Living Here
The practical stuff — utilities, trash days, schools, and the fire-zone details that are a pain to hunt down.
New here? Start here
- Set up your utilities — water, power, gas, and trash. Numbers and links are just below.
- Turn on emergency alerts — text SCEMERGENCY to 888777 for City of Santa Clarita alerts, register at Ready LA County ↗, and turn on Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone. In an emergency the City posts updates at SantaClaritaEmergency.com ↗.
- Find your evacuation zone — look yourself up on Genasys Protect ↗ so you recognize it in a fire. The Fire & Emergency page tracks it live.
- Trash goes out Tuesday — all three carts. Check your kids' assigned schools in the section below.
- Save this site to your home screen so it's one tap when something's happening.
Community amenities
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Pickleball courts
Open to residents. Want regular games? There's a pickleball & socials group — ask to join it under Clubs & groups ↗.
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Clubhouse — coming soon
Still being built. We'll add the details here once it's open.
Local pros
Local businesses shared with our community.
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SafeHome.Solar Solar · Battery
Solar systems, home battery backup, and power-outage protection for PSPS shutoffs. Los Angeles–based and working in the Santa Clarita Valley; named a Solar Power World "Top Solar Contractor" 2022–2025.
🏷️ Mention tesorohighlands.com for a promotional price.
Jason Waters, Co-Founder · California license CSLB #1081457
Text or call (213) 915-8007 (office) or (626) 616-9004 (field) · JasonW@SafeHome.Solar · safehome.solar ↗
🏷️ Mention tesorohighlands.com for a promotional price.
Jason Waters, Co-Founder · California license CSLB #1081457
Text or call (213) 915-8007 (office) or (626) 616-9004 (field) · JasonW@SafeHome.Solar · safehome.solar ↗
Know a pro worth adding — plumber, electrician, gardener, handyman, pool service? Share them in the community group chat and they'll show up here.
Utilities
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Water — SCV Water
The regional water agency (formerly Valencia Water). yourscvwater.com ↗ · Customer service (661) 294-0828
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Electricity — Southern California Edison (SCE)
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Gas — SoCalGas
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Trash & recycling — Burrtec
The city's exclusive hauler. burrtec.com/scv ↗ · Start service / missed pickup (661) 222-2249
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Internet & TV
Multiple providers serve the area (Spectrum, AT&T Fiber where available, and others). Check your exact address with each for what's on your street.
📞 Power out, smell gas, flooding, or a tree down? The 24/7 numbers are in one tap-to-call list: Who to call →
Trash, recycling & big stuff
- Trash day is Tuesday. All three carts (trash, recycling, and organics) go out together. Out by 6 a.m., back in that evening.
- Holiday weeks run a day late. Burrtec takes six holidays off. When one lands on a Monday or Tuesday, our pickup moves to Wednesday that week; a holiday on a weekend, or Thanksgiving (always a Thursday), doesn't change our day. The dates are just below.
- Three carts — trash, recycling, and organics (yard + food waste). Organics means food scraps too, not just yard trimmings.
Upcoming holidays & our pickup day
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Per Burrtec's holiday schedule ↗. Burrtec asks residents to check their service area for exceptions, so if a week looks odd, call (661) 222-2249.
Bulky items, e-waste, batteries, paint & chemicals
- Free bulky-item pickup — up to 4 times a year, 3 large items each (furniture, appliances, branches). Schedule at least 48 hours ahead with Burrtec ↗ or call (661) 222-2249.
- Electronics (e-waste) — never in the carts. Burrtec service customers can drop them at the Burrtec yard, 26000 Springbrook Ave, Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and the 3rd Saturday 8 a.m.–noon. That yard takes bulky items and e-waste only, not the rest of the list below.
- Household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, rechargeable, button) — free drop-off bins at the Valencia Library (23743 W. Valencia Blvd) and City Hall, among other City sites. Tape the terminals on lithium batteries first. City list ↗
- Paint — free take-back at paint stores, not at Burrtec. Vista Paint, 21010 Golden Triangle Rd (up to 20 gal/day); Sherwin-Williams, 21021 Soledad Canyon Rd (5 gal/day); Dunn-Edwards, 25520 The Old Road, Stevenson Ranch (15 gal/day). Call ahead.
- Propane tanks, chemicals, motor oil & the rest — County S.A.F.E. Centers take these free year-round, Sat & Sun 9 a.m.–3 p.m.: 11025 Randall St, Sun Valley, and 10241 N. Balboa Blvd, Northridge. The City also runs free drive-thru collection events a couple of times a year. CleanLA ↗ or 1-888-CLEAN-LA.
- Illegal dumping in the common areas — report to the City Stormwater Hotline, (661) 222-7222.
Schools
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Elementary (TK–6) — Saugus Union School District
Our neighborhood school is Tesoro del Valle Elementary, 29171 N. Bernardo Way, right below us · (661) 294-5380 · tesorodelvalle.saugususd.org ↗
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Junior high & high (7–12) — Wm. S. Hart Union HSD
Tesoro del Valle kids roll over to Rio Norte Junior High, and Rio Norte feeds Valencia High School. Hart District matriculation list ↗
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Not sure which school is yours?
Attendance areas go by exact address and can change. Run your address through the Hart District's School Site Locator ↗, or call Student Services at (661) 259-0033, before you count on a campus.
Health & emergency near us
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Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital — ER, open 24/7
Our valley's hospital. 23845 McBean Pkwy, Valencia · (661) 200-2000 · henrymayo.com ↗
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Henry Mayo Urgent Care
For non-emergencies. 23929 McBean Pkwy, #102 · (661) 200-2500 · hours & wait times ↗
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SCV Sheriff's Station
Non-emergency (661) 260-4000 · 26201 Golden Valley Rd · lasd.org ↗
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Bats & rabies — never touch a bat
Most of LA County's rabid bats are found in the Santa Clarita Valley, peaking in late summer and fall. Found one? Keep people and pets away, cover it with a box if you safely can, and call LA County Animal Care, 24/7, (661) 940-4191. Don't let it go: a bat that escapes can't be tested for rabies. Woke up with a bat in the room, or found one near a sleeping child or pet? Bat bites can be too small to notice, so call your doctor or Public Health right away. Keep pets' rabies shots current, indoor cats included, and seal gaps around the house bigger than about ¼ by ½ inch. Public Health: rabies and this year's map ↗
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Life-threatening emergency
Call 911. For live fire, smoke, air quality, and evacuation status, see the Fire & Emergency page.
Living in a fire zone — staying insured
- We're in high fire-hazard country. CAL FIRE maps much of the Santa Clarita Valley — including around Tesoro Highlands — as high or very-high fire hazard. Check your parcel: CAL FIRE hazard-zone map ↗.
- It's why insurers are getting strict. Non-renewals and steep premiums are common here. The single biggest lever you control is mitigation.
- Harden your home & clear defensible space — California's standard is up to 100 feet (Public Resources Code 4291). This is exactly what the common-area brush by the water towers is about. Start with CAL FIRE's Ready for Wildfire ↗.
- Document it for a discount. The state's "Safer from Wildfires" program (CA Dept. of Insurance) ↗ requires insurers to credit specific mitigation steps — and can move a home from "uninsurable" back to insurable.
- Can't find coverage? The California FAIR Plan ↗ is the state's insurer of last resort — (800) 339-4099.
💡 A community win worth chasing: if Tesoro Highlands earns Firewise USA ↗ recognition, many insurers apply a 5–15% premium discount to every home in the neighborhood — and it builds directly on the brush-clearance work. One for the HOA agenda.
General resources, not insurance advice — talk to a licensed agent about your own policy.