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Thursday, June 12th, 2025
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Good morning, Santa Clarita. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 12th of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Santa Clarita will host Water Safety Day on Saturday, June 21 at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center from 10 to noon. Residents can explore interactive booths, watch live rescue demonstrations from city lifeguards and local emergency teams, and earn a free family swim pass by completing a stamp card—an event designed to boost water safety skills for summer. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
- ➤ The city of Santa Clarita is seeking volunteers for Community Beautification Day on June 28 from 9 a.m. to noon in Valencia—volunteers aged 8 and older must pre-register online and will help spread mulch at Valencia Glen Park while refreshing paseo bridges, and residents can also take advantage of free bulky item disposal and mulch pickup on Lochmoor Road. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
- ➤ Saugus High School Instrumental Music Program is hosting its third annual Clothes 4 Cash fundraiser to support new instruments, equipment repairs, competitions and student scholarships for summer band camp—The Marching Centurions will collect gently used clothing, shoes, backpacks, purses and bedding from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays June 14, June 21, July 12, July 19 and Aug. 16 at the southwest corner of the school parking lot near the trailers and tennis courts. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Elementary school principal Robin DesChamps of Charles Helmers Elementary School was arrested for DUI on Tuesday in Santa Clarita after a crash on Newhall Ranch Road and Fairfield Way left his blood alcohol level at 0.24—three times the legal limit—with no injuries reported. Hometown Station
- ➤ The principal of Charles Helmers Elementary School, 52-year-old Robin DesChamps, was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of DUI after a car hit a light pole—preliminary tests showed her blood alcohol level at 0.245 and she was placed on leave for the school year. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ On June 7, the third annual Summer Breeze Music Festival took place at CalArts with live jazz, R&B and soul performances hosted by Terrell Edwards Top Entertainment that raised funds for local nonprofits – including the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Edwards sang hits and shared the stage with Nia Padilla and Evelyn “Champagne” King in a show that brought top musicians to Santa Clarita. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ The Santa Clarita Public Library is hosting its summer reading program called Level Up at Your Library through July 26 — it offers game-themed events for children, teens, and adults. Free, healthy lunches for youth 18 and under will be served Monday through Friday from noon to 1 p.m. until July 25 — adding extra support for young readers. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
- ➤ Retired educator Juliana Sheldon, who taught for 20 years in Santa Clarita schools and trained teachers for 13, said AB 84 will hold all public-funded schools to clear standards of accountability and transparency—she supports Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s work to improve the bill—so teachers have the tools needed to help kids succeed. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares joined legislators and advocates on Tuesday, June 11th to urge the Governor to restore funding cuts that threatened vital services for vulnerable Californians—she said the cuts, which would reduce overtime and travel compensation for caregivers, would hurt seniors, disabled individuals, and families. Hometown Station
- ➤ SCV Water’s 2025 Annual Consumer Confidence Report shows that the agency’s water met strict state and federal standards in 2024 after building advanced treatment to remove PFAS chemicals—customers will see the report online and get a bill insert by June 30. Hometown Station
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