Let’s get off the subjects of politics for a while.

Let’s talk about some good news.

Home and condos are up by 12.8 percent in the San Fernando Valley, which will definitely affect the Santa Clarita Valley, which is a better valley!

Won’t that be nice that the trend is changing for the sellers’ benefit. Good news! They have waited a long time for this turnaround.

There has been a drop in foreclosures, which sank to the lowest level in six years. More good news.

Some other great news is that a pretzel bun is on the way for hamburgers. Now isn’t that a new twist for hamburger lovers. Yummy good news !

The debt relief has been "sped up to avert the imminent threat of a government default." Really good news!

"Government scientists have agreed that hundreds of chimpanzees kept for federally funded research should be retired from labs and sent to a national sanctuary." That’s really good news, too.

Now here is the best good news of all: The Dodgers have agreed with Time Warner Cable on a new television contract that will provide the team with a channel of its own, to the tune of $8 billion, starting in 2014. Now if that isn’t the most swingable deal of all!

During the day, take a seventh inning stretch to hear and read the good news.