When I met Jeff Wilson at a murder scene nearly a decade ago, I had no idea what SCVTalk would become, and certainly didn't imagine I'd eventually be writing the Daily Brief. I really value what Jeff started, and what this site has grown into over time. It has been a pleasure to run the briefs, daily bringing you a roundup of news both local and not-quite-local. With a full-time job, side gigs, and, you know, a life, it all gets a bit busy sometimes, but it's been worth it.
All that to say, I regret to inform you that today marks the end of the Daily Brief. It has been a good run, and I'm sure we'll see each other on the social medias. Or perhaps even in real life.
A big shoutout needs to go to the hard-working journalists of the Santa Clarita Valley, without whom this blog would be lacking in a lot of good content. Between KHTS, The Signal, and SCVTV, there's some quality work being done. I salute all you. Keep fighting the good fight, working the long hours and going without enough thanks or pay.
Without further adieu, here's a whole mess of briefs, one last time.
- Dipping Deeper: Water officials continue to dip deeper into SCV's banked water, and they say so far we're in ok shape. The Signal
- Facebook Cops: A Sheriff's detective cracked a credit card fraud case by taking to social media. SCVNews
- Family Rebuilding After Fire: "Everybody on my block is so incredibly cool. I love everybody over there and I want to show appreciation for them, rather than ask for anything.” A Canyon Country family is rebuilding their home after it was ravaged by fire recently. KHTS
- California Blockbusters on the Decline: Only 22 of the 106 films released by major studios in 2014 were filmed in California, with films taking advantage of tax credits in other states and countries. LA Times
- Quality Healthcare is Just Around the Corner: Leave it to Steve Harvey to keep us smiling. Only in LA
- Juice Won't Cure Your Cancer: "If there were cures for cancer, we’d be seeing them. It’s not like we have something that we don’t want to make available to people." A bit longish read on cancer and how green juice isn't solving the problem. Gawker
- High Speed Rail Meeting on Monday: High Speed Rail officials are hoping a public open house meeting this Monday night. KHTS
- Wilk Bill Keeps an Open Door on Rail Meetings: Heading to the state Assembly floor is a bill by Assembly Scott Wilk that would prevent High Speed Rail officials from having closed-door meetings. SCVNews
- Illegal Immigrant Healthcare Bill Moves Ahead: A scaled-back version of a state Senate bill that would provide access to healthcare coverage for illegal immigrants is moving forward. SacBee
- What Water Wonks Want: Water officials are hoping to get their share of grant funding for the Santa Clarita Valley. CLWA officials, for instance, are expecting an influx of $73 million in Prop 84 funds. The Signal
- Streets of the Lost Revisited: A look back at one of the most well-known photo essays by photographer Mary Ellen Mark, who died this week at 75. LIFE
- Looking Toward 2016: "Yet Knight needs to get his act together and the GOP is worried that he won't." Looking ahead to the 2016 elections, Rasmussen has downgraded the 25th Congressional District from "Safe Republican" to "Likely Republican." Rasmussen Report
- On the Rebound: The SCV is seeing home sales numbers it hasn't since since 2007. The Signal
- Ditching the Internet: "The Internet has ruined our collective mind for being able to rationally deal with news and issues." How one man ditched a political blog to publish a print-only magazine about the desert. LA Times
- Are You a Kamala or a Loretta?: "While our race- and ethnicity-obsessed media prefer to emphasize that Harris is black and South Asian, and that Sanchez is Latina, the heart of the difference between the candidates, and the two regions, is class." The 2016 Senate race stands to have a big impact on California. Fox & Hounds
- Hillary Calling it Quits: "...buying up all the primetime commercial blocks on every network affiliate in all 50 states was probably ill-advised, as was hiring our 3,000-member campaign team in Puerto Rico, which does not have any electoral votes." The Onion
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