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Agricultural Leaders Defend Pesticide Practices Amid Calls for Exact Location Notifications
Several farmworkers and environmental activists gathered at the Shafter Youth Center on Tuesday to demand the exact location of planned pesticide applications. The public hearing, hosted by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, was intended to address proposed modifications to the first-of-its-kind pesticide application notification system — SprayDays. The...
Soul Beat, California's first African American TV station, is coming back
California’s first African American television station is getting ready for a relaunch. Founded in 1978 by the late Chuck Johnson, Soul Beat, the 24/7 channel based in Oakland, highlighted music, lifestyle, education and culture for more than two decades. The network went off air in 2003 after the passing...
In-N-Out Burger opens new location in Orange County
The City of Orange has waited a long time but a new In-N-Out Burger location is finally opening. The iconic California chain will open for business Friday at The Outlets at Orange shopping center located at 250 The City Drive South, it announced in a news release. “The restaurant will employ approximately 80 In-N-Out Burger […]
Police searching for man who recorded woman inside Target changing room in Buena Park
Police are searching for a man who was allegedly seen recording a woman using a Target changing room in Orange County last week. It happened last Friday, July 19 at around 10:40 a.m., when a woman who was trying on clothes in the dressing room noticed that someone had reached under the door and was recording her with a cell phone, according to a release from the Buena Park Police Department. "The victim confronted the suspect and chased him as he ran from the store," the statement said. He was able to flee from the scene in what they described as a small blue SUV, similar to a Honda CR-V. The suspect is described as a man in his late 40s who stands around 6-feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He has short, black/gray hair and was wearing a gray t-shirt, black athletic pants and glasses. Anyone who is able to identify the man or who knows more is asked to contact detectives at (714) 562-3968.
Several Dogs Find ‘Fur’ever Home’s After Being Adopted
On Saturday, several dogs found their forever home after the City of Santa Clarita and the Castaic Animal Care Center hosted a pet adoption event in Valencia. On Saturday, in collaboration with the City of Santa Clarita and the Castaic Animal Care Center hosted a pet adoption day at Valencia Heritage Park. “We want to ...
Aug. 25: Hello Auto Group Hosts Free Car Buying Bootcamp
Hello Auto Group has announced its upcoming Car Buying Bootcamp, a comprehensive workshop designed to educate first-time car buyers on the essentials of purchasing a vehicle. The event will be held on Sunday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at Hello Subaru of Valencia, 24000 Creekside Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
New Valencia Farmers Market To Host Grand Opening Next Month
Ed Note: By, Charles Calvario A new certified farmers market is hosting its Grand Opening in Valencia next month, featuring fresh meats and produce sourced directly from local farms. The Valencia Farmer’s Market is set to hold its Grand Opening at the main entry of the Fivepoint Valencia community at the corner of Magic Mountain ...
Our View | A Dumpster Fire of Secrecy
The leadership crisis continues at College of the Canyons. On the morning of July 19, acting Chancellor David Andrus conducted a meeting with members of the college’s faculty. Andrus, a faculty member who was appointed by the board of trustees as the interim replacement for ousted Chancellor Dianne Van Hook, had invited his “colleagues” to attend a meeting on campus at the Performing Arts Center, along with Edel Alonso, the president of the college’s board of trustees, “for a conversation about what is ahead for College of the Canyons.”
Building a vision: Van Hook’s tenure at COC results in elevation of college, state
When Dianne Van Hook officially became chancellor of College of the Canyons on July 1, 1988, she became just the fourth leader of the college and the first woman to hold that role. At the time, the Santa Clarita Valley’s higher educational institute was colloquially known by a different name....
Faces of the SCV: Santa Clarita native keeps big-band music alive
As a kid, Newhall resident David Weston would ride his bike from his home in the old Bonelli tract of Saugus all the way to Newhall to spend the afternoon in the “Sit and Scratch” movie theater to watch movies, serials and newsreels. That was in the 1950s.
Santa Clarita scribe takes step in the ‘write’ direction
If the Green Bay Packers lost the Super Bowl, he’d stay home in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. But if they won, he’d move over 2,000 miles away to Los Angeles in pursuit of a screenwriting career. On Jan., 26, 1997, the Packers defeated the New England Patriots 35-21. Dick Grunert...
Santa Clarita's Abbey Weitzeil planning a wedding while trying to win Olympic medal
It may not surprise many people that three-time Olympian and four-time Olympic medalist Abbey Weitzeil is an overachiever. But for the Santa Clarita native, who set national records as a Saugus High School student, she admits training for the Paris Olympics while planning a wedding is no easy feat. “I...
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