Politics/Govt

RNC hosts Hispanic Heritage month roundtable

By Jose Herrera   Signal Staff Writer   The Republican National Committee hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month Small Business Roundtable with Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares and California GOP Chair Jessica Millan Patterson leading the discussion on Friday

Supes approve $39.3B final budget for 2021-22

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $39.3 billion final budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 during Tuesday’s regular meeting. The budget reflects a 7.8% increase from

Stern’s SB 63 establishes new wildfire corps

News Release  Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 63, “The Wildfire Resilience through Community and Ecology Act,” which will take effect on Jan. 1.    The law introduced by state Sen. Henry Stern,

City approves $11.87 million expansion to Central Park

Four new multipurpose fields and additional amenities are coming to Central Park following a unanimous vote by the Santa Clarita City Council to spend up to $11.87 million on upgrades Tuesday.   During their latest

Supes approve Sloan Canyon traffic study

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion aimed at addressing traffic safety issues on Sloan Canyon Road following two recent traffic collisions, one of which killed

Newsom signs bill to bring transparency to PSPS events

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday authored by Sen. Henry Stern, D-Los Angeles, requiring utilities to disclose energy circuits prone to public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events.  Under the new law, utility

Garcia calls for larger pay raise for military service members

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, recently delivered remarks on the House floor advocating for a higher pay raise for U.S. military service members within the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (FY2022 NDAA). The legislation calls

Chiquita landfill health study expected in October

The Chiquita Canyon Landfill Technical Advisory Committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss updates at the Val Verde landfill.  Steve Cassulo, the district manager of Chiquita Canyon, told committee members representing several county departments that a health

More than 50,000 new faces citywide

The population of the city of Santa Clarita grew by 29.7% between 2010 and 2020, according to U.S. Census data released Monday that will be used to redistrict boundaries for various political offices in California.  The city

Cemex wins court ruling vs. BLM

A federal court handed international mining conglomerate Cemex a win last week in its decades-long battle to establish a mining operation in Soledad Canyon.     In granting Cemex’s motion for a summary judgment in its lawsuit

Supervisors approve art fee for developments, Barger abstains

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Wednesday that would require developers of various types of residential, commercial and industrial projects to provide public art in private developments in the amount of 1% of the building valuation