- Castaic Moves Closer to District Election Changes: The Castaic Union School District board voted this week to start the process of moving to a trustee area-based election system in 2017. The Signal
- Crash That Killed SCV Student Still Under Investigation: Nine months after 17-year-old Jennifer Stift was struck and killed while jogging, the case is still under investigation, though investigators have continued to say that neither speed or drugs/alcohol appeared to be a factor. KHTS
- Sanitation District Make a Salty Decision: The Sanitation District board approved a plan to truck brine from water treatment out of the SCV as a method of chloride compliance. The plan is expected to cost aboyt $130 million. KHTS
- What the Day is About: "It’s not Veteran’s Day. It’s not military appreciation day. Don’t thank me for my service. Please don’t thank me for my service. It’s take the time to pay homage to the men and women who died while wearing the cloth of this nation you’re so freely enjoying today, day." WaPo
- Memorial Day in the SCV: Eternal Valley will host its annual Memorial Day commemoration Monday. The Signal
- Homeless Cleanup Continues: The city's "river wash cleanup" team continues to work with sheriff's deputies to break up homeless encampments in the SCV. The Signal
- SoCal on the Rebound: "The population growth that we see here and the fact that it’s accompanying the job and other economic growth that we’re seeing here in Southern California is telling us Southern California and the Inland Empire are all very much back in terms of their economies." Updated census data for the Southland points to recovery, economists say. Daily News
- Suspects Sought After Skate Park Thrashing: Deputies are searching for suspects after a lost 30-year-old man was the victim of a bad skateboard beating that left his jaw shattered this week. KTLA NBC
- Where Not To Go: From Yosemite to the Cajon Pass, there a few areas of which you may want to steer clear this holiday weekend. LA Times
- Checkpoint Tonight: Not only is this a maximum enforcement weekend for law enforcement (please do everyone a favor and have a designated driver if you choose to imbibe), there's also a CHP checkpoint tonight. SCVNews
- The Trolley Returns: Fancy a bit of San Francisco flavor in Awesometown? Well grab a Speakeasy bread bowl full o' chowder, because the city's trolley service returns for the summer. City Briefs
- Threats to the California Dream: "Californians appear to have accurately assessed the problem. But when it comes to the solution, they seem to put short-term gratification over long-term, sustainable results." Carson Bruno opines of affordable housing and the California dream. Fox & Hounds
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
