- UPS Delivers Some Honors: “I’m just a regular guy. I’m a little overwhelmed. It’s nice that the company would do all of this for me.” Local UPS driver Pete White was honored by the company for 25 years of safe driving. KHTS
- Troubled Over Nuts and Bolts: TimBen Boydston was the lone "no" vote Tuesday night on the Soledad Corridor plan, saying he has concerns with the "nuts and bolts" of the plan, though supporting the overall vision. The Signal
- The Good News About Bad News: Homicides in L.A. County are at their lowest level since 1970. The county saw 149 homicides in 2014, a far cry from 1992's high-water mark of 424. Daily News
- Residents Pining for Tree Removal: Apparently things have not been going smoothly with Waste Management's Christmas tree pickup, with some residents reporting their discarded trees are still sitting curbside. The Signal
- Dropping Numbers: The Hart district has seen a notable drop in suspensions, with a 2.2 percent suspension rate for the 2013/14 school year, versus 5.7 percent the prior year. SCVNews
- Play By Play: "The mayor explained, 'I don't like landfills. I think landfills need to go away.' She wished there were other viable options, but since there aren't, she concluded it's just an unfortunate situation without a clear solution." I Heart returns with a council meeting wrapup and, oh yeah, why is the city that fought so hard to defeat Elsmere Canyon's journey toward being a garbage dump not fighting as hard the likely inevitable expansion of Chiquita Canyon landfill? I Heart SCV
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
