- Say Goodbye to Red Light Cameras: With a 3-2 vote (Weste and McLean voting no) the SClarita City Council decided last night to finally get rid of red light cameras in the city when the current contract expires at the end of the month. The Signal
- Charter Report Draws Rebuke: “There is no proactive system to monitor for fraud, waste and abuse. California set up a system that prosecutes fraud rather than prevents it.” A report calling for more oversight of charter schools has drawn rebuke from the state's charter school association. LA Times
- Ski Season Comes to an End: "It’s really tough to be in the ski industry these last couple of years. It’s the worst possible thing for us and we would much rather be open until April.” Though some resorts took full advantage of what snow did fall this winter, ski season is coming to an early end. Daily News
- Supes Put the Brakes on Cell Towers: After outcry residents, the county Board of Supervisors voted to slow construction on a series of cell towers intended to help emergency responders. The Signal
- Wilk's Got Questions: "My constituents have questions about the implications DWI might have on real estate values, earthquake insurance, and the incidence of seismic activity generally." Assemblyman Scott Wilk sent a letter to state officials, raising questions about the impact of deep injection wells in the SCV. KHTS
- Searching for Her Daughter: An Indiana woman believes her runaway teen daughter is living in the SCV, and is seeking the community's help in finding her. KHTS
- Getting Ready to Stock the Shelves: "Haggen talks about themselves as more upscale than what Safeway used to be. But are these neighborhoods searching for more upscale?" A bit more on Pacific Northwest grocer Haggen's move into the Southland, with one slated to open in the Valencia Pavilions location. LA Times
- Passing on the Offer: "I’m not comfortable with somebody looking over my shoulder and having to report my time in six-minute segments with billable hours.” Not new, but an interesting tidbit on how former Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon passed on joining one of the largest grossing law firms. Legal Times
- Deciphering the Code: Some three-letter airport codes are more obvious than others, but here's an interesting bit of trivia behind how major airports got their distinctive codes. Slate
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
