- Awful: a 20 year old Goodwill store employee shot himself in the head after handling a miniature handgun on Monday. Deputies don’t know if it was intentional or not, but an employee of the store things the gun was donated. The man is in serious condition. SIGNAL
- The state has released API scores for Santa Clarita schools. The Newhall School District scored higher than all other elementary school Districts and the Hart District posted respectable scores as well, though some of the District’s several charter schools scored poorly. SIGNAL, KHTS
- Dave Bossert predicts the City won’t be able to collect on the 1997 library tax passed by voters in LA County and says the City will then have to conduct an election for a new tax. Oh, and he also says we can’t trust the Signal to be unbiased when it comes to City matters: “The Beacon obtained documentation which references City funds that have been spent on advertising in Signal publications in the last year. These City expenditures total in excess of $150,000, from September 2009 through August 2010.No surprise as to why the local paper isn’t going to investigate or report on anything that could cast the City in a negative light; they don’t want to bite the hand that feeds them and so the public gets screwed over!” WRB
- Worst anti-annexation slogan ever: Tesoro Del Valle HOA doesn’t want to engage in “premature annexation” to the City of Santa Clarita. I’m sorry, I can’t stop the school boy giggles. SIGNAL
- Four would-be burglars get a nasty surprise when they try to burgle a house in West Creek: the woman who lived at the home stepped in on them and then called for help. Two off duty cops responded (one LAPD and one LASD) and arrested two of the suspects; the LASD picked up the other two burglars later. The late afternoon burglary prompted a lockdown at West Creek Academy. SIGNAL
- The SCV Economic Development Corporation, the private group funded by $200,000 of your dollars, has approved a two year strategy plan. This comes a few months after the group hired a new executive director for Arizona; among other things the SCVEDC wants to “enhance the quality of life in the SCV,” “build a regional GIS-enabled buildings and sites database to market key properties,” and “educate the public about the impact of shopping locally.” SIGNAL
- State of City luncheon to be held on October 14 at Hyatt Regency in Valencia CITY BRIEFS
- Tony Bell, Supervisor Antonovich’s assistant (and a Deputy Supervisor in his own right) appeared on Fox 11 news last night to debate illegal immigration with an SEIU union organizer. Bell made all the standard arguments against illegal immigration but stated, surprisingly, that the country needs comprehensive immigration reform and a guest worker program. He’s the last sane Republican when it comes to immigration. FOX 11
- You might soon see letter grades for food safety on the thousands of popular food trucks throughout Los Angeles County LA TIMES
- Dr. Gene Dorio takes you through the byzantine structure of Henry Mayo Hospital WRB
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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