- Ups and Downs: Hart district teachers won a three-year contract that includes a 4% pay raise for the 2014/15 year. Additionally, the district expects to see smaller class sizes in the coming years. The Signal
- Feeling Blue in the 25th: As two Republicans face off for the seat of longtime Congressman "Buck" McKeon this November, it turns out there's slightly more donkeys than elephants in the 25th district. The Signal
- The Cash Keeps Coming: On the road to Election Day, Gov. Jerry Brown has spent practically nothing, but has a war chest of some $23 million, with health and biotech companies among his top donors. Daily News
- Water Woes: "Water law is a billion-dollar industry in California, with water litigation lasting decades. You do not agree to give away water, to a completely ill-defined downstream user, during an epic drought, without consulting water agencies in a private meeting with staff." Maria Gutzeit on the Sanitation District's "hard work" in recent years. The Signal
- How to Keep Business Flowing: "On a hot fall day, Smith watched as a work crew smoothed the final layer of eggshell-blue plaster over a drained pool before filling the 9-foot-deep pit with 25,000 gallons of drinking water from two garden hoses." The ongoing drought continues to pose challenges for pool companies in the Southland. Daily News
- Redrawing the Map: "I wanted to know what the country might look like if we threw out all of the East’s ancient squiggles and the West’s rigid squares, and reconstituted the country as a union of states of equal population." A variety of takes on a new U.S. map. Slate
- In the Mood for Some Swing?: Of all places, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is playing at West Ranch High School this month. The Signal
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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