- Hitting the Reset Button: After public outcry, Sanitation District officials are going back to the drawing board in the search for a deep well site for chloride cleanup. KHTS
- Big News for the Hart District: Veteran sportscaster Dave Caldwell, of SCVTV, is heading to the Hart district as its spokesman, after Gail Pinsker resigned late last year. A big loss for our local TV station, but certainly a huge gain for the district. SCVNews
- Hiking Into History: It was in the wee hours of this day in 1928 when the St. Francis Dam burst, sending a deadly flood into the SCV that killed hundreds. Luke Money took a hike to the dam site with local uber-hiker and guardian of the trails Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel. The Signal
- A Relatively Unknown Disaster: "431 people died in one evening and they’ve never been properly memorialized. If we could bring the equivalent of a national park to the back yard of the Santa Clarita Valley—that might finally put us on the map." Is it politics or ambivalence that have kept the dam disaster and its victims from being properly memorialized? CityLab
- For More Dam Knowledge: Get lost in a flood of information about the St. Francis Dam disaster. SCVHistory
- Hitting the Wall: "You have that dream to go at that pace, but your body can’t move. You’re doing everything in your power, but the body just shuts down." With the L.A. Marathon coming this weekend, how do runners survive 26.2 miles? Daily News
- Postal Service Eyeing Newhall Locations: The U.S. Postal Service is eyeing four possible locations for a Newhall branch, after the longtime location closed last year and has been located in the interim in Stevenson Ranch. The Signal
- Testing the Core: “Bottom line, we need more time to learn from the new testing platform and to continue to work with our students, parents, administrators and teachers as we transition to a new accountability system." Much like the points on Who's Line Is It Anyway?, Common Core test results won't count yet toward state API scores. Daily News
- Even I Knew It Was Eli Whitney: Think employers ask some off-the-wall questions in job interviews? Take a look at Thomas Edison's employment quiz. Gizmodo
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
