Santa Clarita
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Santa Clarita city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia. There is dairying, and cattle, poultry, and nursery plants are raised. Manufacturing includes lighting fixtures and motor homes. Six Flags Magic Mountain is a major tourist attraction. Calfornia Institute of the Arts and The Master's College also are there. The Angeles National Forest is to the north.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
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Area becomes popular film location.(FOCUS: SANTA CLARITA)
San Fernando Valley Business Journal; 2/13/2006; Colburn, Jonathan D.; 480 words
; Once they find out Santa Clarita is not all that far from Los Angeles, production managers are finding the area to be an ideal filming location, close enough for the actors to easily get in front of a camera and filled with more forgiving neighbors than many Los Angeles neighborhoods. Efforts to
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ANNEXATION NEW WEAPON IN LAND FIGHT SANTA CLARITA SEEKS TO STOP LAS LOMAS.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/12/2002; 422 words
; Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA - Stepping up its campaign against the proposed Las Lomas development, the City Council Wednesday launched an effort to annex the 555 acres where a developer hopes to build the 5,800-home project. The Los Angeles Local Agency Formation
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SANTA CLARITA GOOD CITYHOOD MODEL BY PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM STAFF WRITER.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 8/11/2002; 787 words
; SANTA CLARITA - As a rare snow fell on the infant city of Santa Clarita on a December morning in 1987, the city's top administrator climbed a slippery hill in his business suit to stop two men from chopping down a grove of oak trees. Just 12 hours had elapsed since the newly installed City Council
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SANTA CLARITA GETS STARRING ROLE FOR FILM PERMITS EASILY OBTAINED.(Business)(Statistical Data Included)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 2/1/2003; 417 words
; Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA - Santa Clarita City Hall is now a one-stop shop for film and television producers looking to set their celluloid tales in local rustic canyons or bustling city streets. Santa Clarita today began issuing its own permits for coveted location
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HOMELESS PLAN SLAMMED SANTA CLARITA BUSING PROPOSAL ASSAILED AS A WAY TO EXPORT WOES TO L.A.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/9/2004; 433 words
; Byline: James Nash Staff Writer The Los Angeles City Council rebuked Santa Clarita officials Wednesday over their plan to bus homeless people to North Hollywood and downtown L.A., although that proposal may be axed in favor of a county shelter. Los Angeles officials lashed out at the plan to bus an
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