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1941 - Julius Dietzmann family of Castaic arrested as German enemy aliens [story]
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Newhall School District Announces New Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Newhall School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Arik Avanesyans as the District’s new Assistant Superintendent of Business Services. Avanesyans, who is originally from Iran and grew up in Glendale, began his career in 2006 by joining the Los Angeles Unified School District. From there,...

Dr. Gwendolyn Delgado Named Newest Assistant Principal at Golden Valley High School
Friday, Jan 21, 2022

Dr. Gwendolyn Delgado The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Gwendolyn Delgado as the newest assistant principal at Golden Valley High School. Delgado has worked in the Hart District since 2017 beginning at La Mesa Junior High School...

USC Agrees to Pay $1.1 Billion in Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Thursday, Mar 25, 2021

By Nathan Solis LOS ANGELES (CN) — The University of Southern California will pay $852 million to over 700 women who were allegedly sexually abused by former campus gynecologist George Tyndall as revealed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. From 1989 through 2016, Tyndall worked at a USC campus...

Colleges Ramp Up Online Learning Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2020

College of the Canyons, CalArts, USC, UCLA and CSUN are among the more than 100 U.S. colleges and universities canceling in-person classes and ramping up online learning due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The Master’s University & Seminar in Newhall has not canceled classes or enacted...

USC to Offer Free Tuition for Families Earning Less Than $80K
Thursday, Feb 20, 2020

Photo credit: University of Southern California website. President Carol L. Folt announced Thursday, two new policies to make a USC undergraduate education more affordable for those who most need financial assistance. These actions will be phased in with each new entering class, beginning with first-year...

Former Santa Clarita Blue Heat Consultant to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scandal
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2019

Ali Khosroshahin at USC. | Photo: Daily Trojan. BOSTON – A former head coach of women’s soccer at the University of Southern California, who was also a technical adviser for the Santa Clarita Blue Heat professional soccer team from January-September 2018, will plead guilty in connection with the...

Loughlin, Giannulli Plead Not Guilty in College Cheating Case
Monday, Apr 15, 2019

BOSTON – Lori Loughlin, her husband Mossimo Giannulli and two other parents indicted as part of the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal filed not-guilty pleas on Monday. Entered electronically with the federal court in Boston, which is closed in honor of a statewide holiday,...

UCLA, USC Coaches in Admissions Scandal Arraigned; Plead Not Guilty
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2019

By Zack Huffman BOSTON – The first batch of defendants in the admissions bribery scandal was arraigned today in Boston, with a dozen college sports coaches and school administrators pleading not guilty to federal racketeering charges. This afternoon’s proceedings mark the first major hearing in the...

Carol L. Folt to Become USC’s 12th President July 1
Friday, Mar 22, 2019

Noted life scientist, teacher and academic leader Carol L. Folt will become the University of Southern California’s 12th president and will take office July 1, the USC Board of Trustees announced Wednesday. Formerly chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Folt brings decades...

$25M Admissions, Bribery Scheme Includes Actresses, CEOs, College Coaches
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019

By Zack Huffman BOSTON (CN) – Federal prosecutors unsealed sweeping charges Tuesday to accuse top college coaches, multiple corporate CEOs and even two famous actresses of participating in $25 million admissions-bribery scheme. Felicity Huffman of “Desperate Housewives” and Lori Loughlin of “Full...

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The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a Special Meeting in closed session at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355. The council will meet in closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation.
Dec. 9: City Council to Hold Special Meeting
The Board of Trustees of the William S. Hart Union School District will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. This will be the annual organizational meeting for the Hart Board to elect new board officers.
Dec. 10: Hart Board Organizational Meeting, Financing Authority Meeting
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a residential No Burn Day Alert for Tuesday, Dec. 9, for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes the Santa Clarita Valley, Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Dec. 9: No Burn Day Alert Issued for SCV, South Coast Air Basin
Once again, The Hollywood Reporter has named California State University, Northridge one of the top 20 music schools in the world.
CSUN Makes The Hollywood Reporter’s List of Top 20 Music Schools
A Special Meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Dec. 10: SUSD Board Meets for School Property Negotiation
The Castaic Union School District Governing Board will hold its regular meeting Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5 p.m.
Dec. 11 : CUSD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
The California Department of Public Health is issuing an advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms.
CDPH Issues Warning of Amatoxin Poisoning Linked to Wild, Foraged Mushrooms
The Master's University women's volleyball team needed a win in the final match of pool play to keep its season alive. It fell short in four sets.
Lady Mustangs’ Season Ends in Sioux City
The city of Santa Clarita Film Office has released the list of seven productions filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Dec. 8 to Sunday, Dec. 14.
Dec. 8-14: Seven Productions Filming in SCV
Mission Opera will present a production of “Amahl And The Night Visitors” at various locations in and around the Santa Clarita Valley.
Mission Opera Presents ‘Amahl and The Night Visitors’
Quincy Phillips had 22 points and Brayden Miner drained a three-pointer in the final minute to lift TMU over OUAZ and win its first GSAC game by a score of 75-72 on Thursday, Dec. 4 in Santa Clarita.
Miner’s Late-Game Heroics Lift TMU Over Ottawa
The Master's University women's basketball team took down the OUAZ Spirit in dominant fashion in their GSAC opener, 75-40 Thursday, Dec. 4 in Santa Clarita.
Lady Mustangs Open GSAC Play in Dominant Fashion
College of the Canyons sophomore tackle TJ Taylor has signed with the University of Illinois after earning unanimous all-league honors while anchoring the Cougars' offensive line in 2025.
Canyons Offensive Lineman TJ Taylor Signs with University of Illinois
1941 - Julius Dietzmann family of Castaic arrested as German enemy aliens [story]
Julius Dietzmann
1921 - William S. Hart (57) marries actress Winifred Westover (23) [story]
Bill and Winifred Hart
1864 - Actor William S. Hart born in Newburgh, New York [Hart Index]
Wm. S. Hart
The West Coast Health Alliance strongly supports that hepatitis B vaccination continue to be routinely offered to all newborns, with the first dose of the vaccine given within 24 hours of birth for newborns weighing at least 4 pounds, 7 ounces, followed by completion of the vaccine series.
West Coast Health Alliance Recommends Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has credited the combined efforts of law enforcement, public health leaders, educators and community advocates, along with his office’s sustained campaign to expose the dangers of fentanyl, for driving a historic 22 percent decline in overdose and poisoning deaths across Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County Sees Sharp Decline in Overdose Deaths
Poets, dreamers and storytellers, the deadline for the 2026 Sidewalk Poetry Project is on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Dec. 14: Sidewalk Poetry 2026 Deadline to Submit
Rock Bottom Media and JMV Productions will host free photos with Santa for the whole family including pets, 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at Locale Studios.
Dec. 7: Bring Pets for Free Photos with Santa at Locale Studios
Weird Gallery presents Artmas: After Dark, After Hours, a student‑led art show featuring College of the Canyons and California Institute of the Arts students.
Dec. 11: ‘Artmas: After Dark, After Hours’ Popup Art Show in Old Town Newhall
The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to enjoy a new holiday light show now illuminating the River of Lights at Central Park.
Holiday Magic Lights Up Central Park
Lucky Luke Brewing and Good Vibes Events L.A. presents its Ugly Sweater Holiday Market, 3-8 p.m. Saturday Dec.13 at Lucky Luke Brewing, 25108 Rye Canyon Loop, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Dec. 13: Lucky Luke Brewing, Good Vibes Ugly Sweater Holiday Market
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a Special Meeting in open session on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m. at Santa Clarita City Hall to conduct the annual Council Reorganization event, when the gavel will be passed to a new mayor.
Dec. 9: City Council to Install New Mayor in Annual Reorganization
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