Planning Commission: Meet the applicants
August 22, 2025
The city of Santa Clarita received applications from 11 hopefuls for the vacancy on the Planning Commission created by the recent ouster of Denise Lite. The appointee is to be
Politics/Govt
Politics/Govt
Cemex gets extra time, court response due next week
August 22, 2025
The 2nd Appellate District of California granted Cemex a little more time Wednesday to make its argument for why it shouldn’t need to publicly re-apply for its water rights in
Valladares, Schiavo issue contrasting statements after redistricting package passes
August 22, 2025
Compiled from news releases The two state legislators who represent the majority of the Santa Clarita Valley issued contrasting statements after the Legislature passed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting package, which
Newsom’s redistricting plan is on its way to voters
August 22, 2025
By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter President Donald Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas with his own redistricting play in California is on
DOJ to start handing over Epstein files to Congress
August 22, 2025
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A top House Republican said Monday that the Department of Justice has agreed to hand over documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. “There are
CBO: Trump’s tariffs will reduce deficits by $4T over next decade
August 22, 2025
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A report released on Friday by the Congressional Budget Office predicted that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will reduce federal deficits by around $4 trillion over the
Pew: US immigrant population drops for 1st time in six decades
August 22, 2025
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The foreign-born population in the United States declined by nearly 1.5 million between January and June 2025, according to an analysis of census data by the
FBI searches home of former National Security Adviser John Bolton
August 22, 2025
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The FBI on Friday morning searched the Maryland home of John Bolton, former national security adviser under President Donald Trump, as part of a classified documents
Education Department to cancel Virginia School Districts’ funding over allowing males in female bathrooms
August 21, 2025
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The Department of Education is seeking to suspend or end federal financial assistance to five Northern Virginia school districts for violating Title IX of the Education
Appeals court tosses Trump’s $500M civil penalty in fraud case
August 21, 2025
By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer President Donald Trump has scored a significant legal win, with a New York appeals court throwing out the half-billion-dollar penalty he received in his business fraud
Valladares introduces amendment to add safeguards in redistricting
August 21, 2025
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced Thursday she will be introducing an amendment to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, which seeks to implement redistricting for California’s Congressional district
Trump Administration fires 37 officials for ‘politicizing intelligence’
August 20, 2025
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced that security clearances and any government employment for 37 current and former intelligence community officials were
Russia: Excluding Moscow from security talks is ‘road to nowhere’
August 20, 2025
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without including Moscow were a “road to nowhere.” Lavrov’s
Israel calls up 60K reservists ahead of Gaza operations
August 20, 2025
By Guy Birchall Contributing Writer Israel has called up around 60,000 reservists ahead of an expansion of its operation in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday. In a post
Texas House advances new congressional map
August 20, 2025
By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord Contributing Writers The Texas House on Wednesday advanced a newly drawn congressional map that would give Republicans five extra seats in the U.S. House. A
Whitesides raises concerns over planned SCV IRS office closure
August 20, 2025
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, wrote to Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent over the planned Sept. 30 closure of the Santa Clarita IRS Post of Duty Office, raising
Here are the 5 Republican seats at risk in California’s redistricting
August 20, 2025
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Five California Republicans are poised to potentially lose their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in upcoming elections as the California Legislature moves forward with
‘Moral conflict’ drives Democratic doubts about Newsom’s redistricting plan
August 20, 2025
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writer As Republicans lambasted California lawmakers for rushing through their effort to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, Democrats are facing a quieter angst in their own party.
Republicans sue to block Newsom’s gerrymandering
August 19, 2025
By Maya C. Miller CalMatters Writer A group of California Republicans is suing the state to block the Democratic-controlled Legislature from considering the bills that would allow Gov. Gavin Newsom
Valladares locked out of Senate committee redistricting hearing
August 19, 2025
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, and Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, arrived at the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee hearing Tuesday to question witnesses regarding the legislation