The Calgove Corridor association, which was formed to represent the neighborhoods around the proposed development of the Smiser Ranch Property, has sent out a letter to their members and friend encouraging them to learn more about the candidates running for City Council. As they so wisely point out the current City Council has told them “not to worry” about the development right now. (more…)

The following is a roundup of political activity going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available. (more…)

In a letter sent to The Beacon and other local media outlets, City Council candidate TimBen Boydston has written complaining about incorrect and misleading information coming from the City of Santa Clarita’s City Clerks office. The letter details apparently incorrect information disseminated to the Committee to Elect TimBen Boydston regarding campaign signage permitted in the City. (more…)

(Posted with permission from The Signal) The previous two months have been a mad scramble for Santa Clarita City Council candidate David Gauny, who has been out at fundraising events almost every night raising cash for his campaign before the April 13 election. (more…)

The following is a roundup of political activity going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available. (more…)

It is downright comical to watch the Santa Clarita City Council react to the political winds instead of being proactive. It was just weeks ago that the City Council members were distancing themselves away from Councilman Bob Kellar of the whole illegal immigration issue. The other Council members danced around the immigration issues claiming their hands were tied or that it was someone else responsibility. (more…)

(From the AP) U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer refused Monday to answer criticism from her Republican rivals that she is too partisan and too free-spending with taxpayers’ money, saying she will wait to respond until voters choose her opponent in the June GOP primary. (more…)

Here is the latest YouTube video from local videographer Nota FerryFan showcases the underbelly of local politics. Check out Frank Ferry’s backpedaling on illegal immigration; he’ll say or do anything to get re-elected at this point! View the latest video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kl4mI4W2OA  As always these YouTube videos represent Nota FerryFan’s own opinions and not necessarily the views of any organization that that person may be affiliated with or those of the West Ranch Beacon.

The following is a roundup of political activity going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available. (more…)

As many of you know I have not been a fan of the so-called local newspaper of record, The Signal, for a number of years. Oh don’t get me wrong, the Signal was a great paper 30 years ago when I first moved into the Santa Clarita Valley. It was the local community newspaper and was quite relevant back then. It was in fact frequently referred to by some as the watchdog of the Valley. (more…)

(From the FT.com) A broad range of industry groups, from advertising to food companies, are lobbying against a proposal that would give the US Federal Trade Commission new powers to issue regulations. (more…)

The Santa Clarita Valley Congress of Republicans (SCVCR) voted March 4 to endorse Mayor Laurene Weste in her re-election bid for Santa Clarita City Council. The decision by the SCVCR Board followed a session during which five council candidates addressed the membership and participated in a question-and-answer period. Weste was the only candidate to receive the two-thirds vote required for endorsement by the SCVCR’s bylaws. (more…)

The following is a roundup of political activity going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available.

IN THE HOUSE

• The House is not in session.
• House ethics committee confirms probe of allegations against Massa  -  The House ethics committee confirmed Thursday evening that it is investigating Rep. Eric Massa, a freshman Democrat from New York who announced his retirement from Congress a day earlier. (Wash Post)

IN THE SENATE

• The Senate is not in session.
• Senate reins in finance reform, works on compromise  -  The Senate is scaling back President Obama’s plans to reform the financial system, enraging critics who wanted to see the government do a better job protecting consumers and preventing banks from growing too big to fail. (USA Today)

OTHER NEWS

• House Adopts $15 Billion Plan to Spur Job Creation  -  The House on Thursday approved a $15 billion measure intended to spur job creation by granting tax breaks to businesses that hire workers, as Democrats, bracing for new jobless figures, tried to show that Congress was doing something about stubborn unemployment. (NY Times)
• Obama looking to give new life to immigration reform  -  Despite steep odds, the White House has discussed prospects for reviving a major overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, a commitment that President Obama has postponed once already. (LA Times)
• Snow expected to cloud February employment report  -  The government’s closely watched monthly employment report will be unusually hard to read this time. (AP)
• Education Finalists Picked  -  The Obama administration picked 15 states and the District of Columbia as finalists in a heated competition for extra federal education funds to shake up underperforming schools. (WSJ)
• Obama signs new law to help promote U.S. tourism  -  President Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act into law Thursday, which aims to reinvigorate the tourism industry but will require many international visitors to pay a fee to enter the U.S. (USA Today)
• Democrats mired in swamp they vowed to drain  -  A rash of ethics lapses has given Democrats an election-year headache: how to convince skeptical voters that they’re any cleaner than Republicans they accused of fostering a “culture of corruption” in 2006. (AP)

FEDERAL GRANT OF THE DAY

• NEA Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth, FY 2011- The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education by inspiring all young Americans through rich arts experiences. A high quality education in the arts opens a critical gateway to a lifetime of appreciation and engagement. For two reasons, learning in the arts is an indispensable part of American education: 1) children celebrate and participate in their cultural inheritance, and 2) academic and social maturity follow directly from arts education experiences. The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. For a list of eligible applicants and more information, see NEA. Application deadline: June 10, 2010

TODAY IN HISTORY

• March 5, 1982- On this day, comedian John Belushi died of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at age 33.

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U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and fifteen of his Republican colleagues on the committee today introduced legislation that would block the Administration from using U.S. military installations as venues to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or his 9/11 co-conspirators in civilian courts. (more…)

The following is a roundup of political activity going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available. (more…)

(From the FT.com) Democratic lawmakers have launched a probe into one of the most controversial practices of US health insurance companies – the denial of coverage to individuals with preexisting conditions – as part of an endgame push to bolster their case for insurance reform. (more…)

The following is a roundup of political activity going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available. (more…)

Thanks to the blue votes of California and Michigan in the 2008 presidential election, not only did Barack Obama become president but he claimed to have earned a mandate. True to the patterns of other so-called mandates in recent presidential- election years – excluding the true mandates of truly strong Presidents Eisenhower and Reagan – this past year has been mostly wasted in partisan kitsch. (more…)