The Golden Valley boys basketball team won its first game of the season, 68-66, over Highland. Wade Rodriguez hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give Golden Valley the two-point win.
Rodriguez scored 28 points and made eight 3-pointers.
The Golden Valley team made 14 3-pointers in the game. James Chevioos scored 15 points and made three 3-pointers.
Today, the city was recognized for its participation in environmental awareness and sustainability. Representatives of California Green Cities, Southern California Edison, and Environmental Media Association (EMA) attended the press conference at the Canyon Theatre Guild in Old Town Newhall to award and congratulate Santa Clarita for creating and putting into effect a plan that benefits our environment.
First-term board member Robert Jensen, Jr. was elected to lead the William S. Hart Governing Board as president in the coming year at the board’s annual organization meeting Wednesday evening. Jensen was elected to the school board in November 2009 and had previously served on the board of the Newhall School District.
Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station's Burglary and Fraud team have been investigating as many as 50 residential and vehicle burglaries that occurred over the past two and a half months reported in the Fair Oaks Ranch and Jakes Way areas of Canyon Country.
Councilmember Marsha McLean was officially sworn in as Santa Clarita Mayor at last night’s City Council meeting. She replaces Councilmember Laurene Weste in the role.
By late next year, Santa Clarita mothers and newborn babies in need of extra care will no longer face the daunting possibility of separation. 
Four local women received Virginia Wrage Memorial Grants from Zonta Club of SCV at the group’s monthly business meeting Dec. 8. The four were chosen from a record 36 applications who wrote Zonta to explain why the applicants were seeking the grants and how the funds will help them on the way to self-sufficiency.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell released the following statement in response to the 12th annual report issued Tuesday by The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning: California’s Teaching Force 2010: Key Issues and Trends. The report will be posted on the CFTL Web site at 
