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2022 Santa Clarita Man, Woman of the Year Announced
Monday, May 9, 2022

The 2022 Santa Clarita Man and Woman of the year have been announced. Brian Koegle and Julie Sturgeon were named the winners of the yearly award Friday, May 6. About Brian Koegle  Brian Koegle is a partner in the employment and labor law department of Poole, Shaffrey & Koegle, L.L.P. After attending...

SCV Chamber Offers 2022 Employment Law Update
Friday, Jan 7, 2022

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will offer area businesses an updated look at employment laws impacting the business community in 2022. Titled “Be Afraid, Be VERY Afraid,” the seminar will be held March 7 at the Hyatt Regency Valencia, 24500 Town Center Drive, Valencia, 91355. Presented...

SCV Business Leaders to Buy Lunch, Coffee for Henry Mayo Healthcare Heroes
Monday, May 11, 2020

Four Santa Clarita Valley business leaders will show their gratitude for the heroic front-line healthcare heroes at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital by picking up the tab for lunch on Tuesday, May 12, and providing free coffee all day Thursday, May 14 – National Hospital Day. Putting their heads, hearts...

May 1 Chancellor’s Circle Business Briefing: ‘Human Resources Strategies During COVID-19’
Monday, Apr 27, 2020

The Chancellor’s Circle will discuss “Human Resources Strategies During COVID-19” in a virtual Business Briefing on Friday, May 1, starting at 10:00 a.m. The event is hosted by the College of the Canyons Foundation and sponsored by the Valley Industry Association. The meeting will feature...

Chamber Files Legal Challenge to AB 51
Monday, Dec 16, 2019

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with the help of a coalition of businesses and led by the California Chamber of Commerce, has filed legal challenge to Assembly Bill 51, aka AB 51. Signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in October, AB 51 prohibits arbitration with respect to workers, ensuring that...

Poole & Shaffrey Add Partner Koegle to Law Firm’s Name
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019

For the first time since the Santa Clarita-based firm was founded in 1998, a third partner’s name is becoming part of the official name of the firm as Poole & Shaffery becomes Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP. “I’m honored to have my name appear next to those of David Poole and John Shaffery,...

Minimum Wage Increases a Hot Topic at SCV Forum
Sunday, Aug 5, 2018

By Allison Needham, SCVEDC Business leaders and HR professionals from a wide diversity of industry sectors gathered last week for a Minimum Wage Forum sponsored by Poole and Shaffery, LLP and hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation at College of the Canyons. Brian Koegle,...

Feb. 20: VIA Luncheon, 2018 Employment Law Update
Friday, Jan 19, 2018

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Your business can’t afford to ignore California employment laws and risk catastrophic results. Attorneys Brian Koegle and David Poole of Santa Clarita Valley law firm Poole & Shaffery, LLP will provide insight on legal matters affecting California businesses at the...

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1889 - Castaic School District established [story]
Castaic siding
Last year, in partnership with the American Red Cross, the city of Santa Clarita hosted 11 blood drives, collecting more than 420 units of blood, which is enough blood to potentially save 1,260 lives! While that number is certainly impressive, there is still an ongoing, critical shortage.
March 31: Urgent Need for SCV Blood Donors
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 10 new deaths throughout L.A. County, 932 new cases countywide and 13 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Friday COVID Roundup: County Daily COVID Reporting Ends March 28
Following the reopening of the Dive Pool in February, the Fifty Meter Pool at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center will officially reopen for public use on Monday, March 27.
March 27: 50 Meter Pool to Reopen at Aquatic Center
The Castaic Education Foundation recently announced that 16 grants have been awarded for the 2022-2023 school year, totaling $50,000, which will be used to enhance student learning programs and supports including music, mindfulness, art, reading, math, science, video production, robotics and more.
Castaic Education Foundation Awards 16 Classroom Grants
Saugus High School, the scene of a deadly school shooting in November of 2019 which took three lives (including the shooter), was under lockdown for an hour on Friday afternoon after deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station responded to an "assault with a deadly weapon" phone call.
Soft Lockdown at Saugus High School Result of Phone Hoax
Un Pozo Chico: A Night of Flamenco Dance and Music, an evening of Flamenco music and dance will be held Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. at The MAIN Theatre, 24266 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
April 7: Movement at The MAIN Dance Series
Recently retired College of the Canyons women's basketball coach Greg Herrick, who guided the program to 611 career wins, has been selected for induction into the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
COC Coach Greg Herrick to Receive Hall of Fame Honors
A longtime community philanthropist, volunteer and influential pioneer in the development of the Santa Clarita Valley, Ed Bolden, died Wednesday. He was 94.
Ed Bolden, Former SCV Man of the Year, Dies at Age 94
Saugus High School theater students competed against 35 schools from across Southern California at the Fullerton College Theatre Arts Department High School Theatre Festival on March 17-18 in Fullerton. Saugus students placed first or second in every category winning six awards.
Saugus High Theater Students Capture Six Awards at Festival
The 2023 Saugus High School Band and Color Guard is seeking to raise $30,000 to help support the program as well as the annual year end banquet for the band and color guard.
Saugus High Band, Color Guard Hold Online Fundraiser
Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station need the public's help in identifying two suspects involved in the theft of credit cards they later used.
SCV Sheriff’s Station Seeks Public’s Help
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority invites the public to provide feedback about the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget process during a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 28, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
March 28: Metro Hosts Telephone Town Hall
1922 - Wyatt Earp's wife thanks William S. Hart for defending her husband's honor [story]
Wyatt Earp story
Joan Browning, "Freedom Rider," will appear via Zoom at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, March 26 at 11:45 a.m.
March 26: St. Stephen’s Hosts ‘Freedom Rider’ Joan Browning Via Zoom
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 12 new deaths throughout L.A. County, 767 new cases countywide and 15 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Thursday COVID Roundup: Total SCV COVID Cases Near 98,900
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a closed session special meeting Tuesday, March 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed immediately by the council's regular open public meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the First Floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
March 28: City Council Regular Meeting
Angeli Francois, a College of the Canyons English adjunct instructor, has received a 2023 Hayward Award for ‘Excellence in Education’ from the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges for her dedication and commitment to serving and empowering students from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
COC English Instructor Receives Statewide Hayward Award for Excellence in Education
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the 14th annual State of the County is scheduled for Wednesday, May 31 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Valencia, 24500 Town Center Drive, Valencia, CA 91355.
May 31: Tickets on Sale for ’14th Annual State of the County’
Guests are invited to search for a golden egg decal placed on any of the Outlets at Tejon, 5701 Outlets at Tejon Parkway, Arvin, CA 93203. retail windows. The Golden Egg Scavenger Hunt will be held April 4-8.
April 4-8: Outlets at Tejon Golden Egg Scavenger Hunt
A free, timely and important LifeForward workshop, “Be the Boss of Your Money – Make it Work for You!” hosted by Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, will be held Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
April 1: Be the Boss of Your Money LifeForward Workshop
Tucked between the River Village neighborhood at Duane R. Harte Park is one of the most unique and hidden amenities in Santa Clarita. Home to the city of Santa Clarita’s Trail Tales, this serene location offers families and visitors a beautiful spot to take a leisurely walk along the paseos while enjoying the shade of the massive oak trees and reading a children’s story displayed on podiums dotted along the path.
Ken Striplin | Read a Tale Along the Trail!
A total of 56 vulnerable foster youth have found housing with the help of Fostering Youth Independence since the local non-profit’s founding in 2017.
Fostering Youth Independence Works to House Homeless Youth
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation has announced that California-based Vallarta Supermarkets will relocate its corporate headquarters from Pacoima to the Santa Clarita Valley in late 2023.
Vallarta Supermarkets to Move Corporate HQ to SCV
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