July will see an increase in temperatures and in rent costs, as both continue to climb in Santa Clarita mid-summer. Rents are up 0.9 percent since June and 5.9 percent
California tobacco retailers and wholesalers are going to more than double the tax rate they pay for their products starting July 1. After Proposition 56 was passed by voters in
California is dead last in terms of the transparency of its government spending. This is according to a 2016 report by the California Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, who
Community leaders, industry representatives and policy and health experts met Thursday for the first Los Angeles County Advisory Working Group on Cannabis Regulation. Held under the Office of Cannabis Management
State Democrats denied Assemblyman Dante Acosta’s request for a forensic audit to look at the mismanagement of funds by the University of California system on Wednesday. At the beginning of
The hills behind Canyon View Estates mobile home park are quickly becoming covered with solar panels. According to the managing partner, Kerry Seidenglanz, the project is being done with the
Two watermelons, an outfit and a phone book were the casualties of firework explosions behind Los Angeles County Fire Station 126 during a demonstration Wednesday afternoon. Two watermelons, an outfit
Just a week away from Independence Day, city staff and council cracked down on the illegal use of fireworks at the city council meeting Tuesday. The use of fireworks of
After months of rebuttals from locals and support from businesses concerning the extension of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger made a motion on Tuesday that addressed
Seeking increased safety on Sierra Highway and Bouquet Canyon Road for drivers and pedestrians, the city plans to put up a total of 79 new streetlights over the next few
While Santa Clarita is in the thick of fire season, winter flood prevention and preparation is already in the works. Beginning Wednesday, July 5, developer TMC Hollis LLC and the
With a 5-0 vote, the Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors passed their budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year Monday morning, boasting fiscal responsibility. The $30 billion budget is an
Welding, nursing and media expertise can all be added to Senator Henry Stern’s résumé after his visit to Santa Clarita on Friday. Stern (D-Canoga Park) spent his first full day
Aiming to add to NASA’s funding and stability, Rep. Steve Knight (R-Palmdale) introduced the Aeronautics Innovation Act on Friday morning. Coauthored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), House Bill 3033 would
Anticipating sparks will fly as Fourth of July approaches, city council members will consider implementing an emergency ordinance to enforce fines for firework violations. According to chapter 9.60 of Santa
In pursuit of more accountability and technology in business, Congressman Steve Knight’s (R-Palmdale) bill was passed through the Science, Space and Technology Committee on Thursday. Named the Small Business Innovation
Longtime Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford is being charged in a public corruption case for receiving over $60,000 per year for eight years from consultants and not disclosing his income, according
With especially hot temperatures and fire season starting earlier every year, Santa Clarita’s city staff has their preparedness plan in full swing. “This is not our first rodeo,” Donna Nuzzi
Among other major cuts, President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget would strip all funding for the Community Development Block Grant program. These grants provide funds for state and local governments
For as long as two-year-old Jasmine Winning has been alive, her mother has worried about health care. Jasmine has Hypoplastic Left Heart, meaning she only has half of a heart,
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