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City hosting study session Thursday for parks 

The Santa Clarita Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission is hosting a study session Thursday to consider new signage for a veterans memorial, the Tesoro Adobe Historic Park project and

Voters continued to file during the middle of the afternoon at the precinct located at Greater Galilee Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Jennifer Podis.

Garcia’s lead grows after updated tally 

The lead for Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, in his 27th Congressional District reelection race grew by a few thousand votes, based on the returns counted as of press time

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House control too close to call 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  Both parties were holding their breath Wednesday as control of the U.S. House of Representatives remained too close to call while results continued to come in

Residents are encouraged to vote at Canyon Country Park during the 2024 United States General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Garcia holds early lead in race for Congress 

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, held on to an early lead after the first couple of counts Tuesday night, but the Santa Clarita Valley’s lone congressional race will once again

City Council race tight with early results 

Those expecting a close race for Santa Clarita City Council’s first district-based election were not disappointed, as the results indicated the tally was too close to call as of press

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Judges deny requests to block DOJ election monitors 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Federal judges have rejected bids by Missouri and Texas officials to block U.S. Department of Justice poll monitors.  U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on Tuesday rejected

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Voters share varied feelings about Election Day 

By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester, Emel Akan, Lawrence Wilson, Jeff Louderback, Arjun Singh, Stacy Robinson and John Haughey Contributing Writers  With the hours ticking down to the 2024 presidential election Tuesday,