Name
The Santa Clara River was named by Spanish explorers for SaintHistory
Pre-Columbian and Spanish colonial eras
The Santa Clarita Valley has been settled for millennia before European arrival. The oldest archaeological site in the area dates back to roughly 3000 BC. About AD 450, the1822-1899: Gold discovery, Mentryville, and Henry Mayo Newhall
In 1842, Francisco Lopez discovered gold in1900-1987
Los Angeles studios began filming in Santa Clarita shortly after the turn of the 20th century. Actors in these early films included1987-present: City of Santa Clarita
After multiple failed attempts to form a city and at least two failed attempts to form a separate county, residents of the Santa Clarita Valley finally incorporated the City of Santa Clarita on December 15, 1987. The proposal passed by a margin of two to one in that year's general election. Other proposed names for the city were "City of the Canyons" and "La Mancha" ("blemish" in Spanish); "Santa Clarita" narrowly defeated "City of the Canyons." The city's first mayor was future CongressmanGeography
Santa Clarita, according to theCity limits
Currently, the city is bounded byTopography
The official elevation of the city is , the elevation of the historic Newhall Airport which was northwest of Via Princessa and Railroad Avenue from the 1930s through the 1950s. Elevation varies substantially throughout the city. The lowest point in Santa Clarita is near the junction of CA-126 andGeology
Santa Clarita is near the San Fernando fault zone and has been affected by theClimate
Santa Clarita experiences hot, very dry summers and cool winters with moderate precipitation. Due to its close proximity to theWildfires
Characterized by dry hills covered in brush andEcology
Santa Clarita is located along the boundary between the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF-designated California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion to the southwest, and California montane chaparral and woodlands ecoregion to the northeast.Cityscape
Although generally considered a large suburb of Greater Los Angeles, the city of Santa Clarita consists of four distinct communities:Demographics
Historically, Santa Clarita's population has been predominantly non-Hispanic White. Starting in the 1960s and continuing into the 1990s, white Americans, primary those from affluent backgrounds, began migrating from Los Angeles to suburban cities such as Santa Clarita, Calabasas, California, Calabasas, Malibu, California, Malibu, Thousand Oaks, California, Thousand Oaks, and Camarillo, California, Camarillo.http://www.csun.edu/~hfgeg005/eturner/images/Books/CFCP/CFCP_Ch4.pdf However, from 1980s onward, the city's population has become increasingly diverse. The non-Hispanic White percentage of the population has dropped from 80.6% in 1990 to 44.5% in 2020. The total White population (including those of Hispanic heritage) has proportionately decreased from 97.2% in 1970 to 50.8% in 2020. Nevertheless, non-Hispanic Whites remain the largest ethnic group in the city, and Santa Clarita's non-Hispanic white percentage is higher than the California statewide average of 34.7%, but lower than the national average of 57.8%. Santa Clarita's population growth rate has historically outpaced county, state, and national averages. In 2019, Santa Clarita was ranked 20th out of 515 U.S. cities in population and economic growth, and was second among California cities. During the 2010 census, Santa Clarita was the fourth-largest city in Los Angeles County, however it has since surpassed Glendale, California, Glendale as the county's third-largest city. However, in 2021, the United States Census Bureau estimates showed a 2% decline in the city's population, in line with the rest of Los Angeles County. It is the largest city in Los Angeles County north of the Newhall Pass. The city's median household income of $100,932 is higher than both statewide and national averages. ZIP code 91321 (Newhall) is the only ZIP code in the city with a median household income below the statewide average. As in most United States cities, different ethnic groups in Santa Clarita are concentrated in different areas. Non-Hispanic whites are present in most areas of the city but are especially dominant in Saugus and Valencia. Canyon Country, Newhall, and Val Verde have large Hispanic populations — some areas around Railroad and Newhall Avenues in Newhall, as well as Jakes Way in Canyon Country, are almost entirely Hispanic. There are significant Asian-American populations in Stevenson Ranch, Valencia, and parts of Saugus and Canyon Country. However, most communities throughout the city are racially mixed. Socioeconomic status also varies throughout the city: the highest median household incomes are found in northern Valencia and Saugus and areas of Canyon Country east of State Route 14, while the lowest median incomes are found near Old Town Newhall and the western and central parts of Canyon Country. As of the 2019-20 school year, the percentage of students at high schools eligible for free or reduced-price lunch ranged from 13% at Valencia High School to 51.2% at Golden Valley High School. As a part of Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita is located within the Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area and the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA combined statistical area.2020
As of the 2020 United States census, Santa Clarita had a population of 228,673. The city's racial makeup was 50.8% white Americans, white (44.5% non-Hispanic white), 11.7% non-Hispanic Asian Americans, Asian American, 4.0% non-Hispanic African Americans, black or African American, 0.2% non-Hispanic Native Americans in the United States, Native American, 0.1% non-Hispanic Pacific Islander Americans, Pacific Islander, 0.1% non-Hispanics of other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. 34.4% of the population were Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the city's 78,586 housing units, 1,894 (2.4%) were vacant. During the five-year period from 2016 to 2020, the median household income in Santa Clarita was $100,932, and the median family income was $113,304. 9.2% of the city's population and 5.9% of the families were below the poverty line. As of June 2022, the median home price in Santa Clarita was $807,146 ($879,000 for single-family homes and $562,000 for condos). Approximately 129,905 residents (56.8% of the city population) lived north of the Santa Clara River, and 98,768 residents (43.2%) lived south of the river.2019
The 2019 American Community Survey reported that the city's population was 212,979, and the population of the larger Santa Clarita urban area (including unincorporated Stevenson Ranch, Valencia, and Castaic) was 260,999. The ethnic composition of the city was 72.6% white (47.2% non-Hispanic white), 34.6% Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 10.4% Asian American, 4.9% black or African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 8.3% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. 20.8% of the city's population was born outside the United States. Among residents 25 years of age and older, 36.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. 65.3% of the population 5 years and older spoke only English at home, while 23.4% spoke2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Santa Clarita had a population of 176,320. The population density was . The racial makeup of Santa Clarita was 125,005 (70.9%) White (U.S. Census), White (56.1% Non-Hispanic White), 5,623 (3.2%) African American, 1,013 (0.6%) Native Americans in the United States, Native American, 15,025 (8.5%) Asian Americans, Asian (3.4% Filipino, 1.7% Korean, 0.8% Indian, 0.8% Chinese, 0.6% Japanese, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.9% Other Asian), 272 (0.2%) Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 21,169 (12.0%) from Race (United States Census), other races, and 8,213 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 51,941 people of Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (29.5% of the population). The census reported that 174,910 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 1,281 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 129 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 59,507 households, out of which 24,677 (41.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 34,126 (57.3%) were marriage, opposite-sex married couples living together, 6,888 (11.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,322 (5.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,134 (5.3%) POSSLQ, unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 484 (0.8%) same-sex partnerships, same-sex married couples or partnerships. 11,634 households (19.6%) were made up of individuals, and 4,335 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94. There were 44,336 family (U.S. Census), families (74.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.37. In terms of age, the population included 46,180 people (26.2%) under the age of 18, 17,565 people (10.0%) aged 18 to 24, 47,788 people (27.1%) aged 25 to 44, 47,936 people (27.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 16,851 people (9.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. There were 62,055 housing units at an average density of , of which 42,335 (71.1%) were owner-occupied, and 17,172 (28.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 124,532 people (70.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 50,378 people (28.6%) lived in rental housing units. According to the Census Bureau, Santa Clarita had a median household income of $82,607, with 9.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 151,088 people, 50,787 households, and 38,242 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,159.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,219.6/km2). There were 52,442 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 79.5% White Americans, White (69.3% Non-Hispanic White), 20.5% Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic or Latino of any race, 8.5% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, 5.2% Asian Americans, Asian, 3.9% from two or more races, 2.1% African Americans, African American, 0.6% Native Americans in the United States, Native American, and 0.1% Pacific Islands Americans, Pacific Islander. There were 50,787 households, out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were Marriage, married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.38. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $79,004, and the median income for a family was $91,450. Males had a median income of $53,769 versus $36,835 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,841. 6.4% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the poverty line. 6.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.Religion
According to bestplaces.net, 53.4% of Santa Clarita's population is religious. Christianity, Christians comprise 50.5% of the city's population. Of these, 37% are Catholic Church, Catholic, 2% are Baptism, Baptist, 1.8% are Pentecostal, 1.6% are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon, 1.2% are Methodist, and 5.2% were other Christians. Among non-Christians, 1.1% of Santa Clarita residents are Judaism, Jewish, 0.7% are Islam, Muslim, are 1.1% follow Eastern religions. Christianity is the dominant religion in Santa Clarita, and the city has many Christian churches of the Protestant, Catholic, and Mormon denominations — among them are North Oaks Church of Christ, Church of the Canyons, Santa Clarita Baptist Church, The Church of Hope, and Friendly Valley Community Church in Canyon Country; Elevate Church, Village Church, First Presbyterian Church of Newhall, Placerita Bible Church, and Faith Community Church in Newhall; Grace Baptist Church, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, Bouquet Canyon Church, Calvary Chapel, and Santa Clarita United Methodist Church in Saugus; and Real Life Church, Higher Vision Church, Valencia Hills Community Church, and NorthPark Community Church in Valencia. Synagogues in Santa Clarita include Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley and Temple Beth Ami in Newhall, and Congregation Beth Shalom in Saugus. There are three mosques in the city: the Islamic Center of Santa Clarita Valley in north Saugus, Unity Center in Newhall, and Al Umma Center of Santa Clarita in Canyon Country.Homelessness
In June 2020, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported 168 homeless people in Santa Clarita, down from 258 in 2019. The Bridge to Home organization provides assistance for homeless people in the valley. Its administrative offices are located on Newhall Avenue in Newhall, and its client housing shelter is on Drayton Street in Saugus. Santa Clarita's percentage of homeless people is low compared to Los Angeles County as a whole.Government and politics
According to the Secretary of State of California, California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Santa Clarita has 135,052 registered voters. Of those, 46,096 (34.1%) are registered California Democratic Party, Democrats, 45,725 (33.9%) are registered California Republican Party, Republicans, and 35,764 (26.5%) have Decline to State, declined to state a political party. In presidential elections, Santa Clarita has historically been a Republican stronghold. However, it has shifted toward the Democratic Party in recent years. Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden won the city in 2016 and 2020, respectively. Santa Clarita remains one of the most conservative cities in Los Angeles County, having voted for Clinton and Biden by much smaller margins than the county and state as a whole, both of which are strongly Democratic.Local government
The City of Santa Clarita is a California#Cities, towns and counties, general law city and as such is governed by a council-manager government, council–manager form of government. The city council is made up of five council members, elected at-large to four-year terms. Each year the council selects one of its members to serve as mayor, a largely ceremonial position. Mayors are not directly elected. In March 2020, the city council declared its intention to switch to district-based elections, however the transition has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in California, COVID-19 pandemic. The city hall is located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. The current elected council is: According to the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 2019–20, the city's various funds included $116.3 million in revenues, $112.6 million in expenditures, $1.482 billion in total assets, and $217.2 million in total liabilities. The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:List of mayors
Santa Clarita has had 14 mayors since its incorporation, serving 34 terms.County, state and federal representation
In the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Santa Clarita is entirely in the 5th district, represented by Republican Kathryn Barger. In the California State Senate, State Senate, Santa Clarita is mostly in . A slice in the southwest, including parts of Newhall and southern Valencia, is in . In the California State Assembly, State Assembly, Santa Clarita is mostly in . Parts of northern Santa Clarita are in . In the United States House of Representatives, Santa Clarita is almost entirely in . A small, sparsely populated portion in the southeast, east of Highway 14 and south of Placerita and Sand Canyon Roads, is in . Starting in the 2022 United States elections, Santa Clarita will be entirely in the California's 27th congressional district, 27th congressional district, the California's 23rd State Senate district, 23rd State Senate District, and the California's 40th State Assembly district, 40th State Assembly district. California is represented by United States Senate, US Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, both Democrats.Education
Elementary schools
Santa Clarita elementary school students (grades TK/K-6) are served by four elementary school districts: *Castaic Union School District: serves Castaic, Val Verde, and a small residential and mostly commercial/industrial portion of northwestern Valencia. *Newhall School District: serves Stevenson Ranch, Newhall, and southern Valencia. *Saugus Union School District: serves Saugus, northern and central Valencia, and western Canyon Country. *Sulphur Springs School District: serves the majority of Canyon Country. These four school districts include 37 elementary schools and one middle school (Castaic Middle School, administered by Castaic Union School District).Junior high and high schools
With the exception of Castaic Middle School, all junior high and high schools (grades 7-12) serving Santa Clarita are part of thePrivate schools
Private schools in Santa Clarita include Santa Clarita Christian School, Trinity Classical Academy, Legacy Christian Academy, La Petite Academy, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Guidepost Montessori education, Montessori, and Tutor Time. Guidepost Montessori and Tutor Time have two campuses in the city.Colleges and universities
The city is home toParks and recreation
Six Flags Magic Mountain
One of the most well-known attractions in the Santa Clarita Valley is theCounty parks
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation operates one park within the city of Santa Clarita, and two others within the city's sphere of influence. William S. Hart Regional Park in Newhall includes the estate of silent film starOther
The city is home to an ice rink known as The Cube — Ice and Entertainment Center (formerly Ice Station Valencia). It is used for ice skating and ice hockey, hockey. In 2020, Ice Station Valencia was on the brink of permanent closure due to COVID-19 pandemic in California, COVID-19, until the city council unanimously voted to acquire the building for $14.2 million. On February 23, 2021, the city council sold Ice Station to American Sports Entertainment Company and the Los Angeles Kings. The city is currently in the process of renovating The Cube to include two large ice rinks (one National Hockey League, NHL-size rink and one Ice hockey at the Olympic Games, Olympic-sized rink) and one small ice rink known as The Pond. The rinks, covered with insulated floors, would double as venues for conventions, business meetings, concerts, birthday parties, and filming. The Cube opened on April 12, 2021, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It is the home arena for the UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey team, and is located along Smyth Drive in Valencia, across the street from Valencia High School. MB2 Entertainment, previously known as Mountasia Family Fun Center, is an entertainment and recreation center located in Saugus, along Golden Triangle Road (a frontage road of Soledad Canyon Road) near its intersection with Golden Oak Road. It first opened in August 1995, and currently offers miniature golf, go-karts, bumper boats, laser tag, and video games. On March 15, 2020, it was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September, after nearly six months of closure, the owners sold the center. MB2 Group, which operates go-kart racing tracks, purchased the center in February 2021.Sports
Santa Clarita does not have any sports teams in the National Basketball Association, NBA, Major League Baseball, MLB, National Football League, NFL, or National Hockey League, NHL. The professional teams in Los Angeles and Anaheim, California, Anaheim (specifically, the Los Angeles Clippers, Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers of the NBA, the Los Angeles Angels, Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers of MLB, the Los Angeles Chargers, Chargers and Los Angeles Rams, Rams of the NFL, and Anaheim Ducks, Ducks and Los Angeles Kings, Kings of the NHL) are popular among Santa Clarita residents. The college sports teams ofServices
Law enforcement
Santa Clarita is a contract city, meaning it does not have its own police department and instead relies on county services. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station at 26201 Golden Valley Road, just south of the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Centre Pointe Parkway. Prior to its October 2021 relocation, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station was located on Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia. The California Highway Patrol's Newhall office patrols the highways and streets of the Santa Clarita Valley. Despite being referred to as the Newhall office, its headquarters are actually located in unincorporated Valencia, along The Old Road just south of California State Route 126, State Route 126. Its service area covers , including most of northwestern Los Angeles County, containing of freeways and of unincorporated roadways.Water
Santa Clarita receives its water from the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, also known as SCV Water. The agency was formed on January 1, 2018, through the merger of three agencies: Castaic Lake Water Agency, Newhall County Water District, and the Valencia Water Company. The agency's service area covers about and is home to 273,000 people. It is split into three water divisions — Santa Clarita, Newhall, and Valencia — descendants of the three original agencies. Its headquarters, adjacent to Central Park in Saugus, include a conservatory garden and learning center with over 350 plant species. The SCV Water Agency sources its water from the California Aqueduct, Castaic Lake, alluvium, alluvial wells, and the Saugus Aquifer. The SCV Water Agency is currently involved in removing hazardous material from the Saugus Aquifer left behind by decades of munitions testing at the Whittaker-Bermite site (see #1900-1987, History section above). The Los Angeles Aqueduct passes through Santa Clarita on its way from the Owens Valley to Granada Hills, Los Angeles. It passes next to, and is visible from, Saugus High School and the Centre Pointe Business Park. However, Santa Clarita does not receive Los Angeles Aqueduct water – all of the aqueduct's water goes to the city of Los Angeles.Public libraries
The city operates the Santa Clarita Public Library system, consisting of three libraries: the main office in Valencia, the Old Town Newhall Library in Newhall, and the Jo Anne Darcy Library in Canyon Country. The libraries offer books ranging from preschool to adult reading levels. In addition, each library has a variety of services for students, teachers, and home schoolers, including homework help, mental health, and employment resources, as well as community events. Passport acceptance services are also offered at each library branch. In addition to its three properties, the system includes an digital library, eLibrary. The main office in Valencia has a sculpture that says "IMAG NE"; when a person stands between the G and the N the word "IMAGINE" is spelled.Health services
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital (commonly referred to as Henry Mayo Hospital), founded in 1975, is a Level II trauma center and hospital. It includes 357 beds, as well as a helipad, an urgent care center, inpatient facilities, a catheterization lab, a breast imaging center, disaster resource center, outpatient surgery center, and cardiac rehabilitation center. It is located in Valencia, along McBean Parkway at its intersections with Avenida Navarre and Orchard Village Road. The complex which contains Henry Mayo Hospital also includes medical institutions not affiliated with the hospital, such as Valencia Perinatal Services, Advanced Pain Management, UCLA Health, and an office of Heritage Sierra Medical Group. Henry Mayo also runs a fitness center along Town Center Drive, about north of the hospital. Santa Clarita is also served by private health care providers such as Exer Urgent Care, Facey Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, Concentra Urgent Care, and Providence Health & Services. As part of Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita is under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. It does not have its own public health agency.Electricity and gas
Santa Clarita does not have its own electricity or natural gas utilities. The city's electricity comes from Southern California Edison, and its natural gas comes from Southern California Gas Company, SoCalGas.Fire
The city contracts with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for fire protection. The agency has eleven fire stations in the city of Santa Clarita, as well as one station in unincorporated Valencia, two in unincorporated Castaic, one in Val Verde, one in Stevenson Ranch, and one in Agua Dulce.Post offices
The United States Postal Service operates four post offices in the city: at Creekside Road and McBean Parkway in central Valencia, on Tournament Road in southern Valencia, at Lyons and Peachland Avenues in Newhall, and at Soledad Canyon Road east of Sierra Highway in Canyon Country. Two post offices are located in the Santa Clarita Valley just outside the city limits, at The Old Road and Towsley Canyon Road in unincorporated Newhall, and on Franklin Parkway in the Valencia Commerce Center. There is also a Community post office, Contract Postal Unit located in the Saugus Drugs store at Bouquet and Haskell Canyon Roads.Other
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has an office in Newhall, at the southwest corner of Lyons Avenue and Newhall Avenue, serving the entire Santa Clarita Valley.Crime
Santa Clarita has a relatively low crime rate. The city's violent crime rate is about one-third of the national average and 29% of the California statewide average. In 2020, the home security site Safety ranked Santa Clarita the seventh-safest city in California, specifically mentioning the low property crime rate. Then-mayor Cameron Smyth credited this to the "diligence" of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Nevertheless, some of the poorer neighborhoods of Santa Clarita have struggled with crime. The apartment and condominium complexes along Jakes Way in Canyon Country (south of the Santa Clara River, east of Sierra Highway, north of the Metrolink (California), Metrolink railroad line, and west of State Route 14) have seen some of the highest crime rates in the city. Gangs such as Brown Familia and Newhall 13 are active in parts of Canyon Country and Newhall. Notable criminal incidents that have occurred in the Santa Clarita Valley include theEconomy
Companies based in Santa Clarita includeLargest employers
According to the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the top employers in the city are:Shopping and commercial centers
Westfield Valencia Town Center
The largest shopping center in Santa Clarita is the Westfield Valencia Town Center. This large shopping mall owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield occupies an area bounded by Valencia Boulevard to the south, McBean Parkway to the west, Magic Mountain Parkway to the north, and Citrus Street to the east. It includes over of retail space and contains 134 stores and 46 restaurants. Anchor tenant, Anchor stores include Macy's, JCPenney, H&M, Gold's Gym, and Forever 21; there is also a Regal Cinemas, Regal Edwards movie theater. Town Center Drive circles the interior of the mall. Westfield Valencia Town Center and the surrounding area functions as one of the city's major central business district, business districts — within the area are the headquarters ofOld Town Newhall
The historic district of Old Town Newhall (a.k.a. Downtown Newhall) is a major cultural and business center. It contains many independent restaurants, stores, and theaters, as well as a public library. Notable businesses in Old Town Newhall include Newhall Refinery (a gastropub), Newhall Press Room, The Old Town Junction, Brewery Draconum, Jazmin's Bakery, Commando Military Surplus, Pulchella Winery, National Glass, The Schiitr (a home audio store), Placerita Liquor, Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry, and Hotel Lexen. The areas surrounding Old Town Newhall are predominantly Hispanic, and there are many Mexican restaurants including La Charrita, El Pueblo, El Taco Llama, and El Pariente. Theaters in Old Town Newhall include Canyon Theater Guild, The Main, and Laemmle Theatres, Laemmle. The Old Town Newhall Farmers Market is located on the grounds of the public library. Other notable sites in the area include the William S. Hart Park; Newhall DMV; Newhall Elementary School (part of the Newhall School District); Newhall station, Newhall Metrolink station; Newhall Terrace, Newhall Crossings, and Californian apartment complexes; Veterans Historical Plaza; First Presbyterian Church of Newhall; Unity Center mosque; Newhall Community Center; and the historic Saugus Train Station (Heritage Junction). The official Old Town Newhall website describes it as "Santa Clarita's premier arts and entertainment district." The Hart and Main wedding and event venue is scheduled to open in spring 2022. Some of the recent developments in Old Town Newhall have been described as gentrification.Others
Numerous shopping centers are scattered throughout the city along major thoroughfares. These shopping centers include both chain stores and small businesses.Industrial centers
Santa Clarita includes several industrial areas and office parks. The Valencia Industrial Center is the largest business park in the Santa Clarita Valley, with of office space. Stretching from Valencia High School to the I-5/CA-126 interchange, it includes the headquarters of the Saugus Union School District and ''The Santa Clarita Valley Signal'', offices of Advanced Bionics, Aerospace Dynamics International, Woodward, and ATK Audiotek, and other businesses such as The Home Depot, Smart and Final, Pocock Brewing Company, O'Connor Photography, Marriott International, Marriott and Hilton Worldwide, Hilton hotels, Forrest Machining, Office Depot, and The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center. Rye Canyon Business Park and Southern California Innovation Park, just north of the Valencia Industrial Center, are home to a Walmart Supercenter, Scooter's Jungle, Boston Scientific Corporation, Legacy Volleyball Club, Trinity Classical Academy, and the city's transit maintenance facility. The Centre Pointe Business Park is located near the city's geographic center, south of Soledad Canyon Road on both sides of Golden Valley Road. It includes the Centre Pointe Village and Centre Pointe Marketplace shopping centers, with tenants such as Sam's Club, Walmart, Dick's Sporting Goods, Ashley HomeStore, Jo-Ann Stores, Jo-Ann, Spirit Halloween, Rattler's Bar B Que, Bank of America, and Starbucks; other businesses such as the Country Antique Fair Mall, Mountasia Family Fun Center, operations facility of John Paul Mitchell Systems, Bocchi Laboratories, Top Out Climbing Gym, Home Depot, Pep Boys, and several body shops; Bowman High School; and theMedia
The City of Santa Clarita and surrounding communities are served by several local media organizations.Newspapers
Santa Clarita is served by the ''Los Angeles Daily News'' and ''The Santa Clarita Valley Signal''. The ''Daily News'' primarily focuses on news, sports and entertainment stories in the city of Los Angeles and adjacent areas, but also covers Santa Clarita periodically. ''Daily News'' circulation numbers within the Santa Clarita Valley are not known.The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
The primary daily newspaper, ''The Santa Clarita Valley Signal'', was founded in 1919. In 2012, it had a weekday circulation of 10,454 and a Sunday circulation of 11,598. Until 2018, the newspaper focused almost exclusively on local news, sports, entertainment and features. In October 2016, the ''Signal'' moved its headquarters from Creekside Road in Valencia to Diamond Place near Centre Pointe Parkway; since October 2021, it has been headquartered on Avenue Stanford in the Valencia Industrial Center. From 1979 to 2016, the ''Signal'' was owned by Morris Multimedia, a company based in Savannah, Georgia. In 2016, Morris Multimedia sold the ''Signal'' to Paladin Multi-Media Group. In June 2018, Richard and Chris Budman purchased Paladin and began to publish a new free Sunday magazine, featuring a column by editor-in-chief Tim Whyte under the byline "Black and Whyte". According to an October 9, 2018 article in the ''Columbia Journalism Review'' (CJR), the new management led to a conservative shift in the paper's editorial stance, which prompted a group of progressives in the Santa Clarita Valley to start their own news outlet, the ''Proclaimer''.Radio
The primary radio station serving the Santa Clarita Valley is the Hometown Station, or KHTS (AM), KHTS. KHTS broadcasts on FM 98.1 and AM 1220. The KHTS transmitters are located along Sierra Highway in unincorporated northern Canyon Country, and its studios have been in Old Town Newhall since June 2015. KHTS was founded as KBET in 1984 and was renamed KIIS and later KHTS. KHTS is a full-service station — it covers local news, including talk shows, high school and college sports, as well as professional sports in the Los Angeles area. The region is also served by FM-101.5 KZNQ-LP, Santa Clarita's first local FM radio station. It features a non-profit country music format owned and is operated by Santa Clarita Public Broadcasters Corporation, transmitting from Round Mountain in the city of Santa Clarita since 2015. In addition to KHTS and KZNQ-LP, Santa Clarita and its surrounding communities are indirectly served by a number of major market Los Angeles FM and AM radio stations. There are also several other Internet-based radio stations that serve the public in the Santa Clarita Valley.Television
All local programming for Santa Clarita is carried on a single public-access television cable TV channel, which is operated by SCVTV, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. It is available to Spectrum Cable customers throughout the Santa Clarita Valley on Channel 20 and to AT&T U-verse customers under local programming (Channel 99/Santa Clarita). SCVTV carries public, educational and government programming, including Santa Clarita City Council and Planning Commission meetings, history shows, high school and college news programs, talk shows, football games, and other programs of local interest. SCVTV also runs the local news website scvnews.com and the history website scvhistory.com. scvhistory.com contains archives of the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. There are no commercial over-the-air television stations in the Santa Clarita Valley. The city is part of the Los Angeles media market. Digital television, Digital signals from the Los Angeles stations are available on local cable television, cable television systems, DirecTV, and Dish Network.Podcasts
Local podcast studios serving the Santa Clarita Valley include ''Podcast SCV'' and ''Arcay Studios''.Magazines
Magazines serving the Santa Clarita Valley include ''Seasons'' (which covers city-sponsored recreational programs), ''élite'', ''Santa Clarita Magazine'' and ''Inside SCV''.Transportation
Highways
* The only interstate highway in the city isBus service
City of Santa Clarita Transit, formerly known simply as Santa Clarita Transit, provides extensive bus service within the Santa Clarita Valley and to/from North Hollywood, Los Angeles, North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley. City of Santa Clarita Transit is operated by MV Transportation, under contract with the city of Santa Clarita. On weekdays, City of Santa Clarita Transit operates commuter buses to/from Union Station (Los Angeles), Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and North Hollywood station, North Hollywood Station (operating seven days per week as the "NoHo Express/757"), allowing riders to access Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro Los Angeles rapid transit subway and light rail services, as well as Warner Center, Los Angeles, Warner Center, Burbank, California, Burbank, Van Nuys, and Century City. On weekdays when school is in session, City of Santa Clarita Transit operates supplemental school-day service with routes and scheduled stops designed around various schools within the Santa Clarita Valley. City of Santa Clarita Transit also operates Dial-A-Ride service for seniors and the disabled. The service allows for pick-up and drop-off at any address within the City of Santa Clarita and within a three-quarter mile radius of the nearest fixed route bus stop in unincorporated areas. City of Santa Clarita Transit operates weekdays from 4:55 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Saturdays from 6:30 a.m.-9:45 p.m., and on Sundays from 7:15 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Service operates as frequently as every 10 minutes during peak periods to every 85 minutes during off-peak hours. Typically, buses operate every 25 to 60 minutes.Rail
Metrolink (Southern California), Metrolink provides commuter passenger train service to the Santa Clarita Valley along its Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, Antelope Valley Line which runs from Lancaster station (California), Lancaster to Union Station (Los Angeles), Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, where transfers can be made to destinations in Southern California and the rest of the nation. There are three Metrolink stations in the city: Via Princessa station, Via Princessa in Canyon Country, Santa Clarita station in Saugus (near the geographic center of the city), and Newhall station in Newhall. All stations have large parking lots to allow commuters to park and ride. An additional Metrolink station known as Vista Canyon station, Vista Canyon is slated for construction in Canyon Country, east of the current Via Princessa station. Metrolink service operates 7 days a week, with reduced service on Saturdays and Sundays.Bicycle and walking
There are a series of bike trails and walking paths threaded throughout the city. Bicyclists can ride from the eastern end of the city in Canyon Country along a paved path which is independent from automobile traffic all the way to Valencia on the Santa Clara River Trail. This path closely follows the Santa Clara River and Soledad Canyon Road. There are many jumping-off points along this route providing access to neighborhoods, Metrolink stations and commerce. In Valencia, there are several pedestrian bridges called ''paseos'' connected to the bike path network. The paseos keep riders and walkers above and away from automobile traffic. The neighborhoods in Valencia were planned to include an ample amount of walking and riding paths that connect to this overall network. Santa Clarita contains over of bicycle routes. In 2007, the League of American Bicyclists awarded Santa Clarita its bronze designation as a bicycle friendly community.Air travel
There are no airports in the city of Santa Clarita. The nearest airports are the small Agua Dulce Airpark and Whiteman Airport in Agua Dulce and Pacoima, Los Angeles, Pacoima, respectively. Commercial flights are served by Hollywood Burbank Airport, Bob Hope Airport in Burbank and Los Angeles International Airport in the city of Los Angeles, located and from Santa Clarita's Central Park, respectively.Culture
Films
Santa Clarita, along with other foothill regions in Greater Los Angeles, is known for itsWestern films
Santa Clarita has been the home of many well-known stars of Western (genre), Western film, includingPackard Humanities Institute
The Packard Humanities Institute, headquartered in Los Altos, California, Los Altos, also has a Packard Humanities Institute#Packard Humanities Institute, Santa Clarita, campus in Santa Clarita. The campus, which opened in 2014, is located in Valencia directly south of College of the Canyons. It includes a film preservation facility which houses more than 400,000 films from Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Republic Pictures.Notable people
Sister cities
The city is a member of Sister Cities International. * Tena, Ecuador, Tena, Napo Province, Napo, Ecuador * Sariaya, Quezon, PhilippinesExplanatory notes
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