Mayor responds to Human Relations Roundtable criticism

Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda responded Tuesday to criticisms of the city of Santa Clarita Human Relations Roundtable, which was formed as a result of last summer’s protests about issues involving race relations.   At Tuesday night’s council meeting, Miranda

Tribute workout honors LAPD officer, SCV resident

A 1.5-mile run. Forty sit-ups. Thirty push-ups in a row. And as many strict pull-ups as possible. Hundreds of people completed this workout, which resembles the Los Angeles Police Department’s physical fitness exam, Saturday morning at CrossFit SCV as a tribute to Miriam Alvarado.  A mother

Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on Feb. 26.

Federal funds to support future local affordable housing

The Santa Clarita City Council will consider allocating a little over $3.5 million in federal funding intended to support low- and moderate-income residents with decent and affordable housing and economic opportunities.  The proposed allocation will be discussed

County enters yellow tier

Los Angeles County moved Thursday into the least-restrictive yellow tier in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy and modified its health officer order to allow for more openings across the county.   Despite the increased presence of COVID-19 variants, the county met

Local nonprofit to support COVID-19 relief in India

The International Friendship Center, a Santa Clarita-based nonprofit, recently announced a fundraising campaign to aid India in its effort to combat coronavirus.  Jairaju Sam Gorlla, a Santa Clarita resident and the nonprofit’s president, is from Hyderabad

Planning commissioners recommend historic preservation code change

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend amending the city’s historic preservation code to allow owners of sites designated historic by the state or the federal government to apply for historic preservation grant funding from the city

City previews balanced budget

The Santa Clarita City Council convened Tuesday evening to hear an overview of the city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.  City Manager Ken Striplin presented the budget’s highlights during the hourlong meeting. 

How COVID-19 can impact our clicking, spending

Did you experience emotional spending during the pandemic? A little over half of Californians did, according a March 2021 poll published by the American Addiction Centers. Emotional spending is also

Fitness centers delivering safety and sweat

Gyms and fitness centers are reopening more of their operations with each new public health order.  At the beginning of April, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department issued revised

Historic preservation on Planning Commission agenda

The city of Santa Clarita’s historic preservation grant funds may soon become available to help maintain local buildings with historic designations from the state of California and the federal government.  The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is scheduled Tuesday to consider amending the city’s historic

Public workshop kicks off housing element update

The city of Santa Clarita hosted a public workshop Thursday evening to share information about the housing element.  The element is one part of the city’s general plan and it allows “local governments (to) adequately plan to meet

Fuel spill closes off ramp at 5, 14 freeway interchange

The California Highway Patrol closed the Balboa off-ramp on Interstate 5 where it meets Highway 14 at 2:54 p.m. Friday in response to an estimated 100-gallon fuel spill near the interchange of the two freeways.   The closure was expected to stay

Electronic sign warns drivers of duck crossings

The city of Santa Clarita placed an electronic traffic message board on Newhall Ranch Road near McBean Parkway on Wednesday to alert commuters of duck crossings on the eight-lane road.  Councilwoman Marsha McLean proposed her idea for the electronic sign,

City Council wants sentencing enhancements in Dorsey case

The Santa Clarita City Council has asked the city manager to prepare a letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors seeking the board’s support in adding sentencing enhancements to the case of murder suspect James “Matthew” Dorsey.  Last week, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón’s office charged James Dorsey with murder, attempted kidnapping, residential

Edison plans grid upgrade completion by fall

Seven electric circuits in Santa Clarita frequently impacted by Public Safety Power Shutoffs, or PSPS, will be improved to reduce the number of power outages triggered by extreme weather events, according to Liz Seelman, a representative for Southern California Edison.  Edison expects to complete the improvements

Deputies detain felony suspect in Canyon Country

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a woman who was wanted on an out-of-state felony warrant in Canyon Country around noon Wednesday.   The suspect, a woman in her late 20s, briefly hid from deputies in a building off Sand Canyon Road, near Live Oak Spring

SCV chamber hears about redistricting basics

Members of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted Isra Ahmad, a member of the California 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission, on Wednesday for a presentation on redistricting basics.   “These maps are our

Governor recall proponents meet signature threshold

Proponents of the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, have met the threshold for verified signatures, California Secretary of State Sherley Weber announced Monday.  County election officials from across the state had verified 1,626,042 signatures — 130,333 over the 1,495,709 signatures required — by the