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Bill Miranda | Honored to Serve
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025

As we wrap up another year, I find myself reflecting on how extraordinary and eventful 2025 has been for our city. It started surrounded by challenges, with devastating wildfires testing our resilience. The Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed more than 16,000 structures, followed by the Hughes fire...

Bill Miranda | Light Up Main Street is Around the Corner
Monday, Nov 3, 2025

Imagine the sight of a towering Christmas tree, the warmth of neighbors greeting each other and our city’s premier arts and entertainment district sparkling with the reflection of thousands of brilliant lights. Throughout Old Town Newhall, friends and family gather, bundled in coats and scarves, while...

Bill Miranda | Santa Clarita’s Día de Muertos Celebration
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

“There is no death, people die only when we forget them. If you remember me, I will be with you always.” – Isabel Allende Celebrating culture is one of the most meaningful ways we can bring people together, preserve traditions and strengthen our sense of community. In Santa Clarita, we take great...

Bill Miranda | Welcome Back to Old Orchard Park
Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

When you think about the heart of a neighborhood, you often think about its park, the place where kids grow up playing, where families gather for celebrations and where memories are made. One of our communities’ oldest parks, Old Orchard Park, was already a popular gathering space before the city of...

Bill Miranda | Get Ready for a Journey to Santa Clarita’s Past at State of the City
Thursday, Sep 11, 2025

bill mirandaWho hasn’t, at some point in childhood, dreamed of being a cowboy? The romance and ruggedness of the Wild West have been etched into our imaginations for more than a century, from the grainy magic of early silent films to modern-day hits like Yellowstone. Throw in unforgettable classics...

Bill Miranda | Framing Our Future, Honoring Our Past
Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025

This year’s State of the City will be a truly special celebration, one that brings our community together to honor history, reflect on progress and look toward the future. With the theme “Hart Park: History in Every Frame,” we’re proud to shine the spotlight on William S. Hart Park, now officially...

Bill Miranda | Back to School, Back to Safety
Thursday, Aug 7, 2025

As summer winds down in the city of Santa Clarita, I hope you and your family had the chance to enjoy the sunshine, take part in our incredible community events, relax on a vacation or spend time outdoors. But now, as backpacks replace beach bags and students return to class, our focus shifts to the...

Bill Miranda | Celebrating William S. Hart Park
Friday, Aug 1, 2025

As Mayor of Santa Clarita, it brings me great pride and excitement to share that William S. Hart Park has officially joined the city’s park system. For generations, Hart Park has been a cornerstone of childhood memories and community traditions. Many of us can remember feeding the animals at the barnyard,...

Bill Miranda | Home is Where the Hart is This Fourth of July
Thursday, Jul 3, 2025

As we prepare for the city’s Fourth of July Parade, we are reminded of the values that bind us together as a community and as a nation: service, freedom and unity. This year, our Fourth of July parade theme,“Home is Where the Hart Is…Welcome Hart Park!,” beautifully captures that spirit by celebrating...

Bill Miranda | Get Ready to Rock at Concerts in the Park
Tuesday, Jul 1, 2025

There are many things that make our city of Santa Clarita so special. One of those is the calendar full of amazing events. We know that it is not truly summer in Santa Clarita, until Concerts in the Park returns to Central Park. This event series brings some of the best tribute bands to the stage for...

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1864 - Actor William S. Hart born in Newburgh, New York [Hart Index]
Wm. S. Hart
The West Coast Health Alliance strongly supports that hepatitis B vaccination continue to be routinely offered to all newborns, with the first dose of the vaccine given within 24 hours of birth for newborns weighing at least 4 pounds, 7 ounces, followed by completion of the vaccine series.
West Coast Health Alliance Recommends Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has credited the combined efforts of law enforcement, public health leaders, educators and community advocates, along with his office’s sustained campaign to expose the dangers of fentanyl, for driving a historic 22 percent decline in overdose and poisoning deaths across Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County Sees Sharp Decline in Overdose Deaths
Poets, dreamers and storytellers, the deadline for the 2026 Sidewalk Poetry Project is on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Dec. 14: Sidewalk Poetry 2026 Deadline to Submit
Rock Bottom Media and JMV Productions will host free photos with Santa for the whole family including pets, 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at Locale Studios.
Dec. 7: Bring Pets for Free Photos with Santa at Locale Studios
Weird Gallery presents Artmas: After Dark, After Hours, a student‑led art show featuring College of the Canyons and California Institute of the Arts students.
Dec. 11: ‘Artmas: After Dark, After Hours’ Popup Art Show in Old Town Newhall
The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to enjoy a new holiday light show now illuminating the River of Lights at Central Park.
Holiday Magic Lights Up Central Park
Lucky Luke Brewing and Good Vibes Events L.A. presents its Ugly Sweater Holiday Market, 3-8 p.m. Saturday Dec.13 at Lucky Luke Brewing, 25108 Rye Canyon Loop, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Dec. 13: Lucky Luke Brewing, Good Vibes Ugly Sweater Holiday Market
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a Special Meeting in open session on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m. at Santa Clarita City Hall to conduct the annual Council Reorganization event, when the gavel will be passed to a new mayor.
Dec. 9: City Council to Install New Mayor in Annual Reorganization
Sky Zone Trampoline Park will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 at 26573 Carl Boyer Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Dec. 18: Sky Zone Trampoline Park Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person John L Brown.
LASD Asks for the Public’s Help in Locating Missing Santa Clarita Man
Last week we kicked off the boys and girls Foothill League soccer seasons, noting that there were a number of league games coming up on Dec. 2 and 4. Now that those have been contested, here is where things stand:
Foothill League Soccer: Hart, Saugus Rolling
1938 - County Supervisors award construction contract for jail at Wayside Farms in Castaic, later called Pitchess Detention Center [story]
Wayside
The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Let Go,” by Dani Samson, on view now through Feb. 4, at the Canyon Country Community Center.
Explore ‘Let Go’ Art Exhibit at Canyon Country Community Center
College of the Canyons celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement program on Tuesday, Nov. 25, with an event held in the Aliso Hall courtyard.
MESA Celebrates 25 Years of Student Success at COC
Kaiser Permanente joined the Saugus Union School District recently to honor its outstanding achievement in health education; all 15 SUSD district schools earned America’s Healthiest Schools All-Star Recognition from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Kaiser Presents $10,000 Community Health Grant to SUSD
JCI Santa Clarita is seeking volunteers to support its annual Santa’s Helpers program, a beloved community tradition that brings holiday joy to children and families in need throughout the Santa Clarita Valley.
JCI Santa Clarita Seeks Volunteers for Annual Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive
"Fatherless No More" is a new faith-based documentary that has been officially accepted for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at the Laemmle Theater in Old Town Newhall.
Dec. 5-11: ‘Fatherless No More’ Begins Oscar Campaign at Laemmle
The Master's University will present "Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing" on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in The Master’s University Music Recital Hall on the college campus is Placerita Canyon.
Dec. 6: ‘Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing!’
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Water Resources and Watershed Committee will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m.
Dec. 10: Water Resources and Watershed Committee Meeting
College of the Canyons cross country had a combined 10 student-athletes earn All-Western State Conference honors for the 2025 season, with all seven members of the women's team earning recognition.
Canyons Cross Country Teams Combine for 10 All-WSC Selections
College of the Canyons had eight players earn Southern California Football Association (SCFA) All-League awards, with three players recognized as First-Team selections.
Canyons Football Sees Eight Earn SCFA All-League Recognition
College of the Canyons women's volleyball was recognized with six players named to the all-conference team, with freshman Katelyn Nelson and sophomore Morgan Dumlao both taking home All-Western State Conference, South Division First-Team awards.
Canyons Features Six Players on All-Conference Squad
College of the Canyons women's soccer capped its conference championship season by seeing 12 players earn all-conference honors, headlined by sophomore forward Bailey Williamson, who was named the Western State Conference, South Division Offensive Player of the Year.
Williamson Named Offensive Player of the Year to Headline Cougars’ All-WSC Class
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