Politics/Govt

City receives awards for two of its programs

The city of Santa Clarita just added two more Helen Putnam awards to its collection after being recognized for two of its programs during the League of California Cities Conference.

Knight, Hill criticize Trump’s death toll tweet

Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, stood by criticisms he issued on social media against President Donald Trump’s comments disputing death toll numbers in Puerto Rico from last year’s hurricanes. Updated death

Gavin Newsom comes to Santa Clarita

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom made a campaign stop in Santa Clarita on Monday, smiling broadly as he engaged a crowd of supporters huddled in the local Democratic Party headquarters

City rule enforcement waits on homeless shelter

Santa Clarita city officials emphasized they don’t plan to cite the homeless for sleeping on sidewalks before a year-round shelter is built, after a federal court ruled Tuesday that it’s

Saugus board member questions mention in Wilk bill

A Saugus Union School District Board member criticized a privacy bill penned by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley, during the SUSD’s board meeting Tuesday. “I was really disappointed that to

Hillcrest improvements to start this month

Two months after a vote to increase maintenance fees, the residents of the Hillcrest district in Castaic can anticipate seeing changes to their overgrown hillsides soon, Los Angeles County officials