Politics/Govt

Selina Thomas, of Saugus, has announced that she’s making another bid for a seat on the Santa Clarita City Council.  She told The Signal she’s running because she’s invested in the community as a

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis announced Wednesday night that she issued an executive order mandating that the county’s more than 100,000-person workforce must receive the COVID-19 vaccine

Sherman Oaks resident Artin Sodaify has announced that he’s a candidate in the race to represent the 38th Assembly District.  A civil litigator, Sodaify told The Signal that issues of transportation, small business, wildfires and community safety are “important and

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors decided Tuesday to return to its pre-pandemic in-person format for its board and committee meetings.  The agency will no longer livestream board meetings on Zoom starting with the first meeting in October.   Gov. Gavin

The California Secretary of State’s office published data from the first campaign finance reporting period for the 2022 election cycle Tuesday.   In the race for the 38th Assembly District, Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, received $333,743.50 in monetary contributions between January and June

The Santa Clarita City Council sent a letter Monday citing a potential dam break as a significant factor in the city’s opposition to the proposed use of Camps Scott and Scudder in Saugus as

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced Saturday morning that she’s planning to introduce a motion requiring all county employees “to get the vaccine or face weekly COVID testing.”  Hahn plans to introduce the motion at the Board of Supervisor’s

Public comments from local organizations and residents submitted to the Los Angeles County Citizens Redistricting Commission this summer sent a uniform message to commissioners: Keep Los Angeles’s north county communities together.  Residents, the city

During Hispanic Heritage Month this year, Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, will recognize constituents of Hispanic-descent who have contributed to their community in the 38th Assembly District.  The monthlong celebration of Hispanic heritage starts Sept. 15 and runs through Oct. 15.

Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, announced to The Signal that she will run for re-election in 2022.  “I’m running so that I can continue my work in delivering for our community and

A judge ordered former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, to pay the attorney’s fees of Salem Media Group, one of the defendants in a case she brought against several parties over the publication of intimate pictures of Hill. 

The board of directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency will review two options Tuesday for allowing remote public participation to continue during its regular and committee meetings when the board returns to an in-person format

Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, is running for reelection to the seat he currently occupies in the 36th Assembly District. He said he has drawn on his life experiences during his service in the state Assembly.   A former

A hearing for Senate Bill 520, authored by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, was cancelled by Wilk last month.  The bill would allow the public to comment on large mining projects — like

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors felt assured in their agency’s water quality after receiving a presentation Tuesday night about the agency’s 2021 Consumer Confidence Report released in early June.  Ryan Bye, a water quality specialist at SCV

Annie Cho, a small-business woman and Realtor, announced this week her candidacy to for the 38th Assembly District, which includes communities in the Santa Clarita, Simi and San Fernando valleys.  “I am running to make sure that working families and

The city of Santa Clarita and Canyon View Estates have proposed two differing judgments in court filings this month on the matter of a solar panel system at the Canyon Country mobile home park.   Both sides proposed their

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday creating a Blue-Ribbon Commission on Homelessness to identify reforms to the county’s approach to addressing the county’s homelessness crisis.   Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced the motion proposing establishing the