- A 14 year old girl was assaulted by an unknown man while walking toward Central Park on Saturday night. Deputies say the girl was pushed up against a tree and the man tried to kiss her, but he fled when someone approached. They’re asking for the public’s help in finding the man SIGNAL, KHTS
- Last night, some 200 inmates were involved in what’s being described alternately as a “fight,” a “fracas,” or a “riot.” The LA Times has the best report and says the fighting was between two groups of inmates. Two men were injured and sent to the hospital. No one escaped, but the LASD called in the CHP to help restore order LA TIMES, AP
- LASD Internal Affairs officials are investigating a Deputy involved shooting that took place on Chiquella Lane in Stevenson Ranch Friday. The Deputy wasn’t injured and the suspect, presumably the person he was shooting at, is only listed as “outstanding.” Strange story WRB
- So we all know that tomorrow the City Council will tackle the library takeover proposal, but what else is on the Council Agenda? Quite a bit: There’s a Tesoro annexation item, Council member nominations for several panels and committees and, interestingly, a new business item that notes a “proliferation of retail automobile and light trucks sales businesses throughout the City, including areas outside the Vehicle Services Overlay Zone.” Staff proposes a 45 day “moratorium on the issuance of any new permit, license, approval, or entitlement pertaining to the retail sale of new or used automobiles and light trucks anywhere in the City” while it studies the issue. The agenda item notes that the moratorium and new ordinance will help protect “the city’s commercial retail trade.” AGENDA
- Councilwoman Laurie Ender will call into SCV-Family’s internet radio show today to discuss the City’s library proposal. Jackie, (fellow under 40er High Five!) has a good summary of the issues SCV-FAMILY
- I get the feeling that as The Signal’s Jim Holt started out as a skeptic on the chloride matter and now, after reporting on it for over a month, sees the need for us to build a $210 million reverse osmosis plant. His latest story is a good one: it’s not farmers vs urban dwellers or the salinity of the State Water Project water, it’s the drought that’s the problem SIGNAL
- The unemployment rate in Santa Clarita hit an all time high of 8.3% in July this year, according to the City’s Jason Crawford. There are a total of 7,300 people out of work in the SCV SIGNAL
- Speaking of jobs, copper wire theft can pay well and offers you a chance to work outdoors, but has some occupational risk as one 40 year old Tujunga man found out Saturday morning. Deputies say he climbed up a 35 foot tall power pole, “hoisted a cordless saw up the pole with a string,” and attempted to cut some copper wire away. He was shocked, fell to the ground and required surgery. Deputies arrested a man that was with him as well. SIGNAL
- Castaic residents who are fighting the Romero Canyon site for Castaic High school are being “selfish” according to a woman who sits on the Castaic Town Council. Most of the community supports the school being built at the Romero site SIGNAL
- Last week a big rig carrying cars flipped on I-5 near the Newhall Pass. So what is it this week? A big rig flips over carrying carrots in the Grapevine Sunday afternoon, sparking a blaze. LA TIMES. And in a related note, The Signal writes a piece about the trucking life and Castaic’s continuing role as a truck stop hot spot SIGNAL
- Short sales and economic uncertainty are making for many empty homes in the SCV a local realtor tells the SIGNAL
- Steve Lunetta on the NYC mosque two blocks from Ground Zero. For a balanced diet of opinion, read Frank Rich’s Sunday column in the NYT
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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