Shoutout to all the No on S folks that were wavin' signs outside City Hall last night. I gave a toot o' the horn and up of the thumb while blasting "Sweet Home Alabama." I suppose "Fight the Power" may have been more appropriate.
- Council Says No to Einstein: While city staff recommended an approval, the City Council rejected a proposal to ok an Albert Einstein Academy school location in the Castaic Union School District's boundaries, with Laurene Weste abstaining. KHTS The Signal
- Slow Down on Copper Hill: The council did vote last night to reduce by 5mph the speed limit on a stretch of Copper Hill Drive where a local man was killed in a crash earlier this year. The Signal
- Cowboys on the Move: Production conflicts mean that after 22 years, the annual Cowboy Festival will not be at Melody Ranch, and will instead take place on the generally tumbleweed-free streets of Old Town Newhall. The Signal
- The Toll it Takes: Good piece by Jessica Boyer on how businesses are faring and responding to the drought. KHTS
- Thumbs-Up for Quarantines: Outgoing Congressman "Buck" McKeon praised the decision to require a 21-day quarantine for troops returning from Ebola missions in Africa. The Hill
- When Vacation Dreams Become Nightmares: “A time share is like herpes. You can’t get rid of it.” Of the four ways to get out of a time share contract, the first on the list is death. Daily News
- Freeways That Never Were: In traffic-clogged Los Angeles, there are planned freeways that never saw the light of day. LA Times
- Giving Them a Home: There's an info meeting coming up for those interested in adopting foster children. KHTS
- We Have a Problem: "We buy our service for one reason: to get connected. When mobile carriers—a cozy cartel, in the United States, of just four major companies (and a bunch of smaller ones that typically buy connections from the big four)—impose themselves in the middle of our connections to data services we want to use, they are abusing their power, period." Dan Gillmor on how wireless providers are out of control. Slate
- The S Stands for Socialism: Ethan Jewell opines on what Measure S and its #vegasboards schemes mean for the SCV. The Signal
- Kids That Give You Hope: A 10-year-old picked up the torch to sponsor this weekend's food drive for the SCV Food Pantry. The Signal
- Hitting the Slump: Home sales in the SCV have hit a post-summer slump, down 12.6 percent from August. The Signal
- And Yes, Paywall: As I mentioned yesterday morning, The Signal has introduced a paywall system, apparently still in the early testing phases and similar to models such as the LA Times' that gives you X number of free stories per month. In general, I think paywalls are a good idea, as long as the content behind them is worth paying for.
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