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Deputies: Man steals, abandons city truck near bike trail
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received a report Monday morning of a truck stolen from the city of Santa Clarita’s Parks Division, and the truck was recovered shortly thereafter on a trail not far from where it was stolen, officials said. “At around 10 we got a...
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza gets green light for expansion
The Thousand Oaks City Council has approved a major green light on the road to an estimated $123.2 million expansion of the Civic Arts Plaza and its potential to boost downtown. The vision has grown clearer since the council awarded a contract in 2019 for a consultant to prepare a...
One dead after being ejected during two-car crash in Burbank
One person is dead after a violent two-car crash in Burbank late Saturday evening that was likely the result of unsafe speeds, according to police. The crash happened at around 11:15 p.m. on Vanowen Street west of Hollywood Way, according to a statement from the Burbank Police Department. "When police officers arrived, they located a male in the roadway who had been ejected from a white Scion," said a statement from police. "The male sustained serious injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene."He has not yet been identified. The second driver, behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla, was found a short...
New heroes, Mean Girls make May Locals’ Night a special affair
Though it was the final edition of Locals’ Night on the Santa Monica Pier until September, the evening packed in enough activities to fill residents with Santa Monica spirit through the summer. The day began with the Rick Crocker 5K Challenge, an annual run benefiting the Santa Monica Police...
Becoming Santa Monica: The city’s efforts on the homeless emergency
In Tuesday evening’s meeting, City Council voted to extend the local emergency on Homelessness through May of 2025, signaling to the state that we are in fact, still in a crisis. The new director of Housing and human services, Heather Averick was supposed to present the data and new...
Toddler bookworm triumph
Luca McFarlin completed a huge milestone for a 2-year-old toddler. With the help of his family, McFarlin read 1,000 books and became the sixth child to accomplish the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge presented by the city of Santa Clarita libraries. New mommy Vanessa Zanders, McFarlin’s mom, was looking for...
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