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1970 - Permanent COC Valencia campus dedicated [story]
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Coming Soon: Enviro Report on Chloride Trucking Plan
Thursday, Nov 12, 2015

The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District is set to release an environmental impact report for the new chloride compliance plan to possibly truck brine out of the community to a water treatment plant in Carson. The environmental impact report, or EIR, is set to be released on Tuesday, Nov. 17. A...

Sewer Board Moving Forward with Brine Removal Plan
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2015

Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District Board members are moving forward with a plan to truck brine out of the community to comply with state-mandated chloride compliance. Last week, a notice of preparation for an environmental review was released for a new chloride compliance plan. Board members voted...

Don’t Want Deep-Well Injection? Here’s the Alternative
Wednesday, Sep 16, 2015

[SCV Sanitation District] – The the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District is still working to implement a project to comply with a State-mandated limit on the level of chloride in the treated wastewater discharged by the District’s two water reclamation plants. A public notice regarding the...

Sanitation District Approves Proposal To Truck Out Chloride
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District board members approved a proposal for what staffers are calling their only viable option to attain chloride compliance in the Santa Clarita Valley — trucking brine out of the valley. The three board members unanimously OK’ed the plan at Wednesday night’s...

Wilk’s Sewer Board Meeting Bill Heads to Senate
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Scott Wilk Assemblyman Scott Wilk’s Assembly Bill 951, which would require the Santa Clarita Sanitation District to hold its Board meetings within the Sanitation District boundaries, passed unanimously off the Assembly floor Thursday morning. AB 951 is a result of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality...

Bill Requiring Sewer Board to Meet Locally Clears 1st Step
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2015

A bill by Assemblyman Scott Wilk that would require the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District to hold meetings within the Santa Clarita Valley passed unanimously out of the Assembly Local Government Committee. “The people have a right to redress their government. Requiring ratepayers to drive over...

Deep Wells, Deep Controversy
Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015

Over the past several weeks, there has been a lot of media attention about the SCV Sanitation District’s chloride compliance project. In addition to the already strict timeline that must be adhered to, another challenge has been thrown at the Sanitation District: the deep well injection site. In October...

State Earthquake Agency Replies to Wilk Re: Deep Well Injection
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015

Assemblyman Scott Wilk [Scott Wilk] – Assemblyman Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, recently sent a letter to the California Earthquake Authority asking them to address questions he received from constituents regarding implications of the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District’s decision to use the deep...

Wilk Letter to Quake Officials Questions Deep Well Plan
Monday, Mar 23, 2015

A Santa Clarita Valley legislator questioned state officials on the safety of the deep well injection plan Monday, in response to residents’ concerns about property value and seismic activity. “These are questions that are floating out in the community, and they ought to be addressed,” said Assemblyman...

Back to Drawing Board for Chloride Cleanup Plan
Thursday, Mar 12, 2015

After 13 years of public discussion, SCV Sanitation District officials are once again “starting over” in their search for a new deep well site following a protest Wednesday from a Westside crowd wanting the county agency to look for a whole new plan. “The board clearly directed us to go identify...

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1970 - Permanent COC Valencia campus dedicated [story]
COC dedication ceremony program
As Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s operator, Waste Connections, inches closer to completing the installation of a geomembrane cover over the closed portion of the landfill that is emanating noxious odors, a new health effort will launch to see if it’s working or not.
County Launches Survey on Chiquita Canyon Landfill Odors, Health Impacts
A special in-person Community Advisory Committee Town Hall will be held on Monday, Oct. 28 at Castaic Middle School, with elected officials to discuss the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
Oct. 28: Chiquita Canyon Town Hall, Protest
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that 122 Vote Centers will open Saturday, Oct. 26, for the 2024 General Election.
Vote Centers Will Open This Weekend for the 2024 General Election
The State of California has delivered significant safety and infrastructure investments for Santa Clarita Valley schools this week, issuing funds to College of the Canyons and three school districts.
State Awards Safety, Infrastructure Funding to SCV Schools
The California Department of Education is announcing updated School Outdoor Air Quality Activity Recommendations intended to provide California’s local educational agencies with resources to make informed decisions about conducting school activities and closures based on local air quality conditions when communities are impacted by wildfire smoke.
Department of Education Offers Updated Guidance on Wildfire Smoke Days
A Veterans Day Ceremony will be held Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Historical Plaza, 24275 N. Walnut St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Nov. 11: Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Historical Plaza
The College of the Canyons Foundation will host a Meet-and-Greet with David C. Andrus, J.D., the College of the Canyons interim president on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Oct. 30: Meet-and-Greet with COC Interim President
1898 - Newhall pioneer Henry Clay Wiley (Wiley Canyon) dies in Los Angeles [story]
HC Wiley obituary
The Acton Agua Dulce Arts Council will host its annual Adult Fine Art Show Nov. 2-3 at its art gallery in Acton. This open-themed art show will be judged by Andi Campognone, senior curator at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History.
Nov. 2-3: Acton Agua Dulce Arts Council Adult Fine Art Show
On the nine year anniversary of the Alison Canyon gas blowout groups gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 23 to call for closure of the facility by 2027.
After Nine Years Residents Still Demand Shut Down of Aliso Canyon
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a $38,500 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to fund new equipment and testing for the presence of drugs and alcohol.
LASD Awarded $38,500 Grant to Improve DUI Testing
Beware the Dark Realm, scaring the wits out of the residents of the Santa Clarita Valley for more than 20 years, will return with a new free haunt experience for 2024.
Beware the Dark Realm – Sugar Pine Sawmill and Mining Co.
The Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley and city of Santa Clarita presents the Halloween Carnival and Haunted Jailhouse, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station, 26201 Golden Valley Road, Canyon Country, CA 91350.
Oct. 27: Halloween Carnival, Haunted Jailhouse
During this fall season, our city has launched the third annual Hiking Challenge–just another way to encourage our community to get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air.
Bill Miranda | Ready to Hike a Marathon?
The 21st Annual Dixon Duck Dash, presented by Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, made a splash on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center with more than 300 guests attending the event.
The 21st Dixon Duck Dash Attracts Over 300 to Santa Clarita Aquatic Center
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation is actively seeking a dynamic and results-driven individual for Vice President of Business Development to join the team and spearhead strategic initiatives that foster economic growth and innovation in the region.
SCVEDC Seeking Vice President of Business Development
The nonprofit Santa Clarita Valley Quilt Guild will host its quilt show, “Where Quilts and Friendships Bloom” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center at Bella Vida.
Oct. 26: SCV Quilt Guild Hosts Show at SCV Senior Center
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the city of Santa Clarita, invites the community to join in honoring the veterans who have not only demonstrated an unwavering commitment to serving the nation, but have also shown exceptional leadership within the SCV business community at the 14th Annual Salute to Patriots.
Nov. 7: Honoring Veterans at the 14th Annual Salute to Patriots
On Monday, Oct. 21, President Joseph R. Biden presented the National Medals of Arts to the 2022 and 2023 recipients at the White House during a private ceremony. Among those named for the prestigious award are California Institute of the Arts alums Carrie Mae Weems (Art BFA 1981) and Mark Bradford (Art BFA 1995, MFA 1997).
CalArtians Win National Medals of Arts, Honored in White House Ceremony
The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to make a splash at the Floating Pumpkin Patch on Saturday, Oct. 26, 4:30-7 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, 20850 Centre Pointe Parkway Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Oct. 26: Floating Pumpkin Patch at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center
The WiSH Education Foundation will host a Webinar Wednesday event on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 5-6:30 p.m. that will demystify the recruitment process for student-athletes.
Nov. 6: WiSH Webinar ‘College Athletic Recruiting’
ARTree Community Arts Center’s Flutterby Open Studio is celebrating its seventh year. Every first Saturday, of the month, artists of any age can enjoy free art-making together from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in its studios. This month's event is Nov. 2.
Nov. 2: ARTree’s Flutterby Free Open Art Studio
California State Parks has announced the partial reopening of the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area on Friday, Nov. 1, nearly four months after the devastating Post Fire tore through more than 10,000 acres of the park and forced its closure.
Nov. 1: State Parks to Reopen Hungry Valley State VRA After Post Fire
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