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1842 - Proof of discovery: New York Observer (newspaper) reports on gold in Placerita Canyon [story]
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Signing Off from the SCV Rock Beat | Stephen K. Peeples
Wednesday, Aug 3, 2016

After 12 years covering local music and musicians in the Santa Clarita Valley for The Signal, KHTS, SCVTV and SCVNews.com, I’m unplugging my axe from the SCV Rock Beat. Time for someone else – maybe even a fellow musician! – to plug in, crank it to 11, and keep local music coverage alive. The weekly...

DFYIT Presents ‘Art of Saying No’ Exhibit

A new art exhibit presented by DFYIT will be on display from Thursday, Aug. 11, to Thursday, Nov. 10, in the First Floor Gallery at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard. “The Art of Saying No” is an artistic interpretation of what it means to live a drug free lifestyle by DFYIT members. From photographs...

Local Student Film Featured at Thursday’s ’10-by-10′

On the first Thursday of each month, Thursdays@Newhall’s 10 by 10 Variety Show at the Repertory East Playhouse offers a little something for everyone: comedy, live music, storytelling, short films and more. This Thursday, Aug. 4, will highlight local entertainers and filmmakers beginning at 7 p.m. In...

Isaacs Re-elected Academy President

[AMPAS] – Cheryl Boone Isaacs was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night by the organization’s Board of Governors. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: * Jeffrey Kurland, First Vice President (chair, Awards and Events Committee) * John...

CalArts Alums Up for Primetime Emmys (Video)
Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016

Nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards were announced in July by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and several CalArts alumni have been recognized for their work in television. Amazon TV’s Transparent, co-produced by Zackary Drucker (Art MFA 07) and Rhys Ernst (Film/Video MFA 11), is nominated...

This Week’s Entertainment at LA SummerFest

  This Week at the LA SummerFEST The LA SummerFEST has only two more weeks… and then it’s over.   This week is jammed packed with  Movies, Opera, Blues, & Jazz. Don’t miss these free concerts and performances.  Bring the family, a chair, and a picnic, and enjoy a wonderful...

Aug. 4: 10-by-10 Returns with 10 Performers, 10 Minutes Each

The City of Santa Clarita’s Thursdays@Newhall series heads into August starting with an entertaining lineup at 10 by 10. On Thursday, August 4, this free event will feature 10-minute performances from 10 different performers at the Repertory East Playhouse, located at 24266 Main Street from 7:00 p.m....

City’s ‘Concerts in the Park’ Sched. Adjusted Due to #SandFire

Due to unhealthy air quality concerns from the Sand Fire, the July 23 and July 30 Concerts in the Park were cancelled. However, the free concert series will resume this Saturday, Aug. 6. Concerts in the Park take place at Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road. The remaining Concerts in the Park schedule...

Town Center Art Space: Call for Artists
Monday, Aug 1, 2016

CALL SUMMARY: The City of Santa Clarita Arts and Events Office (AEO) and the Santa Clarita Arts Commission (SCAC) are seeking artists or artist teams to design and display art exhibits of various types at the Westfield Valencia Town Center Art Space. This is an opportunity for artists located in Los...

Runoff Election Settles Open Academy Board Seat

[AMPAS] – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that Oscar nominee Mark Goldblatt (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”) has won the runoff election for the open Film Editors Branch seat on the 2016–17 Board of Governors.  Goldblatt, who is returning to the Board after...

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1842 - Proof of discovery: New York Observer (newspaper) reports on gold in Placerita Canyon [story]
New York Observer
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an excessive heat warning as high temperatures have been forecast for the Santa Clarita Valley.
Excessive Heat Warning Issued for SCV
he city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office has released the list of seven productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Sept. 30 to Friday, Sept. 4.
Seven Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
The city of Santa Clarita invites all Kings fans for the annual Santa Clarita Kings Day on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. at the Crypto.com Arena.
Dec.7: May the Force Be With You at Santa Clarita Kings Day
Join International Celebrity Psychic Medium Colby Rebel for a spooky evening of spirits and messages, Friday, Oct. 4 from 8-10 p.m. at the MAIN, 24266 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 4: Halloween Psychic Experience with Colby Rebel at the MAIN
Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce at the Business After Hours Mixer, alongside other business leaders from the Santa Clarita Valley, for an exclusive networking event at Valencia Acura on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 16: SCV Chamber After Hours Mixer at Valencia Acura
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today the launch of the Rental Housing Habitability Program.
Public Health Announces Rental Housing Inspection Program
Los Angeles County must continue to move its ethics reform work forward. There's no question that public distrust in government runs deep.
Kathryn Barger | On Ethics Reform
1955 - Actor James Dean, 24, drives through Castaic Junction en route to his final resting place [watch]
James Dean
1969 - College of the Canyons opens with first class of students in temporary quarters at Hart High School [story]
COC
1987 - Slender-horned spineflower listed in Federal Register as endangered species [story] Slender-horned spineflower
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to officially designate “Old Glory” a Los Angeles County Historic Landmark.
Supes Vote to Officially Make ‘Old Glory’ Historic Landmark
After exhausting other identification methods, Antelope Valley Medical Center, an acute care hospital in Lancaster, California is seeking the media and public’s help in identifying family for a male patient who has been hospitalized since Sept. 5.
AV Medical Center Asks Public’s Help in Identifying Patient
Staff, students, and families from Opportunities for Learning Public Charter High School’s Santa Clarita and Canyon Country campuses recently participated in the 10th annual Be the Light night run in Valencia.
Opportunities for Learning Staff, Students, Support Be the Light Run
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers
Oct. 1: Santa Clarita Planning Commission Regular Meeting
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
SCV Water Earns Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Caltrans will close lanes overnight on Interstate 405 near the Interstate 5 interchange the nights of Thursday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 4 for slope and drainage repair.
Oct. 3-4: Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled for I-405 at I-5
California State Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) has announced three bills in her legislative package have been signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
‘Click to Cancel,’ Foreclosure Protection Bills Signed by Governor
The California Department of Transportation advises motorists that Southbound Interstate 5 will be reduced to only one or two lanes in northern Los Angeles County between Vista Del Lago Road and Templin Highway beginning Sunday night, Sept. 29, through Friday morning, Oct. 4.
Sept. 29-Oct. 4: SB I-5 Lanes Closed, Vista Del Lago-Templin Hwy
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan has announced the mailing of Sample Ballot Books to all registered voters for the Nov. 5 General Election has started.
County Mailing Sample Ballot Books for General Election
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating a man last seen in Saugus.
LASD Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Saugus Man
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first death due to West Nile virus for the 2024 mosquito season in Los Angeles County.
First West Nile Virus Death of 2024 Reported in SFV
2014 - Towsley Canyon Loop Trail named for naturalist Don Mullally [story]
Don Mullally
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board approved the appointment of Jon Carrino as the new Assistant Superintendent of Business Services.
Hart District Names Jon Carrino to New Post
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