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The (not quite) Daily Brief for July 25, 2014

The (not quite) Daily Brief for July 25, 2014

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by: Mike Devlin Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 4:53pm  
From SCVTalk:https://www.santaclarita.com/blog/view.php?blog_entry_id=31209 It's been a while since I've done a Daily Brief, but with Josh in Canada for a bit, I thought I'd take the old car out for a spin. But because my writing time is limited and sporadic, you get a two-in-one: the news from today and yesterday. Silly news first.Last night, Facebook was ablaze with the rumor (allegedly on the word of some employees) that Porto's, the famed Cuban bakery that originated in Glendale, is going into the former Elephant Bar space on McBean Pkwy. in Valencia. Right away, I thought it would be funny to give this rumor the Photoshop treatment. My attempt plus some (ahem) lesser attempts spread further, and the joke was lost. So no, sorry, not happening. The SCV is on their radar, but not now, not there. This rumor is still burning, so please feel free to share my now-modified gag photo.In other fake news, comedian Nathan Fielder, whose Comedy Central show Nathan for You involves absurd ideas to help small business (it's quite funny). A recent episode involved Bouquet Plaza Liquor in Saugus and a clever scheme to let kinds "buy" alcohol. YOUTUBE The Chiquita Canyon Landfill is eying a big expansion, discusses "demand" like it's a gun to their head. The expanded dump would (at some point) be visible to the Hasley Hills neighborhood of Castaic. The Signal even gets favorable quotes from the Val Verde Community Advisory Committee, which is happy with the money that the dump puts into the community.  KHTS SIGNALBut not so fast: there's a hush-hush agreement in place between the landfill and two Val Verde Community groups (read that here). Darryl Manzer's two latest columns have been assailing the expansion. Money quote: "In fact, roughly 80 percent of the stuff dumped there comes from outside the SCV." It will be interesting to see if this gets traction. MANZER1 MANZER 2The strip mall on Citrus Drive was designed as a destination for furniture shoppers, high off that HELOC in the mid-aughts. Now it's home to a bank and apparently, an LASD detective unit as two teens discovered as they attempted to smoke marijuana in what they assumed to be a clandestine spot. Hilarity ensues. KHTS SIGNALI enjoy just about any video that The Signal has produced lately. The Jump is right up my alley, and I hope they keep at it. It still feels staged and it's awkward at times (that will get better with practice, I'm sure), but this episode is worth it for the collective crack-up over the teen weed smoking incident. THE JUMPNews that will be a relief to conservationist homeowners in sun-scorched and HOA-heavy SCV: the State is now forbidding HOAs from fining homeowners for brown grass during a drought. SIGNALSome high-speed rail meetings are coming up in and around the SCV. The pressing issue on the table is whether the route will follow the general I-5 to SR14 route along the western SCV or instead tunnel directly from Burbank to Palmdale. KHTS SIGNALI loved this piece by Placerita Nature Center docent Evelyne Vandersande on a recent bear sighting in Towsley Canyon. She also catalogues her adventures in seeking out bears throughout North America as a wide-eyed immigrant from Western Europe. SCVNEWSNot enough is said about Central Park, which apart from being an all-around great place, still has so much potential. The latest expansion is moving ahead of schedule, and nearly done. There's video, too. SIGNALWe now know that the bank employee who was arrested for stealing money from customers worked for Wells Fargo. No word on which branch yet. KHTS SIGNALCountry music is very much a blind spot for me, but this piece about the KHTS Country Music Showdown is a reminder that "Poor Man's Poison" is a deceptive name when you play a park known for its 80s cover bands. KHTSAnd lastly, a big shout out to the Hart 9U Pony team that's playing in the Mustang-9 League World Series. The double-elimination tournament starts today and concludes on Monday. More info, including the live stream right here. 
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