Federal Money Earmarked for Train Platform, Small Business Assistance The City of Palmdale will extend the Metrolink train platform at its transportation center thanks to federal funds. Valley Business Calendar Calendar of local business events. Valleys Earnings Roundup The past month’s earnings picture in the Valleys presented a portrait of companies whose losses either continued or began to ease, and even showed a few flickers of light at the end of the tunnel as some companies returned to profitability by the close of the first quarter of the calendar year. Sherman Doesn’t Support Reagan Portrait for $50 Bill Rep. Brad Sherman has declined support of a push to replace the illustration of Ulysses S. Grant with Ronald Reagan’s image on the $50 bill. Teledyne Subsidiary Wins WMD Defense Contract A subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc. was awarded a contract to upgrade the Pentagon’s chemical and biological defense equipment. More Latest Local News...
Metrolink may alter local routes, raise fees Commuters heading south Tuesday morning on Metrolink were surprised to learn about proposed rate increases and the possible elimination or curtailment of half the train routes serving Ventura County.