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Politics and government

Governor signs second batch of Schiavo bills 

News release  Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law five bills authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, that aim to improve safety in the workplace, strengthen protections for survivors and consumers, and make health

The property lines of homes burned during the Palisades Fire still sit visible in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. Photo by John Fredricks.

Grand jury indicts Palisades Fire suspect 

News release   A federal grand jury has indicted a former resident of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles who is charged with starting in January 2025 what eventually became the Palisades

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City recommends ‘No’ vote on Prop. 50 

Santa Clarita City Council members shared several reasons Tuesday why they were unanimously recommending a “No” vote on Proposition 50 in November’s single-issue statewide election.  Proposition 50, the Election Rigging

Politics and government

Newsom signs trio of Schiavo bills 

News release  Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law three bills authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, “that will bring critical relief and accountability to California communities,” said a news

Voters drop their ballots in a drop box at the Valencia Library in Valencia on Tuesday, 060722. Dan Watson/The Signal

LA County ballots mailed to voters 

News release   Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that vote by mail ballots are being mailed to all registered voters for the Nov. 4 Statewide Special

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California prepares for extreme weather swings 

News release  While California’s climate has always swung between dry and wet conditions, the past five years have proven what climate science has predicted: California must be prepared for extreme

Politics and government

Newsom signs bill to allow E15 gas blend 

Compiled from news releases  Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed bipartisan legislation that is intended to help bring down the cost of gasoline in California.   The governor signed Assembly Bill 30

The property lines of homes burned during the Palisades Fire still sit visible in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. Photo by John Fredricks.

29-year-old Florida man arrested over Palisades Fire 

By Kimberly Hayek Contributing Writer  Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of a 29-year-old Melbourne, Florida, man, accusing him of deliberately igniting a New Year’s Day fire that later erupted

A Southwest Airlines plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on April 2, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

US airports report delays due to government shutdown 

By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer  Major U.S. airports have reported experiencing flight delays amid the shutdown of the federal government.  Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy told reporters on Monday that air

An explosion and fire sent smoke and flames towering above the Chevron El Segundo Refinery on Thursday night, but the fire was quickly contained and was out by the following morning with no injuries reported. Screenshot courtesy of ABC7.

El Segundo refinery fire contained 

Compiled from news releases  An explosion and fire sent smoke and flames towering above the Chevron El Segundo Refinery on Thursday night, but the fire was quickly contained and was out by the

Politics and government

Whitesides introduces bipartisan wildfire bill 

News release  Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the FireGuard program, which utilizes Department of Defense satellites to detect wildfires and distribute information to

Politics and government

Schiavo bills advance through committee, Senate 

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that several of her bills have moved forward in the Legislature, with eight measures passing out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and two