The Tataviam (Tataviam: people facing the sun), previously called the Alliklik (Chumash: grunter or stammerer),[1] are a Native American group in southern California. They traditionally occupied an area lying primarily in the upper basin of the Santa Clara River, the Santa Susana Mountains, and the Sierra Pelona Mountains.
In 1842, six years before the better-publicized discovery in the Sacramento area, Francisco Lopez made the first documented discovery of gold in California (the document is a mining claim signed by Gov. Juan B. Alvarado in that year). The discovery was made in Placerita Canyon, an area later used as Hollywood's original back lot.
On September 26, 1876, Charles Alexander Mentry brought in the state's first productive oil well at Mentryville, giving rise to the California oil industry. The oil was brought to a refinery at Newhall; today it is the oldest existing refinery in the world. (It was operational from 1874 to 1888.)
The Santa Clarita Valley was the scene of the second worst disaster in California history — The History Channel called it the "worst civil engineering failure of the 20th century" — when, on the night of March 12, 1928, William Mulholland's St. Francis Dam collapsed. By the time the floodwaters reached the Pacific Ocean near Ventura, an estimated 450 people were dead. Within modern Santa Clarita city limits, the site of the future Westfield Valencia Town Center mall was buried beneath muck and mud. Numerous buildings within Santa Clarita became makeshift morgues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clarita,_California
Santa Clarita, CA Weather
Santa Clarita, CA climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and cool during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 50's.
The warmest month of the year is August with an average maximum temperature of 95.40 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is December with an average minimum temperature of 35.80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be big during summer with a difference that can reach 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and moderate during winter with an average difference of 28 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Santa Clarita is 17.96 Inches. Winter months tend to be wetter than summer months. The wettest month of the year is February with an average rainfall of 4.32 Inches.
Tornadoes
are common on the Great Plains than in any other area of the world. Torando warning sirens are a normal part of spring and early summer in communites in Torando Alley between northwest Texas and northeast Kansas.
The latest recording of a Tornado in California was on January 19, 2010.
Much of Southern California was placed on a tornado warning on January 19, 2010. A warning was issued for Los Angeles County around 12:30 pm by the National Weather Service and Orange County was also placed under a warning after 1:00.
While there have been no reports of major injuries or severe damage, witnesses reported seeing a tornado touchdown in Sunset Beach, causing boats in the harbor to be lifted into the air. Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department stated that flooding and loose boats were reported in both Sunset Beach and Huntington Harbor.
The tornado warning was issued due to a severe thunderstorm that caused lightning, gusty winds and heavy rain throughout the area. Officials are unsure if an actual tornado formed during the storm, but did report rotating winds.
On March 8, 2010, President Obama issued a federal disaster declaration for the areas affected by the storm.
http://www.mahalo.com/southern-california-tornado-2010
WHEAT:
California
Jan. 30, 2008 4:00pm
“Cha-ching.” That magical sound from farm cash registers is the goal of Wheat prices were strong in fall 2007 and have shifted even higher. Recent California central valley hard red winter wheat contract prices were $235 to $245 per ton, hard white wheat at $285 to $315 per ton, and Desert Durum at $340 per ton, according to Seth Hoyt, senior agricultural economist with the California Agricultural Statistics Service, Sacramento, Calif.
“Wheat will be a fun crop to grow in “Wheat acreage is definitely higher in
Desert Durum wheat plantings in the
In 2007,
In the past,
“In 2008, the most popular planted wheat varieties will likely include: hard white – Blanca Fuerte and Blanca Grande; hard red – Joaquin, Expresso, Dash 12, Cal Rojo, and Summit; and Durum – Kronos, Orita, and Platinum,” Fernandez said.
The CWC plans to release the results of its survey on actual acreage by county variety in April.
Annual
“So far the quality of the 2008 crop looks quite good,” Fernandez said in early January. “Driving around various communities the wheat stands are starting to fill and there’s still quite a bit of wheat being planted.”
Plantings are extending beyond normal planting dates as some growers penciled in an extra 50 to 100 acres to take advantage of higher prices. Meanwhile growers who haven’t grown wheat in crop rotations for 10 to 15 years are coming back into the fold - again encouraged by prices.
“They’re saying I’d hate to miss this year. Maybe if I’m going to rotate with wheat then I’ll rotate a few more acres into it,” Fernandez said.
Even with more disease resistant varieties available, Fernandez encourages growers to practice active management of the 2008 wheat crop.
“If a grower hasn’t grown wheat for years, they need to realize that some disease risks remain,” Fernandez said. “Get out, look at the fields, and walk the fields. If you see something, call your farm advisor or whoever provides disease advice and act quickly. Small amounts of stripe rust can be found one day and left untreated can result in large amounts found just a week later. Early detection is the key.”
Reduced water availability in some
“In some areas, growers will place water allotments on permanent crops and whatever they have left over might go to a less water-intensive crop like wheat,” Fernandez said.
Some speculation has surfaced that hard white wheat seed might be in short supply for the 2008 season. Fernandez doesn’t think that will happen.
Optimal rains in the
For some dryland wheat growers, 2008 planting efforts have fared better than for the 2007 crop. “Some growers are reporting success in getting wheat in the ground while they couldn’t last year due to the lack of moisture,” Fernandez said.
The bottom line — price is the steering wheel that’s driving expanded
“With wheat it’s about the price. However, growers in
Most wheat in
According to the CWC’s 2007 California Wheat Variety Survey, hard red wheat was the predominant class of wheat grown in the state, although the most commonly planted wheat variety, Blanca Grande, is a hard white wheat variety planted mostly in the
About 24 percent of all non-durum wheat planted was the Blanca Grande variety, followed by the hay/forage red wheat variety PR 1404. The variety
In the
In the
http://westernfarmpress.com/california-farmers-expand-wheat-acreage-cash-historic-wheat-prices
Santa Clarita Water
Santa Clarita Valley Water Conservation Campaign
The City is responsible for managing more than 35 individual zones in the Landscape Maintenance Districts and more than 700 acres of landscaped medians throughout the City. Santa Clarita is always seeking ways to use technology and other approaches to limit the amount of water we use. This link highlights just a few of the existing and planned new ways that the City will works towards reducing its water usage.
WaterSenseWaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, makes it easy for Americans to save water and protect the environment. Explore this site to learn about water-efficient products, saving water, and how businesses and organizations can partner with WaterSense.
Valencia Water Company
http://www.santa-clarita.com/index.aspx?page=660The City is responsible for managing more than 35 individual zones in the Landscape Maintenance Districts and more than 700 acres of landscaped medians throughout the City. Santa Clarita is always seeking ways to use technology and other approaches to limit the amount of water we use. This link highlights just a few of the existing and planned new ways that the City will works towards reducing its water usage.
WaterSenseWaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, makes it easy for Americans to save water and protect the environment. Explore this site to learn about water-efficient products, saving water, and how businesses and organizations can partner with WaterSense.
- The Watering Calculator - How much water does your garden / landscape need?
- California Drought Information - Department of Water Resources
- Metropolitan Water District - website, with tips and guides.
- Water Saver Home - For ideas about saving water around the home, please visit the "Virtual Home" website at www.H2ouse.org
- Resource for rebates, water conservation programs, helpful links, water surveys, etc. Click here for more information
- Discover different ways to become more water efficient, with information, articles and tips related to water conservation. Click here for more information.
- Castaic Lake Water Agency is asking all customers to rethink water consumption and to reduce water usage by 10 percent. Click here for some easy ways you can conserve.
Your City and County: Planning for the future of the Santa Clarita Valley
By Paul Brotzman, Director, Community Development
To insure that the City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County have logical and realistic plans for the delivery of public services within the Santa Clarita Valley, both the City and County have been working together with residents, businesses and property owners to develop new General Plans that will address long term streets and highway needs, sewer and water requirements, public safety requirements, housing needs and future land use patterns.
Does this planning effort encourage or promote growth? The answer is no. It provides for processes and controls to ensure that both the City and County can reasonably manage growth as it occurs within the Santa Clarita Valley. Does OVOV provide for greater growth than the current General Plans of the City and the County? Again, the answer is no. It does modify some existing proposed growth patterns but it reduces the amount of overall development that will be permitted to occur within our Valley.
Both the City and County recognize that the vast majority of development that has and will continue to take place in the Santa Clarita Valley is located in the much larger unincorporated areas of our Valley that surround the City of Santa Clarita. With this in mind, the City and County have worked closely to plan for logical growth that limits leapfrog development, reduces urban sprawl and insures that the infrastructure will be adequate to accommodate development within the unincorporated areas and infill development that will gradually occur within the City.
One Valley One Vision's key goals include: preserving open space and creating a greenbelt around the valley; strategically building on our town center; and creating more jobs through out the Valley in order to reduce traffic congestion and provide economic opportunities here at home. These goals are interconnected and each plays a part in creating a robust future for our City and for the Santa Clarita Valley.
Residents, business owners, students, and elected officials have been involved with the OVOV process from the beginning. In fact, OVOV has had more community outreach and public participation than any other project in our City's history. Each element of the new General Plan (an "element" is a specific section of the plan that deals with topics like safety, circulation, noise, etc.) have been prepared in draft form and presented during Planning Commission study sessions and open to the public. This information, along with comments and suggestions from local residents, has shaped the draft OVOV General Plan. Residents have had real impacts: potential zoning and land-use designations have been scrutinized, and in some cases, changed due to the direct recommendations of concerned, informed community members.
It is important to note that State law requires General Plans to be updated periodically. OVOV is the City's first overall update since the original General Plan was adopted in 1991. Much has changed in our valley in the past 20 years. Our community has grown, schools and roads have been built, and our economy has experienced tremendous shifts. The new General Plan reflects these changes and will provide a blueprint that will guide the future of our valley for the next 20 years. Now, more than ever, it is important to preserve and in some cases enhance the community character of individual neighborhoods, plan to protect our open space and environment, and conserve resources while at the same time encouraging economic development and providing much needed housing for the City's current residents.
Santa Clarita is part of a vibrant, growing region and growth will continue to occur in our community. When One Valley One Vision is adopted, residents have told us they want more jobs, preserved neighborhoods and a vibrant town center, all in appropriate areas. Residents have also told us that any new development should compliment and enhance the character of their neighborhood or community. Under the City/County One Valley One Vision, anticipated population growth in the Santa Clarita Valley will be less what the current City and County plans allow. At the end of this unique visioning process, City and County development standards will be nearly the same for the first time, and both agencies will share a common vision for the Santa Clarita Valley.
Over the next few months, the City and County will be circulating the Draft Environmental Impact Report that will provide more opportunities for public comment on the proposed General Plans. It is anticipated that the City's portion of OVOV will be presented to the Planning Commission in a public hearing in the fall of 2010, with adoption by the City Council anticipated in early 2011. Public comments are welcome! If you would like more information about One Valley One Vision please call Jason Smisko, Senior Planner, at (661) 255-4330
http://www.santa-clarita.com/ovov/yourcityandcounty.asp
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