- 35 beautiful and well-maintained parks including the 130 acre Central Park
- Nearly 9,000 acres of preserved open space
- 85 miles of off-street trails
- Three libraries (with one more on the way in Saugus!)
- Three Metrolink Stations
- The Aquatic Center at the Sports Complex
- The Skate park at the Sports Complex
- Old Town Newhall (the Arts and Entertainment District)
- The Cross Valley Connector Road
- Our Sheriff and Fire departments (L.A. County)
- The Community Gardens at Central Park (80 gardens)
- Beautiful landscaped medians City-wide
- A locally-elected City Council that is accessible to the community
- A healthy 20% reserve fund
- A triple A credit rating from Standard and Poors
- A balanced and on-time budget every year
- Ranked as a top business friendly City in L.A. County
- Well-maintained City streets
- The annual Cowboy Festival
- The popular Marathon, half Marathon and Kid K every November
- Earth Arbor Day celebration in the park
- Keeping 100% of locally-generated tax dollars in our community
- Hundreds of free and low cost recreation and sports programs
- Recycling and green waste collection that reduces the amount of trash sent to landfills
- Success in preventing a new trash dump and a new aggregate mining project
- An urban forestry program that cares for thousands of trees
- A “Permit Center ” at City Hall to help streamline the process
- Graffiti is removed in just a few hours (call 25-CLEAN to report)
- School-based anti-drug education and programming that works
- The free Summer Concerts in the Park series at Central Park