Good morning, Santa Clarita.

Today, Santa Clarita hosts the SENSES Block Party on Main Street from 7 to 10 p.m. Residents can also join Saturday concerts at Central Park, a Southern gospel brunch at Mitchell River House, theater shows, and outdoor activities like a Tai Chi hike and water sports at Castaic Lake + more events are scheduled throughout the week.

Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) held two summer Healthy Meals cooking classes for local foster youth to learn meal planning, budget shopping, and healthy cooking.

The classes used City of Santa Clarita Community Services & Arts grant funds to provide tools and ingredients, and a volunteer training session is set for Tuesday, July 29, from 6-8 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Valencia.

The Canyon Theatre Guild’s Summer STARS program will perform The Addams Family young@part on July 19 and 20—bringing this hit Broadway comedy to the local stage—and fans can look forward to an engaging live theater experience.

The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture awarded $5.59M in grants to 349 nonprofits, with four Santa Clarita Valley arts organizations receiving over $25,000 to support local cultural and social service programs — including a film festival and domestic violence survivor support — as part of its 2025–2026 grant initiatives.

Sen. Suzette Maritnez Valladares of Acton joined GOP lawmakers in opposing Assembly Bill 84, which would defund parts of charter school funding and impose stricter audits—she said the change would reduce classroom funds for nearly 100,000 students.

The bill passed the Senate Education Committee 4—2 and now moves to the Appropriations Committee as supporters back an alternative measure with fewer restrictions.

Four local Santa Clarita Valley Young Marines—Julian Callejas, Jameson Kehoe, Cooper Kehoe and Riley Peña—completed the six-day Mach II Aviation Challenge in June at NASA’s United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

They learned about aerodynamics, teamwork and survival skills through flight simulators and hands-on challenges designed to build life skills.

Rep. George Whitesides secured key wins in the NDAA that bring federal funding to lower housing costs, create local jobs, improve education and workforce programs, and boost wildfire response—many efforts focus on local defense and aviation programs.

The bill will go to a House floor vote later this year.

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo responded to a CASPER survey that found high rates of asthma, heart disease, miscarriages, and cancer near the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, with some figures reaching 57 times the county average (23% of households reported miscarriages).

She urged immediate public health relief and legal action to support residents in Castaic, Val Verde, and Santa Clarita through measures like relocation assistance and stricter penalties for the landfill.