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1971 - Fort Tejon added to National Register of Historic Places [story]
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Chiquita Heat
Monday, Sep 15, 2014

I took a day off and did some much-needed work around the place. I guess I’d best catch up on some of the topics I love. Last Thursday night in Val Verde, the Val Verde Civic Association held a vote among those present, polling whether they were for or against the expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill....

Where’s My Check?
Wednesday, Sep 10, 2014

Darn it. I’ve got to go to the bank tomorrow to deposit all those checks the city of Santa Clarita, Metrolink and All-vision sent me to write what I’ve written about billboards. I’m sure all of us who support the billboard ordinance are headed to the bank to do that. Especially the City Council...

Facebook Fantasies
Tuesday, Sep 9, 2014

I don’t answer comments if they are dumb. Constructive and critical discussion is appropriate in my mind. I also don’t respond to folks who don’t leave last names on the comments they write. I’ve got some real concerns about the folks who have pushed the billboard issue to the ballot. They have...

Costly Billboard Nonsense
Monday, Sep 8, 2014

I am now convinced the whole issue about the billboards came about via some wonderful folks on Facebook. Those 22 or so folks have cost the city about $1 million in election costs because of some of the “truths” they were telling themselves and later, others. It seems to me that a certain propaganda...

City Launches Billboard Ballot Measure Website
Tuesday, Jul 15, 2014

From the new website, http://billboards.santa-clarita.com/   The City of Santa Clarita is holding a Special Election to consider a measure regarding Ordinance No. 14-02, adopting a Development Agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) for the removal of...

Gov. Signs Knight Bill Allowing Digital Signs on Sides of AV Buses
Monday, Jul 14, 2014

A bill by Senator Steve Knight, R-Antelope Valley, that will bring innovation to the Antelope Valley’s busing system has become law. Senate Bill 1134 will allow the Antelope Valley Transit Authority to affix digital advertising signs to the sides of buses. In the past two years, the legislature has...

City Releases Text of Billboard Removal Measure
Wednesday, Jul 2, 2014

Santa Clarita officials have released the text of the ballot measure for a controversial deal with Metro and Allvision regarding the removal of 62 billboards across the city in exchange for three new billboards facing the freeway. After months of public outreach by the city in support of the deal, and...

Lights Out
Monday, Jun 30, 2014

Why do retail stores leave their lighted signs on after they are closed? I’m in Newhall, and sure enough, a furniture store have this huge sign illuminated with about 100 gazillion watts of bulbs. Do some highly educated folks understand that regular folks aren’t looking for the services of medical...

Old Guard
Sunday, Jun 29, 2014

I find it funny that when I lived in Pico Cottage, I sold my bike. Pico Canyon road going to Newhall was safe enough, but crossing Highway 99 was not any too safe. I learned that on a motorcycle in 1966. I found out the roads up the canyon weren’t safe since there were trucks of all sizes going...

Wear Clean Undies
Thursday, Jun 26, 2014

I don’t want to write about billboards today. That subject can wait a month or so. I’m going to sit back and enjoy a summer day in our fair valley of Santa Clarita. There was a time when I lived in the Pico Canyon oil town of Mentryville, in the Pico Cottage. On a summer day I would saddle up a horse...

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Mental Health Hookup, in partnership with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, will conduct the third annual Stop the Stigma community event on May 18, from 10 a.m. to  2 p.m., on the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital campus, located at 23803 McBean Parkway in Valencia.
May 18: Stop the Stigma Community Event
California State University, Northridge is set to open a first of its kind resource center in the CSU system to provide basic needs services such as food, clothing and wellness in a centralized location on campus.
CSUN Set to Open First of Its Kind Student Resource Center
The city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office released the list of three productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, May 6 - Sunday, May 12.
Three Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
In an effort to bolster local businesses, Los Angeles County just launched the Entertainment Business Interruption Fund, a $4.1 million grant program aimed to serve businesses that were impacted by the Hollywood strikes and the pandemic.
Kathryn Barger | Bolstering Entertainment Businesses
The city of Santa Clarita is excited to announce the upcoming exhibition, “From the Sweet Flypaper of Life,” featuring the remarkable works of high school students enrolled in the CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) Photography Lab Program.
City Announces ‘From the Sweet Flypaper of Life’ Exhibit
As a City dedicated to inclusivity and community, we aim to create world-class events to bring our residents together.
Bill Miranda | Free To Be Me Celebrates Inclusivity
1971 - Fort Tejon added to National Register of Historic Places [story]
Fort Tejon
Dale Donohoe and Kim Kurowski were named the Santa Clarita Valley's top volunteers of the year at the 2024 SCV Man and Woman of the Year dinner celebration held Friday, May 3 at the Hyatt Regency Valencia. The event also honored all of the 17 men and 17 woman nominated for the award.
Donohoe, Kurowski Named 2024 SCV Man, Woman of the Year
1828 - Soledad Canyon settler John Lang born in Herkimer County, N.Y. [story]
Lang
1903 - President Teddy Roosevelt visits Gov. Henry Gage at Acton Hotel [story]
Acton Hotel
The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board will take place Tuesday, May 7, with closed session beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed immediately by public session at 6:30 p.m.
May 7: Regular Meeting of the Saugus School Board
The city of Santa Clarita Arts Commission is holding its regular meeting in City Hall's Council Chambers Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Valencia, CA 91355.
May 9: Arts Commission to Hear Updates on Civic Art Projects
Experience the Butterfly Encounter at Gilchrist Farm open now on weekends thorugh Sunday, June 18. Walk through a tent of beautiful flowers hosting live butterflies that fly freely throughout the tent.
Experience the Butterfly Encounter at Gilchrist Farm
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting Wednesday, May 8, beginning at 5 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 4:15 p.m.
May 8: COC Board Business Meeting Considers Contracts
The Castaic Union School District Governing Board will hold its regular meeting Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. A closed session will be held at 5:30 p.m.
May 8: Castaic Union School Board Regular Meeting
Fire Service Day Open House will be held at all County of Los Angeles Fire Department fire stations on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 4: LACoFD Hosts Countywide Open House at All Fire Stations
The Santa Clarita Valley Media Collaborative invites the public as well as local creatives, media industry professionals, students, parents, teachers and others to celebrate the next generation of media makers participating in the inaugural NextGen MediaMakers Festival on Saturday, May 18 from 2-5 p.m. at the Canyon Country Community Center.
May 18: Support Young Creatives at NextGen MediaMakers Festival
Explore Vasquez Rocks during the magical twilight and early evening full moon hours. These fun, collaborative, interpretive hikes are led by trained staff and volunteers and will highlight the park's natural and human history.
Vasquez Rocks Full Moon Twilight Hikes
Astrotourism is top of mind for travelers making special trips for experiences in the sky, and with the recent “take-your-breath-away” total solar eclipse, thousands of cruisers onboard Emerald Princess and Discovery Princess off the coast of Mexico caught a glimpse of the total darkness event.
Princess Cruises Sails to Prime Viewing Spot for 2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Europe
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a study session on Tuesday, May 7 at 5 p.m. The council will meet at City Hall, Carl Boyer Room, 23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
May 7: City Council Conducts Budget Study Session
Garbage inspectors will soon be paying a visit to neighborshoods throughout the Santa Clarita Valley to inspect recycling bins to insure residents are following the recycling rules in the SCV.
Garbage Inspectors to Look for Improper Recycling
College of the Canyons competed at the 3C2A State Singles & Doubles Championships for a second straight year, with the doubles duo of Sydney Tamondong and Estrella Segura establishing program history by advancing to the round of 16 at the Ojai Athletic Club.
Canyons Advances to Day 3 of 3C2A State Championships
College of the Canyons men's basketball head coach Howard Fisher's Cougar Basketball Camp returns in 2024 with three sessions open to boys and girls ages 8 to 14.
Registration Open for 2024 Howard Fisher Cougar Basketball Camp
The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library is hosting a “Spring Bag Sale” event at the Valencia, Canyon Country and Newhall branches of the Santa Clarita Public Library, during normal operating hours from Saturday, May 4 to Sunday, May 12.
May 4-12: Spring Bag Sale at Santa Clarita Public Library
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