Politics/Govt

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Takeaways from Bondi’s AG confirmation hearing 

By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer  Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as part of her confirmation process to serve as the next

City Council names commission appointees 

With new Santa Clarita City Council terms for Patsy Ayala in District 1 and Jason Gibbs in District 3 underway, the appointments came Tuesday for eight scheduled city commission vacancies

Residents share SCE gripes with City Council  

After a half-dozen local Southern California Edison customers aired grievances Tuesday to the Santa Clarita City Council, city officials said the city has been in talks with the utility for

Rachel Stalmer, a Kfar Aza kibbutz resident, shows a visitor some of the worst Oct. 7, 2023, damage, in Israel on March 7, 2024. Photo by Dan M. Berger.

Israel and Hamas agree to cease-fire deal 

Compiled from news service contributors  A deal has been struck between Israel and Hamas to temporarily stop the fighting and exchange hostages being held by both Hamas and Israel.  Here

Chiquita Canyon Landfill ceased operations on Dec. 31, 2024. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City to discuss trash plans 

The Santa Clarita City Council is expected Tuesday to discuss problems at a landfill about 3 miles west of city limits, the closure of which could impact local trash fees.  

Edison: Power could stay off until Thursday 

 A wide swath of Southern California Edison customers from Piru to Sand Canyon remain without power due to another week of anticipated windstorms in the Santa Clarita Valley, weather officials

County considers life after Chiquita 

Now that Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic has been closed due to pollution problems, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors began dealing with how to mitigate the loss of a