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1950 - CalArts grad Ed Harris ("A Beautiful Mind," "Apollo 13," "Westworld") born in New Jersey [link]
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Gate-King and the Pioneer
Sunday, Dec 10, 2017

Patricia Navarro was a UC Berkeley student in 1998 when she put the finishing touches on a plan to restore the Pioneer Oil Refinery in Newhall and turn it into a historic park. I wonder where Navarro is now. I wonder if she knows it still hasn’t happened. Located off of Pine Street in Newhall, the...

Darcy Service Set for Nov. 12 in Historic Auditorium
Tuesday, Oct 31, 2017

A public memorial service for city founder Jo Anne Darcy will be held Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. in the Newhall Family Theater for the Performing Arts – formerly known as the Newhall School Auditorium. Darcy died Sunday following a lengthy illness that sidelined her for the last decade. Previously,...

City Founder Jo Anne Darcy Dies at 86
Monday, Oct 30, 2017

Jo Anne Darcy, Santa Clarita’s influential and beloved “mayor emeritus,” died early Sunday. She was 86. The news came from daughter Joleen Darcy, who personally cared for her while she was largely housebound in Saugus for more than a decade. “She was so proud of what she had to do with forming...

Brown Signs Wilk Bill Merging SCV Water Agencies
Sunday, Oct 15, 2017

With the stroke of his pen Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown eliminated the Castaic Lake Water Agency and Newhall County Water District and replaced them with a new water agency for the Santa Clarita Valley. The new agency will assume the duties of CLWA and NCWD and serve the entire valley as both a state water...

Standing Rock: Why I Went
Sunday, Sep 24, 2017

It has been a year since Energy Transfer Partners bulldozed the sacred burial grounds just beyond the borders of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to clear a path for the Dakota Access Pipeline – and about 10 months since I hightailed it over there. Why write this now? Well, yesterday I attended...

May 24: Hearing on the Rest of Northlake – 3,150 New Homes in Castaic
Thursday, May 4, 2017

Ever wonder what happened with the rest of the Northlake development in Castaic, which has been on the drawing boards since at least 1992, if not earlier? It could be coming – for real this time. L.A. County Regional Planning will hold a public hearing May 24 at NorthLake Hills Elementary School in...

Newhall Ranch Developer Trying Again to Raise Cash
Tuesday, Apr 11, 2017

Will the second time be a charm for Five Point? Nearly two years after announcing – and then scrapping – plans to raise cash via the New York Stock Exchange, the would-be developer of roughly 21,000 homes west of Interstate 5 in the Santa Clarita Valley filed new papers Friday with the Securities...

City, Landfill at Odds Over Dumping Fee Reduction
Wednesday, Mar 1, 2017

The answer is still no. For the second time, the Chiquita Canyon Landfill operator has said it doesn’t think it should have to cut dumping fees for trash generated within the city of Santa Clarita or be forced to sponsor city-hosted rideshare events. In a Jan. 9 letter, the city reiterated the requests...

County Names New Head of Hart Park, Tesoro Adobe
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017

Eric Reifman has been promoted to superintendent of William S. Hart Regional Park and Tesoro Adobe Historic Park, effective Feb. 2. Reifman, 35, of Newhall, succeeds Norm Phillips, to whom Reifman previously reported. Phillips was promoted last fall to superintendent of the Castaic Lake Recreation Area,...

Sons of the San Joaquin Release Final Album Ahead of 2017 Festival
Saturday, Jan 21, 2017

Western music fans shouldn’t be terribly surprised if the 2017 Cowboy Festival marks the last time they can catch the three-part harmonies of Sons of the San Joaquin in Santa Clarita. The Sons released their final album, “One More Ride,” late last year, and they just don’t get around much anymore. “We’ve...

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LA Metro’s I-5 North County Enhancements Project recently held a Construction Update community meeting via Zoom. Officals presented an outline of recent and upcoming activities over the next 2-3 months
LA Metro I-5 North County Enhancements Project Construction Update
Get ready for an unforgettable night of glitz, glamour and gambling when you join Child & Family Center for Viva Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 6:30-10 p.m. at the Sand Canyon Country Club.
Jan. 25: Viva Las Vegas Fundraiser for Child & Family
The California Department of Public Health is issuing a second warning to Californians to not consume raw milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County due to a detection of bird flu virus in a second retail sample.
Second Lot of Raw Milk Found with Bird Flu Virus
The biggest global giving day of the year, Giving Tuesday, is on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Painted Turtle Seeks Support on Giving Tuesday
Princess Cruises, headquartered in Valencia, is setting sail on a wave of nostalgia and star power with its new global advertising campaign.
Princess Cruises Debuts New Love Boat Ad Campaign
Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector Elizabeth Buenrostro Ginsberg reminds property owners that the first installment of the 2024-25 Annual Secured Property Taxes becomes delinquent if not received by 5 p.m. Pacific Time or United States Postal Service postmarked on or before Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Dec. 10: Deadline for First Installment of L.A. County Property Taxes
1950 - CalArts grad Ed Harris ("A Beautiful Mind," "Apollo 13," "Westworld") born in New Jersey [link]
Ed Harris
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising people to avoid consuming raw milk the has been voluntarily recalled by Raw Farm, LLC due to a detection of H5 bird flu virus in a sample of milk sold in retail stores in Los Angeles County.
UPDATED: Recalled Raw Milk – H5 Bird Flu Detected in Raw Milk Sold in Santa Clarita
Princess Cruises, famously known as “The Love Boat,” celebrated the highly anticipated arrival of Caribbean Princess in Port Canaveral today, marking the launch of a new season of Caribbean cruises from this convenient Central Florida homeport.
Caribbean Princess Arrives in Port Canaveral for First-Ever Season of Cruises
The city of Santa Clarita is encouraging interested and qualified residents to apply for several positions serving on multiple commissions.  
Applications Now Being Accepted for City of Santa Clarita Commission Vacancies
Officers from the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control will be conducting field pet licensing efforts in the unincorporated area of Castaic beginning on Jan. 2, 2025.
DACC to Conduct Pet Licensing Efforts in Unincorporated L.A. County
Miriam Udel, associate professor of German studies, and London Evans, director of the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies at Emory University, will discuss how to “build good kids” on Monday, Dec. 2, as part of the 12th annual Maurice Amado Foundation Lecture in Jewish Ethics.
Amado Lecture to Explore Twentieth-Century Jewish Children’s Literature
 Get ready for a sweet day of fun at the 17th annual Family Literacy Festival at the Santa Clarita Public Library, Old Town Newhall Branch, on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
Dec. 7: Sweet Adventures Await at the Santa Clarita Public Library’s 17th Annual Family Literacy Festival
Music can transform lives, help people deal with stress and overcome trauma. At its most basic level, it can temporarily transport a listener from the mundane circumstances of their lives to a world filled with joy and beauty.
CSUN’s Wind Ensemble to Perform Holiday Concert for State Prisoners
Senator Scott Wilk presented a $5,000 Barona Education Grant to Excelsior Charter Schools to fund a new lending closet at the School of Business and Innovation, which will provide essential clothing, hygiene products, and supplies for foster and homeless youth.
Wilk Awards $5,000 Grant to Excelsior Charter Schools
Robert Morgan Fisher will present A Night of Narrative: Holiday Story Songs on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 8-10 p.m. at The Main, 24266 Main St., Newhall.
Dec. 5: A Night of Narrative, Holiday Story Songs
Registration is still open for the next session of Nest Healing Art Studio, to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 at ARTree Community Arts Center, 22508 6th St., Santa Clarita, CA 91321. Session runs from 2-3 p.m.
Jan. 5: Nest Healing Art Studio
Residential customers in Santa Clarita can properly dispose of their unwanted mattresses and box springs at no additional cost. These items, not to exceed two pieces per visit per day, may be dropped off at the Burrtec facility located at 26000 Springbrook Road, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the third Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free Mattress Recycling for Santa Clarita Residents
1941 - Funeral for "our" Remi Nadeau, whose Canyon Country deer park became North Oaks [story]
Remi Nadeau
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Tuesday, Nov. 26, to supporting a motion to evaluate the feasibility of instituting a new department to spearhead the county’s efforts to tackle homelessness.
Supes Vote to Explore Creation of New L.A. County Homelessness Department
The California Institute of the Arts boasts two artists with CalArts connections earning spots on the Recording Academy list of nominees for the 67th annual Grammy Awards.
Two CalArtians Nominated for 2025 Grammys
The Performing Arts Center will host America's Got Talent top 12 finalist comedian Don McMillan's show, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Dec. 21: PAC Presents America’s Got Talent’s Don McMillan Show
The California Department of Transportation advises motorists to be extra cautious as a record number of Southern California residents are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Caltrans Warns of Delays Due to Record Thanksgiving Holiday Travel
The Sierra Hillbillies Square and Round Dance club invites all to a Ugly Sweater themed Square Dance, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2-5 p.m. at Valencia United Methodist Church, 25718 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA.
Dec. 8: Sierra Hillbillies Present ‘Ugly Sweater Square Dance’
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