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Today in S.C.V. History March 28
1934 - Bouquet Canyon Reservoir, replacement for ill-fated St. Francis Dam & reservoir, begins to fill with water [story]
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1934 - Bouquet Canyon Reservoir, replacement for ill-fated St. Francis Dam & reservoir, begins to fill with water [story]
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Join the Santa Clarita Artists Association on Monday, April 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, for the SCAA monthly meeting
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The county of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the return of its Spring Parks After Dark season with free family art and cultural activities at 33 park locations, including Santa Clarita.
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Our family has called Santa Clarita home since 1972 and I take great pride in our city’s beautiful paseos, scenic trails and vibrant neighborhoods.
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The city of Santa Clarita will be hosting four informational meetings to discuss proposed increases to the Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) assessments for three zones in the Saugus neighborhood, including portions of Canyon Heights Zone T-62, Shadow Hills Zone T-48 and Bouquet Canyon Zone T-44.
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The Santa Clarita Artists Association will celebrate its 2025 Spring Art Festival and Sale at Le Chene French Cuisine. Enjoy art in the beautiful gardens at Le Chene on Sunday, April 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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The Santa Clarita Artists Association is proud to announce the six outstanding finalists for its 2025 High School Scholarship Awards.
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Science Talks and College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus will present the Star Party and Science Showcase, 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, April 25.
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College of the Canyons women's tennis played to a 6-3 home win over L.A. Mission College on Tuesday, March 25 with the Cougars winning five of six singles matches to earn the conference victory.
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Science Talks Series will host a Garden Walk at College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus, 9-11 a.m. Friday, May 2 at the College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus, 17200 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
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College of the Canyons baseball continued its hot hitting while picking up a pair of victories at the annual three-day Spring Classic Tournament hosted by Allan Hancock College March 19-21.
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Heavy winds, desert heat and difficult pin placements battered The Master's University men's golf team, which traveled to Bullhead City, Ariz. to compete in The Battle at Laughlin Ranch Golf Club March 24-25.
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Kevin Nealson, Emmy and SAG-nominated actor and comedian will perform 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, April 18 at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons on the main stage.
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On Monday, March 24, 2025, a supervisor over the Scientific Services Bureau became aware of a notice from a DNA testing kit manufacturer indicating that a specific lot of kits were prone to intermittently poor performance with potential to cause incomplete results or profiles.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency will hold its regular board meeting on Tuesday, April 1 starting at 6 p.m.
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The city of Santa Clarita will recognize a trailblazer and one of the city founders, Louis E. Brathwaite, with a street dedication in his honor
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In a continued effort to combat the opioid crisis and save lives, Action Drug Rehab is launching a monthly Narcan giveaway, starting Sunday, April 6th from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m located at 22722 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA.
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger strongly supports Public Works’ recent request to FEMA for the inclusion of debris removal from commercial, residential, and non-residential properties impacted by the Eaton, Hurst, Palisades, and Sunset Fires. Barger issued the following statement today:
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The Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chaired by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, held an informational hearing today, where multiple experts - including the Adjutant General of the California Military Department and the Deputy Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs - spoke with grave concern about the impact federal cuts have already had for veterans in California.
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When two massive earthquakes (magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6) devastated southern and central Turkey in February 2023, they did more than destroy towns and villages — they brought communities together in unexpected solidarity.
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The 41st Annual Teacher Tribute, "Academy of the Stars," will be held on Thursday, April 24, at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on the campus of College of the Canyons.
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If you’ve ever seen “Whose Line is it Anyway,” you’ll know what to expect when you come to see The Society perform their brand of hilarious and clean improv comedy live on stage at The MAIN in Old Town Newhall on Saturday, April 5, 8-10 p.m.
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1821 - SCV (with the rest of Alta Calif.) becomes territory of Mexico during war for Mexican independence from Spain [story]
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From what I have read, you have embraced parent choice. Seems odd that you are so opposed to your own home district that supports your very decision.
I just had some fun and did a little web research to learn more. You fail to even recognize the improvements within the Acton-Agua Dulce School District. Test scores are up, despite reduced state funding with the LCFF formula. (See the state website) The new high school is finally being built and got a 6 year WASC accreditation,( See Facebook and Website) the middle school is a “Schools to Watch”, ( Listed on the STW Website) the elementary school is a “California Distinguished School”.( Again, listed) In my mind those are all accomplishments to be proud of. As with any school district there room for improvement on all campuses and I am sure like most districts are just starting to recover from the years of underfunding by the state. AADUSD made improvements, not perfection, under this administration. (That is the goal, right??)
AADUSD recognizes that not all traditional schools are what is best for every child. As a parent, I can appreciate that this district embraces the facts that parents need to make the educational choices for their children. AADUSD DOES have charters within thier boundaries. AADUSD has embraced educational competition and choice.
I agree, its all about the money. AADUSD is working to be creative and improve upon their small district with this new model. They have no alternative. If it were up to the state AADUSD would have been underwater and taken over. They are just not diverse enough under this new funding model.(See the SARC report.) Why would you not want a model, even if bold an creative, in your own home town that would work to improve your schools?
While Newhall is doing……… what?? How is this fight doing anything for the students they serve? How is this fight improving upon their program for their students?
The court will battle out the legality, but from what I know about the area and the current law; Why would Newhall offer portables to AADUSD if there was space within the school district to run the ENTIRE program? The current law allows for out of district charters…period.
Nothing is free in the world ,Mr. Pfalzgraf, except for your freedom of choice. AEA tried several times to get approved by SCV School Districts and they chose NOT to. I say Bravo AADUSD for being brave and bold and in the very least working to improve their program by seeking to have parent choice within their boundaries. That cannot be said for Newhall, because their program is already perfect…… right? Then why have so many Newhall students chosen to leave? Maybe, just maybe, even in the SCV parents want choice as well.
I am sure you will come back with some creative reasons why I am all wrong. I question why you would discourage a school district to be as brave and bold as you are? You stand up for your beliefs as I have read many of your editorials.( Did a quick name search.) You seem to not care what people around you think and act within the confines of the law. Why would you expect anything less from your home district? In fact you seem a lot a like.
Judy,
You are 100% correct. I truly appreciate your opinion as it is full of truth. I don’t mind being called out if it is perceived that my personal experience with the AADUSD administration might be clouding my judgment. I take it you may have found some of my more vivid special education editorials, each based in my AADUSD reality. When I write, I make sure that I include links to let people fact check. Click on any of them?
The thing that we still have to agree on is why the kids in the town I live in and the one next door (Acton/Agua Dulce) deserve to have 400K taken out of their educational funds to fund a legal battle over the leadership’s choice to play a guinea pig game under the guise of innovation in education that will somehow change the face of education in the future. The problem for these kids is that their education is happening NOW.
Once again, take the out of district boundary charter school income out of the AADUSD budget and if it still holds a positive certification then I’m good with it. I can’t buy the end justifies the means logic. If it is not legal to start charter schools in other districts for the sake of money and the superior court judge agrees, then that’s pretty much the end of that. I can’t see someone saying it’s ok to rob a bank if the robber declares that they will give the money to charity.
This could all end overnight if AEA SCV packs up and heads back to Acton School. Maybe SCV parents will make the same 30 mile each way drive we make each day getting our child to AEA in Valencia. Newhall has no case then, the legal battles and attorney fees stop, the money goes back to the kids and my child goes right down the street to a local AEA campus. That’s something she cannot do now because the same system that is rigged to protect AADUSD enrollment is the same system that precludes her from having a local AEA campus to attend. Therein lays my problem.
As far as AADUSD not being able to compete with the big dogs, I know the megastore killed the country store story. The only thing that would change if AADUSD went into receivership is the board and the leadership. We get a state assigned superintendent and no frills budget management. Maybe that expedites the recovery process. Maybe that keeps my child in town and off the freeway. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to be the superintendent of a 30,000 student system. If that’s your goal, apply at a big district and go to it. But please don’t sit back and let someone else do the work while you take 3 cents on the dollar and leave the kids in your own district sinking, teachers laid off and the attorneys eating up five percent of the budget.
I think there would be less rhetoric to pitch about if AEA had followed the charter rejection appeal process all the way through during their difficulties finding a sponsor in the SCV. I would hate to think that the conspiracy theory includes that LACOE and the California Department of Education are in the SCV districts pocket and would not have overturned a proper petition. Maybe there wasn’t enough time or money to see things through back then. What say AEA tries again? Maybe now. Maybe for this fall even.
Fire away Judy.
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Why is Ken pointing at me? I didn’t do anything.
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I wonder what kind of blue tooth he is wearing?
“You talkn to me?”
No I’m not pointing at y’all. I,m pointing to the people behind you.
The blue tooth is Mototrola H730. Got it at K-Mart, 400 Elm St. Cincinati OH
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