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1899 - Martin & Richard Wood buy J.H. Tolfree's Saugus Eating House (still inside Saugus Depot), rename it Saugus Cafe [story]
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Supervisor Taking Aim at Perpetual Yard Sales
Monday, Apr 8, 2013

Saying yard sales have become an “everyday occurrence” that resemble “outdoor flea markets” in some communities, County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is calling for a crackdown. Specifically, Ridley-Thomas is proposing to get all of the relevant county department heads together and “determine...

Rain Doesn’t Stop Newhall Art Slam (Video)
Friday, Mar 8, 2013

A little bit of rain couldn’t put out the light in Old Town Newhall Thursday night. Light Slam was a first-of-its-kind art show in Santa Clarita, and served as a kick-off event for a monthly art event, Art Slam, on Main Street and Lyons in Old Town Newhall. The Old Town Newhall Library, along with...

I-5 Shut Over Grapevine; Local Crash Knocks Out Power
Friday, Feb 8, 2013

A multi-car pileup snarled Interstate 5 north of Gorman just as Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol were preparing to shut the freeway due to heavy snow. As many as two dozen vehicles were involved in a collision on southbound I-5 that left two people with moderate injuries, four with minor injuries...

Antonovich: Disarm Once-Legal Gun Owners Who’ve Become Criminals
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013

Fact: Gun dealers in California collect a $19 fee for the state, called a “Dealer’s Record of Sale” fee, when they sell a gun. Additional fees also apply. Fact: California has an automated system for checking the criminal histories of gun buyers to determine if they’re eligible to own one....

Wilk Moves 38th District Office to Tourney Road
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013

Former Assemblyman Cameron Smyth (left) hands the keys to Assemblyman Scott Wilk at Smyth’s old office in late November. Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, has announced the opening of his new Santa Clarita district office at 27441 Tourney Road, Suite 160, in Valencia. The new location “is...

Feb. 10: SCV Chinese School to Celebrate Year of the Snake
Saturday, Feb 2, 2013

The Santa Clarita Valley Chinese School – on the campus of the Albert Einstein Academy in Valencia – will ring in the Chinese New Year with a cultural event celebrating the Year of the Snake. The free event will be held at the school (28141 Kelly Johnson Parkway) on Sunday, Feb. 10, from...

Knight’s SCV Senate Office Open for Business
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013

Steve Knight Sen. Steve Knight, whose November election made him one of the Santa Clarita Valley’s two representatives in the state Senate, has announced the opening of a district office in Valencia. The office is located on the second floor of Santa Clarita City Hall – and after the city...

Stevenson Ranch Library Site Up for Discussion

Officials from the Los Angeles County Public Library have scheduled a community meeting to discuss the selection of a site for a future county library in the Stevenson Ranch area. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in the Stevenson Ranch Elementary School multipurpose room. The school...

Saugus Girls XC Team Honored as L.A. County Stars
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013

The legendary Saugus High School girls cross-country team got its just desserts Tuesday when Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich (far right in photo) presented Head Coach Rene Paragas (far left in photo) and the girls with scrolls at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles. The members...

Got Questions About Affordable Healthcare Act? Ask Now

Wonder how the new Affordable Health Care for America Act – aka Obamacare – will affect you or your business when it takes full effect in 2014? Submit your questions now, and learn the answers Thursday, Feb. 7, starting at 11:30 a.m., when a panel of experts assembled by the Santa Clarita Valley...

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1899 - Martin & Richard Wood buy J.H. Tolfree's Saugus Eating House (still inside Saugus Depot), rename it Saugus Cafe [story]
Saugus Cafe
1994, 4:31 a.m. - Magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake rocks Santa Clarita Valley [video]
collapsed freeway bridge
A strong defensive performance by The Master's University Lady Mustangs basketball team led to a 73-45 win against OUAZ in Surprise, Ariz.
Lady Mustangs Power Past OUAZ On the Road
The Tejon Ranch Conservancy has published its calendar of nature programs it will host in February.
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Offers February Nature Programs
The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 20: SUSD to Meet in Closed Session with City Regarding Santa Clarita Elementary
The William S. Hart Union School District has announced that Dr. Collyn Nielsen, Deputy Superintendent, Human Resources, has been named the 2026 Negotiator of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators.
Hart District’s Collyn Nielsen Named ACSA Negotiator of the Year
The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission has scheduled a site tour of the Princessa Crossroads Specific Plan Project and a virtual tour of the Belcaro at Sand Canyon Project. These projects are expected to hold public hearings in the near future.
Jan. 20: City of Santa Clarita Planning Commission Plans Site Tours
Free business training webinars are available from the College of the Canyons Small Business Development Center this January.
COC SBDC Hosting Free Webinars to Help Grow Businesses
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a unique gala on Saturday, March 7, 6-10 p.m.
March 7: ‘Live From Santa Clarita, It’s Saturday Night’ SCVHS 50th Anniversary
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
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