It’s Back to School Time! Seeing all the “first day” photos across social media has been so cute! After living in Santa Clarita for 15-plus years, I have learned that our city’s greatest strength is not any single attraction, event or amenity. 

It is the way everything just works. 

Santa Clarita offers the excitement and opportunity of Southern California while preserving the welcoming atmosphere, open spaces and sense of community that make people want to stay. 

Coming from the San Fernando Valley where I grew up, Santa Clarita definitely feels “different” and it’s a good kind of different. It has a small-town feel that doesn’t feel …. well, too small. 

I remember when I first came to Santa Clarita. I felt like I was moving to Oregon. It felt so far north! Now, I cannot imagine living anywhere else!

One of the things I appreciate that Santa Clarita does exceptionally well is create opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. The city’s dozens of parks, approximately 80 miles of trails and 20 miles of paseos for walking, running, bicycling and skating are very unique.   

These routes do more than provide recreation; they connect neighborhoods, encourage healthy lifestyles and allow residents and visitors to experience our natural surroundings. 

From a family picnic at Central Park........

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