News release Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and fellow lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers on why the Department of Justice is targeting parents
By Caleb Lunetta Signal Senior Staff Writer During a special ceremony held Friday at the base of the trailhead now bearing his name, former Santa Clarita Councilman Dennis Koontz listened on as
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
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
The Santa Clarita City Council held a closed session meeting Tuesday to consider buying several parcels of land owned by Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste to facilitate the planned extension
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,
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
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
The Santa Clarita City Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider awarding a $9.7 million contract for the buildout of Central Park. That item, and most others on Tuesday’s agenda, fall into the City Council’s consent calendar – the
Recently released 2020 Census data showing that the city of Santa Clarita added more than 52,000 people in the past 10 years did not come as a surprise to those charged with providing a range of public services
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
Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, welcomed news of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of Assembly Bill 616 on Wednesday. The bill sought to give agricultural employees the option to vote on union representation by casting a secret ballot by mail, according to
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
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
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission approved the installation and operation of a Verizon wireless communication facility that will expand wireless coverage in the city’s center. “We can see that the increase in coverage with the
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
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
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is set to meet Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at Santa Clarita City Hall to address a light agenda with one hearing and the continuance of another.
The Santa Clarita Valley’s representatives in Sacramento sent several bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk this year ahead of the most recent legislative session’s end Friday, Sept. 10. State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa
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