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The Regular/Organizational Meeting of the Castaic Union School District Board of Trustees will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.
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The Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will hold its annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Saugus District Education Center.
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The Santa Clarita Community College District has officially begun a nationwide search for its next Superintendent-President.
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Ronni and Shepard Goodman met as students at California State University, Northridge in the 1960s and in the years since, they committed to supporting CSUN and empowering first-generation students to reach their highest aspirations.
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Every holiday season, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital employees provide support to local families through the William S. Hart Union High School District Annual Helping Families Program.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued a statement regarding the Terrorist Attack in Australia on the first night of Hanukkah.
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Caltrans has announced overnight lane reductions along Interstate 405 (I-405) through the Sepulveda Pass for median barrier work. The work will start after 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 and will end by 6 a.m. each morning to Friday, Dec. 19.
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Allie Miller scored a career-high 23 points and Bella Forker added a career-high 20 as The Master's University women's basketball team defeated the Life Pacific Warriors 72-42 Saturday, Dec. 13 in The MacArthur Center.
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The Master's University men's basketball team stayed undefeated in GSAC play with a 92-82 home win over Life Pacific on Saturday, Dec. 13 in The MacArthur Center.
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The city of Santa Clarita Film Office has released the list of four productions filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Dec. 15 to Sunday, Dec. 21.
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Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley recently hosted its annual Board Holiday Luncheon, a special gathering to celebrate and honor those who continue to uplift the club and the young people it serves.
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Come and share your wish lists and take a photo with Santa in his holiday home through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 at Valencia Town Center.
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The city of Santa Clarita invites families to experience the magic of the holidays at the fifth annual Barnyard Light Tour on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 5-7:30 p.m. at William S. Hart Park.
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The Old Town Newhall Public Library will host a Regency Blend: a Tea Making Social, Friday, Dec. 19, 4-5:30 p.m. at 24500 Main St., Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department wants to remind the public of the dangers of driving impaired and to celebrate the holiday season responsibly by not driving under the influence.
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A two-decade Christmas tradition continues on Saturday, Dec. 20, when Faith Community Church welcomes hundreds of neighbors for its 20th annual “Festividad for Christ” celebration.
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As we complete the second week of Foothill League soccer competition, trends are beginning to show, and Saugus has taken over first place in both the boys and girls leagues.
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The California Department of Public Health is working with local health departments and the California Department of Food and Agriculture to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to the consumption of eggs.
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College of the Canyons men's basketball played to an 83-69 road win at L.A. City College on Wednesday, Dec. 10 as the Cougars received 43 bench points to help secure the win.
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Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market will host a holiday market, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 at 27426 Navigation Avenue, Valencia, CA 91381.
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I suggest that it may not have been a “Freudian Slip”. Instead it may have been a brief moment of honesty by a county underling. It might have been an honest comment on the process. It might have been a dumb mistake by a county employee who may have limited his/her future in their employment.
In any case Steve, it was a promise to you and all that live in that part of the west side of the Santa Clara Valley that the County of Los Angeles is looking out for you. They are just trying to make sure that you and your neighbors give your all for the benefit of the County.
Remember, a promise from a politician (or their lackeys) is just another line in a newspaper column that no one will ever read or remember.
Especially when the cash register is still ringing in the money.
What ever happened to our Constitution? Does that not mean anything any more to our politicians? That is a rhetorical question. With what the County is doing to us it is obvious that the citizens don’t matter, just the money. I personally want a refund from all county elected officials and all county employees and directors who are allowing the almighty dollar to come before the lives of the people they work for.
With the County making all those major improvements for the last two years kind of gives us a heads up. I don’t think they would be spending all that money unless they had complete confidence that the would get approval.
This waiver was REALLY underhanded. The County just expanded the landfill by 25% behind closed doors and without ANY environmental review. Its amazing that the Supervisors would allow the Planning Director to do this. It is so dishonest and sheds such a bad light on County government.
If they are breaking the contract, doesn’t that mean Val Verde does not now have to uphold its end of the bargain – namely, it can use the funds now that it got from the dump to sue them?
1993:
“A Superior Court jury awarded just over $1.2 million in damages Thursday to a businessman who convinced a jury that Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich conspired to influence a judge on behalf of a campaign donor.
…Antonovich said he was disappointed because he did nothing wrong…”
Hello? A campaign donor. Of course he thinks he can take the money and it won’t affect his judgement. Nothing wrong here… no conflict of interest. I’m sure his underlings feel the same way, including the council members who swear to uphold the Constitution but have never read it, and so in my opinion perjure themselves. The people who swear them in have never read it, or abhor it, or had it explained to them from a Constitution adjunct by the real name of Berry Soetoro.
Let’s hope it was Antonovich’s money, and not ours, that paid the fine.
Mr. Hood, I admire your point and the information that supported it. The Prince of the Fifth District has long been the elephant in the room when it comes to interests points north of the San Gabriel Mountains.
However, since most of the elected official you cite are well over 40 in age, there can be no excuse for a lack of knowledge of either the US Constitution or the Laws of the State of California.
Why? Because they could not have possibly graduated from high school in the 60’s or 70’s without passing exams on this very subject. Civics, or Government classes were required in those days in order to graduate. Any of those people who didn’t understand the laws of the land in those classes should not have received a passing grade.
Therefore, any actions by them in the past 35+ years are simply by their own choice. In other words, they have engaged in criminal activity in furtherance of their own interests, or of the interests of those who influenced them.
Just to fuel the fire, as far as I know, California State law has not ever and does not now allow the selling or gifting of legislation for the purpose of private profit.
Of course, there does not seem to be any legislation regarding imposition of toxic landfills in a particular location. Unless of course, the agency in charge (LA County) says it is toxic. Just ask the folks near Sunshine Canyon landfill a few miles to the south.
And by the way, if the neighborhoods around Sunshine get their way, the truckloads NOT going to Sunshine will end up in Chiquita.
Jim, As a resident living in the “odor zone” of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill, I want to let you know that although we have been subjected to landfill gas and garbage odors for many years, at no time did we suggest that garbage that might be diverted from Sunshine Canyon Landfill be placed in the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. Yes we are fighting the dump. We are for the AQMD Order for Abatement currently on the table. You say “And by the way, if the neighborhoods around Sunshine get their way, the truckloads NOT going to Sunshine will end up in Chiquita.” That is not true, as we have no say in where the trash will go. People like you and others keep blaming the residents of Granada Hills and Sylmar. This needs to stop. Yes we would like a solution to the odors we have had to endure. No we are not in favor of harming any other community.
Andrea,
Sorry if my fast final line in that comment was read as declaring that you and your neighbors (and some friends of mine) in GH would be directly responsible for more truckloads of trash/garbage/etc being diverted to Chiquita.
If the AQMD orders require changes in operation at Sunshine that limit, delay or stop trucks from dumping at Sunshine, they will be dumping somewhere else. The nearest landfill since Lopez Canyon closed is Chiquita.
That’s not blaming you or anybody else. Blame means responsibility, and nobody living in GH or Sylmar has responsibility for anything that goes on at Sunshine. Unless you count putting full trash cans at the curb.
The action you wish for will have subsequent reactions and consequences. I believe that one consequence will be diversion of waste material from Sunshine to the nearest and cheapest landfill the County can justify. It’s even more likely given the latest fun and games between the County and the Chiquita Canyon Landfill owners and management.
If I were going to blame it all on anybody, I’d accuse the people in charge of LA County.
By the way, best of luck for you and your neighbors.