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1825 - Town founder Henry Mayo Newhall born in Saugus, Mass. [read/watch]
Henry M. Newhall


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Vector Control Launches Summer Safeguarding Campaign
Tuesday, Jul 23, 2024

As temperatures soar in Los Angeles, so do the numbers of mosquitoes and their relentless, itchy bites. Routine activities such as gardening or taking out the trash have become fraught with multiple encounters with mosquitoes and their irritating bites. Is it feeling like an endless battle year after...

Register Now for Greater L.A. County Vector Control Fireside Chat
Monday, Apr 15, 2024

Join the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District online for an engaging conversation with experts in the field as they discuss the latest advancements and future trends in vector control Monday, April 15, from 6 p.m to 7:30 p.m. Learn about innovative strategies, technologies, and research...

June 18-24: National Mosquito Awareness Week
Monday, Jun 19, 2023

National Mosquito Awareness Week is June 18-24. Summer in Southern California is off to a slow start with breezy nights to keep residents cool. This could mean more outdoor fun and nights under the stars, but don’t forget about everybody’s common enemy, the mosquito. Mosquitoes aren’t always on...

Vector Control Adds Six New West Nile Virus Detections
Monday, Sep 5, 2022

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed the first detection of St. Louis encephalitis virus in Los Angeles County this year. SLEV is a virus spread by mosquitoes that can make people sick. The virus was detected in a mosquito sample collected in the city of San Fernando....

Vector Control Adds Nine New West Nile Virus Detections
Monday, Aug 29, 2022

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed 25 additional mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile virus. This brings the total number of positive samples within the District’s service area to 135 this year. This is the first detection of the virus this year in the...

Vector Control Adds Six New West Nile Virus Detections
Monday, Aug 22, 2022

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed 34 additional mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile virus. West Nile virus is endemic to Los Angeles County, and warm temperatures can increase virus activity and mosquito populations. Visit VectorSurv Maps or WestNile.ca.gov...

West Nile Virus Update: Six More Areas in County Report Positive Samples
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed 13 additional mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile virus. This brings the total number of positive samples within the District’s service area to 76 this year. This is the first detection of the virus this year in...

Vector Control Confirms 28 Additional Positive West Nile Virus Samples
Tuesday, Aug 9, 2022

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed 28 additional mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile virus. This brings the total number of positive samples within the District’s service area to 63 this year. The new positive samples were collected from 11 different...

Officials Confirm Positive West Nile Virus Mosquito Samples in LA County
Monday, Jul 26, 2021

Mosquito samples collected from mosquito traps in three Los Angeles County cities tested positive for the West Nile virus, officials confirmed Thursday. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District collected samples from mosquito traps in Bellflower (90706), Studio City (91602) and Tarzana...

Vector Control Encourages Residents to Make Mosquitoes and Their Bites ‘One Less Worry’ This Summer
Monday, Jun 21, 2021

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has launched its summer campaign, “One Less Mosquito, One Less Worry” during National Mosquito Control Awareness Week to encourage residents to make mosquito control a part of their daily routine. In the district’s latest public service announcement,...

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The city of Santa Clarita has announced a significant milestone in the future of William S. Hart Park. The Los Angeles County Superior Court accepted the petition to transfer ownership of the historic park in probate court, clearing the way for the city to move forward with the ownership transition.
City Moves Forward with Transfer of Hart Park After Court Approval
The County of Los Angeles Fire Department Lifeguard Division, in partnership with the Women’s Fire League, will host the fourth annual Women’s Lifeguard Prep Academy May 17-18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May 17-18: Women’s Lifeguard Prep Academy
Finally Family Homes has announced it has been selected as one of eight winners of the 2024 Aging Out Institute Awards Program, receiving the Flame Award and a $40,000 grant.
Finally Family Homes Wins Aging Out Institute Flame Award $40K Grant
For the second year in a row and the 12th time in team history, the College of the Canyons Cougars remain on top of the men's golf mountain after a two-round performance at the 3C2A Men's Golf State Championships on Sunday and Monday, May 11-12, at the Bayonet Golf Course.
Canyons Wins Second Straight State Championship
College of the Canyons track completed its run at the 3C2A Southern California Regional Championships at Saddleback College on Saturday, May 10, with the Cougars' contingent seeing four athletes advance to the state meet.
Canyons Sees Four Qualify to Compete at 3C2A State Championships
1825 - Town founder Henry Mayo Newhall born in Saugus, Mass. [read/watch]
Henry M. Newhall
The city of Santa Clarita Arts Commission invites the public to the 2035 Arts Plan: Vision and Development Town Hall Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 20 at the California Institute of the Arts.
May 20: 2035 Arts Plan Town Hall Meeting
Presented by Top Entertainment and American Family Funding, California Institute of the Arts will host the Summer Breeze Music Festival, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7.
June 7: Summer Breeze Festival at CalArts
The annual Summer Reading Program is back at Santa Clarita public libraries and this year's theme is "Level Up at Your Library."
Santa Clarita Summer Library Reading Program Seeks Volunteers
WiSH Education Foundation will host WiSH Upon a Car Showcase, Saturday, May 31, 6-10 p.m. in the Citrus Street parking lot at Valencia Town Center.
May 31: WiSH Upon a Car Showcase
The Santa Clarita City Council will meet in open session on Tuesday, May 13 at City Hall to continue a public hearing regarding a request for a new five-story mixed-use building in Old Town Newhall with 78 housing units and approximately 5,200 square-feet of commercial space to be built on the corner of Main Street, Market Street and Railroad Avenue.
May 13: City Council to Continue Public Hearing on OTN Project
The Rancho Camulos National Historic Landmark Museum will host a special screening of "Ghosts of California" at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24, as well as a live musical performance.
May 24: ‘Ghosts of California’ Special Screening at Rancho Camulos
The city of Santa Clarita Film Office has released the list of two productions filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, May 12 to Saturday, May 17.
May 12-17: Two Productions Filming in SCV
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting Wednesday, May 14, beginning at 5 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 3:30 p.m.
May 14: COC Board of Trustees Business Meeting
College of the Canyons stormed out to an eight-stroke lead on day one of the 3C2A State Championship Tournament at Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside, Calif. on Sunday, May 11, with sophomore Ethan Posthumus carding six birdies to lead the individual field.
Canyons Leads Opening Round at 3C2A State Championships
With NAIA track & field nationals coming in less than two weeks, The Master's University men's and women's teams are hitting their stride at the right moment. The Mustangs competed at the Franson Last Chance Meet Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, in Azusa, with multiple school records going down.
Mustangs Tuned Up for Nationals at APU
The Master's men's golf team has been given the opportunity to go after the university's third national championship of the year after being given an at-large berth for the NAIA National Championships to be played at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.
TMU Men’s Golf to Play for National Championship
1958 - Juvenile probation Camp Joseph Scott opens at site of former New Era School in Bouquet Canyon [story]
Camp Joseph Scott
Dr. X.X. Skip Newhall, 87, died Sunday, May 4. A long-time resident of the Santa Clarita Valley, Newhall was the great-great grandson of Henry Mayo Newhall.
Skip Newhall, 87, Great-great Grandson of Henry Mayo Newhall
1920 - Warrant issued for actor Tom Mix to appear in Newhall Judge J.F. Powell's courtroom on reckless driving charge [story]
Tom Mix
1877 - Newhall School District formed, upon petition of J.F. Powell and 47 others [story]
Newhall School kids
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board approved the appointment of Dr. Malikah Nu’Man as the new Sequoia Coordinator at its meeting on May 7. The Board also appointed Vergine Aiazian and Jose Angel Alonzo Pastor as new assistant principals for the 2025/26 school year.
Hart District Welcomes New Coordinator, Assistant Principals
Get ready to wave your flags and celebrate with pride, the Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade is returning in full patriotic spirit.
SCV 2025 Fourth of July Parade Registration Open
Residents are advised of a California Department of Public Health mussel quarantine order effective May 1 through Oct. 31. During the quarantine, all species of mussels gathered by recreational sport harvesters from California’s ocean shore should not be consumed by humans.
Consumers Advised Not to Eat Recreationally Harvested Mussels from California Coast
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