SCVNews.com | LASD is Asking for Public’s Help Locating Missing Valencia Man

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating At Risk Missing Person Tommy Jamarion Andreatta-Valentine.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department continues to address copper theft through targeted patrols, the identification of vulnerable locations, analysis of theft patterns and coordination with businesses and neighboring law enforcement agencies.

One of the city’s top priorities is to raise awareness of the consequences of unsafe driving every day of the year.

The city of Santa Clarita Film Office has released the list of seven productions filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 23.

The NAACP Santa Clarita Branch will host its 2026 Harlem Renaissance Gala: The Story of a Cultural Revolution, on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 6-10 p.m. at the CalArts Main Gallery.

The regular meeting of the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with a closed session at 5:45 p.m. and an open session at 7 p.m.

College of the Canyons track & field head coach Lindie Kane was honored alongside longtime assistant coach Denean Howard-Hill, with the pair taking home California Community College Cross Country and Track Coaches Association (5CTCA) Coach of the Year Awards during the organization’s annual convention earlier this month.

1925 – Newhall School Board announces meeting to determine fate of 3rd consecutive Newhall School at Lyons & Kansas Street (it was cut up and turned into homes) [story]

1956 – Battle of Palmdale rages over the skies of Santa Clarita [story]

The Tejon Ranch Conservancy will host a Fall Colors Tour on Wedneday, Nov. 7. Experience fall at Tejon Ranch on the guided Fall Colors Tour. Walk among changing oaks and sweeping grasslands as you explore how this landscape supports wildlife, native plants and the cultural history of the ranch.

1849 – Eight-pound gold nugget found in San Feliciano Canyon (Val Verde/Piru area) [story]

Yesterday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee gutted Kayleigh’s Law, stripping a bill designed to protect child survivors of sex crimes of the very protections that made it meaningful.

The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m.

The Newhall Mansion in Piru, once owned by Scott and Ruth Newhall, legendary former publishers of The Signal newspaper in Santa Clarita, is under the new ownership of Ken and Betty-Lou Wiseman.

The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. in Santa Clarita City Council Chambers at City Hall.

The Child & Family Center held its annual Board Installation and Awards Celebration on Friday, Aug. 7. Among those honored was Santa Clarita Elks Lodge 2379, the recipient of the 2026 Volunteer of the Year Award.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health supports the West Coast Health Alliance’s commitment to grounding vaccination recommendations in transparent, evidence‑informed review processes and guidance from established medical and health organizations.

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that she has made progress on four key priorities, with five bills in her 2026 legislative package advanced through the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The weekly Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market is celebrating its second anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 16, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

NFL Flag Primetime is the premier youth flag football league for boys and girls ages 4-14 years old in the Los Angeles County area. Games will be played in the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday nights at Golden Valley High School Sept. 18-Nov. 6.

On The Level Productions and Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley will present the 13th Annual Charity Chili Cook-Off at Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, was honored by the Sierra Club Los Angeles Chapter for her work to protect public health and fight for accountability for residents impacted by the Chiquita Canyon Landfill crisis.

1986 – Canyon Country’s Mitchell adobe demolished; components salvaged & later rebuilt at Hart Park [story]

Catfe will host a “Hiss-terical Comedy Night,” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26.