GO TO SESSION, GET MILK.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Got mayor? Hoping to bribe BRIBE, crim. law. The gift or promise, which is accepted, of some advantage, as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal emolument, as a consideration, for preferring one person to another, in the performance of a legal act. , uh, encourage residents to attend a series of town hall meetings that will bring City Hall to each of Santa Clarita's four communities, Mayor Cameron Smyth Cameron Smyth is a Republican who has represented Califoria's 38th Assembly district since December of 2006. He succeeded Keith Richman who was term limited. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Assemblyman Smyth served on the Santa Clarita City Council, where he is offering an all-you-can-eat buffet of homemade cookies and milk. Spoofing (1) Faking the sending address of a transmission in order to gain illegal entry into a secure system. See e-mail spoofing. (2) Creating fake responses or signals in order to keep a session active and prevent timeouts. the popular ``Got milk?'' ads, Santa Clarita asks ``Got mayor?'' over a picture of a smiling Smyth offering a big, half-eaten cookie and a glass of cold milk in return for tips on what Santa Clarita can do better. ``We're having fun with it, but the underlying message is serious,'' Smyth said Monday. ``We want to hear what our residents have to say in an informal setting. That's an important part of good governance The terms governance and good governance are increasingly being used in development literature. Governance describes the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). .'' The ads will be displayed at bus shelters and city facilities throughout Santa Clarita. ``I think the issues of growth and development are important across the board,'' Smyth said. ``But each community is unique, with its own issues.'' Several years ago, the city held quarterly town hall meetings but ultimately stopped them because of low attendance, said city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz. ``We think the cookies will make all the difference,'' Ortiz said. |
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