With this heat the AC is really eating up my electricity even with both upstairs and downstairs thermostats set to 79!! This summer is killing my bill! And I have solar! Panels can’t keep up
I wasn’t sure if this is post worthy but I was at Bouquet Canyon Park today and saw more black widow spiders than I can count in webs under all the benches. I’m from Maryland and very rarely saw black widows, maybe they’re more common in SoCal but yeah be careful where you sit!!
Hi, I have 3 kids who are active, they 10-13 years old.
I'm looking for advice or suggestions for placing around the area.
A family friend purchased them senders one near LAX passes for the year but we can only go on the weekends. We are looking for other local events near by.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Edit: thanks for all of the suggestions!
We are going to try pole vaulting and they try the other Track clubs
Thank You to generatordave, bloodofkerenza and OldArmadillo2229 for the track and field club names.
https://vaultoff.weebly.com/
runstorm.org
https://www.flyingphoenixtrack.com/
hi there! im wondering where i could get a good, fair priced car detailing service in santa clarita. my car is in need of an interior and exterior deep clean. id rather not just pick a random place off google and hear from the community first!
Hi guys I found a random dog wandering around on my street and got it contained on a leash. Does anyone know whose dog this is? It’s been with me for about an hour now.
For real, do we need that many? I feel like at least a few of these have to have been inspired by Walter White and are just 🧼💰.
I know I sound like a conspiracy theorist, but Jesus.
Looking for a good dog groomer in scv. I have a senior Maltese that gets a bit nervous. Anyone have a good recommendation?
Someone shot out the glass on our travel trailer (yup, actually shot it out… we found the bullet inside the trailer!). We’ve got a camping trip at the end of this week… so I need to get it replaced ASAP.
Camping World can’t get a new one for 2-4 weeks and they suggested I find a glass shop that can make something.
Any apartment recommendations in Santa Clarita (preferably Canyon Country or near the 14 freeway for my work commute)? I’ve been living in the Oaks Apartments for almost 3 years now and they have a roach problem. I’m tired of it and need a new place so please let me know if there’s any safe apartment complex with washer and dryer included (and WITHOUT ROACHES) 💀
Need a new mattress and really don’t want to make a whole trip into LA for one.
Trying to keep the mattress shopping in Santa Clarita if possible. The current one is old enough that I honestly have no idea what kind of mattress I even like anymore lol.
Would be nice to find a place with delivery, helpful staff and a few different styles to actually try.
Any good mattress store Santa Clarita recs?
Open on the weekends, good hours, can actually turn around items when they say they will? Tide is terrible.
Does anyone have a optometry office they recommend? I’m looking for someone that respects your appointment time, is knowledgeable, clean, and has a good variety of glasses to choose from. Thanks in advance!
Edit: thanks for all of the recommendations so far! I really appreciate it and will definitely be taking a closer look at the recs. I have VSP, so hopefully some of these offices will accept. I haven’t had great experiences so far, so it’s great to see some highly recommended spots!
Hello everyone, been a while. I posted the original information about an audit at COC about a potential $12 million embezzlement scandal by the former president, Dr. Dianne van Hook.
It seems that yesterday, the Distract Attorney of Los Angeles released a statement that said, according to the Signal, "lacked the evidence to win a criminal case. " I've tried to find the source from the DA, but have yet to find it.
If you've been following this, this is extremely disappointing. It's mentioned in the article, but the original auditors, the F3 Law Group, found their findings "nothing short of egregious".
To quote myself from the original post (where you can find the video where the Law Group goes over these), these are some of the findings,
"Though no names were given, the legal team said they found ‘repeat offenders’ across nearly 800 Facilities contracts. These were College personnel, outside contractors, constructions companies, and consultants. Contracts were also repeatedly given to the same person under different company names, which is illegal.
Broken Public Contract code violations, broken Educational Code violations, broken State violations, etc. across the board. Best practices were not followed.
Overpayment of bills. Though not impossible, this process must involve a paper trail and Board approval. This was never done across several Facilities contracts which were paid in excess of their contract agreement
Several contractors did not have proper legal licenses of various types on projects. One contractor (employed multiple times over 20 years) had their license revoked for the majority of that time. These are easy to check and were seemingly never done.
Rampant bid splitting. Govt law states that a project over a certain dollar amount MUST be made available to the public for different companies to try and bid for to find the best candidate. Instead, College projects were divided up piecemeal in order to bypass this law and instead award contracts to chosen candidates and not to the public. An example they gave was a Cafeteria Project where several items required the same work (i.e. installing ovens, flooring, tables, etc.) but were split into different items with different dollar amounts to make them seem like different projects.
Lack of consistency to Consultant firms. Overpaid often, no reason given and well above market price. Over 15-20 years, around $4 million dollars over several contracts given to one consultant with no work found to support the payment.
Inspection Contracts with a total lack of transparency. No competitive process. Inconsistency across the board. Lump sum contracts paid in full at time of service, which is irregular. No back up invoicing to back up prices. Minimal to no proof of work done despite $4+ million paid.
Highly irregular projects that Facilities staff should have done instead of outside companies. This was billed several times and all are not industry standard. All of these projects were billed to the same Contractor. This includes, but is not limited to: Gum Removal: $4k - 5k per project. Sand box cleaning $3.5k. Pine needle removal $3k. Hang banners $6-7k. Bench Relocation (No price given)."
I'm not a lawyer, so I can't comment on any legality. But it's extremely disappointing to see this just....be let go. Hopefully the audit itself can be released one day and be made public.
i was wondering if there are any free or low cost private spaces i could go to once a week for online therapy sessions? its something i need a lot but have been avoiding because if i do in person its expensive, online is covered but i need a private place i can feel safe to do so in cause i share a home with like 8 other people 😞 my first thought was study rooms like at a library but most of them are 2+ people only, is there anything similar thatd work for my needs that anyone knows of? 🙏
My 18yr old doggo possibly needs x-rays and I can’t afford an 85$ office visit!
Are there any vets with $50 office fees?