What gets finished when? The City recently opened yet another segment of the Cross Valley Connector closest to Interstate 5, five months ahead of schedule.  Now, with seven of the nine segments open, we are even closer to connecting State Route 14 and Interstate 5, providing a new way to travel across our Valley and easing traffic congestion valley-wide.   The following ...

Interoperability communications called into question. With the recent devastation caused by tornados in Kansas where emergency communication interoperability towers were destroyed, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has suggested that satellites are virtually unaffected by circumstances on the ground and may provide the Los Angeles County Sheriff more reliable communication than wires and poles that can be destroyed by fire, earthquakes and ...

One Medical Office Building and Inpatient Building B to be removed from plan. Henry Mayo and their partner G&L realty issued a letter to the City of Santa Clarita’s Community Development Department that notified them of changes to their twenty five year Master Plan for expansion.   “We now propose to eliminate the Inpatient Building B and the Administrative/Medical Office ...

Popular event gets ready for inaugural SCV run. Starting May 18th, Italian culture, food, entertainment and fun will be on the agenda for thousands as they file into the Italian Feast of Santa Clarita.   The festival specializes in all things Italian and includes over 20 vendor booths that will offer food, drink and merchandise. On May 20th, an authentic ...

Santa Clarita representatives connect with Israel. Shimon Erem has lived his life on the frontline of Israel’s history.  Raised in Palestine, he joined the Jewish Brigade of the British Army to fight in World War II, serving in both Italy and France.  He was a key figure in Israel’s War of Independence, organizing and commanding Jewish underground operations in Europe ...

Mayor Pro Tem outlines his agenda in seeking re-election. Bob Kellar speaks This afternoon, a crowd of Bob Kellar supporters showed up at Spirit Properties, owned by Larry Rasmussen, to participate in a fundraiser for the councilman who is seeking re-election in the April 2008 City Council race.   In a short speech, Kellar outlined issues that he feels need ...

Seventy of SCV’s movers and shakers are taking political road trip. On Monday, May 14th, seventy Santa Clarita residents, business owners, city officials and educators will board a bus headed for Sacramento.   On the agenda is a full set of meetings with state legislators and representatives from various state agencies.   United behind select topics, the “road trippers” plan ...

Nature in Santa Clarita, it’s not what you look at but what you see. -Wendy Langhans Western fence lizards bask in the sun while hunting for insects. Have you ever gone to a skateboard park and watched the skateboarders practicing their tricks?  Aerials, flips, slides and grinds – each skater trying to accomplish their trick while looking cool at the ...

College of the Canyons Theatre presents the classic play. Is it right to profit from the misery of others during war?   What if that profit was the only thing that kept you and your children alive? That dilemma comes to the main stage of the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center when Bertolt Brecht’s classic play Mother Courage ...

District says some work already done, more on the way. Many Hart High School parents and faculty came to some recent William S. Hart District board meetings to ask why their school, along with Placerita and Sierra Vista Jr. Highs have not received some much needed repairs.   As some asked questions about the money for the project, the District ...