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1945 - Actors Harry & Olive Carey sell Saugus ranch after 29 years; now Tesoro del Valle [story]
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Stay Green: Tree Killing Bark Beetles Turn Up in Valencia
Friday, Aug 12, 2016

Stay Green Inc.’s tree care experts have reported the first local sightings of the shot hole borer, a destructive Southeast Asian bark beetle that kills trees by infesting them with a devastating fungus that cripples a tree’s vascular system. “This is alarming news for numerous varieties of trees,”...

Local Landscaping Firm Wins 7 Industry Awards
Wednesday, Jul 27, 2016

Things have been coming up roses for the team at Stay Green Inc., after the Santa Clarita-based landscaper brought home seven awards from the San Fernando Valley chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association’s 57th annual Landscape Beautification Awards. The awards were presented at the...

Stay Green Inc. Celebrates Employees at Annual Picnic
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The team from award-winning landscaper Stay Green Inc. spent May 14 in a celebratory mood, for the company’s 8th annual Employee Appreciation Picnic, held at Dr. Richard H. Rioux Memorial Park in Stevenson Ranch. Stay Green holds the picnic every spring to bring its employees from throughout the Southern...

SCV Landscaper Stay Green Inc. Receives State, National Honors
Monday, Dec 7, 2015

This was another award-winning year for Stay Green Inc., after the Southern California landscaper brought home seven state awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association, or CLCA, annual trophy awards gala, plus three awards from the National Association of Landscape Professionals. Photo...

Stay Green Switching to Propane-powered Mowers to Cut Emissions
Thursday, Jun 5, 2014

Stay Green Inc. has launched a groundbreaking initiative to promote sustainability and positive environmental stewardship via state-of-the-art propane-powered mowers that reduce emissions and fuel consumption. The $300,000 initiative includes the addition of 35 John Deere propane-powered ride-on mowers...

SCV’s Stay Green Wins Landscaping Industry Awards
Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013

The professional team at Stay Green Inc. has been honored for its continued excellence in landscaping, bringing home four 2013 Trophy Awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association’s annual awards program recognizing excellence in the craft of landscaping. Starz Plaza, Burbank Included...

Stay Green Wins 9 Landscaping Awards
Monday, Jul 8, 2013

Everything’s coming up roses at Stay Green Inc., where the company is celebrating its recent honors at the San Fernando Valley chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association’s (CLCA) 54th annual Landscape Beautification Awards, for the 43-year-old landscape company’s work in Los Angeles...

SCV NewsBreak for Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013

In this episode: A culmination of hard work and good attendance paid off for one Hart District student when she won a brand new car Monday; A Valencia man who teaches in the Los Angeles Unified School District has been charged with possession of child pornography; The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors...

Stay Green Landscaping Pledges $25K for College Scholarships

Stay Green Inc. has made a major pledge to support academic excellence in the green landscape industry by becoming an ambassador for the Professional Landcare Network Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF). Stay Green President and CEO Chris Angelo said the PLANET AEF affiliation, in which Stay...

Stay Green, CLWA Team Up to Cut HOA’s Water Bills
Friday, Mar 8, 2013

Built in the early 1980s, The Oaks at Newhall neighborhood comprises 93 homes on property dotted by about 600 historic oak trees. In addition, the land was blanketed by landscaping that guzzles water. So when Stay Green Inc. and the Castaic Lake Water Agency recently implemented a plan to reduce water...

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1945 - Actors Harry & Olive Carey sell Saugus ranch after 29 years; now Tesoro del Valle [story]
Carey Ranch
The 76.6-mile-long Antelope Valley Line has the third-highest ridership in Metrolink’s system with an estimated average of 9,000 passengers daily. However, the uneven terrain and single-tracking along the line in some areas forces trains to travel at a slower speed which results in an estimated travel time of approximately one hour between Santa Clarita and Union Station.
Metrolink to Hold Public Meetings on AV Line Capacity, Improvements
Team Dragon Eyes, affectionately known as TDE, is gearing up to host its highly anticipated Fifth Annual Dragonboat Festival race on Saturday, June 1 at Castaic Lake, Lower Lagoon.
June 1: Team Dragon Eyes to Host Fifth Annual Dragonboat Festival Race
This year marks the 20th year that the city of Santa Clarita has been hosting the annual Bike to Work Challenge. The community is invited to celebrate by riding a bike to work the week of May 13, and stopping by a pit stop on Thursday, May 16.
Party at the Pit Stop, City Paves Way for 20th Annual Bike to Work Challenge
Ready to take control of your financial future? Join the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs Center for Financial Empowerment for the next installment in the Lunch & Learn Financial Capability Month webinar series, "Understanding Credit.
Online Financial Workshops with County DCBA
The Santa Clarita Valley Concert Band will perform a "Starry Might" concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday May 4. The concert, under the direction of Tim Durand, will be held at the Canyon Theatre Guild, 24242 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
May 4: SCV Concert Band Presents ‘Starry Night’ at CTG
After a record-setting 2023 combatting organized retail crime, the California Highway Patrol continues to aggressively disrupt and dismantle illegal operations throughout California.
CHP Continues Organized Retail Crime Crackdown, Recovers $4.2M in Goods
Celebrate Earth Day on Monday, April 22 with California State Parks at any of the 280 unique park units across the state. State Parks has numerous Earth Day-themed events planned. They include in-person activities such as guided walks and hikes, workdays and a bioblitz, as well as virtual programming with a live dive broadcast exploring the hidden world of the ocean.
April 22: Celebrate Earth Day at California State Parks
1930 - Telephone switchboard operator Louise Gipe, heroine of the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster, tries & fails to kill herself over an unrequited love [story]
Louise Gipe
Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Major Crimes Bureau Detectives worked closely with Century Station Detectives after learning of a serial robbery crew committing crimes throughout Los Angeles County. 
Serial Robbery Crew Arrested
Join the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center for their second annual Cornhole Tournament fundraiser where all proceeds will support mental health services to anyone in need.
May 18: Samuel Dixon Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser
California State University, Northridge will confer honorary doctorates on four alumni, all respected leaders in their fields, at the university’s commencement ceremonies next month.
CSUN to Confer Honorary Degrees on Business & Education Leaders, All Alumni
On Saturday, April 20, 2024 Valencia High School Theatre will host the 104th DTASC (Drama Teachers’ Association of Southern California) Shakespeare Festival.
April 20: 104th DTASC Shakespeare Festival at Valencia High School
The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, in partnership with Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, launched the Commercial Acquisition Fund to provide capital to countywide non-profit organizations, helping acquire and revitalize commercial spaces within local communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.   
County Launches Commercial Acquisition Fund To Help Non-Profits
Supervisor Barger issued the following statement today, after the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to implement the Rental Housing Habitability Program
Barger Issues Statement on Newly Approved Rental Housing Habitability Program
The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts will be holding a free Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Recycling event for Santa Clarita residents. 
April 16: Free Household Hazardous Waste Event At COC
The award-winning Valencia High School Theatre Arts proudly presents “The Outsiders” directed by Stephen Whelan.
April 24-27: Valencia High Theatre Presents ‘The Outsiders’
1962 - Walt Disney donates bison herd to Hart Park [story]
Bison
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed a $68.5 million judgment Monday for SCV Water for the cleanup of local groundwater contamination in its case against the Whittaker Corporation.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds SCV Water Judgment Against Whittaker
Angelo Aleman smacked a pair of home runs as College of the Canyons concluded its three-game series vs. Antelope Valley College with a 10-5 home victory at Mike Gillespie Field on Friday. 
Cougars Defeat Antelope Valley College 10-5
Castaic Union School District is thrilled to announce that Lara Frandzel has been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C
Castaic Educator Selected for Smithsonian’s Teacher Innovator Institute
The city of Santa Clarita’s exciting Concerts in the Park series, presented by Logix Federal Credit Union, makes its highly anticipated return this summer for friends, families and neighbors to gather under the evening sky and enjoy free, live musical performances on Saturdays from July 6 to Aug. 24, at Central Park, located at 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road.
City Releases 2024 Concerts in the Park Lineup
The Master's University men's volleyball team left no doubt about it as they swept the OUAZ Spirit 25-22, 25-14, 25-22 in the season finale Saturday in The MacArthur Center.
Mustangs Capture First GSAC Season Title
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