Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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May 7, 2015 – Daily Brief
By Josh Premako
One Dead in Eastside Shooting: One person was killed, another injured, and a suspect is on the loose after a Wednesday shooting in Canyon Country. The SignalKHTS
Justice Employee Among Fake Masonic Cops: A Justice Department staffer and an Emmy winner are among those arrested for their role in the Masonic Fraternal Police Department. LA TimesThe SignalVICE
NSD Makes a District Change: The Newhall School District board voted 4-1 to move the district to trustee area-based elections, rather than the current at-large system. KHTS
Budget Time: City officials are considering a proposed 2015/16 budget of $187.3 million. Included among its funding for keeping things up to date is $6.6 million to replace vehicles in the Santa Clarita transit fleet. The next budget subcommittee meeting is set for May 11, and the budget is scheduled for approval on June 23. The SignalKHTS
Lending a Helping Hand: Community members are trying to rally support for a single father and his children, who lost their home in a Canyon Country condo fire last week. The Signal
Millions at Risk of Quake Damage: The risk posed by earthquakes goes beyond the borders of California, with a new report estimating nearly half of all Americans are at risk, many in areas that haven't seen quakes in a very long time. LA Times
Maybe Don't Wire Cash?: If there's one thing worth noting about using AirBNB for a place to stay when traveling, use the company's approved method of payment, not wire transfers, as all of these horror stories prove. Gizmodo
Is There a Link?: "Students conducting anti-Israel rallies and demonstrations deny anti-Semitism, although their efforts have included checkpoints on some campuses where camouflage-clad students toting mock-up machine guns stopped and frisked anyone they thought looked Jewish." Thomas Elias opines on whether UC campuses are seeing increased anti-Semitism as a result of increased out-of-state (and out-of-country) enrollment. Daily News
May 7, 2015 – Daily Brief
Comments (3)
Lori RivasThursday, May 7th, 2015 at 9:40 am
No love for the Free Little Libraries? Why do you hate books, Josh?
ThatJoshPremakoThursday, May 7th, 2015 at 6:39 pm
Who reads books anymore?!?!
Lori RivasThursday, May 7th, 2015 at 7:20 pm
You are everything that is wrong in this world. You, and the library ad hoc committee. Let the libraries live, Josh.
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