Nearly a year after the city of Santa Clarita’s Human Relations Roundtable quietly disbanded, residents issued calls to bring back more dialogue during the Dec. 12 City Council meeting. The
By Ben Christopher CalMatters Writer Editor’s note: As 2023 draws to a close, The Signal is presenting CalMatters’ wrap-up stories on some of the key bills that reached the governor’s desk
By CalMatters Staff It’s California’s most diverse Legislature ever, and one-fourth of lawmakers are new. But some things never change: Legislators wait until the last days of the session to
The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday approved a developer’s request to build about 160 fewer units, favoring townhomes over apartments, in a development planned for southeast of Jakes Way
Congressman’s office says media reports on 3-year-old sale contain ‘blatant lies’ The office of Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, issued a statement Friday calling published media reports speculating that Garcia
By Byrhonda Lyons and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers Jesus Mares got a lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to rental support from one of Los Angeles’ leading homelessness agencies, he had
Ahead of the new calendar year, city of Santa Clarita officials announced their adjusted fiscal forecast has improved the city’s bottom line by about $5.3 million. Each year, the city
At a Chiquita Canyon Landfill Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday, a federal official announced the Environmental Protection Agency was stepping in to seek ways to help residents quell a smell that’s
Recognition, resolutions and even a Sheriff’s Department challenge coin were among the gifts given to outgoing Santa Clarita Mayor Jason Gibbs as he passed the gavel Tuesday to the incoming
An Orange County judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction Monday that would have granted the wishes of 29 cities seeking to stop L.A. Superior Court’s Oct. 1 implementation of
The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to approve spending $20,000 to acquire and preserve for the local library system a priceless collection of Santa Clarita Valley antiquity that belonged
News release Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, has cosponsored H.R. 6671, Alexandra’s Law, which would significantly increase penalties for drug dealers of lethal fentanyl. This legislation would require convicted
Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin told the public for weeks that officials were in constant communication with MV Transportation over the company’s contract with Santa Clarita Transit’s drivers, who
After a flurry of communication, the Air Quality Management District is rescheduling a hearing board meeting over a violation alleging Chiquita Canyon Landfill didn’t disclose problems with its leachate-collection in
Another project intended to further the city of Santa Clarita’s reputation as “Hollywood North” — a supportive atmosphere for filming within the region’s 30-Mile Zone, or TMZ — has been
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has announced she has officially filed to run for re-election to continue representing the 40th Assembly District, which includes most of the Santa Clarita
Emails from Chiquita Canyon Landfill indicate operators were aware of a leachate-seepage problem in April, observed it spread in August and reported it Oct. 18 to the South Coast Air
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency officials voted Friday evening to stay in litigation with 3M and Dupont, a case that is progressing on a yearslong settlement timeline expected to
The Santa Clarita City Council approved Tuesday traffic changes to McBean Parkway that’s meant to improve circulation around the SCV’s only hospital. The work is centered around McBean from the
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency officials reported Friday their projected allocation so far from the state — just two months into a water season that starts in October — means