Today in 1970, College of the Canyons (COC) held its first classes in portable buildings located just south of the future Cougar Stadium. The new college, created after Santa Clarita Valley voters approved a junior college in 1967, opened with hundreds of students and more than 160 courses across subjects including art, science, business, and police science.  Classes had been ...

On this day, May 20, 1946, singer Cher, the great-granddaughter of Placerita homesteader Frank Walker, was born in El Centro, California. Born Cheryl Sarkisian, the world-famous superstar reminisced about her Santa Clarita Valley connections in her autobiography. “My Grandma Lynda; she was only thirty-two in this picture. She’s beautiful, isn’t she, like a Gypsy. I’m on my way to a ...