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1949 - Incorporation of Castaic Saddle Club; holds rodeos near future Castaic Lake (lower lagoon). [story]


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City, County Required to Monitor Bacteria in Dry River
Thursday, May 30, 2013

It’s not just chloride. The Regional Water Quality Control Board – the same folks who say Santa Clarita discharges too much salt into the local river – has ruled that the City of Santa Clarita and County of Los Angeles need to start monitoring bacteria levels in the Santa Clara River on a daily...

LASD Honors Officer Who Was Shot to Death in Newhall – in 1909
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Read the story of Deputy Constable De Moranville’s death [here].   A deputy constable with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who was shot and killed after he responded to a Newhall bar fight in 1909 is one of four fallen officers honored Wednesday by Sheriff Lee Baca. Historical...

SCV Home Prices Noticeably Higher Than Last Year

Prices of “used” single-family homes across the Santa Clarita Valley were up nearly 11 percent over year-ago levels in April, while condominium prices hit their highest mark in four years. According to the Southland Regional Association of Realtors, the typical previously owned single-family home...

Trash Rates in City Likely to Rise by 4.31%
Monday, May 27, 2013

City residents will pay 4.31 percent more and businesses will pay 4.4 percent more for trash service beginning July 1 – mostly to pay for new waste diversion programs – if the Santa Clarita City Council OK’s new trash rates Tuesday. State law requires municipalities to divert trash from landfills,...

County Set to Adopt Historic Preservation Ordinance

Owners of historic properties  in unincorporated Los Angeles County would be eligible for property tax breaks if they agree to maintain the historic character of their buildings, under an ordinance the Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday. The ordinance would set up a Mills Act program, which...

Santa Clarita Jobless Rate Falls to 6.1%
Friday, May 3, 2013

Now all we need is a movie about CPA, and everyone should be happy. The motion picture industry and income tax preparation services fueled job growth across Los Angeles County in March, helping to drive the SCV’s unemployment rate down to 6.1 percent. That’s an improvement of 1.2 percent...

Shooting Suspect ID’d as Druggie; 3 Arrests in Last 2 Months; Gun Recovered
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Click to enlarge LASD Press Release, Thursday, 10:46 a.m.: On Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 at approximately 7:20 p.m., deputies assigned to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station were involved in an on-duty deputy involved shooting in the area of Adon Avenue and Sierra Highway, Canyon Country. Corey Kieffer The...

Supes to Decide on School, Water Election Move; County Clerk Says NO
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013

Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan is urging the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to shoot down a request from every school board in the Santa Clarita Valley – and the Newhall County Water Board – to move their elections to even years, when more people vote. Each local agency board voted within...

SCV Home Prices Show Signs of Improvement

Home prices across the Santa Clarita Valley were the strongest they’ve been in nearly three years, and they returned to pre-recession levels for the month of March, according to a report Thursday from the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. The typical single-family home changed hands for...

City Poised to Buy 54 More Acres Near Cemex Property
Friday, Apr 19, 2013

The Santa Clarita City Council will consider authorizing the purchase Tuesday of 54 more acres of raw land near the planned Cemex sand and gravel mine in in Soledad Canyon, for preservation as open space. The city owns the Cemex property but can’t stop the mine from going forward without an act...

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1949 - Incorporation of Castaic Saddle Club; holds rodeos near future Castaic Lake (lower lagoon). [story]
Registration for the city of Santa Clarita Newhall and Canyon Country Community Centers After School Programs will begin on Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m.
July 16: Registration Starts for After School Community Center Programs
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting Wednesday, July 10, beginning at 4 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 4 p.m.
July 10: COC Board to Hold Business Meeting
The Santa Clarita Arts Commission will hold its regular meeting Thursday, July 11, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers
July 11: Arts Commission to Review 2025 Work Plan
1850 - Henry Mayo Newhall arrives in California [story]
The monthly meeting of the Santa Clarita Artists Association on Monday, Aug. 19 will feature an artist demonstration by Derek Harrison. He will be conducting a portrait painting using a live model.
Aug. 19: SCAA Features Artist Demo by Derek Harrison
Burrtec Waste is hosting a free document shredding and textile drop-off event for city of Santa Clarita residents only on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. through noon at the Via Princessa Metrolink Station, 19201 Via Princessa, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Aug. 10: Santa Clarita Document Shredding, Textile Drop-off Event
The city of Santa Clarita will soon begin construction work on the annual 2024 -2025 Road Rehab Program, which uses slurry seal and overlay road treatments to improve city roadways.
Santa Clarita to Begin Annual Road Rehab
The United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) registration for the 2024 fall program in the Santa Clarita Valley is now open.
Youth Volleyball Registration in SCV Now Open
The Valencia Library, 23743 West Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355 will host Craig Newton for an interactive musical program, Wednesday, July 10 at 4 p.m. and another program at 4:30 p.m.
July 10: Craig Newton’s Interactive Musical Program
Patti Negri, renowned for her psychic abilities, will host “Hot Summer Seance,” at the MAIN, 24266 Main Street., Newhall, CA 91321 Friday, Aug. 2 from 8-10 p.m.
Aug. 2: ‘Hot Summer Séance’ with Patti Negri at The MAIN
The Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade Committee has announced the trophy award winners for the 2024 SCV Fourth of July Parade.
SCV Fourth of July Parade Trophy Winners
The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, recently issued a ruling that will increase the city of Santa Clarita's authority to enforce public camping ordinances that dictate where homeless people can camp and sleep.
SCOTUS Restores Local Authority to Enforce Camping Regulations
A night of nothing but military-related stories in music with a dash of micro-fiction/prose poetry by Robert Morgan Fisher will be at the MAIN, 24266 Main Street., Newhall, CA 91321 Thursday, Aug. 1 from 8-10 p.m.
Aug. 1: A Night of Narrative Jokin’ Folkin’ Funny Story Songs at The MAIN
With wildfire smoke and reduced air quality affecting many California communities, the California Department of Public Health is urging Californians to take steps to protect themselves from air pollutants.
CDPH Urges Californians to Avoid Wildfire Smoke
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an update for the excessive heat warning and advisory as high temperatures have been forecast for Los Angeles County.
Excessive Heat Warning, Advisory Updated by County Health
Visit the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, 18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 on Tuesday, July 9 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to create beautiful artwork from melting old crayons.
July 9: Crayon Melting at Canyon Country Library
The Sierra Hillbillies Square and Round Dance Club is hosting and Black and White Masquerade square dance 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, July 7.
July 7: Sierra Hillbillies Host ‘Masquerade’ Square Dance
Growing up in the 1980s, I have many fond memories of spending time with friends at the Skate-N-Place on Soledad Canyon Road.
Cameron Smyth | The Rink is Rolling Along
1914 - Rev. Wolcott H. Evans, the future "pastor of the disaster," named pastor of Newhall's First Presbyterian Church [story]
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The Canyon Theatre Guild will present Santa Clarita Regional Theatre's production of "Disney's The Little Mermaid" at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
July 20-Aug. 11: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Performing Arts Center
The 92nd annual Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade attracted thousands to the streets of Old Town Newhall to cheer more than 100 parade entries representing politicians, scout troops, businesses, nonprofits, fraternal organizations and others.
SCV Parade Marches Through Old Town Newhall
The Santa Clarita City Council is scheduled to discuss the transfer of William S. Hart Park to Los Angeles County at the Council's regular meeting Tuesday, July 9, at 6 p.m.
City to Discuss Hart Park Transfer from L.A. County
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