Politics & Government

Politics & Government

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Residents question battery-storage safety in Canyon Country 

July 11, 2025 6:15 pm

About 50 people gathered Thursday at the Canyon Country Community Center, as city officials sought to address recent questions they’ve received about the lithium-ion battery-based energy storage system in Canyon Country.    Terra-Gen’s website describes its 2.3-acre facility near Soledad Canyon and Solemint roads as a “stand-alone 80-megawatt energy-storage project.”  Mark Turner described Terra-Gen as the designer, builder, owner and operator

TMU makes plans for more pickleball, solar 

June 27, 2025 10:12 am

The Master’s University is making some big plans ahead of its 100-year anniversary celebration in 2027, but before that it’s looking to add a few new features to improve its

The price of keeping things moving 

June 26, 2025 5:56 pm

Santa Clarita’s budget calls for tens of millions in mobility costs for L.A. County’s third-largest city  Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin regularly talks about the importance of local road

City to break ground on new bike park 

June 25, 2025 7:00 pm

Santa Clarita’s cycling enthusiasts shared their excitement Tuesday about the city’s latest offering for recreational space: the Haskell Canyon Bike Park.   The Santa Clarita City Council approved the construction contract

Chiquita hit with stricter monitoring rules 

June 25, 2025 2:00 pm

Prior to the start of another six-hour hearing, air regulators accused Waste Connections and Chiquita Canyon Landfill of weaponizing accommodations and gamesmanship in dragging out its hearing process, which the

World News

NATO members endorse 5% defense spending target 

June 25, 2025 12:37 pm

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — On the final day of the NATO summit, members on Wednesday endorsed a defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product

Weste seeks to oust Lite from commission 

June 24, 2025 8:40 pm

Relationship between Weste, Lite goes south; planning commissioner calls it political retribution  Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste made an unusual request of her colleagues during council member comments

Politics and government

Valladares bills clear Senate, move to Assembly 

June 24, 2025 3:21 pm

News release   Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced that her bipartisan legislation to address several of her priority issue areas received Senate approval and now head to the state

World News: Israel-Iran

Trump: Israel, Iran have agreed to cease-fire 

June 23, 2025 4:17 pm

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a phased-in cease-fire, declaring an end to what he referred to as