Politics/Govt

CA-25 election: Garcia’s narrow lead endures

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, slightly extended his lead Thursday over challenger Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, in the 25th Congressional District race. Garcia’s narrow edge was only 466 votes

Costco project to cut out gym, cinema

Westfield Valencia Town Center officials’ plan to expand the mall with a 101,000-square-foot Costco and other amenities is expected to be significantly smaller as officials have proposed removing the gym

Garcia maintains slim lead in CA-25 election

The gap in votes for California’s 25th Congressional District election has slightly widened with just more than a 400-vote difference, keeping incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, in the lead,

Newsom vows to appeal ruling in mail-in ballot suit

Officials with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Tuesday they are appealing a Sutter County judge’s recent ruling that said the governor overstepped his authority in requiring vote-by-mail ballots be sent

CA-25: Garcia and Smith meet at 50% again

The race to fill the 25th Congressional District seat has been like a seesaw over the past week and, after falling shortly behind Monday, incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita,

Supes take next steps with Measure J

Following the passage of Measure J, which is set to increase spending on community-based programs and decrease spending on law enforcement, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to allow

Supes to consider options to remove sheriff

In following the ongoing clash between the Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the board approved a number of motions related to their ability to

CA processes 600K more ballots, has 3.9M left

California processed about 600,000 ballots since Thursday and has yet to process 3.9 million more in the November presidential election, including more than 610,000 in Los Angeles County, officials announced

Smith, Garcia neck and neck at 50%

The race for California’s 25th Congressional District all but tied Thursday as Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican Rep. Mike Garcia reached 50-50% of the vote, making the election one

Incumbents hold lead in SCV Water Board race

The election for the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board took more shape Wednesday evening, with a number of the incumbents running in the race having a sizable lead over

School board vote totals updated

Ballot totals were updated Wednesday in the races to determine the future of school boards in two Santa Clarita Valley school districts, as L.A. County continues to update vote counts. 

More than 600K votes remain outstanding in L.A. County

More than 600,000 votes remain outstanding in Los Angeles County, registar officials announced Wednesday.  The preliminary estimate of outstanding ballots to be processed in the presidential general election marked 618,200,