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1926 - Newhall Community Hospital, est. 1922, opens in larger, more modern hospital building at 6th & Spruce streets [story]
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Sundance Film Festival Includes Features by CalArts Alums
Friday, Dec 22, 2023

The Sundance Institute has announced the 91 projects selected for the feature films, episodic and new frontier programs for the 40th edition of its festival, which runs Jan. 18-28 in Park City, Utah. Two alums of California Institute of the Arts are among the announced titles, director Scott Cummings...

Nine Candidates Set to Run in November for Three City Council Seats
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022

Courtesy of The Signal The slate of candidates set to run this November for three seats on the Santa Clarita City Council has been finalized after the deadline to file passed on Friday. As of Monday afternoon, a total of nine candidates are slated to run — three incumbents and six challengers. Bill...

SCV Water Announces Death of Board VP Jerry Gladbach
Friday, Jul 15, 2022

Courtesy of The Signal Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency officials confirmed Thursday night, July 14, the death of the board’s vice president, Jerry Gladbach. Gladbach had served on the SCV Water Agency board since its inception in 2018 and represented Division 2 – a district whose boundaries include...

Person Killed After Being Struck by Metrolink Train
Monday, Jun 20, 2022

L.A. County Sheriff’s Station Department deputies and L.A. County Fire Department personnel investigate the scene of a fatal pedestrian versus train collision in Newhall. Chris Torres / The Signal Courtesy of The Signal. A person was killed Monday after being struck by a train in Newhall, according...

Sierra Fire Holds at 11 Acres, 90% Containment
Thursday, Jun 16, 2022

Los Angeles County firefighters lay out water lines in preparation for fire helicopters to land at Pacific Crest Park in Saugus. Dan Watson/The Signal. Courtesy of The Signal www.signalscv.com   Firefighters announced Thursday morning that the Sierra Fire burning north of Santa Clarita had been...

Former Saugus School Board President Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft
Monday, Jun 13, 2022

Paul De La Cerda, a former Saugus Union School District board president and East Los Angeles College dean, pleaded no contest to one count of grand theft on Friday, receiving two years of probation. To read the complete story visit The Santa Clarita Valley Signal.

Saugus High Shooting Victims Honored at Biden Ghost Guns Presser
Monday, Apr 11, 2022

During a press conference held in Washington, D.C. on Monday to unveil new ghost gun regulations, President Joe Biden honored the victims of the Saugus High School shooting. In a ceremony held on the White House lawn, Biden announced that ghost guns, such as the one used on Nov. 14, 2019, that took...

Water Board Member Resigns After Domestic Violence Conviction
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022

Daniel Mortensen Just before a vote to possibly censure and strip him of his executive title on the board, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Director Dan Mortensen preemptively resigned from his seat representing District 3. While a handful of SCV Water Agency directors expressed their continued support...

Jury Finds SCV Water Board Member Guilty of Domestic Violence
Monday, Mar 14, 2022

A Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board member has been found guilty of a single count of battery of a spouse, according to court officials. The verdict in the case against Dan Mortensen, which was read out Monday, March 7, after nearly two full days of jury deliberation, was for a misdemeanor domestic...

Bench Warrant Issued For Sloan Canyon Hit And Run Suspect
Wednesday, Nov 10, 2021

A bench warrant was issued for the driver in a Sloan Canyon Road hit-and-run investigation after he reportedly failed to appear in court on Wednesday, according to law enforcement officials. The driver, 19-year-old Raymond Perez, has been accused of one misdemeanor count of hit and run causing property damage in...

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1926 - Newhall Community Hospital, est. 1922, opens in larger, more modern hospital building at 6th & Spruce streets [story]
Newhall Community Hospital
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo will host the Third Annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 19. The event will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Vallet Boys and Girls Club Thomas E. Dierckman Clubhouse.
Jan. 19: Schiavo to Host MLK Day of Service, Donations Encouraged
The Ridge Route Preservation Organization will host a Ridge Route Storm Clean Up Day Sunday, Jan. 18 at 7 a.m.
Jan. 18: Ridge Route Preservation Organization Work Day
The city of Santa Clarita January Community Hike will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. in the Quigley Canyon Open Space, Cleardale Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Jan. 17: Santa Clarita Community Hike in Quigley Canyon Open Space
The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of Via Princessa Park on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m.
Jan. 22: City of Santa Clarita to Break Ground on Via Princessa Park
Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library will host a "Teen Library Eats: Ramen Noodle," event Thursday, Jan. 29, 4-5 p.m. at 18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Jan. 29: ‘Teen Library Eats: Ramen Noodle Bar’ at Canyon Country Library
The city of Santa Clarita has issued a traffic alert for Smyth Drive in Valencia.
Traffic Alert Issued for SCV Water Pipeline Installation on Smyth Drive
Sam Shepard’s dark comedy "Curse of the Starving Class," presented by Eclipse Theatre LA, will run weekends beginning Friday, Jan. 23-Feb. 1 at The MAIN.
Jan. 23-Feb. 1: Eclipse Theatre LA Presents ‘Curse of the Starving Class’ at The MAIN
Bring your art to the trails. The city of Santa Clarita’s 2026 Temporary Trailhead Project is calling artists to create original sculptures that respond to our stunning landscape, open spaces and the everyday flow of explorers. The application deadline is Jan. 26.
Jan. 26: Deadline to Submit Sculptures to the Trailhead Project
Step back in time to 1882 and experience Helen Hunt Jackson’s visit to Rancho Camulos in Piru, which inspired her to use the rancho as a setting for her famous novel "Ramona," 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 31.
Jan. 31: Helen Hunt Jackson Returns to Rancho Camulos Reenactment
 The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has announced several improvements ahead of the 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.
LAHSA Announces Improvements for 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count
On Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 6-7 p.m. the LA County Library will offer a virtual program entitled "Life Skills for Emerging Adults: Budgeting Basics."
Jan. 21: County Library Virtual Program on Budgeting Basics
Kindred Spirits Wine Bar will hold a ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 at 24510 Town Center Drive, #120, Valencia, CA 91355.
Feb. 5: Kindred Spirits Wine Bar Ribbon Cutting
1875 - Henry Mayo Newhall buys western half of the Santa Clarita Valley for $2 an acre [story]
Henry M. Newhall
The California Department of Public Health is issuing an update to its Dec. 5 health advisory as an outbreak of amatoxin poisoning continues across California.
Death Cap Mushrooms Linked to Three Deaths, Three Liver Transplants and 35 Hospitalizations
The California Hispanic Legislative Caucus announced that Carlos Valdez has been named Caucus Consultant. Valdez brings nearly three decades of public policy and public affairs experience at the federal, state, and local levels.  
California Hispanic Legislative Caucus appoints New Caucus Consultant
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Missing Persons Detail, is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person, Sergio Moises Centeno. 
LASD is Asking for the Public’s Help Locating At-Risk Missing Person, Sergio Moises Centeno Canyon Country
Caltrans today announced awarding $202 million to 143 local, clean transportation projects to prioritize public transit and electric vehicle options in California communities most affected by pollution.
California investing $202 Million to Expand Cleaner Transportation Options in Communities Most Affected by Pollution
Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27) announced that he secured more than $3 million for local law enforcement and public safety initiatives across the Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, and San Fernando Valley.
Rep. George Whitesides Secures More than $3 Million for Local Law Enforcement, Public Safety Initiatives
Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R–Santa Clarita) announced that after just one year in office, she and her team have successfully secured more than $500,000 for constituents by helping individuals, families, and local organizations navigate state government and recover funds owed to them.
Valladares Secures More Than $500,000 for Constituents Through District Casework
Bruce Yonemoto has spent a lifetime exploring experimental cinema and video art and has developed a body of work that positions itself within the overlapping intersections of art and commerce. 
Bruce Yonemoto Named CSUN’s Orndorff Artist-in-Residence
The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate youth creativity at Art Hop, a free, family-friendly spring festival taking place on Saturday, March 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at William S. Hart Park.
March 28: City of Santa Clarita Announces New Event: Art Hop
The College of the Canyons Rising Scholars program has been named the 2025-26 Exemplary Program Award winner by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
College of the Canyons Rising Scholars Recognized with Exemplary Program Award
1988 - One-month-old Santa Clarita City Council votes to form Planning Commission [minutes]
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