Challenge: Ride a bike to Castaic Lake from Central Park without touching The Old Road, The 126, or The 5.

The Old Road is the easiest way to get to and from Castaic, but it has a tiny shoulder and feels like you're riding a bike on the freeway.

It feels like there is no quick way around The Old Road... But I'm not looking for a quick way, I want a safe way. By "safe" I mean "low risk of motor-death". There are a few roads north east of the 5 that look like private roads/fire roads. The most promising one being Company Road. It looks like the most accessible dirt road to follow that branches off and eventually leads to Castaic Road. But looking at it from space, I feel like one would get stopped by a security guard or two on your way there. It leads to quite a few industrial spots.

San Francisquito Canyon, and Hasely Canyon are far less busy than The Old Road, but people tend to drive like maniacs on those roads as well. Plus they also have tiny shoulders.

If you've done it, how did you do it?

I'm not opposed to hike-a-bike, trails, or dirt/gravel roads.

What’s the best place to look for some housing options around town? Preferably apartments don’t need much !

EDIT: Thanks for the help not really looking for specific links to properties or anything just some websites or suggestions on where to look!

Does anyone know when it starts this year?

Any tattoo artists specializing in fine lines in SCV?

Does anyone know what they have been filming off the 14 close to Santa Clarita / Newhall. There’re a ton of tents and they have been there a long time.

Does anyone know when it starts this year?

Anyone here bought a home here yet? What are the pros and cons? I need to sign the purchase agreement by tomorrow morning at most.

https://www.lennar.com/new-homes/california/la-orange-county/valencia/valencia/solaire

Pros:

- mortgage ate 4.99%

- New everything ( no high maintenance cost)

Cons:

- I dont know yet.

If anyone here has bought a home from lennar please share your experience.

Has anybody used Horn’s Water Restoration? We got some quotes and their quote came in much lower than the others. They also have limited Yelp reviews so was just checking if anybody on here has had experience working with them. Thanks!!

I am looking for a professional decorator and organizer for a one-room project. It’s a gift for a friend who does radio broadcasting and is transitioning to video streaming. I’m out of state, so I’m having some trouble finding local resources.

The project has two goals: (1) optimize the space to be functional and (2) achieve a certain aesthetic for video. I’m looking to spend about $150/hr. If you know someone who fits the bill, please drop their name or IG!

Anyone have suggestions for affordable, reputable kennels to board our two dogs at over the holidays?

Hi SCV, I am currently moving and looking for any help or suggestions in re-homing a Ball Python. He is 17 years old and been loved. Unfortunately, where I am moving to won't allow the snake and I'm left with little options. Any advice or suggestions is welcomed.

I am considering getting married in Santa Clarita and having an outdoor wedding. However, I don’t want it to be too hot or too cold! I know we can never know the exact weather but would love to get a better idea on what the best time is.

I need to get out of the house more often, and have always wanted to play DnD, does anyone know of any such games in Santa Clarita?

I was wondering if there’s any views to sit and watch a nice view please anyone doesn’t matter in sc

Anyone doing some online shopping tonight? I have these two coupons for savings at Old Navy that expire tomorrow. Two redemption codes for two people. Let me know and I can message the codes.

I have a class in the next semester at PCC that’ll require me to commute twice a week. I live in canyon country, so this will be my first time commuting via metro-link to there. Newhall is like 20 minutes from here and I know the prices for uber and lyft are crazy expensive just for that amount. How can I get to the Newhall station cheaper?

I’ve also just moved from santa clarita with my family a couple of weeks ago and lived closer to pasadena for anybody wondering.

I'm looking for recommendations for a reliable pet sitter or boarding facility. I have two dogs (a 5-year-old pittie and a 12-year-old husky mix) and two cats. Unfortunately, I haven't had the best luck with pet sitters in the past, so I'm hoping to find someone responsible who can either stay at my home or recommend a good boarding option. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hey yall! Super silly request/question. Are there any crafters here with a cricket or something that would be able to make me this as a sweater? The Santa Clause is my all time favorite Christmas movie and I can't find this sweater anywhere.. ill provide the sweater even im just desperate

Hi! Yesterday I found a lost kitty w/ no collar or microchip. (Canyon Country area near Golden Valley & Ermine) I’ve been door to door in my neighborhood called a local vets & posted to the Lost Pets FB group, NextDoor & Ring but have had no luck finding his family. He’s incredibly affectionate & seems to have been very well-cared for.

I can’t keep him, I have a special need dog who is terrified of cats, so right now he’s been staying in my bathroom w/ food, water, a bed & a litter box.

I’m still a bit new to the area & was hoping someone could point me in the right direction of any local cat rescues or shelters I can call. Or if you recognize him & know who he belongs to!! Thank you!!

Lately I’ve been thinking about the graduating class of 15 considering that next year will be 10 years after we all graduated from high school. I graduated from Valencia. I’ve been curious as to where everyone went and how everyone is doing. Like, are you where you want to be career wise?Are you still living in SCV or did you move away?

Today I’m not necessarily in the place I wanna be, but I’m still working towards it. How about you?

Hello, I got an e-bike recently with front fork and rear suspension, runs about 25mph and I was interested in seeing how it might do on a dirt trails. I was thinking of maybe driving out to an OHV offroad location but wanted to see what others might already be aware of.

Can anyone recommend a math tutor out in SCV? Looking for someone who works with the student and help understand why they are not getting a concept, then break it down so they can understand it.

Hey all, me again. I posted last week about the College of the Canyons audit that might happen and I’m here to update you all on that since the Board meeting for it took place on Monday.

If you want to watch it, you can find it here. It’s pretty short and the team of Lawyers do a better job at explaining it than I can. (Look for November 18th, Special Meeting. Video 2.)

Here’s the short of it: A Whistleblower on campus alerted the Board to the potential of misuse of college funds. The college’s legal team was then asked to look at 20 years of Facilities contracts to determine if this was true and if further proceedings should be sought. They found, in a very brief look, that at least $12 million+ dollars were misused for potential personal gain. They emphasized that this was a BRIEF look into contracts and barely scratching the surface of an investigation, which was, in their words, “shocking and egregious”. The Board then unanimously voted to hire a 3rd party financial auditing firm to go through everything and find the extent of the fraud.

The heinousness of this shouldn’t need to be said but the next thing that should be focused on is: what happens now?

Now, College of the Canyons current President David Andrus will be going through the process to find and hire a 3rd party firm. Once this firm is hired it will likely take them several months to go over every single piece of Facilities contracts of the past 20 years or more.

Once that is done the results will likely be presented to the Board of Trustees. They can then decide what to do based on the findings. Given this brief look is already fairly damning, it’s fair to assume they will go for legal prosecution on all parties involved. But that’s where things get a little dicey. The current Board that just voted to authorize this full audit is losing most of its members due to the most recent public election. The winners (Fred Arnold, Darlene Trevino and Sharlene Johnson) are all financially backed by the recently retired ex-Chancellor Dr. Diane van Hook. While no names were stated by the legal team it is fair to assume that the head of the school knew very well what was going on - and if rumors are to be believed, profited very well off of them too. It would be within the Boards right to downplay this audit and its results, though I am uncertain if they could stop it as the prospect of downplaying several millions of dollars being embezzled would be hard to do even for the most die-hard van Hook supporter.

In the comments I’ll breakdown examples the legal team gave of missing money. Be ready, it’s pretty damn shocking.

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The potential scale of this crime is pretty large. COC is funded by the State, which gets its money from taxes. The taxes you pay on your homes, your purchases, gas, cars, etc. that should have gone to students and staff. Instead, it was embezzled and stolen.

So if you’re reading this I ask that you tell people about this. Spread the news, share the KHTS article, show people the Board video, go to Board meetings if you can. The more people talk about this, the less likely the culprits can slink away and get away with it. Also, please support the staff, students, and professors on campus. Regardless of your opinion of the college, those that go and work there are - by-and-large - not involved in this and have instead suffered from the lack of money as well.

Thanks, all. I’ll be back when updates happen.

Looking for a great facial for textured/acne prone skin. Laser treatments, etc. Any recommendations?

does anyone know why it’s closed/when it’s set to open again? wondering if they’ll be back by Black Friday/holidays. one of the only decent stores left in the mall 😭

Any improvisers in Santa Clarita? Let’s jam!

Been in contact with 2 people and unfortunately acquired this myself. Without giving too much detail, it's grotesque and unpleasant. Just got over it now but was wondering if it's a rotating thing? Is it prevalent around here?