- KHTS names driver in fatal 4th of July crash that killed Matilde Garnica. Also, the Sheriff’s report names the driver “at fault” for the crash KHTS
- David Galvan, the 23 year old former City Council candidate who likes to play dress up as a cop and stop unsuspecting motorists, is just misunderstood and a little confused, according to his defense attorney. The lawyer even busted out this line during the trial: “To be honest, I have a pair of handcuffs.They’re always good for the girlfriend.” SIGNAL
- Over the next few years, the Los Angeles County Fire Department will open five new fire stations, most of which will be located in Golden Valley and Canyon Country according to KHTS
- Score one for apathy: We are about 28,000 forms short of officially fighting the chloride tax, says Johnathan Randles at the Signal. We have until next Tuesday to get them all in. SIGNAL
- Three schools in the SCV actually get tagged as “low-achieving” due to their API scores, which triggers rules that allow parents to withdraw their children from their home schools SIGNAL
- Los Angeles County Librarian (actually, THE County librarian) Margaret Donnellan Todd weighed in with her thoughts on the City’s proposal to takeover local libraries. Suffice it to say she doesn’t agree with the city’s assumptions and says the city won’t be able to offer the same level of service (despite the proposed increase in hours) COMMENTS
- Then again, the City is right that the County Library system is cutting hours LA TIMES
- Sounds like fun: Stevenson Ranch family travels 7,500 miles throughout country in RV to see all the landmarks of American history they can SIGNAL
- This is kind of a cool story: An amateur backyard astronomer from Santa Clarita named R.E. Jones discovered a 2 mile wide planet in 2004. After years of watching the planet, MIT scientists have confirmed Jones’ discovery and offered him the chance to name the object. Jones chose to name it Elie Wiesel after the 1986 Nobel prizer winner and Holocaust survivor. BOSTON UNIVERSITY Check out Jones’ observatory page, he apparently lives in North Valencia. Petz we should interview this guy!
- Reminder: Michael Bolton is playing at COC PAC next month. Tix are $55-85, which might be a bargain if your a big Bolton fan SIGNAL
- KFI radio personality Tim Conway coming to Valencia Jazz and Blues concert series AWESOMETOWN
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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