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1983 - U.S. release of John Carpenter's "Christine;" blew up fake gas station in Valencia [watch scene (R)]
Christine gas station explosion in Valencia


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Actor Danny Trejo Encourages CSUN Students to Help Others
Friday, Dec 1, 2023

When Danny Trejo was released from prison in 1969 after stints for crimes including armed robbery and drug dealing, and before he became one of today’s most recognizable actors, he returned to the neighborhood he grew up in and stole from. One day, he noticed an older woman taking out her trash, and...

Ardis Flenniken – Matadors Making a Difference Series
Thursday, Nov 23, 2023

Before 2023 concludes, California State University, Northridge wanted to share its gratitude for the thousands of CSUN staff — many of them working behind the scenes — who helps the university achieve its goals on campus. You may be familiar with their work, but now it’s time to meet them. CSUN...

CSUN’s CREA Scholars Program Celebrates Incoming Students
Monday, Nov 20, 2023

Thanks to the California State University, Northridge CREA Scholars Program, 20 incoming freshmen were welcomed to campus this fall with funds and resources allocated to help them achieve academic success. The scholarship program – for undergraduate students admitted to the Educational Opportunity...

CSUN Dean Says College Degree Still Holds Value
Monday, Nov 13, 2023

Yan Searcy, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Northridge. A college degree has the power to transform lives – from higher earnings to upward mobility in the job market – and for decades research showed that earning a degree is almost always worthwhile. However,...

CSUN Professor Earns Geological Society’s Top Honors
Monday, Nov 6, 2023

CSUN structural geologist Elena Miranda accepting the Geological Society of America’s Structural Geology and Tectonics Division for its highest publication honor, the Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Outstanding Publication Award, from Eric Cowgill of UC Davis. Photo courtesy of Elena Miranda....

Padilla to Speak at CSUN’s Public Health 50th Anniversary Gala
Thursday, Oct 26, 2023

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and his wife Angela Padilla are among those who will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Public Health Program at California State University, Northridge, one of the longest accredited public health programs in the state, on Saturday Nov. 4. The gala, which...

CSUN Students, Faculty Explore Farmworker History
Monday, Oct 23, 2023

They were the foot soldiers in the early days of the United Farm Workers, then known as the National Farm Workers Association. Their actions laid the foundation for much of the Chicano movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. The oral histories 0f Bobby de la Cruz, Carmen Hernández, María and Antonia Saludado,...

Oct. 22: BikeFest Returns to CSUN
Thursday, Oct 19, 2023

Click on photo to enlarge flyer. California State University, Northridge’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is hosting the second annual CSUN BikeFest on Sunday, Oct. 22. The event starts with a campus meet up at 8:30 a.m. for road rides that depart campus at 9 a.m. (one ride is 20 miles for...

Oct. 15: CSUN Hosting Annual All Abilities Resource Fair
Thursday, Oct 12, 2023

The California State University, Northridge Family Focus Resource Center is hosting its 10th annual All Abilities Resource Fair on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the university. The fair is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. in the Northridge Center of the University Student Union, located on the...

Big West Names CSUN’s Paige Sentes Volleyball Freshman of the Week
Monday, Oct 9, 2023

California State University, Northridge freshman Paige Sentes picked up the Matadors’ first Big West volleyball weekly award of the 2023 season after being named Freshman of the Week by the conference on Monday. Sentes helped the women’s volleyball team to a split in two matches at home last...

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1983 - U.S. release of John Carpenter's "Christine;" blew up fake gas station in Valencia [watch scene (R)]
Christine gas station explosion in Valencia
There are still spots available for winter workshops and classes at ARTree Community Arts Center.
Explore ARTree Classes, Workshops this Winter
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a Special Meeting in closed session at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355. The council will meet in closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation.
Dec. 9: City Council to Hold Special Meeting
The Board of Trustees of the William S. Hart Union School District will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. This will be the annual organizational meeting for the Hart Board to elect new board officers.
Dec. 10: Hart Board Organizational Meeting, Financing Authority Meeting
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a residential No Burn Day Alert for Tuesday, Dec. 9, for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes the Santa Clarita Valley, Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Dec. 9: No Burn Day Alert Issued for SCV, South Coast Air Basin
Once again, The Hollywood Reporter has named California State University, Northridge one of the top 20 music schools in the world.
CSUN Makes The Hollywood Reporter’s List of Top 20 Music Schools
A Special Meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Dec. 10: SUSD Board Meets for School Property Negotiation
The Castaic Union School District Governing Board will hold its regular meeting Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5 p.m.
Dec. 11 : CUSD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
The California Department of Public Health is issuing an advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms.
CDPH Issues Warning of Amatoxin Poisoning Linked to Wild, Foraged Mushrooms
The Master's University women's volleyball team needed a win in the final match of pool play to keep its season alive. It fell short in four sets.
Lady Mustangs’ Season Ends in Sioux City
The city of Santa Clarita Film Office has released the list of seven productions filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Dec. 8 to Sunday, Dec. 14.
Dec. 8-14: Seven Productions Filming in SCV
Mission Opera will present a production of “Amahl And The Night Visitors” at various locations in and around the Santa Clarita Valley.
Mission Opera Presents ‘Amahl and The Night Visitors’
Quincy Phillips had 22 points and Brayden Miner drained a three-pointer in the final minute to lift TMU over OUAZ and win its first GSAC game by a score of 75-72 on Thursday, Dec. 4 in Santa Clarita.
Miner’s Late-Game Heroics Lift TMU Over Ottawa
The Master's University women's basketball team took down the OUAZ Spirit in dominant fashion in their GSAC opener, 75-40 Thursday, Dec. 4 in Santa Clarita.
Lady Mustangs Open GSAC Play in Dominant Fashion
College of the Canyons sophomore tackle TJ Taylor has signed with the University of Illinois after earning unanimous all-league honors while anchoring the Cougars' offensive line in 2025.
Canyons Offensive Lineman TJ Taylor Signs with University of Illinois
1941 - Julius Dietzmann family of Castaic arrested as German enemy aliens [story]
Julius Dietzmann
1921 - William S. Hart (57) marries actress Winifred Westover (23) [story]
Bill and Winifred Hart
1864 - Actor William S. Hart born in Newburgh, New York [Hart Index]
Wm. S. Hart
The West Coast Health Alliance strongly supports that hepatitis B vaccination continue to be routinely offered to all newborns, with the first dose of the vaccine given within 24 hours of birth for newborns weighing at least 4 pounds, 7 ounces, followed by completion of the vaccine series.
West Coast Health Alliance Recommends Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has credited the combined efforts of law enforcement, public health leaders, educators and community advocates, along with his office’s sustained campaign to expose the dangers of fentanyl, for driving a historic 22 percent decline in overdose and poisoning deaths across Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County Sees Sharp Decline in Overdose Deaths
Poets, dreamers and storytellers, the deadline for the 2026 Sidewalk Poetry Project is on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Dec. 14: Sidewalk Poetry 2026 Deadline to Submit
Rock Bottom Media and JMV Productions will host free photos with Santa for the whole family including pets, 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at Locale Studios.
Dec. 7: Bring Pets for Free Photos with Santa at Locale Studios
Weird Gallery presents Artmas: After Dark, After Hours, a student‑led art show featuring College of the Canyons and California Institute of the Arts students.
Dec. 11: ‘Artmas: After Dark, After Hours’ Popup Art Show in Old Town Newhall
The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to enjoy a new holiday light show now illuminating the River of Lights at Central Park.
Holiday Magic Lights Up Central Park
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