Planners say more highways needed for more homes
May 18, 2018
The people who plan the roads, approve the roads and build the roads are getting together next week to talk about adding major highways – and secondary highways –
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Regional planning committee to scrutinize 2 small housing projects
May 16, 2018
Santa Clarita Valley’s building boom expected in the next few years includes projects that will add tens of thousands of homes. And there will also be projects with just
Remote location set up in Lancaster for public meeting on Centennial
May 15, 2018
Residents wanting a say in the plan to build more than 19,000 homes at the Kern County line — but worried about the long commute into Los Angeles for
Water meeting tonight looks at outreach plan
May 15, 2018
Water officials are holding their regional meeting tonight, discussing among other issues a plan to reach out to the community through social media about conservation. The Santa Clarita Valley
Sanitation District cancels meeting for the third time
May 7, 2018
For the third time in as many months, the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District Board cancelled its public meeting. The board cancelled its meeting scheduled for March 14, then
LARC pipeline set back two years while grant request stalls
May 2, 2018
When water released from the Bouquet Reservoir was reduced to a trickle more than four years ago, due to concerns about flooding roads, the situation left LARC Ranch residents
County takes time to ponder changes proposed for Skyline Ranch
May 1, 2018
The developer building more than 1,200 homes near Plum Canyon asked regional planners Tuesday for permission to move graded soil from one spot to another to allow greater flexibility
Open House for SCV Water set for May 12
May 1, 2018
Local water officials are holding an Open House on Saturday, May 12 in celebration of California’s Water Awareness month. The annual free event takes place from 9 a.m. and goes
Water officials seek groundwater pumpers to serve on advisory board
April 30, 2018
If you pump water out of the ground in the Santa Clarita Valley, then local water officials, who are tasked with putting together a plan to manage that groundwater,
County continues housing plans for development
April 27, 2018
Ed. note: The following story is the first in a several-part series looking at housing developments outside of city boundaries expected in the Santa Clarita Valley in the next few
New wells, old water, for Newhall Ranch
April 25, 2018
When Newhall Ranch was actually a ranch, and not a 21,000-home development, Henry Newhall dammed a stream and laid down 1,000 feet of pipe to supply his ranch with
Valencia engineering firm poised to assess impact of Princessa Crossroads project
April 24, 2018
The job of sizing up the environmental impact that more than 900 new homes will have on the area of Via Princessa and Golden Valley is expected to be given
Building boom is according to plan
April 21, 2018
More dust, more noise, more cars, all go into the mix when it comes to sizing up the cumulative impact of vigorous development underway in Santa Clarita Valley. So far,
Santa Clarita partners with FEMA for emergency prep workshop
April 20, 2018
The city of Santa Clarita, in partnership with FEMA and Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), is hosting a free QuakeSmart Preparedness Workshop for local businesses and organizations. The city
Los Valles developer asked to tweak housing project
April 19, 2018
Regional planners reviewing the latest plan to build close to 500 homes on Hasley Canyon Road sent the developer back to the drawing board Thursday with a few questions
SCV Water Agency to forgo November election
April 18, 2018
The November election will not include any of the 14 elected members of the new Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency. Agency members voted unanimously Tuesday night not to hold an
SCV Water Agency staffers poised to get 3 percent raise
April 17, 2018
Staffers at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency are poised to get a 3 percent wage increase after a committee at the new water agency approved the suggestion Monday.
SCV building boom prompts concern over “cumulative” impact
April 17, 2018
With a handful of 400-home subdivisions soon to be planted in Castaic, adding to the more than 40,000 homes being ushered in with two major developments, residents are asking
Public meeting about SCV’s watershed tonight
April 11, 2018
Anyone interested in protecting the Santa Clarita Valley’s natural resources might want to consider attending a public meeting about the valley’s watershed Wednesday, April 11. The SCV Water Agency
Recycled water means purple pipe for green lawns
April 6, 2018
Plans to outfit the Santa Clarita Valley with purple pipe to carry recycled water are well underway, engineers with the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency reported Thursday night. Members