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Slick Streets and Moonbeams
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014

When it rains it pours. Hope everyone is in a safe place for the day. The weather guessers are saying this is going to be a huge event. Some places might get 5 inches of rain (total). Everybody needs to stand by for flash floods and mudslides and lots of wrecks on the roads. I hope most of the rain will...

Where ‘Nobody’ Lives
Sunday, Nov 23, 2014

I’m going on an excursion up the proposed route of the California High Speed Rail. I’ve completed most of the interviews I need from folks in Santa Clarita, Agua Dulce and Acton. The statements I heard about the proposed train route can best be told this way: 1. It would be good if they didn’t...

Dec. 2: Next Meeting on Bullet Train Burbank-Palmdale Route
Thursday, Nov 20, 2014

The California High-Speed Rail Authority will hold another round of public meetings in December to discuss and gather public input on alternative Burbank-to-Palmdale routes. The first meeting is on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 in Santa Clarita. Since holding the public scoping meetings in the same corridor...

Manson Family Railroad
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014

Unlike the California High Speed Rail Authority, I’ve got to wait for enough funding before I can start my journey, tracing the proposed route from the SCV to Sacramento. I might follow the path to Gilroy, but driving a 40-foot-long motor home to San Francisco is not an option. My goal is to see and...

This and That
Thursday, Oct 9, 2014

 Just some thoughts. On Nov. 4, we are going to be asked to select a new representative to Congress from our 25th District. To me it boils down to this: We vote for the person Washington, D.C., has picked for us, or we vote for the person picked by us. Steve Knight doesn’t have the big-name endorsements....

Newhall Itinerary
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014

Has everyone been enjoying our little touch of cool weather? I looked at the thermometer in my Jeep and it read at 48 degrees Monday morning. I was cold. Looks to warm up next weekend. At one time Newhall had an airport. It was really an auxiliary landing field, but to the folks in this valley, it was...

Chiquita Heat
Monday, Sep 15, 2014

I took a day off and did some much-needed work around the place. I guess I’d best catch up on some of the topics I love. Last Thursday night in Val Verde, the Val Verde Civic Association held a vote among those present, polling whether they were for or against the expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill....

Coalition Wants Bullet Trains to Bypass Santa Clarita, Acton, Agua Dulce
Thursday, Sep 11, 2014

The City hosted a meeting of the SCV Transportation Coalition Thursday to discuss a myriad of issues, including the upcoming California High Speed Rail Authority board meeting slated for Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. at Palmdale City Hall. The group agreed to advocate for inclusion of the Palmdale to Burbank direct...

Atheists and Foxholes
Sunday, Sep 7, 2014

What are they doing up in Sacramento? Check it out: additional gun laws that will only force folks to drive to Arizona to buy ammunition and guns. They will do absolutely nothing to keep criminals from getting guns. How about firearms education? Did you know back then, the National Rifle Association...

So Many Troubles
Sunday, Aug 24, 2014

We’ve got some problems here in our little valley. I’ll list some of the major ones right now. We don’t want high-speed rail to be routed through the SCV anyplace. The Formerly Great State of California still shows it as coming through Acton, Agua Dulce and Sand Canyon, bisecting the entire length...

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2014 - Towsley Canyon Loop Trail named for naturalist Don Mullally [story]
Don Mullally
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board approved the appointment of Jon Carrino as the new Assistant Superintendent of Business Services.
Hart District Names Jon Carrino to New Post
NAACP Santa Clarita will hold the Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball, a fundraising Gala at California Institute of the Arts.
Oct. 4: CalArts Presents NAACP Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball
On Sept. 26 Princess Cruises, headquartered in Valencia, celebrated a major construction milestone of its second Sphere-Class vessel, Star Princess, with the traditional maritime float out ceremony at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
Star Princess Receives Float Out Ceremony
The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley has received a $10,000 donation from the Valencia Invitational Baseball League.
SCV Boys & Girls Club Receives $10K Donation From VIBL
All For Kids is seeking foster families and now offers two virtual ways for individuals or couples to learn how to help children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or how to provide legal permanency by adoption.
Oct. 17: All for Kids Foster Families Virtual Orientation
California State Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) has announced his bill to help expand access to low- and no-cost spay/neuter services, a much-needed first step in relieving California’s animal shelter overcrowding crisis, was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Governor Signs Wilk’s Bill on Animal Shelter Overcrowding
Prepare for a ghoulishly delightful time at the Newhall Family Theatre of the Performing Arts as the Raising the Curtain Foundation presents the Bob Baker Marionettes' "Hallowe’en Spooktacular", Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at 24607 Walnut St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 19: Newhall Family Theatre Hosts Bob Baker Marionettes’ ‘Hallowe’en Spooktacular’
Santa Clarita Artists Association presents "Dark, Odd, & Mysterious", a bizarre and twisted art show bringing strange and curious local art to Old Town Newhall with a reception Saturday, Oct. 5, 5-8 p.m. at 22508 6th St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 5: ‘Dark, Odd, Mysterious’ Art Exhibit Reception at SCAA Gallery
One of the most beloved and meaningful parks in our community is about to expand, offering some exciting new amenities to our residents.
Marsha McLean| David March Park is Expanding
Circle of Hope Cancer Support Center will host the Seas the Day Afternoon Tea Saturday, Oct. 19 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Bella Vida in the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, 27180 Golden Valley Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Oct. 19: Circle of Hope Seas the Day Afternoon Tea
With one group of Mustangs cross-country athletes having already competed on Friday night, Sept. 20, at the Larry Young Classic in Columbia, Mo. (where the men and the women both won the team titles), a second group of The Master's University men's and women's cross-country teams raced against top competition at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Riverside, Calif.
TMUXC Doubles Up Weekend’s Success, Men Place Second at UCR Invitational
1876 - California oil industry born as CSO No. 4 in Pico Canyon becomes state's first commercially productive oil well [story]
Pico No. 4
The city of Santa Clarita is excited to announce the start of construction for the upgrades and enhancements to Old Orchard Park in Valencia.
Oct. 2: City to Start Upgrading Old Orchard Park
The Canyon Theatre Guild has announced two shows for the upcoming fall season,  "Things My Mother Taught Me" and "Southern Fried Nuptials".
Sept. 28: Canyon Theatre Guild Announces Fall Shows
The Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office has been honored with the 2024 Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award by the International Association of Assessment Officers, the preeminent global organization that is the standard bearer for assessment administration and property tax policy.
County Assessor’s Jobs Program Wins Top Award
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating an at-risk missing person.
Update: LOCATED LASD Seeks Public Help to Find At-Risk Missing Person
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters:
Ocean Water Warning for Sept. 25
A hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court for Christopher Hubbart, known as the "Pillowcase Rapist,"  scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Hollywood Courthouse, will not be relocated to the Antelope Valley.
Court Won’t Move AV Sex Offender’s Hearing to AV
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency will be holding a special board meeting Tuesday, Oct. 1. The special meeting will start at 5:45 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Administration Building.
Oct. 1: SCV Water Holds Regular Board Meeting
California State University, Northridge, is home to the International Guitar Research Archives, one of the largest guitar-related archives in the world.
CSUN Houses Major Guitar Music Research Archive
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a new case of locally acquired dengue in a resident of Panorama City.
Health Officials Probing Nearby Case of Dengue Fever
The Valencia High School Marching Band & Color Guard is pleased to announce RAGNAROK, a Western Band Association SoCal Marching Band Clinic taking place on Oct. 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Santa Clarita.
Oct. 5: Valencia High to Host RAGNAROK Marching Band Clinic
1970 - Lagasse family helps save Mentryville buildings as Newhall and Malibu brush fires erupt & join into worst fire in SoCal history. Twelve fires over 10 days burn 525,000 acres, kill 13 people and destroy approx. 1,500 structures. [story]
Clampitt fire
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