- New Faces for Castaic: Two incumbents were unseated in Saturday's election for the Castaic Area Town Council. KHTS The Signal
- Chiquita Still Eyeing Expansion: The proposed plan to massively expand Chiquita Canyon Landfill could go beforethe county Board of Supervisors in the spring. In case you forgot which landfill, it's the one that only receives about 20 percent of its trash from the SCV. KHTS
- Clearing Out the Greens: It looks as though the city is getting closer to demolishing the Valencia building once home to The Greens. The property was eyed for a hotel several years ago. The Signal
- Was Prop 47 to Blame?: That's the question The Signal asks after a homeless man was arrested, then released with a misdemeanor citation a day before allegedly trying to kidnap a local teen. And of course, since he's Hispanic, a Signal commenter naturally assumes he's an illegal immigrant. The Signal
- Increases and Decreases: Despite a 14.4 percent increase in Santa Clarita's population in 2013, the city reports an overall decrease in crime. The Signal
- Cold Pizza: As many have already noted on social media, Saugus pizza parlor Lamppost has shut its doors abruptly after about 20 years. The Signal
- Not Part of the Job Description: A 21-year-old Valencia Target employee was arrested after he was allegedly caught taking photos of a woman in the changing room. KHTS
- More Symptoms of a Flawed System: The LA Times has revamped its vacation days system. "To get any time off, a reporter or editor will have to go to a supervisor and make a case 'subject to their professional judgment and to the performance expectations of their supervisor that apply to their job.'" LA Observed
- City Makes Cutbacks: Since the summer, Santa Clarita officials report the city has cut back its water usage by 20 percent. Going by stats from 2003, the city reportedly uses about 5.4 percent of the water in town, to the tune of about 1.4 billion gallons per year. The Signal
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
