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


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County Auditor Report: Cities Don’t Pay Full Pop for Policing
Friday, Mar 22, 2013

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department provided $552 million worth of service to contract cities in the 2011-12 budget year, but the contract cities paid just $371 million for those services. That’s one finding of a report dated Jan. 25 by County Auditor-Controller Wendy L. Watanabe...

Santa Clarita’s Jobless Rate Ticks Up to 6.7%

Mirroring a spike in joblessness nationally, Santa Clarita’s and Los Angeles County’s unemployment rates notched up in January as holiday retail jobs were eliminated and motion picture work slowed down. Santa Clarita’s unadjusted jobless rate hit 6.7 percent in January, up from December’s...

Supervisors Might Spend $22 Mil. to Make Up 1 Minute
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will decide Tuesday whether to allocate an additional $22 million to the Sheriff’s Department to make up for an average 1-minute lower response time in the county’s unincorporated areas versus contract cities. According to county Chief Administrator...

SCV Sees Home Prices Move Up in February
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013

Santa Clarita Valley home prices moved up in February as single-family homes commanded higher month-over-month and year-over-year prices and condominium prices were the strongest they’ve been in 21 months. The median price for a detached home in the SCV in February was $379,000, compared to $360,000...

Hearing for CC Infill Housing Project Postponed 1 Month
Monday, Mar 18, 2013

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission hearing for a revision to a previously approved Canyon Country housing project, initially slated for Tuesday, has been postponed until April 16 at the developer’s request. Original story follows.   Click image to enlarge A residential community of 499...

Council to Consider Buying Tax-Defaulted Land
Monday, Mar 11, 2013

The Santa Clarita City Council will consider notifying the county of its intent to purchase 62 acres of vacant land, to be added to the city’s 7,200 acres of open space, when the council meets Tuesday. Two of the parcels, totaling 52 acres, are adjacent to the city’s Golden Valley Open Space...

Veluzat Movie Ranches Slated to Annex into City
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013

The city of Santa Clarita could have a few more movie ranches in its future. No, not because more movie ranches are being built, but because the Veluzat movie ranches that are perched above the city’s northern border in Haskell Canyon are in the works for annexation. The planned 824-acre “North...

Caltrans Awards $1.2 Mil. to City for Eastern Entry

The California Department of Transportation awarded $1.219 million on Tuesday to the city of Santa Clarita and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to beautify the eastern entry into the city. Coupled with $631,000 from other funding sources, the state money is earmarked for landscaping along Sand...

City to Award $112,500 to Arts, Charity Groups
Monday, Feb 25, 2013

The Santa Clarita City Council will decide Tuesday whether to approve a list of recipients of this year’s community services and arts grants totaling $112,500. The city awards money each year out of its parks and recreation budget to organizations that compete for it though an application process. The...

NTSB Releases Initial Report on Fatal Acton Helicopter Crash

A generic Bell 206B JetRanger helicopter, similar to the one that crashed. Bell 206 series helicopters are considered among the safest. (This one is in Colorado.) The National Transportation Safety Board released the preliminary report Monday on the fatal Feb. 10 helicopter crash at the Polsa Rosa movie...

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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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