- School districts send hundreds of layoff notices to teachers, assistant principals and counselors. Between 7 and 18% of teachers at each of the elementary districts are affected SIGNAL
- Congressman Buck McKeon has announced that he will officially seek reelection in November 2010 KHTS
- Proposed Sheriff’s Department cuts could leave Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic with “small contingent of inmates and a small skeleton staff.” SIGNAL
- But where will all the inmates go? Well, at least some will be released early if budget crisis continues, says Sheriff Lee Baca LA TIMES
- Here’s the headline the City Council incumbents will use for the next few weeks: “A Slice Short of Heaven” SIGNAL
- KHTS, SCVTV and The Signal will host two City Council candidate debates next Thursday at 6pm and 7pm in the City Council chamber. The debate will also be rebroadcast on the 13th. The public is invited to send questions in KHTS
- Ahead of the 40th Anniversary of the infamous Newhall Incident in which four CHP officers were murdered, a retired CHP officer starts searching for a memorial sign his father built for another Newhall CHP officer who died 1950. The sign once hung at the CHP’s Newhall Station but has disappeared. The SCV Historical Society is assisting in the search LA TIMES
- A report finds that no evidence that Supervisor Antonovich’s office interfered or influenced a County planner’s job, but local environmentalists are skeptical SIGNAL
- Two big Texas refineries are trying to get a measure on the fall ballot that would suspend California’s landmark climate change law, AB32. The Times says the Texas refiners are choosing to fight in California since federal cap and trade legislation appears to be dead. LA TIMES
- 94 year old woman who was sexually abused at a local elder care home by an illegal immigrant worker wins $12.5 million in lawsuit. SIGNAL
- Jerry Brown schools Meg Whitman: “The political process is about civic engagement, not autocratic executive decision-making in the corporate suite. The two have virtually nothing in common,” he says about Whitman’s emphasis on her business experience AP
- Organizers of the Santa Clarita Century bike ride on April 3 have added a 25 mile route for those who would like to ride next month. The Century now has four rides: 100 miles, 55 miles, 25 miles, and a family fun ride. Should be really cool. We’re starting at Valencia Town Center mall SCV CENTURY
- Paris Hilton is on my s*** list for driving on a Santa Monica bike lane with her car in order to save time. Do you hear me Paris? I no longer respect you nor your contributions to society STREETSBLOG
- Cam Noltemeyer on the perils of having one water agency for the entire SCV SIGNAL
- John Boston celebrates the history of SCV gunplay ahead of next month’s Cowboy Festival WRB
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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