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SCVEDC: SCV’s Strategy for Resilient Economy
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023

Recently, the New York Times published an article and podcast titled, “The most empty downtown in America.” It outlined the story of San Francisco’s rise as a tech hub, with highly paid young adults employed at growing companies such as Yelp, Salesforce and Uber. These workers spent money at local...

LiveWorkSCV – New Jobs Resource for Local Employers
Monday, Jul 22, 2019

The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation is offering a new jobs resource for SCV companies — LiveWorkSCV.com, a comprehensive, highly visible job board that matches SCV career opportunities with SCV residents who want a job closer to home. The SCV is home to many top employers...

Why Economic Development Matters: Smell the Tax Revenue
Friday, May 11, 2018

How often do you think about your community’s economic development? Never, you say? Or maybe just when that alluring new business opens up shop? We get it. It’s the job of economic development organizations to think about this all the time so you don’t have to. But how your community’s economy...

Lights, Camera, Action: 4 Reasons SCV is Hollywood North
Friday, Apr 6, 2018

Quick question: Where do all your favorite movies come from? Hollywood, obviously. Right? For decades, the town had a virtual monopoly on big-budget studio pictures to the point where the name has become synonymous with the entertainment industry. But these days a striking number of movies and TV shows...

SCVEDC’s Top 10 Benefits of Living Close to Work
Friday, Mar 23, 2018

Think about how long your workday is. If you’re counting the hours from the minute you sit down at your desk, you’re doing it wrong. Your workday really starts the second you leave your home and lasts until you’re back through your front door. Yes, you may only spend eight or nine hours in the...

Job Creation in the New Economy
Friday, Jan 26, 2018

Quick – when you think of companies that drive the engine of our economy forward, which come to mind? Apple? Google? Like we’ve said before, it may feel like big companies are behind the wheel, but small and medium-sized companies are pulling more than their weight when it comes to hiring and growing...

LA, Including SCV’s Newhall Ranch, In the Running for Amazon’s HQ2
Friday, Jan 19, 2018

Amazon announced its list of top 20 finalists for their new headquarters Thursday, and the Los Angeles area – including the Santa Clarita Valley – was named among them. As the only West Coast location on the list, LA County came in as a strong contender for Amazon’s new HQ2, which is expected...

Is SCV LA County’s Best Bet for Amazon HQ2?
Friday, Oct 6, 2017

According to a recent article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, the Santa Clarita Valley could be Los Angeles County’s best hope for catching Amazon’s attention for its second headquarters, aka Amazon HQ2. With millions of square feet of developable land, a long list of money-saving business...

Why Newhall Ranch is Good for SCV
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017

On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors re-approved the first two communities of Newhall Ranch, Mission Village and Landmark Village. This marks a major accomplishment for the project, and creates tremendous economic development opportunities for the Santa Clarita Valley. This project will be...

Job Center at COC is a Prime Resource | Commentary by Holly Schroeder
Tuesday, Jun 20, 2017

Did you know there is a free resource to help your business find the employees that it needs? The America’s Job Center of California at College of the Canyons is a great resource for Santa Clarita Valley companies and job-seekers. The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp. knows that finding...

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There are still spots available for winter workshops and classes at ARTree Community Arts Center.
Explore ARTree Classes, Workshops this Winter
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a Special Meeting in closed session at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355. The council will meet in closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation.
Dec. 9: City Council to Hold Special Meeting
The Board of Trustees of the William S. Hart Union School District will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. This will be the annual organizational meeting for the Hart Board to elect new board officers.
Dec. 10: Hart Board Organizational Meeting, Financing Authority Meeting
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a residential No Burn Day Alert for Tuesday, Dec. 9, for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes the Santa Clarita Valley, Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Dec. 9: No Burn Day Alert Issued for SCV, South Coast Air Basin
Once again, The Hollywood Reporter has named California State University, Northridge one of the top 20 music schools in the world.
CSUN Makes The Hollywood Reporter’s List of Top 20 Music Schools
A Special Meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Dec. 10: SUSD Board Meets for School Property Negotiation
The Castaic Union School District Governing Board will hold its regular meeting Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5 p.m.
Dec. 11 : CUSD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
The California Department of Public Health is issuing an advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms.
CDPH Issues Warning of Amatoxin Poisoning Linked to Wild, Foraged Mushrooms
The Master's University women's volleyball team needed a win in the final match of pool play to keep its season alive. It fell short in four sets.
Lady Mustangs’ Season Ends in Sioux City
The city of Santa Clarita Film Office has released the list of seven productions filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Dec. 8 to Sunday, Dec. 14.
Dec. 8-14: Seven Productions Filming in SCV
Mission Opera will present a production of “Amahl And The Night Visitors” at various locations in and around the Santa Clarita Valley.
Mission Opera Presents ‘Amahl and The Night Visitors’
Quincy Phillips had 22 points and Brayden Miner drained a three-pointer in the final minute to lift TMU over OUAZ and win its first GSAC game by a score of 75-72 on Thursday, Dec. 4 in Santa Clarita.
Miner’s Late-Game Heroics Lift TMU Over Ottawa
The Master's University women's basketball team took down the OUAZ Spirit in dominant fashion in their GSAC opener, 75-40 Thursday, Dec. 4 in Santa Clarita.
Lady Mustangs Open GSAC Play in Dominant Fashion
College of the Canyons sophomore tackle TJ Taylor has signed with the University of Illinois after earning unanimous all-league honors while anchoring the Cougars' offensive line in 2025.
Canyons Offensive Lineman TJ Taylor Signs with University of Illinois
1941 - Julius Dietzmann family of Castaic arrested as German enemy aliens [story]
Julius Dietzmann
1921 - William S. Hart (57) marries actress Winifred Westover (23) [story]
Bill and Winifred Hart
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
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