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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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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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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 men's basketball won its fourth straight contest in an 80-72 affair at Napa Valley College on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15 as freshman Julius Washington led all scorers with 20 points.
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Canyons women's basketball snapped a five-game losing streak with a 60-44 win over Diablo Valley College during the final day of action at the Napa Valley Storm Surge tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13.
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1929 - Swift justice: Thomas Vernon sentenced to life in prison for Saugus train derailment & robbery 1 month earlier [story]
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Faux news zombie
Which way does the wind blow, Joe? Weren’t you a proponent of “freedom fries” ? Thanks again for the reminder of the narrow-minded, mean-spirited people here in the SCV.
Why does this person get to editorialize? What a moron.
just stop writing please
What a moron.
Cool haircut Joe
You tell em!So who do we have that is going to do it? What choices of the next president can we really count on? Maybe you should run☺
Moron.
“When was the last time you saw a Christian or Jew holding up a head he had just cut off of a live person?” Exactly! Obviously, none of the commenters before me actually read what you wrote before calling you a moron, Joe. They won’t believe it until an ISIS sword is being held over their own necks.
To be honest, I really think this commentary lacked significant substance. For one, where are the quotes, the links. Anything to back up Mr. Messina’s statements. I disagree with many of the statements in this article, but concede that these quotes and statistics may exist. I did, however search for collaboration to all that I mentioned in my comment and was unable to find any supporting evidence.
For one, the only recent release from Guantanamo Bay that I have seen was a wrongly imprisoned Brit (Shaker Aamer) who was personally petitioned for release by British PM David Cameron.
French officials have not displayed disappointment with the U.S. in any recent article that I am aware of. Most officials seem to echo French President François Hollande’s war cry that those responsible would be swiftly punished by France herself.
I could not find a single statistic to back up his claims about U.S. bombing runs. There are many countries performing targeted attacks in that area, including, as Mr. Messina said, Russia. But both the AP and the NY Times, as well as dozens of other reputable news sources, have claimed that the Russian bombings have affected the Syrian civil war more than the Islamic State. The U.S. has consistently attacked only Islamic State held (suspected or known) locations according to those same news outlets.
Also I have never heard anybody claim “when we let the [prisoners] go from Gitmo, they rejoin the fight – usually as “upper management.” Again, I could not find any expert ever quoted as saying that freed detainees often become senior Jihadist leaders.
And finally, the question, “When was the last time you saw a Christian or Jew holding up a head he had just cut off of a live person?” This question implies a connection between the Muslim faith and terrorism. Just because they were not Muslim does not mean that the Boston bombers, every mass shooter in the past decade, and even the KKK were not terrorists. Terrorism is outside of religion.
Bravo Joe for telling it like it is. Obama is a lame duck President who doesn’t care about having a Legacy of a job well done, because he thinks being the first black in office is enough. And for everyone castigating over your statement of FACTS, truly need to educate themselves. All the worry over climate change won’t mean anything if we’re DEAD! I wonder how many of your haters even know why France is our oldest ally. The people who like to label us names lie, “faux news zombie”, don’t realize that we actually watch a variety of news channels, buy and actually read books, op-eds, all in an effort to educate ourselves. And I always laugh when a book from the left is published and the sales are dismal. Because for the most part the left does not bother to read the Books written for them. I actually read, a lot, about a multitude of topics. History, Biographies, you name it. And for those condemning all things “Fox”, why do you care? Why did the White House work so hard to shut it down? Yes I watch. No I don’t agree with everything I hear because I listen, educate myself, and form my own conclusions.
We are living in the most dangerous time since WWII. Ambassador to the UK Joseph Kennedy advised President Roosevelt to try to work diplomatically with Hitler. Prime Minister Chamberlain advised Britains that diplomacy was the best course of action with Hitler. That advice worked so well that Papa Kennedy lost his ambassadorship along with any hope of becoming president himself. And Churchill replaced Chamberlain and led his country into battle while his country was being bombed to bits. The world rose up an one to to take Hitler out. These terrorist groups like Isis are our Hitler. They espouse the same singleminded mentality that anyone who is not like them is unworthy and must die. So people, wake up, and pray the next time were hit at home that your not in the line of fire when it happens. Because it WILL HAPPEN.
A$$ clown
Before and after in Syria this is what they are running from
History repeating itself we have the opportunity in 1938 to save thousands and thousands of German refugees but we were too afraid then to do it also so let’s learn from our mistakes
This fake patriot….
For understand this ISIS was created and funded and given usa weapons by obama and his open boarder policy is not to get votes.Its so ISIScan sneak into our country this is Obama’s private army.The U.N is the other half of Obama’s private army they are already here.If anyone thinks this not to be true i suggest you do your homework because what if what im saying is true?We need to start looking at the big picture because our children will suffer if we dont stop this evil spread the word blog this to everyone you know.Now if you go to Ventura harbour there is a military base close by its called point hunnemie i dont think thats the correct spelling but you can figure it out im sure any ways there are at least 1000 U.N tanks and all different kinds of weapons just sitting there on stand by obama plans on using the U.N to disarm America most people dont relize the second amendment was put there for Americans to protect against foreign or domestic meaning our government.This is N.W.O coming to your neighborhood.You need to wake up!!GOVERNMENTS KILLED CLOSE TO A HALF OF BILLON OF THERE OWN CITIZENS IN THE 20th century and the first thing they did was disarm them all the false flag events coming for the liers the lame stream media proves this is real do your own research so you will know how to protect your familys please heed this warning!!!GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
Christians and Jews do not cut peoples heads off.
That’s much too messy up close. Instead we bomb them into red mist from the safety of our planes and drone command centers far far away.
ChrisMcCrory Here ya go…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_former_Guantanamo_Bay_detainees_alleged_to_have_returned_to_terrorism
Uh..the Boston Bombers WERE Muslims. From Chechnya. I suggest you actually pick up a Koran and flip thru it. There’s one in most Kaiser medical libraries [but no Bible]
I don’t even click on links to his articles anymore. Clicks equal ad dollars, and pretty much guarantee more articles by this moron.
This dreck has the right to be opinionated, obnoxious, reprehensible and wrong. What disturbs me is that his fat ass sits at the table of one of our school boards.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-terrorism-poll_56535eb6e4b0258edb32583a?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013§ion=politics
Like hell she is, we are in a sad predicament if any of the presidential candidates get in office. To hell with the political party they belong to, we as a country is just screwed. With the candidates we have running, ISIS ALREADY WINNING.
What a rambling, incoherent article. I’m not sure who’s more unhinged – Trump or this guy. Lay off the sauce, Joe.
Fact: more Americans have been killed by toddlers then by ISIS.
Fact: Boko Haram is deadlier than ISIS.
Fact: the US has killed more than 12,500 ISIS fighters (as of July)
But of course, Republicans don’t let facts get in the way of a good freakout. Keep doing ISIS’s propaganda work for them, Joe!
Hey Lee? Good luck being the low hanging fruit for Islam slaughter first. I’ll sit back and enjoy view.
David Brayton stop being fearful of your own shadow and stand up like a man.
It’s tragic that all conservatives can do is hate OBAMA. Mitch McConnell set the standard just after Obama was elected in 2008. He pledged the GOP would oppose his every initiative. And they have. Now, this is a fact, unlike the Trumpisms about Arabs applauding the collapse of the WTC.
Lol.^^^ See this is a perfect example of how stupid YOU liberal idiots are. Not only stupid but wrong on everything you touch.
David Brayton is to the right of Rush Limbaugh he can’t be taken seriously. Bet he is a trump supporter.
All you genius critical thinkers, why don’t you remove your head from your rear end and get a clue of what’s happening around the world.. You want people here to cut your head off? Go ahead and volunteer, no loss to society. I am neither a Obama supporter or hater. He has not exactly wiped out ISIS. Why didn’t the US immediately take out these guys when they first started killing Americans. The King of Jordan sure did..Remember a few years ago Obama said, “Eventually we have to end this war on terror”? I saw it on the news. No seems to remember this. I was concerned when he said that. How can we stop the war on terror? Really…That’s what he believes.. He has no intention on winning the war on terrorism. So go ahead and volunteer your head, as long as they stay away from the rest of us…
Winning …?
Only a good toddler with a gun, can stop a bad toddler with a gun. Wait …
Drop this guy. We need constructive, intelligent editorials… not more politicizing and Obama-bashing.
I would suggest that in the future Joe, you shouldn’t write your commentaries while drinking and listening to Fox news. You articulate hate and ignorance while doing so. To say our President is not interested in protecting Americans is yourself making delusional statement. The Russians, Jordanians and French have done more damage in few days than the most effective military force on the face of the planet? Have you been listening to Alex Jones too? C’mon Joe! I know your more intelligent than that. Keep your emotional rhetoric to a minimum and stick with facts while writing these commentaries.
Thank you,
From a true realist
If Mr. Messina is SCVNews editors’ idea of an intelligent op/ed journalist worthy of taking up any space in your publication, you need a new editor. Please cancel my subscription.