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Today in S.C.V. History January 10
1847 - John C. Fremont & troops camp at today's Sierra Hwy. & Newhall Ave. en route to signing cease-fire agreement with Gen. Andres Pico [story]
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1847 - John C. Fremont & troops camp at today's Sierra Hwy. & Newhall Ave. en route to signing cease-fire agreement with Gen. Andres Pico [story]
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Cal Fire and the Los Angeles County Fire Department have reported that fires in Los Angeles County have burned more than 33,000 acres and more than 9,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed.
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As Southern California communities face the devastating effects of wildfires, Child & Family Center stands ready to provide vital resources and support for parents and caregivers navigating these challenging times.
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With so many impressive city milestones, like groundbreakings for the Pioneer Oil Refinery and The Rink Sports Pavilion and the grand openings of the Valencia Community Center and Skyline Ranch Park, it’s no wonder that last year felt like a blur.
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The Santa Clarita Artists Association Gallery will showcase its first art show of 2025, "Signature You", Friday, Jan. 17 - Sunday, Feb. 16 with an opening reception on Saturday, Jan. 18, 5-8 p.m.
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California Credit Union announced that it will offer special relief programs to support current members who have been impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires.
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Finally Family Homes invite the community to a “Tiny Open House” event, 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 to celebrate the completion of the tiny house project.
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Connect with other businesses and attend the Valley Industry Association After Five networking mixer on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Valencia Town Center.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has published the agenda for its Tuesday, Jan. 14 regular board meeting, starting at 9:30 a.m. Among other topics there will be discussion of moving forward with recommendations to reimagine Los Angeles County's approach to human trafficking, as well as the annual abatement of hazardous vegetation.
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In its second conference game of the season, The Master's University women's basketball team lost to the No. 19 Arizona Christian University Firestorm 62-56 at The MacArthur Center Wednesday evening, Jan. 8.
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In a rematch between the two teams that battled for the GSAC championship last season, No. 9-ranked The Master's University men's basketball team defeated No. 4 Arizona Christian 86-69 Wednesday night, Jan. 8 in The MacArthur Center.
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The Wednesday, Jan. 8 scheduled contests between College of the Canyons women's and men's basketball vs. Antelope Valley College in the Cougar Cage were postponed due to wildfires in the region.
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Los Angeles County Public Health reports the South Coast Air Quality Management District is advising of potential direct smoke impact from the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst Wildfires that has caused unhealthy air quality in Los Angeles County.
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The devastating Palisades Fire destroyed historic buildings and multiple structures at two California State Parks on Tuesday, Jan. 7 including Will Rogers’ historic ranch house and buildings at Will Rogers State Historic Park.
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Cal Fire and the Los Angeles County Fire Department have reported that fires in Los Angeles County have burned more than 26,000 acres and more than 2,000 structures have been lost.
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Cal Fire has reported that fires in Los Angeles County have burned more than 26,000, acres and more than 1,100 structures lost.
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The National Day of Mourning to honor the late President Jimmy Carter isn't recognized as an official federal holiday, however, some organizations and businesses will be closed by the day of observance.
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Cal Fire reports a fire has broken out at 2:07 p.m. on the 5700 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Acton.
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All For Kids is seeking foster families and now offers two virtual ways for individuals and/or couples to learn how to help children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or how to provide legal permanency by adoption.
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California Credit Union Foundation is encouraging college-bound students across Southern California to apply for its 2025 Student Scholarship Program.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Water Board of Directors has selected Director Maria Gutzeit to serve as Board President in 2025, while Directors Bill Cooper and Gary Martin were selected to serve as Vice Presidents at the board’s regular meeting on Jan. 7.
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In response to ongoing fires throughout Los Angeles County, DoorDash has activated its Severe Weather Protocol to pause operations in affected areas, including Santa Clarita.
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Well said!
Well written! I couldn’t agree with you more. We have become such a paranoid society that it is now taboo to fly remote controlled airplanes as they may be some CIA drone. I guess the alternative is to keep kids locked up inside and have them simulate the experience on Xbox. This is truly getting to be a joke of a city. You know when a town has to tell you how ‘awesome’ it is, you may want to take a closer look.
Eric Baker
Don’t worry there’s plenty of things to do here on SCV. NOT.
Kyla Nicole Cunningham this is something I hate about SCV
Not so awesome anymore, hey??
Thank you for your post. This type of thing really bothers be. Instead of some common sense legislation like no flying over people’s heads or within x amount of feet of people they totally ban the activity. Go makes it worse they give us no option of a public place anywhere in the Santa Clarita valley to fly one. And before someone mentions cross winds field in castaic b lease check your facts because it is not public and cost $175 a year to use.
Nanny State now resides in Awesometown!!!
I grew up here sense 63 way before it became the scv and became a police/nanny state! They even spy on you drinking a brew at Castaic lake with high tech video surveillances and arrest you for smoking cigarettes too,, but I guess that’s alright now! Oh wont someone think about the children,,, they might be having fun and that simply cannot be tolerated at all!
Seems like no big deal to me, and not indicative of some sort of conspiracy to control the masses. Go play with the toys somewhere else, no biggie.
Well while I do agree with you, I’m guessing the problems lies with the fact that there are some pretty powerful, very dangerous R/C helis and planes that are simply not safe to have at our parks and require AMA insurance to fly (and these parks are not sanctioned by that insurance). Now mind you I haven’t see any of the nitro fixed wing out there but you could see that happening. I believe it’s the big 4-6′ diameter nitro helis that are the problem. I’ve seen these out there in places where they shouldnt be… the smaller “toy” class of RC isn’t really the issue, but where/how do you draw the line? The RC craft of old are pale imitations of what’s out there now. I think it was deemed easier/safer simply to ban them all… just my 2c.
Land of the free….oh wait
Jared, where should they go play with them?
Kudos to you sir for writing this.
I didn’t know I moved to Burbank, CA
Jared Gardner it isn’t a big deal. For a city to build a park with revenue collected largely from the taxes of homeowners and residents of the scv and then tell them that they may not partake in a family friendly mostly safe activity.
Well written. Thank you. I believe that the parks should be open to activities like flying RC planes when done in a responsible manner. The city of Santa Clarita has a published code of conduct for recreation in the parks that makes sense already and should not place additional restrictions on activities that are not injuring anyone.
A few lines from the code of conduct:
-All persons shall act with respect towards others; respect their privacy, and personal safety.
-Behave in a responsible manner, always exercising self-discipline
http://www.santa-clarita.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=4852
That should be enough. Statistically, baseballs are more dangerous than model airplanes.
Hey there is good news here. The sheriffs department will be too busy prepping for their DUI check points that rarely pick up any drunks to bother with enforcing this law.
35 or so years ago our family had RC planes and the only places we were allowed to fly them was Sepulveda Basin and a place in Castaic. The pros were a joy to watch, but we newbies and semi-suffecient persons often crashed our planes. Luckily no one was hurt but our pocketbooks. These places were somewhat isolated from playgrounds and other areas where families gathered for a good reason. I understand the frustration, but these restrictions aren’t a new thing. One of those planes, no matter how small can cause a lot of damage if it hits someone. What would be a good compromise is for an area to be set aside solely for this activity, like the dog parks.
It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Then they lawyer up and go for the deep pockets. It’s sad that people are so greedy. That’s why we don’t get to do fun things :(
We need a night club and strip club too xD
What’s going to happen to hobby people store :3
SCV the land of NO. Yet they have 4 wallmarts; who said yes to that. On another note i do feel that quadcopters should be banned from viewing fires or flying autonomously in class E and G airspace where the grey area exists for general aviation safety. But banned in parks or designated RC areas of parks thats absurd.
I only know of two Walmarts, one off golden valley and the other on new hall ranch, where are the other two???
One near sport chalet on the old rd and the sams club since its owned by them.
Dont forget NO fireworks lol
Someone MIGHT get hurt? I wonder how many people get hurt each month playing soccer on our parks. Heck, I’m very curious how many innocent bystanders get hit by wayward soccer balls?
Idea: Instead of complaining and shaking your fists at the “nanny state” that is Santa Clarita, why don’t you try and have the law amended to allow quadcopters or other small RC controlled aircraft? That could actually solve your problem.
A lawyer would have a field day with this. Could cost the city $$$$$$$
Jose, if the city was interested in allowing any RC aircraft, they would have set aside an area for it as implied by their park rules but instead they have told people to go to Castaic instead.
then when are they going to ban baseball? im sure there is alot of people in the hospital because lost balls. .. scv sucks … thanks old people money
We need to ban EVERYTHING that could cause harm. Cars, lawnmowers, water hoses, rakes, scissors, kitchen knives – the list is endless! I mean, someone could be hurt – it could cost MONEY! Terrible!
Why is it that this City manages to take the fun out of life? And we do we allow this crap ?
Ok, it occurs to me that we could at least set aside areas for people to use RC planes and drones without interfering with others. Instead, the City, in it’s usual club-handed fashion, decides to ban them altogether. We need new people on the City Council.