During a public meeting held by the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Community Advisory Committee, proponents and opponents voiced their positions on the plan to transfer all juvenile offenders to two camps in Saugus.
A judge has ruled that Measure J — a county measure that would divert funds to alternatives to incarceration — is unconstitutional, and county supervisors said this week they will continue to pursue the measure’s goals
The Santa Clarita City Council was excited to greet a live audience Tuesday evening at its first in-person regular meeting since March 2020, when state health orders pushed public meetings online. “We’re so happy
Two Saugus camps that are intended to house L.A. County’s violent juvenile offenders would need major security improvements in order to do so, according to a report from the Sheriff’s
The JJCC Community Advisory Committee meeting is open to the public and scheduled to begin Thursday, June 24 at 2 p.m. To join the meeting, visit https://probation.lacounty.gov/juvenile-justice-coordinating-council/. Instructions for making public comment are listed on the
The Santa Clarita City Council voted Tuesday to oppose a state-appointed committee’s decision to move juvenile offenders to Camp Joseph Scott and Camp Kenyon Scudder in Saugus. Council members directed city staff to draft a letter expressing the city’s position to the Juvenile
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will discuss Tuesday a strategy to address workplace trauma in the L.A. County Fire Department. A motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger states there is “an immediate need to identify and
After a state-appointed committee shared a controversial plan to realign the justice system, which would place all of L.A. County’s juvenile offenders in two local camps, local legislators shared their views on
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency approved Tuesday new water rates that will increase annually over the next five years starting this July. Gary Martin, president of the SCV Water Board, said the
The city of Santa Clarita is scheduled to start refurbishing approximately 2 miles of Railroad Avenue between Magic Mountain Parkway and 15th Street on June 24. The construction is expected to last until the end of September with work
The city of Santa Clarita announced this week that Santa Clarita City Council meetings and other regularly scheduled public meetings will be held fully in-person starting with the council meeting on June 22. “We are
In a ruling of “power versus space … two great pillars of environmental sustainability,” open space won this week, a win for city officials — at a $5 million price. A Los
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) board voted Thursday afternoon to revise the emergency temporary standards (ETS) regulating COVID-19 safety in the workplace to align with the California Department of Public Health’s orders that took effect on Tuesday. In short, it means fully vaccinated
Ed. note: This story was revised for clarification. The Santa Clarita Planning Commission unanimously approved five single-story apartment units Tuesday for low-income families with children in Newhall. Four two-bedroom, one-bathroom units will be in one of two approximately 3,000-square-foot buildings slated for a 30,000-square-foot vacant lot on Newhall Avenue between Railroad
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission received an update Tuesday about the city’s housing element, which helps the city plan to meet its housing needs for the next eight years. In Santa Clarita and many Southern California municipalities, housing
The city of Santa Clarita’s tourism advisory board held its quarterly meeting Tuesday to hear updates on the city’s tourism advertising, special events and other economic development updates. Tourism Trolley The Tourism Trolley returned to Santa
The state Legislature approved a budget Monday just before its Tuesday deadline to send a budget bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Three Republican legislators who represent parts of the Santa Clarita Valley voted against the budget
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined Republican lawmakers Tuesday to denounce the Biden administration’s Department of Justice for denying him and eight congressional colleagues a tour of the El Paso Intelligence Center during their visit to the southern border on May
In an announcement released on Monday, Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, reported that he had secured $20 million in federal funding for the district to be included in pending legislation, with some of
Assemblywoman Suzette Valadares toured the Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Center on Lyons Avenue Friday afternoon. She met with Jeff Stabile, director of the SCV Veteran Services Collaborative, as well as two board members — Patti Ryan and
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