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1945 - Bonelli Stadium (Saugus Speedway) holds first postwar auto race on the West Coast; Billy Vukovich wins [story]
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Oct. 21: SCV Sanitation District Regular Meeting
Thursday, Oct 17, 2019

The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting Monday, Oct. 21, at 11:30 a.m. Initiation of an emergency repair on a main trunk sewer located near Magic Mountain and McBean parkways is one of the items on the agenda. The meeting will be held at Santa Clarita...

Oct. 31: Deadline to Submit Poems for 2020 Sidewalk Poetry Project
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019

The deadline for poets to submit poems for the city of Santa Clarita’s 2020 Sidewalk Poetry Project is Thursday, Oct. 31. According to the city’s Sidewalk Poetry website, the short poems should be written by Santa Clarita residents and individuals with connections or ties to the city. The...

McLean, Officials Meet to Sign San Gabriel Mountains Monument Plan

Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean joined other local officials from across the Southland to commemorate the signing of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Plan in Arcadia on Thursday, October 10. Other organizations represented included the Angeles National Forest National Environmental Policy...

Oct. 16: Canyon Country Advisory Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2019

The next Canyon Country Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Mint Canyon Moose Lodge, located at 18000 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, 91351. CCAC meetings are free and open to the public. Items on the agenda...

Residents Encouraged to Participate in Great California ShakeOut

The city of Santa Clarita will host the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill at City facilities on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 10:17 a.m. to help train community members on how to properly drop, cover and hold on during an earthquake. The Great California ShakeOut is a statewide earthquake drill held...

City Adds More Street Sweeping for Fall, Winter
Monday, Oct 14, 2019

The city of Santa Clarita increased the frequency of street sweeping throughout the city on Monday for the fall and winter seasons. Sweeping will take place every week, following trash pickup days, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The change is made each fall and winter to remove leaves and other...

City Emergency Page Tracks SCV Impacts of Saddleridge Fire
Friday, Oct 11, 2019

The city of Santa Clarita website’s emergency page is keeping local residents up to date on school and road closures and other impacts of the Saddleridge Fire. Here’s what’s happening on the emergency page as of Friday mid-afternoon: Update 3:21 p.m. CHP reports that southbound lanes...

City Seeks Input on Housing, Community Development
Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019

What are the most pressing issues affecting housing, infrastructure and services offered in Santa Clarita? The city invites residents to participate in the annual Housing and Community Development Needs Assessment Survey. Results are used by the city to help determine how to best allocate Community Development...

City Council: New Sales of Flavored Tobacco Temporarily Banned

New sales of flavored tobacco products in Santa Clarita are now temporarily banned amid an upsurge in popularity among young people, following a unanimous vote by the City Council Tuesday. Their direction approved the adoption of an urgency ordinance that has immediately placed a 45-day tobacco retail...

Local Residents Encouraged to Take Part in Santa Clarita Library’s Survey
Tuesday, Oct 8, 2019

The Santa Clarita Public Library is requesting resident feedback through their community survey during the month of October. Feedback from the survey will be used to guide the Library’s future strategic plan. Community members can access the survey at santaclaritalibrary.com through Oct. 31, 2019,...

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The Newhall Family Theatre of the Performing Arts and Raising the Curtain Foundation will host a day of storytelling and creativity with Saturday's Kids, Saturday, Sept. 21 starting at 11 a.m. at 24607 Walnut St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Sept. 21: Saturday’s Kids at Newhall Family Theatre
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired dengue in a resident in the city of Baldwin Park, who has no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic.
LA Public Health Confirms Case of Locally Acquired Dengue
The Castaic Union School District is seeking four new members for its Measure QS Citizens Oversight Committee.
Castaic Union Recruiting for Measure QS Citizens Oversight Committee
In September, the American Red Cross stresses the continuing critical need for blood products to ensure patient care. Donors of all blood types are asked to give now to keep blood supply levels rising after a summer shortage.
Red Cross Announces Critical Need Fall Blood Donations
Board & Brush will host a Vampire Ball Murder Mystery Workshop Friday, Sept. 13 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at 24417 Main St., Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Sept. 13: Vampire Ball Murder Mystery Workshop
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting and Adjusted Budget Workshop Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 5 p.m. The board will hold a closed session following the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11: COC Board to Hold Business Meeting, Adjusted Budget Workshop
The city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office has released the list of six productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Sept. 9 to Friday, Sept. 13.
Six Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
The Santa Clarita Arts Commission will hold its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd. First Floor, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Sept. 12: Arts Commission to Review 2025 Arts Grant Program
Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence experienced significant growth over the summer as Santa Clarita’s foster youth sought assistance with returning to school or entering college for the first time.
Sept. 24: FYI Seeks Volunteer Allies for Foster Youth
The regular meeting of the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board will be held Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning with closed session at 6 p.m., followed by open session at 7 p.m.
Sept. 11: Hart Board to Appoint Assistant Principal, Director of Fiscal Services
1945 - Bonelli Stadium (Saugus Speedway) holds first postwar auto race on the West Coast; Billy Vukovich wins [story]
Bonelli Stadium
The Saugus Union School District has received recognition for all of its school campuses from California Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.
All SUSD Schools Earn PBIS Recognition
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Latino Business Alliance have announced the honorees for the annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration.
Hernandez, Acevedo, Orozco Named Honorees of Hispanic Heritage Celebration
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 10, beginning with a closed meeting at 4:30 p.m., followed immediately with open session at 6 p.m.
Sept. 10: City Council to Discuss Orchard Village Road, Open Space
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Trevor James Kirk, of Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy alleging that he used excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman during a shoplifting investigation outside a WinCo Foods in Lancaster last year.
LASD Deputy Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation
California State Park’s Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park invites the public to an art showcase on Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sept. 14: Antelope Valley Indian Museum Hosts Artist Nadia Reed
1946 - Dedication of newly constructed William S. Hart High School [story]
dedication
1933 - Birth of the late John Fuller, local banker, co-founder of Henry Mayo Hospital, and VP of CalArts [obituary]
John Fuller
Caltrans announced northbound Interstate 5 will be reduced to two lanes from Lake Hughes Road to two miles north of Templin Highway (near the Whitaker Sand Shed) north of Castaic overnights Monday, Sept. 9 through Friday, Sept. 13 from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Sept. 9-13: Overnight Lane Closures Resume for NB I-5
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has announced that Saugus Union School District had 15 schools among the 879 schools nationwide to be awarded and named America’s Healthiest Schools for the 2023-2024 school year.
SUSD has 15 Schools on America’s Healthiest Schools List
On Sunday, Oct. 13, Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra opens the 2024-2025 season with “Young Stars and Old Masters” at the Canyon High School Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 13: Young Musicians to Kick off SCSO Season
The National Weather Service, which early this week warned of the intense heat wave from San Luis Obispo County all the way down to San Diego County, has announced the excessive heat warning will last in the Santa Clarita Valley until 8 p.m. Monday.
National Weather Service Extends Excessive Heat Warning Thru Monday
The Saugus High School Instrumental Music and Booster Club's "All Valley Showcase", sponsored by Scriptz will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. at Valencia High School, 27801 Dickason Drive, Valencia, CA 91355.
Sept. 21: Saugus High’s Instrumental Music Club Hosts ‘All Valley Showcase’
Agua Dulce Winery is back on the market with a reduced price of $10,888,000. It is now listed with Mike Goldfarb, an agent affiliated with the Beverly Hills office of Coldwell Banker Realty.
Agua Dulce Winery Back on Market for $10,888,000
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