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The Santa Clarita Valley Media Collaborative invites the public as well as local creatives, media industry professionals, students, parents, teachers and others to celebrate the next generation of media makers participating in the inaugural NextGen MediaMakers Festival on Saturday, May 18 from 2-5 p.m. at the Canyon Country Community Center.
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Starting Monday, May 13, crews will begin construction to widen the Copper Hill Bridge located at Copper Hill Drive over the San Francisquito Creek between McBean Parkway and Avenida Rancho Tesoro.
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Santa Clarita’s Olive Branch Theatricals will offer a production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” July 6 - 21.
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A presentation and tour will be held Saturday, May 18, 1-3 p.m. at the Rancho Camulos Museum Marie Wren Library and Archives to highlight the Del Valle/Rubel collection’s new archival system.
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The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. Prior to the public session the council will meet in closed session for a special meeting at 5:15 p.m. The council will meet at City Hall
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The Academy at Method Schools has announced the launch of its innovative online independent study dual enrollment charter school in partnership with College of the Canyons.
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Hop on your bicycle, get to pedaling and explore the city of Santa Clarita’s sprawling bike trail network during the 2024 “Hit the Trail” Community Bike Ride on Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. to noon.
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The 2022-2023 Valencia High School Jazz Choir Two 'n Four has been named the 2024 Winner High School Large Vocal Jazz Ensemble in the 47th Annual Downbeat Magazine Music Awards.
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The MAIN in Old Town Newhall will host “A Night of Narrative Song: A Music Tribute to the 80th Anniversary of D-Day” on Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m.
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The William S. Hart Union High School District is thrilled to announce that Caitlyn Park, a senior at Saugus High School, has been named a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
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As spring blooms, it brings with it a renewed sense of opportunity to embrace the fresh air and physical activity that comes with the season.
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SCV Water, in partnership with the Association of California Water Agencies, is proud to announce that the 2024 Edward G. “Jerry” Gladbach Scholarship has been awarded to California State University, San Marcos student Krisha Pedraza.
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The Nextdoor Kind Foundation announced Thursday the recipients of 100 microgrants awarded to community leaders in Los Angeles County, including four from Santa Clarita, to fund initiatives that uplift their neighborhoods.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s Public Outreach and Legislation Committee is holding an in-person meeting Thursday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m.
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The city of Santa Clarita announced all parking lots at Central Park will be closed Friday, May 10, due to the Boots in the Park Country Music Festival.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has released its fifth annual report on mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County.
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Students enrolling in the College of the Canyons Fall 2024 semester will notice a new course type featured in the class schedule: Focused Classes.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies Shane Seacord, Grant Roth and Sergeant Eric Lee of LASD Emergency Services Detail, Air Rescue 5 crew received the California State Medal of Valor award Wednesday.
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May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is encouraging everyone to get active and safely take bike rides while at the same time reminding drivers to be on the lookout for more people biking and walking.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the following Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters.
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@Darryl, the “Awesometown” ad on the billboard at the Sand Canyon exit from the 14 has been replaced by an ad for some for-profit “career college”. I for one am not sorry to see the “where awesome lives” billboard gone from my corner of Canyon Country. Substitute “arrogance” for “awesome” and it would be more accurate. No offence to the residents of Valencia, some of whom are very nice people, but the attitude of whoever came up with the “awesometown” campaign is repellent.
And on the original topic, yes to turning out lights both for energy conservation and to be able to see the stars. Can we turn out unneeded porch lights and side yard lights, too? If you’re concerned about prowlers then install motion detector lights, but don’t floodlight your property — and your neighbor’s — all night every night.
Marketing 101! It got your attention!
Did Darryl do any real research about business lighting at night other than driving around the valley? I can do that too. Let me know when the deadline is to turn in my article!
And for the record, “Awesometown” is brought to you by the City of Valencia’s lame marketing attempt that made most of us roll our eyes into the back of our heads – so don’t single out the “ladies of SCV” as the valley girl dummies you suggest in this article.
Ugh another self righteous article from Darryl.
I seldom comment on the comments but wait until another article. This time I cannot avoid it.
First of all, Ms. Goldberg. It is an Op-Ed piece. It isn’t “news”. Self righteous? Prove that please.
Next – Ms. Forster – I stated that I did an UNscientific survey. Go ahead. Drive around and do your own survey. I was telling you what I saw. Also, like you I hate the term, “Awesome town”. In my OLD way I was tying to support the fact that the women in the SCV are far to good for that talk. Please read it again. I’m glad that sign has been replaced. Now if we can get rid of all the signs…just saying. Could you please tell me where I find the “City of Valencia”? I know there is one in Spain. It was a very lame marketing attempt by the folks that are welling homes in Valencia which is in the City of Santa Clarita. Is that what you meant?
And kast comment on the comments so far…Those signs did get my attention. I still hate them.
Wow this guy is a prick isn’t he? Darryl, I feel sorry for you that you are that bored. Do you really not have a life ?? Or did some SCV female hurt your feelings ??? Is that why you feel the need to bash SCV girls??? I am 26 years old and I grew up here my whole life. I have more of a vocabulary than what you are illustrating in your article. I am in school for speech pathology and take offense to your statement as you label SCV females in such an arrogant and uneducated way. Shame on you! I feel sorry for you and will pray for you tonight !
Actual research would include seeing how much electricity is wasted by leaving said lights on. With new technology, it’s not much. The marketing aspects of leaving the lights on, for people to see, far outweigh the amount of electricity they are using. Do PROPER research before you write an article!
Rachel Forster. A few things “for the record”. No such thing as the “city of Valencia”. The campaign is 100% created by a private developer.
This has to be the most rediculous waste of time article I have ever read. Find something better than this to spend your time stressing over.
Brendie, I didn’t realize we were on the record. Please subsitute the word city for community. “Awesometown” refers to Valencia alone and IS a marketing campaign.
Oh Darryl I really don’t see the point of your article . I actually hate seeing your face on this page almost every morning
Whos Darryl? Lol
Regarding the comments, I always heard that schools were great in Awesometown.
They are, but they’re great in the rest of the Santa Clarita Valley, too. “Awesometown” is a registered trademark of The Newhall Land and Farming Co., and it applies only to Valencia.
I see the stupidity of a lighted sign after hours, it doesn’t take a mind trust to figure it out. BUT I DO see the waste of time on such a stupid topic ! Mature interesting topics please.
Its called advertising
They should switch to LED lights. No need to waste electricity, but they like to advertise that is why their lights on the sign are left on! Is the city council going to make that punishable too?
Another tool to usher in the new order of billboards. Trying to rid the small business adds and have only the couple Vegas style boards on the freeway which of course will be privately owned and operated showing mostly car and home adds.
Laura’s Beauty Supply (Canyon Country)…keeps the lights on for safety and Advertising…Thanks for advising customers not to shop at small businesses… Maybe everyone should stop reading SCTV Santa Clarita….BTW..you wasted gas just driving around to find the lights…
next weeks article is titled “You kids get off my lawn!”
This article is highly opinionated and poorly written. I agree with Neil, none of the small, independent businesses appreciate your advice to boycott shopping or halt utilizing the services that they offer. I am appalled that such a thing would even be suggested; especially being that you live in this community. Shame on you. Maybe your enthusiasm to better the community could be much more efficiently used on something that would actually “better our community?” Lastly, implying that the term “awesome town” is a reflection on the woman of this community is stereotypical and chauvinistic. Why does the term only impact woman and not men?
Shouldn’t SCVTV be a little more open to answers rather than voicing only their own opinion?
I think a better topic might be how much water is wasted by businesses in this community that keep their grassy areas soaking wet while we are in a drought.
With all the dang crime happening around our AWESOMTOWN I know that IF I owned a business here, I too would have it lit up!
First off, what a bunch of mean spirited women posting here, and slinging personal insults at the writer. Post a pic of your own faces and we will have a contest. Yes, there are other important issues in the SCV. Right now, some of you women own the word petty.
I think everyone needs to chill out.
Just using your own terminology Rachel :-)
Just using your own terminology Rachel :-)