Jan. 27, 2015 – Daily Brief

By Josh Premako

Today Just Got Worse: The man arrested on murder charges after his three-wek-old daughter was found dead Saturday is also facing sex-related charges. KHTS
Canyon Country Intruder Gets Kicked Out: "I just grabbed him and chucked him really hard, and he crashed into the door and then he runs out." A Canyon Country man arrested on suspicion of burglarly apparently didn't realize his neighbor is a martial arts instructor. The Signal
City Seeking Postal Help: The City of SClaritra is reaching out to residents for support in entreating the U.S. Postal Service to keep a location in Newhall. The longtime Lyons branch closed recently after the lease ended, and a temporary branch has been set up in Stevenson Ranch. News Release
SCVi Students Glide Through Class: Pretty cool story out of local charter school SCVi, where students are learning about aviation by getting up close, hands-on experience with a glider. KHTS
Crappy Situation for State Tax Board: Someone really wanted to send a message to the state Franchise Tax Board, sending the Sacramento office a box full of dog feces. LA Times
Going Up: Home prices in the SCV went up for the third year in a row in 2014, up 12 percent over 2013. The Signal
LA Times Notices SCV Homeless Problem: "Santa Clarita is wealthy and pretty and has great parks and walkways. But we also have family issues and drug problems and alcoholism and housing that people can't afford." Reporter Sandy Banks explores the sandy banks of the Santa Clara River and talks with Bridge to Home director Tim Davis about SCV's homeless issues. LA Times

Comments (4)

HenryJenningsTuesday, January 27th, 2015 at 1:31 pm

I'm kinda happy about the new post office location -- Christmas packages were a cake walk as no one knew they were there yet so no lines muhahaha

ClaritaTuesday, January 27th, 2015 at 3:06 pm

Worth noting that the Los Angeles Times rather than the advertising flier none as The Signal, would do a story on homelessness in Santa Clarita. Our City Council has done a poor job addressing this issue...ship them to Los Angeles and if that doesn't work pretend they don't exist. Thank goodness for Tim Davis, who has invested years of his life seeing that families, young people and the old have a warm place to sleep in Awesometown. Disappointing that as a community of so many wealthy "Christians" we can't provide for the poor a little bit better than we do.

Lori RivasWednesday, January 28th, 2015 at 12:52 pm

No doubt, more can always been done. And our Christian community, in particular, is far from reproach. A year ago, I would have agreed heartily with your post, Clarita. It is no surprise that I am a vocal critic of the contemporary Christian churchiness, and local lack of compassion for the disenfranchised. However, last spring, I taught a class about local non-profit awareness. Working in two week cycles, we would study an issue, such as homelessness, and then create/assemble/gather a donation to the target population (such as toiletry bags for the homeless); the second week, the class would host a speaker from a local organization which served the target issue -- Tim Davis spoke to our class about Bridges to Home. Throughout the course of the semester, the class hosted speakers from lots of organizations: Kathy Sturkey from LARC Ranch; Bridgett Mills from Habitat for Humanity; Jim Ventress, form the Boys and Girls Club; a nurse from Samuel Dixon; Jessica Due from Kindred Spirits; and Belinda Crawford from the SCV Food Pantry. Over and over and over again, we heard the same message from local non-profits: this community gives...a lot...of time, money and talent. It is really amazing the award winning, unique and innovative programs the services that exist in SCV, all because of a community which supports helping. Look. More cannot be done. Clearly. And I remain critical of certain pervasive attitudes and stinginess of resources. And the rising homeless population, with a half-time center, is repulsive. But after talking to so many local non-profits directors, learning about how much is supported by local residents, my criticism has become...more measured. Tempered. I am still critical of local attitudes, and judgments, towards the disadvantaged, especially within the Christian church, but Santa Claritans do support some amazing programs. And that makes me thankful to live in this community.

Lori RivasWednesday, January 28th, 2015 at 3:07 pm

6th paragraph correction: more CAN be done. Don't know how I missed that typo.

HenryJenningsTuesday, January 27th, 2015 at 1:31 pm
I'm kinda happy about the new post office location -- Christmas packages were a cake walk as no one knew they were there yet so no lines muhahaha
ClaritaTuesday, January 27th, 2015 at 3:06 pm
Worth noting that the Los Angeles Times rather than the advertising flier none as The Signal, would do a story on homelessness in Santa Clarita. Our City Council has done a poor job addressing this issue...ship them to Los Angeles and if that doesn't work pretend they don't exist. Thank goodness for Tim Davis, who has invested years of his life seeing that families, young people and the old have a warm place to sleep in Awesometown. Disappointing that as a community of so many wealthy "Christians" we can't provide for the poor a little bit better than we do.
Lori RivasWednesday, January 28th, 2015 at 12:52 pm
No doubt, more can always been done. And our Christian community, in particular, is far from reproach. A year ago, I would have agreed heartily with your post, Clarita. It is no surprise that I am a vocal critic of the contemporary Christian churchiness, and local lack of compassion for the disenfranchised. However, last spring, I taught a class about local non-profit awareness. Working in two week cycles, we would study an issue, such as homelessness, and then create/assemble/gather a donation to the target population (such as toiletry bags for the homeless); the second week, the class would host a speaker from a local organization which served the target issue -- Tim Davis spoke to our class about Bridges to Home. Throughout the course of the semester, the class hosted speakers from lots of organizations: Kathy Sturkey from LARC Ranch; Bridgett Mills from Habitat for Humanity; Jim Ventress, form the Boys and Girls Club; a nurse from Samuel Dixon; Jessica Due from Kindred Spirits; and Belinda Crawford from the SCV Food Pantry. Over and over and over again, we heard the same message from local non-profits: this community gives...a lot...of time, money and talent. It is really amazing the award winning, unique and innovative programs the services that exist in SCV, all because of a community which supports helping. Look. More cannot be done. Clearly. And I remain critical of certain pervasive attitudes and stinginess of resources. And the rising homeless population, with a half-time center, is repulsive. But after talking to so many local non-profits directors, learning about how much is supported by local residents, my criticism has become...more measured. Tempered. I am still critical of local attitudes, and judgments, towards the disadvantaged, especially within the Christian church, but Santa Claritans do support some amazing programs. And that makes me thankful to live in this community.
Lori RivasWednesday, January 28th, 2015 at 3:07 pm
6th paragraph correction: more CAN be done. Don't know how I missed that typo.