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Metro, in partnership with the California Department of Transportation, has rescheduled a critical scoping meeting to collect public input on potential improvements to State Route 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway.
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In recognition of National Teen Driver Safety Week, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department encourages teens :and their parents to talk about the importance of following the rules of the road and driving responsibly.
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With a Red Flag Warning in effect through Saturday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m., the County of Los Angeles Fire Department has implemented its augmented staffing plan by ordering additional staffing and pre‑deployment of ground and aerial resources throughout the county.
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For many years, the dogs cared for by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control have benefited from the Grooming Gives Hope program.
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The city of Santa Clarita acknowledges the progress the residents of Santa Clarita have made embracing organics recycling.
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California State University Northridge’s Family Focus Resource Center will be hosting its 11th annual All Abilities Resource Fair on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held in the CSUN University Student Union.
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The California Department of Public Health reports a total of 13 human bird flu cases have been confirmed in California. All 13 cases are Central Valley individuals who had direct contact with infected dairy cattle and were confirmed after additional testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Federal Communications Commission Board of Commissioners has adopted rules that require wireless carriers to route calls to the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline based on the caller’s geographic location instead of by area code.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will host its next Coffee With a Cop event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Trophy Coffee, located in Placerita Canyon on the campus of The Masters Universtiy.
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and the Director of Los Angeles County’s Department Public Health, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, have sent a letter enlisting the help of the Los Angeles County’s Cancer Surveillance Program.
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ASCEND invites young women to collaboration event with the WiSH Education Foundation and Soroptimist International of Valencia Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Saugus High School Performing Arts Center, 21900 Centurion Way, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
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A Financial Planning and Resource Fair will be hosted by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Child Care Resource Center, 20001 Prairie St., Chatsworth, CA 91311.
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In recognition of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees for all dogs from Oct. 15-31.
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The California Highway Patrol has received a grant to fund the Start Smart program, a traffic safety initiative designed to educate and empower teen drivers, ages 15-19 and their guardians.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation, an organization dedicated to fostering sustainable growth and prosperity in the Santa Clarita Valley, unveiled its Largest Employer List for the Santa Clarita Valley.
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California Institute of the Arts alums have long shaped the future of the animation industry. This year, CalArtians have earned recognition for their contributions, securing spots on two prestigious industry rankings.
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Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has given an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting to Santa Clarita Valley Water for its Popular Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
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The William S. Hart Regiment will host one of the largest marching band competitions in Southern California, the Hart Rampage on Saturday, Oct. 26, at College of the Canyons Cougar Stadium, College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, 91355.
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The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library are having a Fall Bag Sale Saturday, Nov. 2 - Sunday, Nov. 9.
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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese, it was announced Wednesday, Oct. 16.
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“..has resulted in cast members leaving the show with no time to adequately re-cast their parts and provide the quality theatre experience patrons have come to expect from the REP.”
Well that is quite a spin on the truth, REP fired actor John Lacy so fault is with REP, not the cast.
Shame on Ovington! If he had been proactive maybe Lacy wouldn’t have had to stand up for what’s right! I hope that the LGBT community gets wind of this miscarriage of justice and actively protests against REP East until the powers that be get rid of Ovington!! He should be held accountable for not having the intelligence to stop this before it got out of hand AND for firing the only person who had the courage to confront a clearly hate mongering person.
It was really easy fix to make the show go on. You choose to pick the side of hate and fire John Lacy and stick with it. Its time that when that word is used it is dealt with as strongly as the N word. John Lacy did that.
The press release is lying by omission. What the producers did is disgraceful.
I am disgusted that the actor was fired for doing something the cowardly producers refused to. Major respect for Mr Lacy & Mr Troy. They are a class act for standing against hate rather than hiding from the shadows.
This is rather pathetic. The statement regrets that the heckler was not brought to their attention sooner – as if they would have done something. All news stories indicate that the abuse went on for quite some time before Mr. Lacy intervened, so the statement is pure bunk.
Like so many others, I can see why he intervened, but can also see why it could have caused an escalation. I can definitely see that confrontation could make others in the cast uncomfortable. It wasn’t his to do this – but someone needed to!
What kind of idiot goes to live production and chooses to act like a complete troll? Actors are *working* – rather intensely, and many in the audience are too… to feel it, to witness, to understand and appreciate the moment. It’s what makes a live event worthwhile to those of us who attend them.
No matter how this goes down, people lost, culture lost, actors lost… and idiocy won. I really hope the drunk guy was charged for causing a scene, or breaking the peace in some way.
I think everyone on this thread has at least one thing in common. We are all interested in the truth when it comes to this incident.
Before this story spread through the media like wildfire, John Lacy recounted the event on his Facebook page and tagged everyone involved which is how I came across it. That was Sunday. I read the post along with over 150 replies from many people who were there and many more who were not. A lot of information was shared within that thread. Most of that information was NOT shared with the media.
That post and along with all of the replies was deleted by the time the story came out in the news. Why? Maybe because the story has changed to better suit those telling it…
Here’s what I know. I have seen many productions at the REP. That theatre is run by professionals who are extremely passionate about what they do. They would never allow their actors, their stage, their theatre to be disrespected in any way. I am confident that had this “heckler” been as disruptive as it’s being made to seem that 1) Someone in the audience would have spoken up to the management or the offender directly and 2) The management would have taken care of the issue without hesitation.
Those are the kind of people that run this establishment, not the ones that have been portrayed in the fiction shared this week.
I also know that in the end, the REP will continue to produce thought provoking and excellent theatre as they have in the past.
#IStandWithTheREP
What was deleted? No post on scvnews.com was deleted.
John Lacy’s original Facebook post regarding the incident was deleted along with over 150 replies. However, John Lacy and Tim Sullivan who are behind this media firestorm have used quotes from that deleted thread to make female cast members that disagreed with the actions taken look bad in the news.
My point is, the story being told to the news outlets is far different than the original story. Someone should be asking to see those original comments seeing as how they have published quotes from it…
Well, if they deleted their own posts, that’s their business. We never delete anything unless it contains 4-letter words. You should be aware that there were 3 separate posts – 3 separate threads – so maybe their comments were on one of the other ones.
I read all the facebook posts in question, as I’m sure the media did. Responsible media checks their sources. Aside from that, REP was asleep at the switch and failed in their responsibilities. RIP REP. It’s there loss. Not to worry though, according to Playbill, NoH8 and Actors’ Gang Will Mount Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Benefit After Actor Fired for Confronting Anti-Gay Heckler tonight at 8pm. For ticket information see TheActorsGang website.