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1958 - Juvenile probation Camp Joseph Scott opens at site of former New Era School in Bouquet Canyon [story]
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1958 - Juvenile probation Camp Joseph Scott opens at site of former New Era School in Bouquet Canyon [story]
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1920 - Warrant issued for actor Tom Mix to appear in Newhall Judge J.F. Powell's courtroom on reckless driving charge [story]
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The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District is seeking to raise rates to pay for the additional operations and maintenance costs of the new state-mandated Advanced Water Treatment Facility in Valencia and aging infrastructure improvements. The third Informational Meeting about the proposed increases is set for Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m. at Sulphur Springs Community School, 16628 Lost Canyon Road, Canyon Country, CA 91387.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Media Collaborative invites the public as well as local creatives, media industry professionals, students, parents, teachers and others to celebrate the next generation of media makers participating in the inaugural NextGen MediaMakers Festival on Saturday, May 18 from 2-5 p.m. at the Canyon Country Community Center.
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The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at 6 p.m. Prior to the public session the council will meet in closed session for a special meeting at 5:15 p.m. The council will meet at City Hall, City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
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The 6 cent tax cut will be short-lived, because the oil corporations will come up with a phony excuse to increase the price of a gallon of gasoline by 6 cents.
Nothing is for sure but death and taxes. However, taxes and death are not that different anymore. Death occurs to an individual but has an impact on others who are not dead. Well taxes are the same way. Taxes are being collected and used in other ways than they were intended. Funding public transportation with the funds based on property tax does nothing but dilute the ability to provide for the common good of those tax payer by providing benefits to those who are not property owners. This is just as bad as people who pay a gas tax and expect they will receive benefits. Those with NGV, electric, or soon Hydrogen vehicles don’t pay their fair share. Those who have hybrids don’t pay their fair share either. What about all the bike riders who use the roads, or skateboarders, or pedestrians. We need a new paradigm that shifts the responsibility from the gasoline and diesel fuel purchasers to a general tax that is fair for everyone. The fact that we are using a revenue system that is nearly one hundred years old while legislature is allowing these gaps is irresponsible legislation. Fix the problem, and stop blaming others for a problem that is controllable.
AZ has some of the nicer freeways/roads. Can always tell when cross into or out of Ca just by the road. It’s sad being such a vacation state that we have such bad roads.
I was in Spain and France 2 years ago and road a
bus in and around both countries. What did I notice? The ROADS were Pristine – Smooth, no pot
holes and wide. The Food Courts on the highways
were modern and clean and had all kinds of merchandise and a good restaurant, snacks, and of
course souvenirs. But the Roads are what really
impressed me and the absolute Cleanliness of ALL
of them: no trash, no pot-holes, and smooth!
I don’t know how they “afforded” this, but people didn’t throw food and trash out their car
windows, and the food courts were spotless. People’s actions have a lot to do with this, but
the governments must have to do with road conditions! Someone said to me, “Well, WE paid
for that after the War!” Come on! SEVENTY plus
years ago?! People – take care of what they value and pay for!