Politics/Govt

City manager discusses plans at budget preview 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin shared updates on several capital improvement projects and the city’s spending plan Tuesday in a meeting of the city’s Budget Committee.  Striplin said the

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (R) and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (L), accompanied by Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev, prior to a meeting with Russia's president at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Witkoff, Kushner heading to Pakistan for Iran talks 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are heading to Pakistan on Saturday, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.  Leavitt confirmed

Judge sides with city in Wiley Canyon dispute 

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge sided with the city of Santa Clarita in a fight with residents over the Wiley Canyon development, but he left 30 days for the plaintiff to amend its

Politics and government

Valladares’ public safety bills clear committee 

News release  Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced that two of her public safety bills unanimously passed the Senate Public Safety Committee and will advance in the legislative process.  “Both of these bills

City committee to take another look at budget

The Santa Clarita City Council’s Budget Committee is meeting Tuesday to discuss an update on the city’s spending plan for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.  The Santa

Mayor Bill Miranda is voted by councilmenbers as mayor during the Santa Clarita City Council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City Council approves 5% pay hike  

Despite a bit of grumbling from the current Santa Clarita City Council, three of the four members present Tuesday decided to raise the salary of the future City Council by