It was 1987.  The cost of a first class postage stamp was twenty-two cents; the N.Y. Giants won the Super Bowl; Prozac was introduced in the United States and The Simpson’s made their television debut on the Fox Network.  Ronald Reagan was our president, Andy Warhol died and it was an NBA Championship year for the Los Angeles Lakers.  Of interest to northern Los Angeles County was the birth of a new City, comprised of about 130,000 residents called Santa Clarita.

It’s been like a fairytale story for Santa Clarita, born December 15, 1987, and building upon success after success while carving a niche as one of California’s top cities.  Most recently, Santa Clarita was named as one of the top five most business friendly cities in Los Angeles, while CNN/Money magazine named Santa Clarita as its top pick for cities to live in California, ranking the young city in the top 20 in the nation; pretty amazing for a city just two decades old.

In just 20 short years, Santa Clarita has compiled an amazing list of accomplishments benefiting this tight-knit community.  More parks, trails, Metrolink stations, sports and transit facilities, new roads like the Cross Valley Connector, a responsive local government, increased Sheriffs services, curbside recycling programs, local representation on major issues like preventing a dump in pristine Elsmere Canyon and working to stop a mega-mining plan in Soledad Canyon, and the ability to keep 100% of locally generated tax dollars in the community are just some of the benefits of Cityhood!