- Suing for the Right to Die: "The most likely way that I’m going to die with the lung cancer is that my left lung will fill with fluid, I’ll start drowning in my own fluid,” A Santa Clarita Valley is one of three people suing the state for the right to die. KTLA
- Detectives Reportedly Talk to Shooting Witnesses: Sheriff's detectives have reportedly interviewed two witnesses to the Canyon Country shooting that left one person dead, with the suspect on the loose. The Signal
- Supes OK Big-Rig Limits: The county Board of Supervisors approved restrictions on trucks traveling on San Canyon Road between Sierra Highway and Santa Clarita city limits. KHTS
- More Supes for You?: A California legislator is proposing that large counties — such as Los Angeles — have more elected supervisors. While we currently have five for L.A. County, his proposal would increase it to seven. The Signal
- The Resident Rocket Pusher: "Though former House members are banned by law from lobbying their old colleagues and congressional staff for a year after leaving office, they’re not prohibited from playing the field." As a consultant, retired Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon's first defense client is former contributor Aerojet Rocketdyne. Foreign Policy
- Looking for Ways to Save: The SCV Water Committee is looking for new ways to conserve water here in Awesometown. SCVNews
- Cautiously Optimistic: “The federal government produces 75,000 new pages of regulations every year. It’s virtually impossible for a business to operate without violating something. And the government never takes these regulations away. They just keep expanding them.” Business owners in L.A. county are cautiously optimistic about the market, but particularly concerned about ever-increasing regulations. Daily News
- 15 By 20: The L.A. City Council approved a plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2020. LA Times
- There's Money in Cancer: Four nonprofit organizations stand accused of ripping people off to the tune of $187 million. LA Times
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
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