Good morning, Santa Clarita.

On Nov. 7, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita hosted an Our Community Salutes luncheon at Sand Canyon Country Club to honor 50 post-high school military enlistees—each receiving a challenge coin and a booklet featuring the Constitution—with speeches from Renard Thomas and retired Marine Major General Mike Fahey before more than 200 attendees gathered; the club will host a similar ceremony on May 16 to honor high school enlistees.

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Light Up Main Street on Saturday, November 15th took place outside the Old Town Newhall Library where the tree's lights lagged a few seconds behind the snowflake lights—drawing cheers from the crowd.

Families enjoyed carnival games, a homemade snowbank, and photos with Santa as they celebrated the start of the holiday season.

A Santa Clarita neighborhood of nearly 200 residents lost power on Saturday due to an electrical fire near Mill Valley Road — Meadow Mont Street in Valencia as Southern California Edison works to restore service with 189 people still affected.

During Wednesday’s meeting, the College of the Canyons governing board approved a timeline for the CEO/president search after campus forums collected input from in-person sessions on Oct.21–22 and online surveys from Oct.21 to Oct.27.

Key feedback focused on leadership, transparency and fiscal management amid audit concerns + the search will begin with website finalization on Dec.1 and open applications on Dec.5.

Registration for College of the Canyons' Winter 2026 session is now open and will run from Jan.

5 to Feb. 7 — offering over 340 courses in person, online, or hybrid formats along with more than 80 free short-term classes at local community centers; these classes include general education and CTE courses that help students meet degree or transfer goals.

Friday night's playoff games finished with Saugus beating Calabasas 28 to 27, Palm Springs defeating Hart 22 to 21, and Pioneer beating Trinity 14 to 6 — scores from the Division 7 CIF-SS playoffs added excitement to local football.