Val Verde has appealed to its own potential King George, and his majesty has replied with … silence. Justice, always pictured blindfolded while holding balanced scales, is never shown using fingers to plug her ears in order to block out the pleas from the governed. During our nation’s founding,...

[KHTS] – Los Angeles County water officials responded to a water leak and pump malfunction in Val Verde Friday night resulting in more than 80,000 gallons of water loss. “We were unfortunate to lose that amount of water, especially during a time of drought,” said Kerjon Lee, Los Angeles CountyPublic...

I asked a few of my fellow bullies here in Val Verde to come and have their pictures taken. I wanted the rest of the Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County and all who care to see some of the faces of those fighting for their health here in Val Verde. The Chiquita Canyon Landfill representative said...

I am not a writer, so please forgive me for any lack of cohesion in my rants. I moved to Val Verde 2½ years ago. I wanted to know about my community, so I attended the monthly town meetings. There were always rosy presentations from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. But there were a few who would complain...

A Santa Clarita Valley resident’s tip led to Sheriff’s Station deputies arresting three for an alleged Val Verde chop shop. Jose Terran, 30, and Juan Perez, 28, both of Val Verde, were arrested at their home on the 30800 block of San Martinez Road. “A deputy responded to a location because a citizen...

As the Dump Smells (continued)… What if it were Castaic that had the dump to be expanded and Val Verde didn’t? What if Castaic didn’t want the dump to expand and Val Verde just wanted the mitigation fee money? I can see it now: Val Verde votes 6-4 to take 30 percent of the mitigation money so a...

Residents of Val Verde came out in numbers and made their feelings about the expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill known – 112 to 0 AGAINST the expansion. Despite a clear presentation of the amount of money the community would receive from the landfill if it voted in favor of expansion, the...

[KHTS] – The Castaic Area Town Council voted 6-4 this week to accept funds from Chiquita Canyon Landfill in exchange for their support of the expansion of the dump once the final environmental documents are released. SEE COMPLETE DRAFT CONTRACT BELOW The landfill has yet to reach a deal with residents...

Night before last at the meeting of the Castaic Area Town Council, there was a vote to accept a contract with the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. The vote was 6 to 4 to accept the contract. Now the problems will begin. The contract has a lot of problems. I think one of the biggest is that it might cause a...

I attended the Castaic Area Town Council Land Use Committee meeting. Got the same old presentation about the dump, so I’m wondering if they are going to change it someday. My mother, Evelyn “Pat” Manzer, would be proud of the headquarters building the Castaic Union School District has today. The...