Politics/Govt

The city of Santa Clarita recently moved one step closer toward introducing workforce housing in the city.   The Santa Clarita City Council authorized city staff last week to enter into an agreement with the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA), which issues bonds to help finance

Joe Messina filed paperwork earlier this month declaring his intent to run for a seat on the Santa Clarita City Council.  The William S. Hart Union High School District board member told The Signal he’s exploring all

Business leaders of the Valley Industry Association (VIA) gathered Tuesday afternoon to receive an update from the City of Santa Clarita about the city’s economic development activity.  Jason Crawford, the city’s acting

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, introduced the Protecting and Restoring Our Trees by Enhancing Conservation and Treatments (PROTECT) Act on Tuesday.   The bill intends to help improve forest management by allowing for more flexibility

A free vaccine clinic welcomed Santa Clarita Valley residents to get first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine all day Saturday at a Valencia business.  The pop-up vaccine clinic was the result of collaboration between

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva issued a statement Friday afternoon that his department would not “expend our limited resources” to support the compliance of the county Public Health department’s new health order modifications, requiring masking

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced this week he secured $1 million for College of the Canyons and $610,000 for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to be included in the 2022 Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations bill.  Funding

Santa Clarita City Council members continued their deliberations on the future of council elections Tuesday during a closed session special meeting.   The City Council has not publicly met about the possibility of transitioning to district-based elections due to litigation alleging that the city’s current “at-large” elections

The Santa Clarita City Council considered issues of the environment, housing and justice when it took positions on several pieces of state and federal legislation Tuesday night.  Council members cast their votes on the legislation as part of their agenda’s consent calendar,

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, is leading the fundraising race in his bid to represent the 25th Congressional District for another two-year term.  Garcia raised $696,318.27 from April through June, according to the campaign

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, called for a pay raise for service members Tuesday during the House Appropriations Committee markup of the Department of Defense 2022 bill.   Garcia offered an amendment that would require that the secretary of defense increase base

Mayor Bill Miranda and resident Steve Petzold engaged in a shouting match during the Santa Clarita City Council’s meeting Tuesday after Petzold questioned the way the city-created Human Relations Roundtable operates.  The verbal altercation culminated in Miranda telling

COVID-19 vaccinations and bags of foods were available at no cost last Friday morning at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley in Canyon Country thanks to an event organized by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa

Dr. Aakash Ahuja announced earlier this month his candidacy for Santa Clarita City Council. Ahuja, who ran for a council seat in 2020, said he’s running to build on the work of current

Residents objected to the presence of a Confederate symbol at a Santa Clarita Valley GOP-organized Fourth of July car parade during Tuesday’s Santa Clarita City Council meeting.  The symbol — half of a Confederate flag — was part of a “triple threat flag,” which also includes half of the American flag and

The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to uphold the decision of the Santa Clarita Planning Commission, which denied the Sand Canyon Resort plan last month with a 5-0 vote.  The denial was made with prejudice, meaning Steve Kim,

Dave Barlavi, a Valencia tax attorney, recently announced he’s running for the Santa Clarita City Council in 2022, when three spots on the council will appear on the ballot.  Barlavi, a member of the Saugus Union School District governing board, told The Signal he’s

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, added language to the 2022 Homeland Security funding bill Tuesday to “encourage the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse the cost of generators for individuals who are affected