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1971 - Fort Tejon added to National Register of Historic Places [story]
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Hart Board Set to Authorize Bond Sale for Castaic High
Friday, Dec 7, 2012

The Hart School Board will consider authorizing a bond issuance to pay for construction of a high school in Castaic a bit earlier than it expected. It doesn’t mean the high school will be built quicker; it means the financing could be in place in 2013 rather than 2014. By way of background, Santa...

Hart Board Approves Environmental Impact Report for Castaic Area High School
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012

At its regular meeting Wednesday night, the William S. Hart Union High School District’s five-member governing board voted unanimously in favor of resolutions to approve the building of a new high school in Castaic and to approve the environmental impact report on the school’s proposed site...

SCV NewsBreak for Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012

In this episode: Castaic is one critical step closer to a high school; Rodgers and McKeon meet in the only face-to-face encounter scheduled between the two candidates before the November 6 election. Also: Homeless Shelter hosts Give Back Saturday; City hosts meeting to answer Community Services and Arts...

The Hart School District has released its Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) on the proposed hybrid site for Castaic area high school. The report is projected to be submitted to the Hart School Board for consideration and potential certification at the Oct. 17, 2012 regular school board meeting....

Friday, Sep 28, 2012

The Hart School District is postponing the Board’s consideration and potential certification of the environment impact report for a Castaic-area high school, which was originally scheduled for consideration at the Oct. 3 regular board meeting. The District received numerous public comments and many...

Light Crowd Says It Wants Dual Access for Future Castaic High School (Video)
Thursday, Aug 16, 2012

Castaic resident Flo Lawrence addresses the board. Residents have turned out en masse whenever the Hart School Board has discussed its proposed high school in Castaic, so Wednesday’s meeting was a departure from the norm. Fewer than two dozen residents attended the first official hearing on the...

SCV NewsBreak for Thursday, August 16, 2012

In this episode: Fewer than two dozen residents attended the first official hearing on the newly revised environmental report for a future high school in Castiac; The U.S. Forest Service will resume night time aerial attacks to battle Southern California wildfires next year. Also: More than 600 Southern...

SCV NewsBreak for Tuesday, July24, 2012
Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012

In this episode: Nine years later, the murderer of a canyon country officer is sentenced to life behind bars; The Hart School District releases Draft EIR for Castiac High School. Also: Vandals rip-off historic steam engine in Newhall; Thieves steal more than 300 vases from cemetery. Sports: Surprising...

[Hart District] – The Hart School District has released its Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the proposed hybrid site for Castaic area high school and the public has 45 days to review and comment on the project. A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 5 pm, as part of...

Monday, Apr 9, 2012

Santa Clarita Valley residents are invited to attend a Hart School District information meeting about Castaic area high school Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Castaic Middle School. District administrators will provide an update on the progress of building the school and updating plans on the recently board-approved...

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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
A former public school teacher who launched a racist and anti-immigrant tirade against a Santa Clarita street vendor is being sued by a Latino civil rights group for civil assault and violating California civil rights laws.
MALDEF Sues Man After Rant at Fruit Vendor in SCV
The Village of Pine Mountain Club has hosted wine festivals since 2003. You can taste exciting wines from the world’s top wine-growing regions, with dozens of premier wineries to choose from on Saturday, July 6, 1-4 p.m. at Wine in the Pines.
July 6: Wine in the Pines, Pine Mountain Club
1842 - California's first mining district established in SCV; Ygnacio del Valle, chairman [story]
Ygnacio del Valle
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Santa Clarita Valley will be held Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at Central Park, with the theme “May The Cure Be With You,” a Disney/Star Wars celebration.
May 4: SCV Relay for Life ‘May the Cure Be With You’
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