- The first of several meetings was held last night on the proposed sanitation rate hike due to excess chloride in the Santa Clara River. SCV residents brought up the fact that water from California’s State Water Project, delivered to the SCV through Castaic lake, is already high in chloride but the Sanitation man said ““The bottom line is that we have to meet the compliance,” of 117 mg of chloride per liter SIGNAL
- Two years after it was enacted, the prohibition on use of cell phones while driving “remains one of the most ignored in the state” according to the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS. The CHP says that talking on the cell while driving “has become the leading factor contributing to crashes blamed on inattentive drivers.” The state has issued 500,000 tickets since the law went into effect in 2008 MERC NEWS
- LA County moves to ban marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated parts of the County after LA City shut down dozens of them last month SIGNAL
- Fiscal year 2010-2011 starts today in the State of California and we’re $19.1 billion in the hole. Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan to eliminate CalWorks and day care programs for low-income children faces opposition as do Democrat’s plans to levy taxes on oil producers LA TIMES
- Excellent editorial on the state budget and our worthless lawmakers in this election year at the SAC BEE
- For months Congressman Buck McKeon has said the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy should be studied closely by the Pentagon and efforts should be made to survey military members about it. But in a letter to a constituent just yesterday, McKeon tells a local resident that “I support the present policy barring the open admission of homosexual conduct and believe it should be maintained.” No real surprise here though the letter differs in tone from his public pronouncements READ THE LETTER
- I can barely stand to read Jim Holt’s continuing coverage of this murder trial SIGNAL
- Pardee Homes donates 254 acres of open space to City of Santa Clarita WRB
- Gorman businesses and residents have no potable water at the moment. The problem is with a well in the area that’s been contaminated with something. The well’s pump has been repaired however, and water is expected to flow again soon KHTS
- The Grand Marshall of the 4th of July parade this year will be….William S. Hart “in the person of Bill West” according to SCV Parade.com, which notes that it’s been a big year for the silent movie star and SCV benefactor. Also check out the line up of parade entries for this year
- City Briefs shows you what the Newhall 4th of July Parade used to look like, Confederate flags and all CITY BRIEFS
- SCV Historical Society to hold “Newhallywood : The History of Film/TV in SCV” class each week KHTS
- Think your commute is bad? Check out INFRASTRUCTURIST’S list of the worst commutes in the world
- Wisconsin woman writing about bicycle vacation from LA to Wisconsin for a paper there. She made her way to Newhall from Simi Valley this week and stumbled upon Way Station Coffee Shop, a “perfect stop with the ambiance of an old-time truck stop.” Then a nice SCV couple gave her a ride all the way to Bishop. The SCV seems to get a lot of bike and hike adventurer traffic thanks to our proximity to LA and the Pacific Coast Trail north of here. SOME WISCONSIN PAPER
- APB put out for missing talking Sand Canyon parrot that occasionally beeps like a microwave oven. KHTS
- Exciting day for Newhallians: We have a new coffee shop (called The Coffee Shop) opening today at the old west shopping center at Apple & Lyons. The shop offers beans roasted here in the SCV as well as sandwiches and soups. And Round Table Pizza in the old Pasta Grille space is now opened, serving the best chain pizza in my opinion
- Happy Birthday to Ygnacio Del Valle, the Mexican land baron who owned much of the SCV long before the local Minutemen came to town. That and more interesting stuff as usual in John Boston’s TIME RANGER
- Former Council Candidate Henry Shultz doesn’t like the new $1,000 campaign contribution cap SIGNAL LTE
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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