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City Council to continue district-based elections discussion

District-based elections are on the Santa Clarita City Council’s agenda for a closed session discussion next week.  Council members will discuss Tuesday the California Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought against the city in February 2020 alleging that the city’s current “at-large”

CHP pursuit through Santa Clarita ends in crash

A pursuit initiated by California Highway Patrol officers, that sped through the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday, ended in a traffic collision north of Templin Highway.  The pursuit stemmed from

Hill ordered to pay defendants’ attorney fees

A judge has ordered former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, to pay attorneys’ fees to local school board member Joe Messina and other defendants named in Hill’s lawsuit related to the 2019 publication of intimate images of Hill.  On May 4, Judge Yolanda Orozco ordered Hill pay Messina $29,906.44, a majority of the $37,587 he sought for attorneys’ fees

Free summer meal program for children kicks off

School Day Café started serving free meals to children at Old Town Newhall Library and Canyon Country Library on Tuesday with more community and school locations being added in the coming weeks.   “There’s still a great

State Senate approves Wilk’s “LifeLine Foster Youth” bill

Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, received unanimous support Tuesday for Senate Bill 546, which extends the state’s iFoster Pilot Program. The program currently provides California’s foster youth with smartphones and free voice, text and data.  “The data on foster

City Council committee requests research on workforce housing

The Santa Clarita City Council Development Committee asked city staff to examine workforce housing projects in other cities to determine if the housing option is a good fit for Santa Clarita.  The committee continued Tuesday afternoon a discussion started the

Canyon High Class of ’21: ‘We grew because of each other’

Cloaked in white and green caps and gowns, members of the Canyon High School graduating Class of 2021 excitedly took their final steps as high school students Tuesday evening as they marched onto the field at College of the Canyons’ Cougar Stadium.  Canyon

Proposed Sand Canyon Resort appealed to City Council

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission voted Tuesday evening to deny the Sand Canyon Resort project proposed by Sand Canyon Country Club owner Steve Kim.  Kim appealed the Planning Commission’s decision Wednesday and will