- Running Up Against HOAs: “Either they get in front of it or eventually it’ll be mandated. We have to get over this old mentality that we don’t want it looking like rocks and cactus.” Some homeowners trying to do their part in responding to drought by pulling out their lawns have found friction with HOAs. The Signal
- All You Need to Do is Ask: Jim Holt reports on how SCV restaurants stopped some time ago setting out water unless requested. Weird side note: He IDs every restaurant interviewed save one, which I suspect is Newhall Refinery. The Signal
- Here's to the Achievers: A senior at Academy of the Canyons is one of 1,000 students nationwide to receive a Gates Millennium Scholarship. KHTS
- Oil Industry Wastewater Greasing the Wheels of Agriculture: Concerns are being raised over recycled wastewater that oil companies are selling off to Central Valley farmers. LA Times
- Will Diners Jump for This?: A 25-year-old entrepreneur is launching an edible cricket farm in Van Nuys. Daily News
- Wanting Change: "I'm tired of being shocked. I'm tired of prayer vigils. I'm tired of sit-ins and walks." Legislators are considering an array of bills aimed at police reform. LA Times
- Pot Decisions are About the Details: “If California fails, that has the potential to change the narrative and trajectory from a situation where it seems legalization is an inevitability to one where we may see a reversal of course.” When it comes to the issue of marijuana legalization in California, it rests on a number of details. SacBee
- Panel Wants Power: "Sheriff McDonnell will not always be sheriff, and the commission should be built to work even if a less cooperative and transparent sheriff holds office." For the proposed Sheriff's Department civilian oversight committee, what's becoming clear is that people want to see subpoena power and the ability to obtain documents and be effective. Daily News
- Have You Seen Them?: Investigators are seeking public help in identifying people caught on video vandalizing the Stevenson Ranch fountain at the corner of Stevenson Ranch Parkway and Holmes Place. KHTS
- Spending Habits: Politico takes a look at how members of Congress are using (or misusing) campaign dollars for expenses. The story closes on now-former Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, who left office with about a quarter-million in campaign cash, and has paid his wife about $20,000 since Election Day "helping him close out his campaign operation." Politico
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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