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1954 - C-46 cargo plane crashes at Saugus Drunk Farm; Civil Air Patrol chaplains parachute to safety [ story]
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The College of the Canyons Aerospace and Science Team has received a $300,000 grant from NASA’s Mentoring and Opportunities in STEM with Academic Institutions for Community Success program.
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Bring along a furry friend to the Santa Clarita Child & Family Center's Purple Walk Domestic Violence Awareness 5K on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 8-11 a.m. at the Center’s main facility 21545 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
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Written and directed by Braddon Mendelson, produced by Heather Mendelson, and co-produced by Olive Branch Theatricals and Noisivision Studios, "Provenance" will take stage at the The MAIN, 24266 Main Street, Santa Clarita, CA 91321, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29.
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The Master's women's volleyball team opened Great Southwest Athletic Conference play on the road in Prescott, Ariz. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, defeating the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles in straight sets 28-26, 25-22, 25-18.
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College of the Canyons freshman Sahya Kitabatake shot a two-under-par round of 70 to tie for medalist honors while helping the Cougars place fourth at the Western State Conference tournament at Sterling Hills Golf Club in Camarillo on Monday, Sept. 16.
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One of the city of Santa Clarita community’s most cherished parks, David March Park is set to expand, Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m., 28310 North Via Joyce Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91350 with a groundbreaking ceremony.
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SRD Straightening Reigns, a therapeutic organization offering equine assisted psychotherapy, has been awarded $278,870 from the California State budget to improve mental health services.
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The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees appointed Carlos Guerrero to fill the board seat in Area 5, effective immediately, at its special Wednesday, Sept. 18 meeting.
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California Institute of the Arts alums Alyssa Dressman Lehner and Clara Plestis captured Emmy Awards at the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
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Valencia High School's Choir will hold a fall concert, "Broadway, Movies & Media" at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. at the Saugus High School Theatre, 21900 Centurion Way, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
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As my wife, Virginia, and I stroll through our magnificent city, we admire the beautiful paseos and the expansive open spaces, but what really catches our eye, is the diverse works of art at every turn.
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The California Department of Public Health is encouraging all Californians to get vaccinated this season to protect themselves and loved ones from respiratory viruses.
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The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library in collaboration with Santa Clarita Valley Libraries will have a silent Book Auction beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, through 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7.
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1863 - Gen. Edward F. Beale loans money to A.A. Hudson and Oliver P. Robbins to erect toll house in Newhall Pass [ story]
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The Counties of Los Angeles and San Bernardino today announced the opening of multiple joint Local Assistance Centers to assist residents impacted by the Bridge and Line Fires.
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Valencia Gynecology Associates, owned by longtime Santa Clarita Valley OB-GYN physician Don Nishiguchi, MD, has joined the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital network.
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JCI Santa Clarita is proud to announce the upcoming Veteran’s Resource Fair, scheduled to take place on Sept. 21 at William S. Hart Park.
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A "friendies" field tournament is being hosted by the Saugus Instrumental Music program, with support from Valencia High, later this month.
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Public, member-supported 88.5 FM The SoCal Sound, Southern California’s leading Triple-A (adult album alternative) format radio station has announced the lineup for its inaugural “Year-End Bash” taking place on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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The Master's University cross-country teams continued their successful 2024 campaigns with strong finishes at the BIOLA Invitational on Friday, Sept. 13 at Craig Regional Park in Fullerton, Calif.
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Sheriff’s Department Announces New Law Enforcement Gang Policy
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The biology department at California State University, Northridge has stayed committed to promoting STEM research carried out by K-12 students and teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Did you know the SCVEDC has an interactive, online tool that provides themed virtual tours of the amazing features the community has to offer?
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22 Comments
Duh!!!! Buy the damn thing! Help save time, money and avoid more damage. Families should be able to sue the state, for the lack protection and support.
About time
If every person in CA gave one dollar i bet we could buy one of these, i would gladly pay a tax for this instead of some of the other stupid things they are taxing us for.
My mom and I were totally discussing the same exact thing as you. We were talking about doing a fundraiser even in the schools so that we can get one in California.
Tell brown scrap the high speed project. Take about 50 million from that fed budget and give those planes and helicopters to forestry. At least we wont be scrabbling around looking for extra help. We also need more DC 10 planes as well. At least Antonovich is trying.
Careful with some info from SCVTV isn’t always a irate with their Info so I am told! ?
..dang auto correct… ” I meant Accurate”!!
We need this year round!!!!
I completely support purchasing several of these planes. When they’re used to fight brush fires, the fires are usually put out quickly and before they have a chance to spread. We need access to these planes all year round, not just certain months of the year. Due to the drought, Southern California can have brush fires all year round. We need these planes.
It costs $37mil to purchase one. Taxpayers have been leasing for approximately 20 years at $24K a day during fire season (about 3 months). Taxpayers could have purchased one by now.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/07/26/l-a-county-supervisors-considering-whether-to-buy-superscooper/
Nice thought, but you really don’t know what is involved in owning and opperating big dollar aircraft. Right now we lease for about 2 million dollars a year. A conservitive number for maintenance on such aircraft is about 10% of its value every year, or 3.7 million. Every year just to keep it flying. Now add in millions more for fuel, insurance, training and paying a full time crew, full time maintenance crew and shop, etc. All for an aircraft that is going to sit unused for 6 months of the year. Speciality aircraft like this alos probably have time limits on important structural members like wing spars control surfaces,and such. No problem, just send it back to the factory every 10 years for the 10 million upgrade/refurbish. Sometimes it is cheaper to just rent.
I’d rather spend tax money on a fleet of planes then that stupid bullet train to no where.
Mike Sumner but when we’re not using it lease it out.
Where is a fire season during our winter within reasonable flying distance? Its on the other side of the planet, not feasable. Why do you think we dont have the Canadian planes right now? Because its their fire season right now also. Even then, with a rental rate of aprox. 4 million/6 months its still cheaper to rent.
It’s about time, it’s so stupid they have not purchased this plane along time ago. What’s the hold up!
Exactly!!
Mike A, last thing you do before you leave office, BUY THE DAMN PLANE ! Tell the other 4 supervisors to sit down and shut up !
Canadian population 36 million.
California population 38 million.
Population of USA? 324 million.
Question you should be asking?
Why do we not have this plane in our possession?
The $30 million Superscoopers (SS) are a popular plane with the public and politicians. They are big, yellow and new. The question is are they the best choice. If you compare them with a S70 Firehawk helicopter, which L.A. County Fire all ready has 3, the Firehawk comes up on top. The SS was designed for the Canadian northwest where lakes are prevalent and there are hundreds of miles of open space. Here in SoCal we don’t have as many lakes, more mountains and have the ability to be closer to the fire. The Firehawk can refill anywhere the Superscoopers can as well as a small lake, pool, pond or at a helispot where there are no lakes. Even though it carries 1,000 gallons vs. the 1,600 for the SS, with it’s faster turn around time so it can put much more water on a fire per hour than the SS. Other advantages include the Firehawk can get into areas that the SS can’t, they are more accurate, they are already in the system so maintenance and training is established, they can be staged all over the county at their helispots and they can be used for other missions like search and rescue and air ambulance. The choice should be made by the firefighting experts not politicians. The SS is a good firefighting tool, but is it the best tool for us? For the money in my opinion, more Firehawks would be a much better choice.
BUY THEM! I will gladly pay some of the costs on my property taxes. I don’t understand why it has taken this long to figure it out. I also do not understand what takes 2 or 3 days to get the “heavies” DC10, 747, C-130’s to fight a fire. OH I KNOW BUREAUCRACY! In the meant time WE BURN!,then the mudslides
JUST DO IT!!!!!! Save lives, Save the Gallant Firefighters, and property.
Fire season is all year round now and with the drought, it’s a no brainier buy one of our own. Firefighters need all the help and best equipment possible!!
We need this more than a bullet train!!!
Finially a comment that addresses the practacallity of Scoopers verses helicopters. You did not mention the helitanker (CH-64) which hold 2000 gals verses 1600 can reload and return to a fire much quicker and are much more precise in their drops. Listen to the firefighters who prefer the helicopter and helitanker to the Super Scoopers.