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1855 - American Land Commission confirms 48,612-acre Rancho San Francisco to Jacoba Feliz, widow of Antonio del Valle [story]
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1855 - American Land Commission confirms 48,612-acre Rancho San Francisco to Jacoba Feliz, widow of Antonio del Valle [story]
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Three of Santa Clarita’s most talented women artists, each employing a distinct medium will be showcasing over 30 original artworks at the Santa Paula Art Museum in an upcoming exhibit titled “A Brush With Nature: Three Artists’ Perspectives.”
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District continues to issue No Burn Day alerts for the first week of January.
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As we close out another year, let's take some time to celebrate and reflect on the progress we've made. It is this work we have done together that makes it such an honor to continue serving as your Assemblymember for another two years.
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As the year 2024 comes to a close, it is a good time to reflect on what a great year had at SNAP Sports.
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The new year is a time to reset, while also setting goals for the next 12 months. Thanks to the leadership of our City Council, strategic planning has always been a key part of our City’s success.
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Every year, law enforcement faces unforeseen challenges due to changes in laws, policies, and societal shifts.
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger and Supervisor Hilda L. Solis have introduced a motion to declare Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, a Day of Mourning across Los Angeles County in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who recently passed away on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger proudly highlights her top accomplishments of 2024, showcasing her dedication to the residents of the Fifth District and Los Angeles County.
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1850 - Death Valley '49ers William Manley & John Rogers reach SCV, find help for Bennett-Arcan party [story]
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The California Department of Public Health has launched "Take Space to Pause," a statewide campaign made for teens and by teens that will focus on reducing self-stigma surrounding youth mental health challenges and promoting positive ways to seek help.
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By sustaining its commitment to support healthy individuals and families in healthful communities, the California Department of Public Health recognizes the need to transform as public health advances and society evolves.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising residents to not feed their pets Monarch Raw Pet Food sold at several farmers markets in California due to detection of H5 bird flu virus in product samples. A house cat that consumed this product has been confirmed H5 bird flu positive.
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Chiquita Canyon, LLC has announced that the Chiquita Canyon Landfill is closing active waste disposal operations effective Jan. 1, 2025. The last day for accepting incoming solid waste at the landfill is Tuesday, Dec. 31. While waste disposal operations will conclude, Chiquita Canyon, LLC will continue to manage the landfill, address the noxious odor incident occurring onsite and oversee closure and post-closure activities.
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As we approach the end of 2024, we are wrapping up several big projects and planning new ones. Although we are currently tackling an issue with a faulty well, there is some good news to share as well.
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Widespread use of fireworks related to New Year's Eve celebration coupled with calm weather conditions may worsen air quality in Los Angeles County, including the Santa Clarita Valley, thorugh 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency will hold its regular board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7 starting at 6 p.m.
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In its first action since the Christmas break and last before the start of conference play, The Master's University men's basketball team won an exhibition game over the Stanton Elks 93-62 Monday night, Dec. 30 in The MacArthur Center.
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1920 - Singer-actor Rex Allen, Newhall Walk of Western Stars inductee (1982), born in Arizona [Walk]
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Heroes of Color and The Hart School District will host the "Jr. ARTrepreneurs" Student Art Exhibition, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Centre, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Saugus, CA 91350.
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Canyon Theatre Guild will begin performances of West Side Story, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at Canyon Theatre Guild, 24242 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
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The city of Santa Clarita has announced the return of the 13th annual Polar Plunge and what better way to ring in the New Year than by taking the plunge into the icy waters at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, presented by Kaiser Permanente.
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Parenting for Prevention will host a drug prevention and mental health resource fair and a presentation by Clear Behavioral Health, 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 at Golden Valley High School.
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Join the city of Santa Clarita each month for guided Community Hikes led by city staff at different trailheads and parks.
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I truly sympathize with the people living around the Chiquita Landfill, but let’s keep in mind that landfill was there long before most of the nearby homes and commercial buildings were put in place. Noting that NL&F is planning a huge development across the highway (not sure it’s correct that it’s the largest in the US), is silly. You’re arguing to close a landfill (or at least stop it’s expansion) because new building around it? And, your write-up would have more impact if it didn’t cite incorrect information. Even when expanded to 12,000 tons/day, Chiquita would not match the largest in the US. Newton County Landfill in Georgia (to name one) is over 20,000 tons/day.
Let’s step back and look logically at this. If we truly want to shut down Chiquita, where would we relocate operations? It is truly one of the largest in California. What other location would be better for dumping this much waste? I don’t like it in my backyard either (as a resident of SCV), but it’s been in-service since 1972. It’s not like it just sprang up over the past year and is causing problems. Seriously, instead of building new schools, housing, and commercial properties nearby, how about considering doing the new development elsewhere?
I truly sympathize with the people living around the Chiquita Landfill, but let’s keep in mind that landfill was there long before many of the nearby homes and most of the commercial buildings were put in place. Noting that NL&F is planning a huge development across the highway (not sure it’s correct that it’s the largest in the US), is silly. You’re arguing to close a landfill (or at least stop it’s expansion) because new building around it?
And, your write-up would have more impact if it didn’t cite incorrect information. Even when expanded to 12,000 tons/day, Chiquita would not match the largest in the US. Newton County Landfill in Georgia (to name one) is over 20,000 tons/day.
Let’s step back and look logically at this. If we truly want to shut down Chiquita (and I’m not saying we shouldn’t), where would we relocate operations? It is truly one of the largest in California. What other location would be better for dumping this much waste? I don’t like it in my backyard either (as a resident of SCV), but it’s been in-service since 1972. It’s not like it just sprang up over the past year and is causing problems. Seriously, instead of building new schools, housing, and commercial properties nearby, how about considering doing the new development elsewhere?
If we really want to considering shutting down Chiquita, we have to at least have a viable alternative solution for the waste they currently handle today.
Agree. Alternative, would be to stop building. In my opinion, Santa Clarita wasn’t designed to handle the population. We are at our limit. Our roads can’t handle the amount of traffic. Bouquet canyon wasn’t designed for the amount of commute traffic and so on. I would hate to see how Santa Clarita would be able to handle another ’94 earthquake. We will be screwed since our roads weren’t designed for extreme population. I think another recommendation would be to fire the people who designed our city. Just my opinion anyways. :)
thanks for the information on newton county landfill. Who said shut down, i didn’t. i said recycle. maybe turn some of it into petroleum. but in my opinion there should be a counter balance to our pile of mess. so realistically its just promotion of less waste, and some type of machine to change our size of waste would be practical.
meeting tonight
We do – Misquite Regional Landfill that we PAID for and sits empty. This is all about money staying in the county and has nothing to do with not having a place to send the trash. Check it out….
Stop building houses holy hell
“Hey let’s cram a million McMansions into the hills with a utterly tapped out freeway system and no public transportation system to compensate” -Santa Clarita
You don’t even live here and you know how crammed this freakin town is hahahaha
Oh I know, I sit with all the SCV commuters every morning on the 405
The 14 is starting to look like the 405
we got to stop expanding….
The people should have free cooking gas from the land fill.
Kristen Allec
Shut down a landfill because you want to build hundreds of additional trash producing homes . . . Makes you go . . . Huh?
Yep, development for the sake of development – oh yeah, and money. Give a listen to the Eagles song “Last Resort”. While you listen, understand that its about California. Particular attention to the last line. “Kiss it goodbye”.
Sadly, it’s not just CA Dennis.
Surely a new freeway will be built exclusively for this housing development that connects to the 118 and 5/14 interchange…
There is a new freeway as part of the master plan proposal that goes behind (to the west) Stevenson Ranch and Westranch to the 126 highway. I think it is at the west side of Pico out to the 126 highway, but not sure. When those towns try to fight it and expect support from people in Castaic they may not feel as obliged to step up and fight for them. It certainly would make a drive easier for many in Castaic to the valley at the cost of leveling many hills and mountain areas – their view! This landfill expansion is part of a bigger plan and people had better wake up FAST and get on board or they will find their own interests bulldozed over too.
Great article, but too bad it didn’t get published BEFORE the hearing so that people would know to attend and voice their concerns.
Yeah, isn’t that just like Newhall Land to quickly try to get their housing tract approved BEFORE the landfill so that people there wouldn’t know they were living right across from one. With the new heights allowed, will they all be looking at it as well as smelling it? What a surprise they will get if they buy over there.
There are other places for this garbage to go, and we all should be doing a lot better job at reduce, reuse, recycle, both for our air quality and water quality.
AND for, anyone that missed this hearing, there will be another one downtown at Regional Planning on April 19th.
we didn’t receive it until a couple of hours before the hearing. (Note: we are not in the habit of rushing things like that. We need at least 48 hours.)
Looks like the host of c4cclc.com was CLOUDFLARE.COM — contact them and let us know what you find out
The hearing April 19th will have a video feed in Santa Clarita. The place is still to be determined. But, if you are interested in being heard you can show up to that location. The more people that are heard and show up, the harder it will be for them to ignore the people and favor the big money in their decision.