header image

[Sign Up Now] to Receive Our FREE Daily SCVTV-SCVNews Digest by E-Mail

Inside
Weather


 
Calendar
Today in
S.C.V. History
January 16
1926 - Newhall Community Hospital, est. 1922, opens in larger, more modern hospital building at 6th & Spruce streets [story]
Newhall Community Hospital


CITY NEWS ARCHIVE
Kim Threatens Lawsuit Against City for Sand Canyon Resort Denial
Friday, Aug 20, 2021

Attorneys representing Steve Kim, the owner of the Sand Canyon Country Club, sent the Santa Clarita City Council a letter last week indicating that Kim will take the city to court “if the city maintains its denial” of Kim’s proposed Sand Canyon Resort & Spa. The letter contends the city had...

City Phases Out Temporary Outdoor Dining Two Months After End of Indoor Capacity Limits

Santa Clarita businesses and restaurants had until last Monday to take down the temporary outdoor spaces they built in response to COVID-19 restrictions that limited their indoor capacity during the first 15 months of the pandemic. Temporary-use permits issued by the city of Santa Clarita allowing the...

Questions Over Battery Storage Facility Raised By Planning Commissioners
Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission had several questions about a proposed lithium-ion battery storage facility in Canyon Country when it decided Tuesday to continue its review of the project to Sept. 21. Commissioners raised questions about the location and fire and seismic safety of the proposed...

COVID-19 Vaccination Being Required For All State Assembly Staff

All California State Assembly staff must be in the process of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept 1, according to an announcement by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Los Angeles, on Monday. “Having a fully vaccinated staff will make the California State Assembly a national leader in COVID safety,”...

Bill To Freeze UC Tuition Fees Introduced By Valladares

Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, introduced legislation Monday that would freeze tuition and fees at University of California campuses until the 2027-2028 school year. The University of California Board of Regents last month voted to approve a tuition plan that will increase tuition...

Almost 500 Households Helped With City Rental-Assistance

The city of Santa Clarita has spent just over $2 million of the $6.3 million it received from the U.S. Department of Treasury to help Santa Clarita renters who have fallen behind on rent payments. Renters who qualified for the city’s rental assistance program had an income at or below 80% of the area...

Public Health Officials Report COVID-19 Cases in Castaic, West Ranch High School Cheer Teams
Monday, Aug 16, 2021

The cheer teams at Castaic High School and West Ranch High School experienced outbreaks of COVID-19, according to data recently published online by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials. The department’s data indicated that 10 students and one staff member with the Castaic High...

Planning Commission Returns from Summer Break with Full Agenda

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will return from a month-long hiatus Tuesday to review four proposed projects, including three in Canyon Country and one in Saugus. Battery Storage Facility in Canyon Country Commissioners will first consider a proposal by Placerita EES, LLC, for an energy storage...

Voters to Receive Mail-In Ballots for Recall Election by Monday
Friday, Aug 13, 2021

Most voters will receive their mail-in ballots for the Sept. 14 gubernatorial recall election by Monday, Aug. 16, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder’s Office. Voters can cast their ballot by sending it through the mail. Postage is not required and ballots must be postmarked by...

Valladares Selects SCV Food Pantry as 38th District’s Nonprofit of the Year
Thursday, Aug 12, 2021

Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, has selected the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry as her district’s nonprofit organization of the year. James Espinoza, director of the SCV Food Pantry, said Valladares’ office told him in late July that his nonprofit would receive the honor for...

LATEST TWEETS
Newest Additions to SCVNews.com
Saugus High School Instrumental Music gives back while raising much-needed funds for the high school's music program.
Saugus High Music Clothes for Cash Fundraiser
Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce for a special Non-Profit Council Roundtable, "Non-Profit Love Match: A High-Impact Networking Experience for Professionals & Nonprofits," 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Education Center at Child & Family Center.
Feb. 10: Non-Profit Council Roundtable’s ‘Non-Profit Love Match’ at Child & Family Center
There are places in our community where history is not simply remembered, but carefully safeguarded and brought to life every day. William S. Hart Park is one of those rare treasures.
Laurene Weste | Preserving the Past, Building the Future at Hart Park
Congregation Beth Shalom offers a monthly film series that shows selected independent films one Sunday per month at 2 p.m.
Jan. 18: CBS Film Series Presents ‘Truth & Treason’
The California Department of Public Health is collaborating with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to remind consumers and retailers that products containing kratom or 7-hyrdroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH, are associated with addiction, serious harm, overdose and death.
CDPH Reminds Retailers, Public About Dangers of Kratom, 7-OH Products
Foothill League soccer is coming into a final flurry of league matches that will sort out standings.
Foothill League Soccer: The Big Push
The Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market will offer a special live cooking demonstration and tasting on Sunday, Jan. 18.
Jan. 18: Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market Free Cooking Demonstration
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California residents and visitors will receive free vehicle day-use entry to participating California state parks on Monday, Jan. 19.
Jan. 19: California State Parks to Offer Free Vehicle Entry on MLK Day
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
SCVNews.com