Politics/Govt

City Council expected to declare vacancies

Santa Clarita City Council members are expected Tuesday to declare vacancies on several commissions and panels for those interested in applying to join the groups behind multiple construction projects, public

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