Sept. 18, 2014 – Daily Brief — The SCV Talk Archive

It's a Forum, Not a Debate: The Canyon Country Advisory Committee hosted a meet-and-greet with Steve Knight and Tony Strickland, with a Q&A portion netting "nearly identical" answers from both. The Signal
A Big Boost: The beleaguered Acton-Agua Dulce school district received a bit of a boost, in the form of $14.4 million for a new high school. Officials broke ground on the new school in May, and would replace a temporary campus that's been in place since 1999. The Signal
Running Hog Wild in Newhall: Deputies responded to Newhall yesterday to capture a couple of real pigs who were hoofing it down side streets. KHTS
Crowdfunding for the Families: A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $13,000 for the families of teens killed when a truck went down a 200-foot embankment at Rowher Flats last week. Burbank Leader
Closing Arguments: "He had to hold her neck and a pillow over her face for three to four minutes before she died.” The prosecution and defense made their closing arguments in the case of the SCV man standing accused of murdering his girlfriend. The Signal
Step Inside Utopia: The "pioneers" of Fox's show "Utopia" are inviting the public to a fair they're hosting this weekend, at the Sand Canyon Ranch where the show has 15 people figuring out how to shape their own world. KHTS
The Bug is Back: After some repairs, the much-commented-upon butterfly sculpture is returning not to the Bouquet Canyon Road median but inside Central Park. And because people are dumb sometimes, it will be surrounded by fencing. KHTS