City Manager

By Ken Striplin City Manager In 2015, the City of Santa Clarita took on an aggressive strategic planning process with a goal of effectively prioritizing resources, achieving milestones and maintaining

By Ken Striplin City Manager As City Manager, it is an honor to not only serve the residents of our great City, but also work to complete projects and implement

By Ken Striplin City Manager The City of Santa Clarita continues to rank among the safest cities in California and across the nation thanks to the dedication and tireless work

By Ken Striplin City Manager Motion pictures have captivated audiences around the world since the earliest known exhibition of the technology more than 140 years ago. Over the years, as

By Ken Striplin City Manager National organizations release rankings of Top Cities each year based on various metrics. Without fail, the City of Santa Clarita consistently ranks near the top

By Ken Striplin City Manager The new Trek Bike Park of Santa Clarita is already a smash hit with residents of all ages. Since its grand opening last September, we’ve

By Ken Striplin City Manager The New Year is officially here and with it comes the promise of new beginnings, aspirations, plans and hope. Looking back at all of the

By Ken Striplin City Manager This week not only brings an end to 2020, it also enables us to evaluate progress made under the Santa Clarita 2020 strategic plan. Over

By Ken Striplin City Manager In just two days, our great City will celebrate another milestone — Santa Clarita’s 33rd birthday. Many long-time residents remember the era before the City

By Ken Striplin City Manager Supporting Santa Clarita residents and maintaining the high quality of life we all enjoy remains a top priority for the City of Santa Clarita. From

By Ken Striplin City Manager  “Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” — Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi The City of Santa Clarita prides itself on

By Ken Striplin City Manager We are fortunate to live in a community where diverse interests, beliefs, backgrounds and more are celebrated and welcomed. As the upcoming election draws near,

By Ken Striplin City Manager In today’s society, organizations earn the trust of the public by providing high-quality service when it’s needed most. Whether it’s a plumber who fixes a

By Ken Striplin City Manager As temperatures start to drop and we see the telltale signs of fall in the forecast, we know there is no time like the present

By Ken Striplin City Manager Did you know that September is Library Card Sign-Up Month? There’s no better time than now to get a library card if you have not

By Ken Striplin City Manager Since March, residents in the Santa Clarita Valley have consistently heard about all the things they CAN’T do, with new restrictions being put in place

By Ken Striplin City Manager If the last few weeks have been any indication, it is going to be a destructive fire season in the Santa Clarita Valley. I want

By City Manager Ken Striplin As we move further into 2020, we also near the culmination of the City of Santa Clarita’s SC2020 strategic plan. Over the past five years,

By City Manager Ken Striplin The summer months in Santa Clarita, with their long, warm days filled with sunshine, are a time when individuals and families look forward to fun