Elections

Leonard Jackson

SCV resident announces candidacy for governor 

News release   Local entrepreneur Leonard Jackson has announced his candidacy for governor of California in the 2026 election, running on a platform of “People Over Parties,” according to a news

The U.S. Capitol building on July 1, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Under Prop. 50, SCV to get new representatives  

Nearly 64% of California’s voters Tuesday supported Proposition 50, a move that gives the state five more blue-leaning congressional districts in response to a similar redistricting move in Texas by

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press, alongside his partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, after Proposition 50 was passed by California voters, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Jungho Kim for CalMatters

Reaction, takeaways from Proposition 50 passage 

By Jeanne Kuang and Maya C. Miller CalMatters Writers  California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure that allowed the state to redraw its congressional map in favor of

People wait in line to cast their vote at a voting center on Election Day at Grace Baptist Church in Saugus on Nov. 4, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Special election brings out residents to vote on Prop. 50 

Santa Clarita Valley residents were seen heading to the voting centers around the valley for the special election regarding Proposition 50 on Tuesday, with apparent levels of voter traffic varying from one vote center to another.  Prop. 50 — the only item on Tuesday’s statewide

California election volunteers help process ballots in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2025. Photo by John Fredricks.

Trump: California redistricting votes under review 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump said the California redistricting proposal on the ballot on Tuesday may have problems and that mail-in ballots were under review.  “The entire process,

Election 2025

Races to watch on Election Day 2025  

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  Election week is here and voters will go to the polls in a handful of states to elect governors, attorney generals and decide on ballot measures. 

2025 Election Filler

LA County vote centers open for statewide special election 

News release  L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that 111 vote centers are now open for the 2025 Statewide Special Election.   Vote centers are open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration, and vote by mail ballot returns. The RR/CC

President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Trump rules out running for VP in 2028 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer                   President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out the possibility of him running for vice president in 2028 and said the Republican side has “great” potential candidates. 

Santa Clarita City Hall

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

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

Politics and government

Texas Senate taking up redistricting bill 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  The Texas Senate was set Friday to take up a bill to redraw Texas’s congressional maps to increase Republicans’ hold on the state’s U.S. House delegation