I have had this mindset that truth prevails, and I believe truth will always win, eventually, not always at first, but it will always win. The Bible calls the truth “light” and light always drives out darkness. It seems in today’s society truth is a fleeting 140-character-or-less thing. Mainstream...

[News Release] – Valencia Water Company customers will soon receive a “personal drought report” that specifies exactly how much water they need to save this year to meet Governor Brown’s call to save 20 percent during the state’s unprecedented drought. The drought report, utilizing a computer...

Andrew G. Fried You would think that a big push to develop a massive gravel mine would at least be backed up by one significant factor: The need for one. As we’ve written previously, the proposed 56-million-ton CEMEX mine, just outside the City of Santa Clarita, would cause significant and irreversible...

[KHTS] – The opposition to a Santa Clarita–Metro deal to bring three large, two-sided electronic billboards next to Interstate 5 and Highway 14 and take down 118 smaller ones throughout the city handed over more than 11,000 signatures to the city Monday, officials said. A Facebook...

[News Release] – Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Leadercast® at Real Life Church in Valencia on May 9, starting at 8 a.m. The Leadercast event is broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, Ga. to hundreds of sites around the world, including...

[Arcadia Publishing] – Displaying more than 150 images of the Santa Clarita Valley’s past and present is the next addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Then & Now series, The Santa Clarita Valley. This new pictorial history is by local authors Dr. Alan Pollack, Kim Stephens and E.J....

[News Release] – Senate Bill 1264 would provide loan forgiveness to help recruit college graduates into the teaching profession and encourage experienced teachers to seek master’s degrees, National Board Certification or additional credentials. Loan forgiveness would be directed to areas with...

[KHTS] – Nine separate gardens were showcased free-of-charge throughout Santa Clarita Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm, for the 8th annual Memorial Garden Tour to benefit the Cole William Larsen Foundation. This non-profit organization was created by Christi Larsen following the the death of her son,...

Perchlorethylene, aka Tetrachlorethylene or “Perc” as it is also known, is produced in large quantities in the U.S. This is a compound that does not occur naturally, but must be manufactured. Dry cleaners are the largest consumer of this product because it dissolves wax and grease. Textile mills...

Some of us remember the days when we had so many billboards in our valley that we were concerned for our safety during high winds because they might fall over on the roads. Large wood structures that were also prone to fires. If there is any road side signage that I really miss, it has to be the Burma...