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The Santa Clarita City Council is expected Tuesday to discuss problems at a landfill about 3 miles west of city limits, the closure of which could impact local trash fees. Due to Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s lingering pollution problems, which are the subject of county, state and federal cleanup orders, Santa Clarita is expected to talk about where the city’s trash
By CalMatters Staff There are roughly 1,000 new laws hitting California starting the first day of 2025. In all, lawmakers passed about 1,200 bills in 2024 and Gov. Gavin Newsom
By Joseph Lord, Sam Dorman Contributing Writer New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected on Dec. 16 a long list of immunity-related arguments President-elect Donald Trump made in an attempt
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for “compromises” over Ukraine in possible talks with President-elect Donald Trump but said Russian forces were in a
By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer President Joe Biden on Christmas Day said he has directed the Pentagon to continue its “surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine,” following a wave of Russian
By CalMatters Staff There are roughly 1,000 new laws hitting California starting the first day of 2025. If that sounds like a lot, it could have been much more: California
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Lara Trump, former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, announced Saturday she no longer seeks to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) soon-to-be-vacant seat. “After an incredible
By John Haughey Contributing Writer President Joe Biden, on his last Christmas Eve in the Oval Office, signed 50 bills into law, including measures that make the bald eagle the country’s
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said that Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, pledged during an off-record meeting that he wouldn’t pursue prosecutions
By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump has said he will take back control of the Panama Canal from the nation’s government if U.S. interests are not protected, in
Residents of Castaic and Val Verde are alleging that the L.A. County Board of Supervisors has a double standard when it comes to proclaiming a state of emergency in the
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Incoming border czar Tom Homan estimates that at least 100,000 beds for illegal immigrants in detention will be needed for the Trump administration to carry out
By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 prisoners on the federal government’s death row. These individuals, all
Santa Clarita City Council members are continuing to react with skepticism about a request from the owner of the Valencia Town Center mall for $60 million to $75 million in
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her election-related criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, although the indictment still stands.
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer The House Ethics Committee unveiled its report into the past conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, on Monday after he filed a last-minute lawsuit in
Mall owner seeks $60-$75M in public funding for parking structure A pair of Santa Clarita City Council members balked Thursday at a proposal shared in a letter from the Dallas-based
Santa Clarita Valley residents got their first look Wednesday at the new governing board overseeing College of the Canyons — and the apparent division within it. Sharlene Johnson, sworn in
By Joseph Lord, Jackson Richman and Arjun Singh Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — An agreement backed by President-elect Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week has
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