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The weather might not be "frightful" yet, but Santa Clarita Valley residents may experience a soggy and cold Christmas Day this year. Rain is expected in the SCV beginning Tuesday, Dec. 23 in the evening and continuing into Friday, Dec. 26
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1892 - Benjamin Harrison establishes 555,520-acre San Gabriel Timberland Reserve (Angeles National Forest). First forest reserve in California, second in U.S. [story]
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The Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees elected Matthew Watson as 2026 board president at the Tuesday, Dec. 16 organizational meeting.
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Los Angeles–based painter Jasimen Phillips is a featured artist in the city of Santa Clarita’s “Pop Culture” exhibition, currently on view at the Newhall Community Center through March 25, 2026.
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The Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus is requesting donations, including memberships and gibbon adoption sponsorships to reach a matching goal of $15,000.
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The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees failed to complete its annual organizational vote to elect a new board president during its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
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There's no better way to celebrate the season than with toys, treats, and rollercoasters. My annual Foster Youth Holiday Party is one of the most special traditions we do each year
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The Canyon Theatre Guild’s production of "A Christmas Story," adds shows due to high ticket demand. Shows have been added on Sunday, Dec. 21 and Monday, Dec. 22.
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The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Pop Culture,” on view at the Newhall Community Center now through March 25, 2026.
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This week’s Foothill League matches resulted in the Saugus boys getting a firmer grip on first place, and the Saugus girls slipping into second place. Meanwhile, holiday tournaments are bringing both wins and losses from non-league teams, with more on the way.
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Do you have a passion for swimming and a desire to make an impact in your community? The city of Santa Clarita is seeking individuals with strong customer service skills and a commitment to community engagement to join its lifeguard team.
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Santa Clarita Valley residents need to put down the yule log and refrain from all residental wood burning fires on Friday, Dec. 19.
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U.S. Rep. George Whitesides (D-Aqua Dulce), announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 27th Congressional District: the “MathViz” team led by local Academy of the Canyons student, Gautham Korrapati.
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The Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K, set for March 1, in Santa Clarita, is more than a race, it’s a celebration of health, community and giving back. Now through Wednesday, Dec. 24, take $10 OFF race registration with promo code WINTER10 at checkout.
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Theatre Extempore will present the all time classic musical The Fantasticks, 8-10 p.m. Jan. 9-11. 15-18 at The MAIN.
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West Ranch High School senior Braulio Castillo (17) never did any long-distance running before high school, but what he has accomplished in that demanding discipline since taking it up is impressive. And, so far his senior year, it is phenomenal.
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Powerlab Studio will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at 28110 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, CA 91355.
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B2 Entertainment will have a Cookies With Santa event, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 at 21516 Golden Triangle Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
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The College of the Canyons soccer programs will be hosting 'Friday Night Footy,' small-sided pick-up games, running on Friday evenings Jan. 2 through June 26 at the COC Soccer Facility.
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College of the Canyons sophomore pitcher Nichole Muro will continue her academic and athletic career at Cumberland University after signing with the Phoenix softball program.
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If the rest of your article is as misinformed as the section on BPA you should consider a new career. BPA is not used to make the plastic water bottles used to package the typical half liter, 8 ounce or other single use bottles such as the bottles in the picture in your article. There is no BPA in these bottles AND NEVER HAS BEEN. Those bottles are polyethylene terephthalate which is not produced with BPA.
The main food-contact uses for BPA have been in the production of polycarbonate and epoxy resins. Polycarbonate is used to produce the 5 gallon water dispenser but is too expensive for the single use bottles (this is why there is a deposit on the large bottles). There is no BPA that can leach into the single use plastic bottles.
I note that you also claim that “More than 34 billion barrels of oil were used to make the 54 billion plastic bottles that were purchased last year.” If true, this would mean over 1/2 barrel of oil per bottle. At the current price of around $100/barrel, the cost of a single bottle would be over $50 and a case of 24 bottles would cost over $1200.00. I don’t know where you shop but I don’t pay more than $4 for a case of water bottles.
You really need to double check your facts.
Don’t be silly…
Yes I need bottled water..!
Damn the consequences..!
And by drinking tap water you are ingesting chemical poisons like chlorine and fluoride. I’ll stick with my bottled water, recycle my bottles, and you can have fun on your high horse.
Actually, not all of those bottles get recycled.
And you can absolutely drink tap water if you buy, say, a filter. Some of them are pretty reasonably priced.
Actually, not all of those bottles get recycled.
And you can absolutely drink tap water if you buy, say, a filter. Some of them are pretty reasonably priced.
There is fluoride in all water we drink no matter how we drink it its unnatural
And bad for the environment
Great article. I know those of us who grew up in SCV and developed hypothyroidism might attribute it to the chemicals & fluoridation in the water out here. Using a good reverse osmosis system at home & stainless steel bottles instead of the BPA water bottles is better for your health.
From the same lady who says you should eat your pee
No wait the pee of people who don’t use medication
BPA is also found in 50% of the 97 most commonly consumed canned foods, also dental sealants, some contact lenses, CDs, and wine if the wine maker uses vats lined with BPA.
BPA is an endocrine disruptor and mimics estrogen and changes the way hormones function.
Estrogen can alter the behavior of more than 200 genes, which control the growth and repair of nearly every organ and body tissue.
The most common type of breast cancer feed on estrogen and other hormones. It’s also very aggressive. There are foods that act like estrogen in our bodies……soy and flax seed.
@Mark Itzkoff, I think the confusion is perhaps due to the word “make” which can be interpreted two ways. Not all those 34 billion barrels actually become the plastic bottles. A great deal of energy is used up transporting and manufacturing the bottles, most of which energy is created by burning oil.
And it would help if Santa Claritans actually recycled their bottles. I’m a runner who carries a bag on many runs to pick up bottles and cans and other rubbish left alongside the road. So far this year I’ve collected 964 bottles, probably at least 40% of them plastic water bottles. I wish the slobs who toss their bottles out of their car windows would drink tap water from reusable containers.
I developed hypothyroidism after 2yrs of living in SCV and then I switched to home delivery spring water and it went away! Thank god I caught it in time because it normally cannot be reversed
To those who are bottled water snobs…you are drinking tap water when you buy most bottled water. Check where and how the water is bottled. Otherwise you may as well drink tap water from your tap. There is much to learn about the water you consume. Educate yourselves. I’m still learning…
Who cares…..
I’ve spoken out against fluoride in our water at city hall. It could literally be removed from our water if more people would show up to city hall and speak up. They have two meetings a month. Imagine being able to shower without being dowsed with fluoride. It’s sodium fluoride overload as it is in our water (including most bottled), beers, toothpaste, soft drinks ect. It would be nice to ratify it from our local drinking supply seeing that it is added. Towns across the US have gone to city hall and with enough voices have had it removed including a recent victory in Oregon. It’s time people did their homework and woke up…
Recycle
If you’re going to make the claim that some water bottle brands are just tap water, you may as well state the name. I’ll gladly drink my bottled water and gallon jugs over the disgusting water that comes from tap. You may be able to pull off drinking tap water in places like Tahoe, but not Southern California
And her math is way off. $1.50 for a bottle of water… ?? How about a gallon for a $1
I distill all of my drinking and cooking water in my home distiller. I do it to remove fluoride most importantly, but it removes just about everything else as well. It takes hours of soaking in vinegar to remove what is left behind from each gallon. The tap water is disgusting, here in Castaic at least.
Although I agree with the water fact. A municipal water company goes through much more scrutiny than bottled water, all it really is is glorified tap water with all the good stuff filtered out…then other crap added. Plastic is a by product of crude oil. Your data of billions of gallons of crude to produce is inaccurate. If you produce 35 billions of crude a day…produces aprox, 10 to 15 tons of a plastic type product to be used for everyday life. Face it plastic is here to stay, like it or not. Bring back Thather glass! Glass is always safe.
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I double filter the (Castaic area) tap water – and it’s the BEST!! Smoooooth, no chemical taste or cloudiness, the refreshing factor is a full 100%.
you can’t take anything serious from the lady who says you should drink your own urine.