Oct. 6, 2014 – Daily Brief — The SCV Talk Archive

Ups and Downs: Hart district teachers won a three-year contract that includes a 4% pay raise for the 2014/15 year. Additionally, the district expects to see smaller class sizes in the coming years. The Signal
Feeling Blue in the 25th: As two Republicans face off for the seat of longtime Congressman "Buck" McKeon this November, it turns out there's slightly more donkeys than elephants in the 25th district. The Signal
The Cash Keeps Coming: On the road to Election Day, Gov. Jerry Brown has spent practically nothing, but has a war chest of some $23 million, with health and biotech companies among his top donors. Daily News
Water Woes: "Water law is a billion-dollar industry in California, with water litigation lasting decades. You do not agree to give away water, to a completely ill-defined downstream user, during an epic drought, without consulting water agencies in a private meeting with staff." Maria Gutzeit on the Sanitation District's "hard work" in recent years. The Signal
How to Keep Business Flowing: "On a hot fall day, Smith watched as a work crew smoothed the final layer of eggshell-blue plaster over a drained pool before filling the 9-foot-deep pit with 25,000 gallons of drinking water from two garden hoses." The ongoing drought continues to pose challenges for pool companies in the Southland. Daily News
Redrawing the Map: "I wanted to know what the country might look like if we threw out all of the East’s ancient squiggles and the West’s rigid squares, and reconstituted the country as a union of states of equal population." A variety of takes on a new U.S. map. Slate
In the Mood for Some Swing?: Of all places, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is playing at West Ranch High School this month. The Signal

Oct. 6, 2014 – Daily Brief

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