Politics/Govt

More than 100 people have departed Afghanistan in last three weeks with the support of Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, whose office has helped or is in the process of helping nearly 300 people evacuate the country.  The

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission cancelled its regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Santa Clarita City Hall.  “We forecast two meetings per month, but often only have one of

Four vote centers for the Sept. 14 recall election will open in the Santa Clarita Valley this Saturday, according to the website of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder.   The four centers

A 37-home single-family residential development planned for Stevenson Ranch received its final approval Tuesday when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to deny an appeal that sought to overturn the project’s approval by the Regional Planning Commission in

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, made a campaign stop at Black Bear Diner in Santa Clarita Saturday morning as part of his two-week bus tour across California leading up to the Sept. 14 gubernatorial

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will hear an appeal Tuesday for a 37-home development proposed for a 94.38-acre parcel of undeveloped land located southwest of Pico Canyon Road near Interstate 5, just east of Magnolia Lane.  The county Regional Planning Commission approved the project, known

Three city of Santa Clarita employees are under self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently posted on its website an active outbreak of COVID-19

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Friday that he will be holding one in-person town hall in Simi Valley and telephone town halls in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys next week.   He will host

A trio of local state legislators denounced Friday a rewrite of Assembly Bill 1102, a bill that would now allow employers in California to require COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment.  AB 1102, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low,

Reacting to a bombing attack in Kabul that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans on Thursday, Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, issued a statement calling on President

City of Santa Clarita Transit bus drivers representing nearly 20% of total driver assignments for a typical weekday said COVID-19 related reasons required them to call out from work Wednesday.  In addition to those 17 bus drivers,

Gloria Locke, a member of the Santa Clarita Human Relations Roundtable, discussed the group’s mission in her comments to the Santa Clarita City Council Tuesday evening, saying she sought to break the “ill perceptions” that

California Senate Republicans led by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, accused Sacramento Democrats this week of protecting “(Gov. Gavin) Newsom’s failed unemployment department” after they delayed a hearing on accountability for the agency’s well-documented problems

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, spoke at a bipartisan For Country Caucus press conference Tuesday to urge President Joe Biden to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan until all Americans and Afghan allies are safely evacuated.  “Mr. President, you are first

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, and Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda for a Friday afternoon panel discussion called “Latino Leaders