Work expedited to move completion date up to August 7th.

The nightmarish traffic that has consumed drivers headed through the Bouquet Junction in the middle of town is almost over.

That’s according to Newhall Land Representatives who said that work has been expedited because of traffic problems, and now the project is expected to wrap up on August 7th.  That’s roughly two months earlier than the original October completion date.

Rak Cho takes the tournament.

Rak Cho of Brea, Calif., was named champion of the Boys Division in the Hanmi Bank Junior Open Thursday after a three-hole playoff with Jordan Lee of Tarzana, Calif., and Jake Sarnoff of Manhattan Beach, Calif. Cho finished the final round with a tournament total of 1-under-par 215 at the Robinson Ranch Golf Club’s Valley Course. In the Girls Division, Lalita Patipaksiri of Cypress, Calif., finished the tournament at 1-over-par 217 to record her first American Junior Golf Association victory.

$500,000 included in House-passed bill

Proposal fully funds education, public safety and voter-approved bonds

Senate Republicans introduced their budget proposal Wednesday to the rest of the Senate, and it is a plan that purges the 700 million dollar operating deficit that came along with the Assembly passed version.  “Californians deserve a balanced budget, and that is what Senate Republicans are striving to give them,” said Senate Republican Chairman George Runner.