Trust for Public Land announced Wednesday that Santa Clarita is ranking 42nd in Southern California’s best big city park system.  Irvine ranked 2nd nationally on Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore index, ahead of Santa Clarita (42nd), Long Beach (54th), Santa Ana (75th), Anaheim (84th), Riverside (85th), and Los Angeles (93rd.). Atop the rankings, Washington, DC, retained the ParkScore title, ...

Santa Clarita families are invited to celebrate the grand reopening of Old Orchard Park on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m., where the community can enjoy the new updates. The updated park, located at 25023 Avenida Rotella, now boasts a completely reimagined playground. Children can climb faux rock walls, scale a rope structure, and explore a turf mound, all under ...

A man was arrested for cruelty to a child Monday after a 14-year-old was found sitting in the driver seat of a vehicle with narcotics underneath the front seat. On Monday deputies contacted a man who was inside his vehicle at a park on Whites Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said Deputy Adlemi Pena, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita ...

The Tesoro Adobe Historic Park is now open to the public, City of Santa Clarita officials announced Friday.  Do you know the names of the two renowned families that called Tesoro Adobe Historic Park home? Well, find out today by paying a visit to the park! The City of Santa Clarita is excited to officially announce the opening of this ...

Santa Clarita Residents Invited To Via Princessa Park Community Engagement Open House   The City of Santa Clarita invites community members to offer their feedback at a Community Engagement Open House for the proposed Via Princessa Park. Community members are invited to offer their feedback and have their questions answered by City staff and project consultants next week, said officials with ...

Supervisor Kathryn Barger has partnered with L.A. Opera to  Experience Verdi’s Aida in a production broadcast live at Newhall Park next month. Back by popular demand, L.A. Opera is scheduled to resume its annual live simulcasts at three locations on June 4, said event officials with the LA Opera. Starting at 7:30 p.m. L.A. Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida ...

Two people were found by deputies Monday allegedly passed out in a vehicle in Newhall Park with drug paraphernalia still in the hand of one suspect.  On Monday at approximately 4:15 a.m. deputies patrolling near the Newhall Park-&-Ride noticed a parked vehicle with an expired registration which prompted deputies to approach the vehicle, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the ...

On Monday, the City of Santa Clarita celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Vista Canyon Park in Canyon Country. This week, the Vista Canyon Park ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new location on Lost Canyon Road near Sulphur Springs Elementary School, attended by City officials and local political leaders. “I want you to admire this 11-acre park and know that ...

All Los Angeles County parks, including those in the unincorporated parts of Santa Clarita, are set to be closed on Easter Sunday in efforts to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday.    The L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation is set to close all botanic gardens, lakes and local, community and regional parks to the public ...

Santa Clarita residents are invited to Canyon Country Park later this month for the grand opening of the Inclusive Play Area, officials said Tuesday. The Santa Clarita City Council invites residents to join the City for a grand opening celebration at the city’s first Inclusive Play Area on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, according to officials. The ...