- Santa Clarita veteran who served on the mighty USS Iowa battleship in the 1950s visits San Pedro to welcome the 45,000 ton retired warship to its final destination in San Pedro. Iowa (nicknamed "The Big Stick") will become a public museum in July DAILY NEWS, PATCH
- Local metal sculptors create awesome 15 foot tall directional sculpture that points to many historical places in the SCV. SCVNews has some great pictures of the structure, which has been installed in front of the re-built Iron Horse Trailhead near the railroad bridge on Magic Mountain Parkway. This could quite possibly be the greatest SCV public artwork in townSCVNEWS
- Graduation week is always a slow news week. Golden Valley High, it's your turnSIGNAL
- Golden Valley & COC receive a $1.25 million grant that will "help disadvantaged students prepare for college and careers." SIGNAL
- Big swaths of national forest land near the SCV are under review and residents are invited to an Acton ranger station to hear more about the options today. SIGNAL
- Giant novelty scissors were unleashed yesterday on oversized ribbons at Fire Stations 128 and 132, the SCV's two newest stations, both of which are serving Canyon Country. Good pics and story at KHTS
- Proprietor of Daves Meat's in Newhall closing up shop after 27 years in business. Dave says he's recommending distraught fans to go to Bob Country Meats in Canyon Country insteadKHTS
- Carbon dioxide levels have almost reached 400 parts per million in the Arctic ocean, scientists say. We blew past the "safe" level of 350 parts per million a few years ago SIGNAL
- Think Progress compares how much money Buck McKeon receives from Defense-related PACs and Individuals with how much he receives from other industries (hint: it's a lot more) THINK PROGRESS
- "Music 'n the Park" event coming to Hart Park this summer with monthly shows starting in June and concluding in September. No word on who's playing SIGNAL
- Two LTEs concerning Councilman Boydston's pay, with the first saying that it's probably about the money and the second saying it's not. Why should I care? I mean Boydston researched the City's in-lieu compensation before he ran for office, right? I usually consider pay and salary before changing jobs, don't you?
- Never going to happen: Lynne Plambeck wonders why the CIty of Santa Clarita won't get on board with LA County, LA City and numerous other cities in California and ban plastic bags already SIGNAL
- Wow, on this date in 1982, the first sushi restaurant opened in the SCV. What's your favorite Sushi place in town? TIME RANGER
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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