps magical- properties. I wonder if it could help rid of us Winkler if we ring or something? TIME RANGER
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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