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'''Centennial, California,''' is a proposed 11,700 acre stand alone model 21st Century [[New town|master-planned community]] near [[Interstate 5]] between [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]].<ref name=centennialca>{{cite web|url=http://www.centennialca.com/|title=Welcome to Centennial|work=Centennial California|year=2006|accessdate=2009-07-17}}</ref> The project is undergoing an internal review by the County of Los Angeles Department of [[Regional planning|Regional Planning]]. |
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The 70,000-person community would be built on a portion of the [[Tejon Ranch]] along with [[Tejon Mountain Village]], a low-density mountain |
The 70,000-person community would be built on a portion of the [[Tejon Ranch]] along with [[Tejon Mountain Village]], a low-density mountain 3,400 home residential/resort gated community in Kern County, Centennial developers are partnering with three major homebuilders in the development: Lewis Investment Co., [[Pardee Homes]], and [[Standard Pacific Homes]]. The partnership, known as Centennial Founders, [http://www.centennialca.com/cent_founders.html] plans to build a self–contained, [[sustainable community]] designed to not only address the region's housing needs, but also local needs from [[emergency service]]s and health care to entertainment, recreational opportunities and jobs.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/realestate/keymagazine/318CITY.t.html?em&ex=1174449600&en=bff3c21f8d841861&ei=5087%0A|title=Playing Sim City For Real|author=Jon Gertner|work=New York Times|date=2007-03-18|accessdate=2009-07-17}}</ref> |
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Centennial and Newhall Ranch, the two largest residential developments proposed in Los Angeles County history, are the latest incarnations of the post-World War II planned community |
Centennial and Newhall Ranch, the two largest residential developments proposed in Los Angeles County history, are the latest incarnations of the post-World War II planned community, a type of development in which an entire new city is designed before construction begins. |
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Centennial would be built just south of the [[Kern County, California|Kern County]]–[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] border in Los Angeles County), about 60 miles north of Los Angeles and 45 miles south of Bakersfield near the junction of [[Interstate 5]] and [[California State Route 138|State Route 138]] near [[Neenach, California|Neenach]] and [[Gorman, California|Gorman]]. Centennial is concluding a nearly a five-year environmental review of the project which bring it currently |
Centennial would be built just south of the [[Kern County, California|Kern County]]–[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] border in Los Angeles County), about 60 miles north of Los Angeles and 45 miles south of Bakersfield near the junction of [[Interstate 5]] and [[California State Route 138|State Route 138]] near [[Neenach, California|Neenach]] and [[Gorman, California|Gorman]]. Centennial is concluding a nearly a five-year environmental review of the project which bring it currently to the final stages of the planning process, The Draft [[Environmental Impact Report]] (DEIR) is expect to be released sometime before the end 2009, Once the DEIR is released the public will be able to review and provide comments, then there will be a series of community hearings lead by the Los Angeles County Planning Commission followed by a decision by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.Once Centennial is approved building will start on the new town, which will likely occur about 18 months following final approval, The first phase is expected to take about three years to build and the new town will be built over a period of 20 to 30 years. |
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==Plan== |
==Plan== |
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At completion, Centennial would have 23,000 homes for 70,000 residents.Centennial will have seven communities built over 20 years in three phases, Development will occur from west to east, with first two communities to be built on the far west side, Several neighborhoods generally 50-100 homes per neighborhood located within each community |
At completion, Centennial would have 23,000 homes for 70,000 residents.Centennial will have seven communities built over 20 years in three phases, Development will occur from west to east, with first two communities to be built on the far west side, Several neighborhoods generally 50-100 homes per neighborhood located within each community. The planning includes:<ref>[http://www.centennialca.com/landplan.html Centennial's land plan]</ref> |
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*12,800 single-family detached homes |
*12,800 single-family detached homes |
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*4,000 apartments |
*4,000 apartments |
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About 6,000 acres would be developed, |
About 6,000 acres would be developed, including several villages made up of neighborhoods, stores, offices, schools, and parks. They would be connected by a system of trails and paseos to encourage a [[pedestrian-friendly]] neighborhood in which residents might choose to walk or bike rather than drive. Centennial would have seven village-style neighborhoods, each containing a mix of housing styles, Town centers, parks, civic facilities, other recreation, and schools, Sites have also been set aside for a college, hospital [[civic center]].The initial phases of construction would focus on less-expensive housing and rentals, because those buyers and renters are the people Centennial needs to give it life then once community has life more-expensive neighborhoods would be going up in Centennial, some with million-dollar homes. Centennial's homes are projected to cost $200,000 in today's dollars for a town house or condominium and to start in the mid-$200,000s for a single-family residence. |
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==Architecture== |
==Architecture== |
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==First phase== |
==First phase== |
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The first phase would take approximately 3 years to complete and will include first two communities which will have a total of 5,800 homes. Centennial would open a |
The first phase would take approximately 3 years to complete and will include first two communities which will have a total of 5,800 homes. Centennial would open a state-of-the-art [[K–12 (education)|kindergarten-through-12th-grade school]], fire and police facilities, and a neighborhood park as the first residents move in. Centennial's first [[Town centre|town center]] would be built in the first phase, and it would offer a community recreation facility, a grocery store, and other retail services. |
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The school will be K-12, until it has |
The school will be K-12, until it has a big enough population of about 500 students to build a second school, which will be K-8 and accommodate up to 1,000 students on 16 acre site, The original k-12 school will become Centennial first high school will likely open in the first phase along with the K-8 school. Each of the two high schools would be designed to accommodate up to approximately 2,850 students on 33 acres each. |
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Amenities and services that would be built within this first phase include: |
Amenities and services that would be built within this first phase include: |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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===Elementary and high schools=== |
===Elementary and high schools=== |
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Plans call for |
Plans call for construction of eight k-8 [[Primary education|elementary schools]], two [[high schools]] along with a [[College]], all schools would be state-of-the-art schools. |
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Centennial stepped forth with the [[Gorman,_California#Gorman_Joint_School_District|Gorman School District]] and its desire to save the [[school district]]. Centennial agreed to pay for a consultant to help the district find ways to stay afloat financially until the homes could be built and new schools constructed and operated by the Gorman district. In addition, Centennial would have two additional elementary schools in its final phases, to be located within the [[Westside Union School District]] and would bring in 2,000 students at build out, with each K-8 school having a 1,000 students each. |
Centennial stepped forth with the [[Gorman,_California#Gorman_Joint_School_District|Gorman School District]] and its desire to save the [[school district]]. Centennial agreed to pay for a consultant to help the district find ways to stay afloat financially until the homes could be built and new schools constructed and operated by the Gorman district. In addition, Centennial would have two additional elementary schools in its final phases, to be located within the [[Westside Union School District]] and would bring in 2,000 students at build out, with each K-8 school having a 1,000 students each. |
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Centennial Founders and the Gorman School District signed a $233,000 contract to build schools in Centennial, the founders of which have set aside six k-8 school sites that |
Centennial Founders and the Gorman School District signed a $233,000 contract to build schools in Centennial, the founders of which have set aside six k-8 school sites that will bring 6,000 students at build out, with each K-8 school having a 1,000 students each. The first school would be a [[K–12 (education)|kindergarten-through-12th-grade school]], which would open in time for the first homeowners to have a completed and fully staffed school ready when they move in. |
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The agreement was designed so that district officials and residents would not have to wait until enough school fees are collected to start construction on the elementary schools. |
The agreement was designed so that district officials and residents would not have to wait until enough school fees are collected to start construction on the elementary schools. |
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=== Colleges=== |
=== Colleges=== |
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Master Planner of Centennial Randy Jackson |
Master Planner of Centennial Randy Jackson said a large Eastern university has expressed interest in building a West Coast campus at the proposed town in addition, [[Antelope Valley College]] is searching for a site of about 100 acres within the Centennial project that would be suitable for a third campus in its district. The site would have to accommodate up to 10,000 students. |
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==Infrastructure== |
==Infrastructure== |
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Once the 20-year [[build-out]] in three phases is complete, Centennial would have eight elementary schools, two high schools, higher education facilities, library, community wide web system, two 18 hole golf courses, Four fire stations, a sheriff's station, two [[Reclaimed water|water recycling]] plants, 21 parks, two transit centers, |
Once the 20-year [[build-out]] in three phases is complete, Centennial would have eight elementary schools, two high schools, higher education facilities, library, community wide web system, two 18 hole golf courses, Four fire stations, a sheriff's station, two [[Reclaimed water|water recycling]] plants, 21 parks, two transit centers,, emergency services, health care facilities, and a [[community transit]] system. Centennial would have |
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dedicated collection areas in commercial |
dedicated collection areas in commercial |
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buildings and separate containers for |
buildings and separate containers for |
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==Open space== |
==Open space== |
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Some 18,000 acres both on site outside of site |
Some 18,000 acres both on site outside of site of the 11,700 acres planned for Centennial would be set aside for permanent open space, parks, trails, and greenways which be made up of 150 miles of bicycle and walking paths in the community with 80 percent of the open space looking exactly as it does today, Centennial Founders says. |
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==Environmental building== |
==Environmental building== |
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Centennial says it will use [[Energy conservation|energy saving]] systems, non-toxic recycled materials, product selection and design techniques to reduce its [[greenhouse gas]] emissions. It would engage in |
Centennial says it will use [[Energy conservation|energy saving]] systems, non-toxic recycled materials, product selection and design techniques to reduce its [[greenhouse gas]] emissions. It would engage in energy and [[water conservation]] and recycling projects. It promises to use nontoxic adhesives. Centennial is the first new community to meet Los Angeles County [[greenhouse gas]] reduction goals under green building ordinace. |
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==Landscape== |
==Landscape== |
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The landscape plan calls for tree line lanes |
The landscape plan calls for tree line lanes with the planting of thousands of trees, native plants, and wildflowers instead of merely using traditional grass strips. Primary drainage areas would be preserved and used as [[Greenway (landscape)|greenways]] and pedestrian paths; all of the irrigation in parks, greenways, and public areas would come from recycled water. |
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==Transportation== |
==Transportation== |
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Centennial’s transportation plan calls for a "walkable" community as well as solving other long-term transportation needs of it and nearby communities. The town would have its own [[community transit]] system of buses, with routes in Centennial and nearby towns. The system would link to two transit centers and would connect to Santa Clarita, [[Antelope Valley]], and beyond, van pools |
Centennial’s transportation plan calls for a "walkable" community as well as solving other long-term transportation needs of it and nearby communities. The town would have its own [[community transit]] system of buses, with routes in Centennial and nearby towns. The system would link to two transit centers and would connect to Santa Clarita, [[Antelope Valley]], and beyond, van pools, express buses, shuttle serivices would take the new community's residents to jobs in Santa Clarita and Lancaster as well linking to Metrorail. |
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Improvement work would be done on State Route 138, which would become a four-lane expressway between I-5 and Highway 14. Additional lanes would be added through the city, and a future rail transit [[right-of-way]] would be reserved on Highway 138. Carpool and [[truck lanes]] would be added on Interstate 5. |
Improvement work would be done on State Route 138, which would become a four-lane expressway between I-5 and Highway 14. Additional lanes would be added through the city, and a future rail transit [[right-of-way]] would be reserved on Highway 138. Carpool and [[truck lanes]] would be added on Interstate 5. |
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The first |
The first transit center is planned for first phase. |
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==Employment== |
==Employment== |
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When the Centennial project is completed, employers in the town would provide more than 30,000 jobs, its founders say. They estimate that about 68,000 jobs would also be stimulated by a multiplier effect over the 20-year build-out period. |
When the Centennial project is completed, employers in the town would provide more than 30,000 jobs, its founders say. They estimate that about 68,000 jobs would also be stimulated by a multiplier effect over the 20-year build-out period. A 12-million-square-foot [[business park]] is planned for the second phase. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 08:14, 1 November 2009
Centennial, California, is a proposed 11,700 acre stand alone model 21st Century master-planned community near Interstate 5 between Los Angeles and Bakersfield.[1] The project is undergoing an internal review by the County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning.
The 70,000-person community would be built on a portion of the Tejon Ranch along with Tejon Mountain Village, a low-density mountain 3,400 home residential/resort gated community in Kern County, Centennial developers are partnering with three major homebuilders in the development: Lewis Investment Co., Pardee Homes, and Standard Pacific Homes. The partnership, known as Centennial Founders, [1] plans to build a self–contained, sustainable community designed to not only address the region's housing needs, but also local needs from emergency services and health care to entertainment, recreational opportunities and jobs.[2]
Centennial and Newhall Ranch, the two largest residential developments proposed in Los Angeles County history, are the latest incarnations of the post-World War II planned community, a type of development in which an entire new city is designed before construction begins. Centennial would be built just south of the Kern County–Los Angeles County border in Los Angeles County), about 60 miles north of Los Angeles and 45 miles south of Bakersfield near the junction of Interstate 5 and State Route 138 near Neenach and Gorman. Centennial is concluding a nearly a five-year environmental review of the project which bring it currently to the final stages of the planning process, The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) is expect to be released sometime before the end 2009, Once the DEIR is released the public will be able to review and provide comments, then there will be a series of community hearings lead by the Los Angeles County Planning Commission followed by a decision by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.Once Centennial is approved building will start on the new town, which will likely occur about 18 months following final approval, The first phase is expected to take about three years to build and the new town will be built over a period of 20 to 30 years.
Plan
At completion, Centennial would have 23,000 homes for 70,000 residents.Centennial will have seven communities built over 20 years in three phases, Development will occur from west to east, with first two communities to be built on the far west side, Several neighborhoods generally 50-100 homes per neighborhood located within each community. The planning includes:[3]
- 12,800 single-family detached homes
- 6,200 attached condominiums and town homes
- 4,000 apartments
About 6,000 acres would be developed, including several villages made up of neighborhoods, stores, offices, schools, and parks. They would be connected by a system of trails and paseos to encourage a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in which residents might choose to walk or bike rather than drive. Centennial would have seven village-style neighborhoods, each containing a mix of housing styles, Town centers, parks, civic facilities, other recreation, and schools, Sites have also been set aside for a college, hospital civic center.The initial phases of construction would focus on less-expensive housing and rentals, because those buyers and renters are the people Centennial needs to give it life then once community has life more-expensive neighborhoods would be going up in Centennial, some with million-dollar homes. Centennial's homes are projected to cost $200,000 in today's dollars for a town house or condominium and to start in the mid-$200,000s for a single-family residence.
Architecture
Centennial has said it would bring an architectural style reminiscent of early California homes, with large porches, verandas, and overhangs on the buildings and garages in the back. Images it has submitted include the following:
- http://z.about.com/d/huntsville/1/0/o/5/4/07pilgrm1111ward.jpg
- http://blog.silive.com/homegarden_impact_design/2009/04/preserve439.jpg
- http://www.geraldbrimacombe.com/Architecture/California%20-%20San%20Francisco%20Painted%20Ladies%20Hz.jpg
First phase
The first phase would take approximately 3 years to complete and will include first two communities which will have a total of 5,800 homes. Centennial would open a state-of-the-art kindergarten-through-12th-grade school, fire and police facilities, and a neighborhood park as the first residents move in. Centennial's first town center would be built in the first phase, and it would offer a community recreation facility, a grocery store, and other retail services.
The school will be K-12, until it has a big enough population of about 500 students to build a second school, which will be K-8 and accommodate up to 1,000 students on 16 acre site, The original k-12 school will become Centennial first high school will likely open in the first phase along with the K-8 school. Each of the two high schools would be designed to accommodate up to approximately 2,850 students on 33 acres each.
Amenities and services that would be built within this first phase include:
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Education
Elementary and high schools
Plans call for construction of eight k-8 elementary schools, two high schools along with a College, all schools would be state-of-the-art schools.
Centennial stepped forth with the Gorman School District and its desire to save the school district. Centennial agreed to pay for a consultant to help the district find ways to stay afloat financially until the homes could be built and new schools constructed and operated by the Gorman district. In addition, Centennial would have two additional elementary schools in its final phases, to be located within the Westside Union School District and would bring in 2,000 students at build out, with each K-8 school having a 1,000 students each.
Centennial Founders and the Gorman School District signed a $233,000 contract to build schools in Centennial, the founders of which have set aside six k-8 school sites that will bring 6,000 students at build out, with each K-8 school having a 1,000 students each. The first school would be a kindergarten-through-12th-grade school, which would open in time for the first homeowners to have a completed and fully staffed school ready when they move in.
The agreement was designed so that district officials and residents would not have to wait until enough school fees are collected to start construction on the elementary schools.
Two high schools would be on a traditional, single-track schedule under the control of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, and both of them would have the capacity to add 17 modular classrooms to house up to 500 more students on an interim basis, under an agreement approved by district trustees and Centennial Founders on July 21, 2009, Centennial schools are estimated to cost $487 million dollars.[citation needed]
Colleges
Master Planner of Centennial Randy Jackson said a large Eastern university has expressed interest in building a West Coast campus at the proposed town in addition, Antelope Valley College is searching for a site of about 100 acres within the Centennial project that would be suitable for a third campus in its district. The site would have to accommodate up to 10,000 students.
Infrastructure
Once the 20-year build-out in three phases is complete, Centennial would have eight elementary schools, two high schools, higher education facilities, library, community wide web system, two 18 hole golf courses, Four fire stations, a sheriff's station, two water recycling plants, 21 parks, two transit centers,, emergency services, health care facilities, and a community transit system. Centennial would have dedicated collection areas in commercial buildings and separate containers for residential units for glass, paper and other recyclables.
Centennial Shopping
A large Regional Center is planned and will feature :Big-box store retailers, entertainment venue, restaurants.
Five town centers are planned and will be design with a * Main street concept.
Open space
Some 18,000 acres both on site outside of site of the 11,700 acres planned for Centennial would be set aside for permanent open space, parks, trails, and greenways which be made up of 150 miles of bicycle and walking paths in the community with 80 percent of the open space looking exactly as it does today, Centennial Founders says.
Environmental building
Centennial says it will use energy saving systems, non-toxic recycled materials, product selection and design techniques to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. It would engage in energy and water conservation and recycling projects. It promises to use nontoxic adhesives. Centennial is the first new community to meet Los Angeles County greenhouse gas reduction goals under green building ordinace.
Landscape
The landscape plan calls for tree line lanes with the planting of thousands of trees, native plants, and wildflowers instead of merely using traditional grass strips. Primary drainage areas would be preserved and used as greenways and pedestrian paths; all of the irrigation in parks, greenways, and public areas would come from recycled water.
Transportation
Centennial’s transportation plan calls for a "walkable" community as well as solving other long-term transportation needs of it and nearby communities. The town would have its own community transit system of buses, with routes in Centennial and nearby towns. The system would link to two transit centers and would connect to Santa Clarita, Antelope Valley, and beyond, van pools, express buses, shuttle serivices would take the new community's residents to jobs in Santa Clarita and Lancaster as well linking to Metrorail.
Improvement work would be done on State Route 138, which would become a four-lane expressway between I-5 and Highway 14. Additional lanes would be added through the city, and a future rail transit right-of-way would be reserved on Highway 138. Carpool and truck lanes would be added on Interstate 5.
The first transit center is planned for first phase.
Employment
When the Centennial project is completed, employers in the town would provide more than 30,000 jobs, its founders say. They estimate that about 68,000 jobs would also be stimulated by a multiplier effect over the 20-year build-out period. A 12-million-square-foot business park is planned for the second phase.
See also
- The Mountain Enterprise newspaper circulating in the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
References
- ^ "Welcome to Centennial". Centennial California. 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ Jon Gertner (2007-03-18). "Playing Sim City For Real". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ Centennial's land plan
External links
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (August 2009) |
General
- Home page for Centennial website
- Home page for the Tejon Ranch
- Centennial's land-use plan and map
- Tri-County Watchdogs, a local citizens watchdog group
- Save Tejon Ranch
- Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement
Newspaper
Arranged chronologically
- Leon Worden, "23,000 homes planned for Grapevine," Santa Clarita Valley Signal, August 29, 2002
- Patti Shea, "Planned Town Faces Mixed Reaction," Santa Clarita Valley Signal, September 1, 2002
- "Move Over, Newhall Ranch — the Next Great Debate Is Here" (editorial) Santa Clarita Valley Signal, March 30, 2004
- Leon Worden, "Yes, There are 60,000 Planned Homes That Will Impact Our Valley" (commentary), Santa Clarita Valley Signal, March 11, 2005
- Tim Whyte, "County Planner's Advice: Don't Worry, Be Happy" (editorial), Santa Clarita Valley Signal, March 13, 2005
- Adam Clark, "Plans for Tejon Mountain Village Under Way," Santa Clarita Valley Signal, May 25, 2006
- Adam Clark, "Tejon Ranch Reassures It Won't Overbuild," Santa Clarita Valley Signal, August 8, 2006
- Map of Centennial printed in the New York Times, March 16, 2007
- Reina V. Slutske, "Tejon Ranch Shapes Future," Santa Clarita Valley Signal, May 18, 2007
Further reading
- Gary Polakovic, "Environmental Coalition Digs In: When Tejon Ranch Co. Rebuffed a Plan to Scale Back a Massive Housing Project, Sierra Club and Others Vowed to Fight," Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2006, p. B-1
- Daryl Kelley, "Small-Town Feel Planned for Big Centennial Development: Builders Want to Split Tejon Ranch Proposal Into Seven Villages, Each with a Center and Shops," Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2005, p. B-1
- Daryl Kelley, "Tejon Ranch, Military Work Out Concerns: Three Large Planned Developments Won't Interfere With Flight Training, Analysis Shows," Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2005, p. B-3
- Daryl Kelley, "Tejon Ranch Contends It Has Enough Water: The Company Says It Has Adequate Resources to Proceed With Plans for Three Major Projects. Critics Cast Doubt on Reliability of Supplies," Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2004, p. B-4
- Daryl Kelley, "L.A.–Bakersfield Growth Is Poised for Grapevine Collision: Development Plans for Huge Projects Along I-5 Threaten to Blur a Longtime Regional Divide," Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2002, p. A-1
- "Real Estate: Tejon Ranch Group Proposes Development," Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2002, p. C-2
