A new section on homelessness in Los Angeles County began this week.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Chief Janice Hahn and Los Angeles County MPs will be handing out gift cards in exchange for serviceable and non-functioning firearms on Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to help end the violence with the use of weapons. 17:00 There will be no questions.

The Fourth of July parade in the Santa Clarita Valley is back! After a 2-year hiatus, the parade returns to Newhall’s Old Town on Monday, July 4, to celebrate frontline personnel – from health workers to medics, schoolteachers to restaurateurs and more – who kept our community safe and sane during the covid virus pandemic covid19 .

The Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Center offers a free Academy of Restaurant webinar: cash for cottage meals, five steps to launching a home-based food business on Thursday, May 12, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Ten artists were awarded the 2022 Herb Alpert Arts Prize. On Tuesday, May 3, the Herb Alpert Foundation announced the winners of the Herb Alpert Prize for Arts 2022. Presented by the California Institute of the Arts since 1994, this year the awards are presented to 10 mid-career and risk-taking artists who challenge and transform the arts, society and their own disciplines.

The Remo and Rhythm Music Center, Wellness and You in Valencia will offer a free children’s drum circle every Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. from May 15 (closed May 28 on Remembrance Day).

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed six new deaths in Los Angeles County, 3,270 new cases across the county and 114 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley. According to these new figures, the death toll in Los Angeles County is 31,991, in the county – 2,888,408, and in the Santa Clarita Valley – 74,321, with 470 deaths from COVID-19 since March 2020.

At the general meeting of the Association of Artists of Santa Clarita on Monday, May 16, Christina Ramos demonstrates still life with acrylic paints. Come meet the artist at The MAIN Theater, 2466 Main St., Newhall at 6:30 p.m.

Porsche Santa Clarita invites all brands and models to take part in the Concourse Show on Saturday, May 7, from 9 am to 11 am at the Valencia dealership.

The Master of Athletics University completed a strong Golden State Athletics Championships, winning seven more competitions on April 29 and finishing second in both the men’s and women’s competitions, the highest in the program’s history.

The Gibbon Conservation Center in Savgus said on May 6 that more than $ 3,000 had been raised for the center. Fundraising for Little Ms. The Rodericks Baby Shower was held after the March 25 birth of a female born to Astrix, a northern white-cheeked gibbon.

The Valley Industry Association will present Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital: Continuous Care for SCV as its program for May.

The California Institute of Art’s character animation producer’s show, presented by the School of Film and Video, returned in person on May 4 for the first time in three years at the David Heffen Theater at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. A screening of 27 student films presented by the jury of the Faculty of Character Animation was presented at the screening.

Get tickets to a fun show, Nancy Who? Girl Detective Without a Hint !, a parody play on everyone’s favorite teenage detective, on stage three weekends at The Main Theater in Newhall from 13 to 29 May.

Sit on two wheels and explore the extensive Santa Clarita bike path system during the 2022 Hit the Trail joint bike ride on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County Fire Department is pleased to resume its annual Fire Service Day for Santa Clarita residents.

The Santa Clarita City Council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 10, beginning with an extraordinary / closed session at 5 p.m., and then an open meeting at 6 p.m.

Canyon College freshman Brandon Whiteing made seven strong innings, and the Cougar scored 16 hits, including a home run of three races from Mikey Kane to overcome a visit to Serra Kosa College 11-4 at the California Public College Athletic Association of Southern California in Southern California . Game round on May 4 at Cougar Field.

The Cooperative Movement for Economic Empowerment in partnership with the Los Angeles County Fair at the third annual celebration of black excellence on May 13-15.

The second annual car show, “Cars Under the Stars,” dedicated to the WiSH educational foundation, will take place on Saturday, July 23, from 6pm to 10pm in downtown Westfield Valencia, in the Sears car park.