Politics/Govt

Dan Masnada

Masnada announces run for SCV Water board

News release  Dan Masnada has announced his candidacy for Division 1 of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors in the November 2024 election.    Masnada is the

During the strike, the city of Santa Clarita contracted its bus services wit Transit Services. Courtesy City of Santa Clarita

No end in sight for bus strike 

Santa Clarita leaders Tuesday declined to state whether there are circumstances that would prompt them to become involved in negotiations between the union that represents its bus drivers and the

Politics and government

Newsom signs Schiavo health care bill

News release   Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has announced that her bill, Modernizing Healthcare Access in California (Assembly Bill 1697), was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.   The

Santa Clarita City Hall

City votes to join lawsuit over bail 

The Santa Clarita City Council voted 5-0 to join the city of Whittier in a lawsuit against L.A. County’s judicial system Tuesday, following a closed-session discussion.  Whittier announced the lawsuit

San Fernando Superior Courthouse. Courtesy

City to discuss emergency-bail lawsuit 

In response to a lawsuit led by the city of Whittier claiming the reimplementation of the emergency bail system in L.A. County is a threat to public safety, Santa Clarita

Local temples to host rally for Israel 

Santa Clarita residents are holding a vigil and rally Tuesday before the Santa Clarita City Council’s regular meeting to support the citizens of Israel, after rocket attacks from Hamas and

City confirms bus drivers on strike 

The city of Santa Clarita’s bus drivers went on strike Monday morning, disrupting Santa Clarita Transit’s local and commuter bus services, following nearly a year of stalled contract negotiations.   MV

This composite photo shows two properties. The one on the left is at the corner of Fambrough Street and Ebelden Avenue in Newhall, and on the right is Newhall Avenue and Highway 14. Santa Clarita City Hall has received applications for both properties that would put hundreds of apartment units there. (left) Perry Smith/ (right) Dan Watson

Housing laws leave city little say-so  

The kinds of projects that the Santa Clarita City Council and city officials have worried about for years — proposals for relatively large-scale developments over which they have no real

San Fernando Superior Courthouse. Courtesy

Cities suing over bail get case moved  

A group of cities suing the L.A. County Superior Court system seeking to stop the courts from re-implementing the emergency bail system obtained an order Wednesday to move the case

James C Ball makes a public comment on his appeal for a six-home development in Canyon Country. Courtesy LA County

County OKs 6 homes in Canyon Country 

A land owner who’s been fighting L.A. County for years over how he wants to develop his 20-acre plot south of Sand Canyon Road and Sierra Highway got his approval