The impasse shows the Senate GOP’s rightward shift and the limits of the governor’s influence. Strain between Perata and Nuñez is also felt. For all of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cheery talk (more…)
July 2007
Monthly Archive
Sat 28 Jul 2007
Fri 27 Jul 2007
How Do New McMansions Affect the Value of Neighboring Homes?
Posted by admin under Development , National , Home No CommentsOur neighborhood is changing. A number of homes are undergoing major renovations that will double their sizes, and new homes are being built that are much larger than existing homes (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
Local Health Care Forum Looks at Single Payer Solution
Posted by admin under Local , Health No CommentsA Health Care Forum will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 from 7-9 p.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 24902 Orchard Village Road, Valencia. A panel of experts will discuss the health care crisis and the Single Payer solution (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
Barack Obama on Thursday dismissed Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy approach as “Bush-Cheney lite” in the clearest indication yet that the proverbial gloves are coming off in the 2008 Democratic presidential (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
Global Markets Tumble as Credit Worries Deepen
Posted by admin under National , World News , Economy , Business No CommentsWall Street suffered its second-biggest plunge of the year, leading global markets lower amid increasing uneasiness about the mortgage and corporate lending markets (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
Update: Total Annual Cost of Illegals on Taxpayers Exceeds $1 Billion
Posted by admin under County of LA , Local No CommentsA new report shows illegal aliens and their families in Los Angeles County collected over $35 million in welfare and food stamp allocations in June, announced Los Angeles (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
State regulators adopt tough rules requiring huge cutbacks in fumes from construction industry equipment. Next up: big trucks. California’s diesel-powered bulldozers (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
The impasse could weaken the state’s ability to fight wildfires, Schwarzenegger says. As the latest effort to resolve the state’s month long budget standoff collapsed Thursday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
Crime Report: Wednesday- Drugs, Theft, Loitering by Street Gang Members and Wielding a Stick
Posted by admin under Crime , Local , Sheriff No CommentsFor the 24 hour period of Wednesday July 25th, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Personnel issued approximately 80 citations and warnings for traffic, parking and other related traffic offenses including misdemeanors and infractions. Deputies responded to 7 traffic collisions or related incidents.
Station personnel arrested and booked, or field released, 21 adults and detained 3 juveniles on 7 felony and 17 misdemeanor primary charges as summarized below:
Wednesday - July 25, 2007 - 1:00 a.m. - Canyon Country: Deputy Painter arrested a Canyon Country man on drug related charges after conducting (more…)
Thu 26 Jul 2007
Sales by Americans of their homes declined to the lowest level in nearly five years last month amid fresh signs of a two-speed economy as household activity moderated and (more…)
Thu 26 Jul 2007
West Ranch Town Council Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Posted by admin under West Ranch Town Council No CommentsThe West Ranch Town Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 at 6:30 PM at the Southern Oaks Community Center located on Southern Oaks Drive in West Ranch neighborhood of Southern Oaks. Note that the September meeting will be held at the TPC Country Club in Westridge.
The meeting will include the regular monthly updates from the Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol, Parks and Recreation and the County. There will also be an update on progress with the Sunset Pointe LMD issues. View the agenda here: (more…)
Thu 26 Jul 2007
Rise in Cases of West Nile May Portend an Epidemic
Posted by admin under National , Local , Health No CommentsThe number of West Nile virus cases in the United States is nearly four times what it was a year ago, meaning that a large epidemic may be in store (more…)
