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The city of Santa Clarita has issued a traffic alert for Sand Canyon Road.
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Property Management Professionals will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4-4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 at 25124 Springfield Court #220, Valencia, CA 91355.
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The California Highway Patrol is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this year’s legislative session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that, unless otherwise stated, take effect Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
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Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $12,000 Community Health Grant to Bridge to Home to help address homelessness in the Santa Clarita Valley.
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Boys and girls Foothill League soccer teams have been on holiday schedule this past week, with some teams taking time off and others playing non-league matches. Consequently, league standings haven’t changed much.
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College of the Canyons women's basketball notched another mark in the win column, as the Cougars were able to stack a second straight road victory 54-46 at Oxnard College on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
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1873 - Vasquez gang raids Kingston in (now) Kings County; ties up townspeople, makes off with $2,500 in cash and jewels [story]
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The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station has issued the following traffic alerts: Due to heavy rains, the westbound right lane is closed on Soledad Canyon Road between Camp Plenty Road and Langside Avenue.
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Fostering Youth Independence’s recent Charlie Brown Holiday party was attended by dozens of local foster youth and their volunteer Allies.
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The National Weather Service as issued the following alerts for the Santa Clarita Valley. Flood Watch until Dec. 26, 4 p.m. PST, High Wind Warning until Dec. 25, 3 p.m. PST.
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is urging residents to remain vigilant as a powerful storm system moves through Los Angeles County, bringing periods of heavy rain and rapidly changing conditions.
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Thirteen suspects were arrested, and more than $800,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered following a coordinated, multi-agency operation targeting an organized retail theft network operating across Northern California.
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The California State Transportation Agency today announced a new joint effort by two of its departments, the Department of Motor Vehicles and California Highway Patrol, to curb excessive speeding and prevent deadly crashes.
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The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to heat up the holiday season at the Holiday Spice Salsa Edition on Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Canyon Country Community Center, located at 18410 Sierra Highway Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
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1965 - Signal newspaper owner Scott Newhall shows up for a duel (of words) with rival Canyon Country newspaper publisher Art Evans, who no-shows and folds his paper soon after [story]
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As winter storms enter Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control urges pet owners to take necessary precautions in light of the significant storms expected to last for five days.
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Brayden Miner scored 31 points and Rylan Starr had 24 as The Master's University men's basketball team crushed Bethesda University 145-59 The MacArthur Center.
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From surprise Santa arrivals to stacks of gifts waiting for young hands, the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley delivered holiday cheer on a large scale this season, reaching hundreds of children and teens throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, including Clubhouses in Canyon Country, Newhall, Val Verde and Castaic.
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Princess Cruises, headquartered in Santa Clarita, embraced a cherished maritime tradition in a uniquely festive way, celebrating a symbolic christening of its Rose Parade float with a ceremonial break of a bottle of Pantalones Organic Tequila.
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The Golden Globes have ushered in awards season with the announcement of the 2026 nominees across 28 categories. Among this year’s contenders is Pixar’s "Elio," which earned a nomination for Best Motion Picture – Animated.
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The National Weather Service has issued a "Hazardous Weather" warning for the Santa Clarita Valley and Southern California.
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Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating at-Risk missing person Drew Barrick Russell.
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A complete distortion of the facts by Manzer. I am disappointed . Perhaps he can represent the Yes on S position at a future informational meeting, because Bob Kellar has gone into hiding.
Thank you Darryl for finally reporting the facts! I am in total agreement with your comments regarding how 22 people spouting off on facebook and creating a mob mentality will now cost us.
Wow…just…wow. Once again, Mr. Manzer, you are so deep in the CC’s pocket, that seeing the light becomes physically impossible.
1. Ms. Weste doesn’t just live closest to the billboard right of way, she owns additional property that will have its value increased by the removal of the billboards…a value that will be demonstrated when that land is further enhanced by development in the post-billboard era.
Oh, and let’s not even talk about the fact that, despite recusing herself, Mayor Recusal still benefited handily from this, by way of a nice fundraiser for her re-election campaign…thrown by the lobbyists that are driving the Yes measure…AllVision.
2. The backroom deal doesn’t refer to where the deal went down…and playing on semantics doesn’t make you clever.
This was a deal that was done away from the public eye, where no discussion on it could be had. If there was public discussion, the first comment would have been “hey, let’s see if we can get a better deal.” And, of course, this is borne out by the fact that contractors hired by the city confirmed, during the public discussion phase, that a better deal could have been made…for equal or more money on a shorter term. Which leads to…
3…the 50 year deal. Yep, too long. Too long of a commitment for a bad deal.
4. Just because it has been argued for 50+ years that this is bad for the environment and for drivers and nothing was done to stop it doesn’t make it wrong…it makes the original implementers ignorant.
5. Yes, a lot of money was spent on both sides to either get or deny signatures for this measure. The difference is, one side encouraged learning about the measure and working to assure that voters had a say and the other side encouraged denying citizens the ability to sign the petitions and become part of the process. You tell me which is better?
I’m a little flabbergasted that your blind trust in the city council allows you to believe that 22 cost this city. I’d like to think that it was 4 (3 if you discount Mayor Recusal) who cost the city. Had they made the citizens part of the decision sooner, they – and we – wouldn’t be in this mess.
someone should climb up those things and spray em colorful.
That looks way better than an e-billboard …
Whew ! The humidity must be up, Lotsa hot air blowing from Darryl today. NAZI’s? So, the first thing the City of SCV did was force retailers in brick & mortar stores to lower their signs along streets to preserve the views and help omit sky pollution, effects on businesses be damned There’s been no laws enacted by the city to preserve the ridgelines, as Thousand Oaks had done. Then, they decided that since we couldn’t see the ridgelines anymore, they forced shopping centers in Canyon Country to raise the height of their facades, hence, passing the costs from the landowners to those businesses, putting several that had survived the recent recession out of business. And, the greatest monument to “Socialism meets Capitalism” is the Walgreens and the Dr’s Office on small corner parcels that were gas stations, and letting them build two story buildings, hence covering the view of the San Gabriel Mtn’s. (not too forget the 12 foot high solar panel’s that the City permitted blocking views from the houses north of Placerita Jr. High). But the killer was when my neighbor emailed the City that my grass wasn’t green enough and The City threatened with fine’s. The City rep came out and pointed at all the violations in the neighborhood, but wouldn’t cite them as “His department was reactive, not proactive.” (Hence, I’ve had to look at an illegal 6 foot fence across the street for 7 years) So, we have a nice lawn for the last 2 years. Now, the City wants us to restrict watering to the point of killing much of the grass. Yeah, Darryl…tell us about “The NAZI’s !
Darryl has his head in the sand. 18,000 signatures should represent a pretty clear message to our city officials. They had the opportunity to stop, reconsider and bring back a deal to remove all the existing billboards in the city limits. But the city council, minus TimBen, decided to spend $208,000 plus legal fees to put the measure on the ballot. The big question is; why is Kellar pushing the Allvision deal so hard when the opportunity to put together a billboard exchange program which would benefit the entire city sits in the wings?
Those of us who moved from Newhall / Santa Clarita to a different state that has e-billboards, say to people like Mr. Rogers, BIG DEAL. You are narrow minded snobs who dislike progress, no wait, you have a computer, that makes you a hypocrite.