Politics/Govt

Facing a Friday deadline to apply for the vacant Santa Clarita City Council seat, six residents had stepped up and filed as of Tuesday – four of them also-rans in

California voters passed Proposition 64 in November, legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. But that’s just the start – as the calendar turns to 2017, lots of pot-related issues are

Cameron Smyth had been mayor of Santa Clarita for just over two hours back on Dec. 13 when, during the public comments portion of the City Council meeting he was

At 34, Henry Stern is the youngest member of the California State Senate. He wouldn’t mind losing that title one day soon – to some up-and-comer from another district, of

It’s a bit like that old recruiting poster, the one with Uncle Sam pointing his finger and saying, “I want you / for U.S. Army.” In this case, it’s newly

Officials finalized a land deal this week with the city that will result in another new community park. Santa Clarita’s purchase of about 26 acres adjacent to the Via Princessa

“I’m pretty happy for being the low man on the totem pole to get the committees I got,’’ freshly minted state Sen. Scott Wilk was saying Wednesday, taking a few

After what some residents labeled foot-dragging, it appears the Santa Clarita City Council is going to take a symbolic but formal stand against bigotry and intolerance. In response to comments

In the end, Natalie Fortman said, Monday was a bittersweet day for her. The 20-year-old College of the Canyons sophomore from Valencia was one of the 55 California electors who

Rep. Steve Knight’s “No Hero Left Untreated Act” — which would begin a one-year pilot program to help veterans suffering post-traumatic stress and other brain issues — has gained bipartisan

Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address — a concise 272 words — in just under three minutes. Those interested in the vacant seat on the Santa Clarita City Council, take

The Santa Clarita City Council seat that was left vacant when Dante Acosta resigned to join the state Assembly will be filled by council appointment, the body decided Tuesday night

While Cemex – the Mexico-based mining giant — awaits word from a federal panel of administrative judges on whether it can begin long-pending operations in Soledad Canyon, state legislators from

For the second time in as many months, the Santa Clarita Planning Commission has asked developers of a proposed new hotel project for an upgrade. Two months after the Oliver

SACRAMENTO – The “-elect” comes off the titles of Dante Acosta and Scott Wilk at noon here Monday, when the Santa Clarita-area Republicans take the oaths of office to become

With the long-pending Oliver Hotel now approved and set to break ground at McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard, another big hotel project is taking the Santa Clarita stage – and

Note this name: Carrie Lujan. You are likely to see a lot of it in the media in the coming years. Lujan has been hired as Santa Clarita’s new communications

She was not there for the birth of the city of Santa Clarita back in 1987, but she did come on board early in its childhood, and she’s been there