Politics/Govt

Curfew violators to face ‘community court’ 

Parents’ concerns prompted another brief discussion about Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station operations at Tuesday’s Santa Clarita City Council meeting, with complaints about teens being arrested minutes after the 10

County energy plans irk residents 

Residents are once again unhappy with L.A. County’s recent preference for placing battery-energy storage facilities in the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said Tuesday.  The latest in Castaic: The Department of

World News Filler: China

9 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Xi 

By Dorothy Li and Frank Fang Contributing Writers  U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for roughly 100 minutes on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Thursday in Busan, South Korea, according to Chinese

Council grants Hasa expansion plan after review 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an expansion for Hasa, a manufacturer and distributor of water-treatment chemicals, despite two council members’ concerns that the plan didn’t provide

World News Filler: China

Trump to sit down with China’s Xi in South Korea 

By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer  U.S. President Donald Trump was in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday, hours away from capping off his busy Asia tour with a high-stakes meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.  The

2025 Election Filler

LA County vote centers open for statewide special election 

News release  L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that 111 vote centers are now open for the 2025 Statewide Special Election.   Vote centers are open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration, and vote by mail ballot returns. The RR/CC

State courts plan 8-story courthouse in Valencia 

The Judicial Council of California, the policymaking body for the largest court system in the nation, announced plans Tuesday to build an eight-story, 24-courtroom “full-service justice hub for the North

National News

Food stamps to be paused for 42 million Americans 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Food stamps are set to be paused on Saturday because of the government shutdown.  Some 42 million Americans will not receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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Social Security announces 2026 payment adjustment 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer   Monthly Social Security payments for tens of millions of retired Americans are set to receive a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment increase throughout 2026, the Social Security Administration announced

President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Trump rules out running for VP in 2028 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer                   President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out the possibility of him running for vice president in 2028 and said the Republican side has “great” potential candidates.