The former president and CEO of a Whittier medical clinic was sentenced Monday to 124 months in federal prison for submitting fraudulent billings to a Medi-Cal healthcare program that provides family planning services to low-income Californians who lack health insurance. Vincenzo Rubino, 59, of Valencia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II, who also ordered him ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, kicked off the legislative year by introducing AB 1820, a bill designed to demystify housing developer fees and provide information needed to ensure affordable housing is delivered as quickly as possible without surprise costs. Introducing AB 1820 as Schiavo’s first bill demonstrates Schiavo’s commitment to removing barriers and getting affordable housing online as quickly as possible, ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, (SCV Water) recently partnered with the College of the Canyons (COC) Employee Training Institute (ETI) to develop a Project Management training for local water professionals.  The ETI at COC provides customized workplace education and training to businesses, municipalities and government agencies.   “We’re seeing an increase in various projects across SCV Water, and the need ...

The Santa Clarita Master Chorale, led by Allan Robert Petker, Artistic Director, is proud to announce its two-event concert series for the holiday season. It is time to let the “Lights of the Season” shine everywhere, and the Santa Clarita Master Chorale holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 pm will do just that. The first half is rich ...

Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic was issued two Notices of Violations (NOVs)by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) this week. One NOV was issued for the landfill’s failure to maintain the leachate collection and storage system in good operating condition, failure to report the breakdown of equipment and other permit condition violations, according to the AQMD. ...

Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides the City of Santa Clarita with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to help meet the needs of low- and moderate-income residents in the community. The City is seeking input to help guide the development of the City’s 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan, a five-year guide for CDBG project priorities. To ...

The Saugus Union School District (SUSD) Governing Board is expected to discuss and approve a plan to close Santa Clarita Elementary on Tuesday. The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Nov. 14, beginning with a closed session at 5:30 p.m. followed by the open public session at 6:30 p.m. The ...

College of the Canyons (COC) has received a $1.437 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education in support of a Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program designed to help student veterans succeed in pursuing postsecondary education by addressing gaps in support services and infrastructure. The five-year grant partnership will provide intensive services to 125 eligible student veterans in the Santa ...

More than 16.6 million Californians now have a REAL ID – an increase of 147,642 from the previous month – according to California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) data. As the autumn leaves fall from the trees and pumpkin spice fills the air, November brings with it not only the beauty of fall, but also the year’s busiest travel season. ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating missing person Smaran Prakash Poudyal, last seen in Saugus. Poudyal is a 25-year-old Asian man who was last seen on Tuesday, Oct. 31,  at 5:30 a.m. on the 20800 block of Satinwood Drive in Saugus. Poudyal is 5’09” tall, 135 lbs, with straight black ...