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District Elections Transition To Be Discussed By Santa Clarita City Council

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A resolution to transition from the current at-large election system to districts is expected to be discussed by the Santa Clarita City Council during a special meeting on Thursday, officials said. The City of Santa Clarita first and foremost desires to preserve the health and welfare of its residents. In this time of the coronavirus pandemic, and the almost daily ...

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California Voting Rights Act Letter To Be Discussed By Santa Clarita City Council 

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The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to discuss a California Voting Rights Act letter during a special meeting Tuesday, officials said.  On Feb. 4, the Santa Clarita City Clerk’s Office received a letter from Attorney Scott Rafferty on behalf of Neighborhood Elections Now, “a group including Santa Clarita voters of a variety of races and ethnicities,” to abolish the ...

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Saugus Union School District Approves Trustee-Area Plan For District’s New Election System

Saugus High School wood shop teacher Leonard Friedman and his students took part in the Stiles Machinery’s 50th Anniversary celebration, winning a Stiles machine valued at over $10,000.

The Saugus Union School District Governing Board voted to approve a trustee-area plan for the district’s transition to a new voting system on Tuesday evening. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Previously, the district had an “at-large” voting system in which the five-member board would be elected by all voters in the school ...

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Santa Clarita Community College District, COC To Host Trustee-Area Map Public Hearings

Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of College of the Canyons. The first public hearing for the proposed trustee areas for the Board of Trustees of the Santa Clarita Community College District is planned to be held Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. At its September 23 meeting, the ...

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Saugus Union School District To Host Public Meetings For Trustee Area Voting

Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of the Saugus Union School District. Saugus Union School District officials are planning to host several public meetings about the new trustee area voting system for the school district’s Governing Board. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. On May 5, 2015, the Saugus Union School ...

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Newhall School District Seeks Public Opinion On District Based Elections

Newhall School District officials are transitioning to a new system of electing governing board members through district areas, and still seeking public input ahead of their expected vote Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Newhall School District is holding a public hearing on the proposed “trustee area” map Monday, May 4 ...

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Saugus Union Hit With Complaint Alleging CVRA Violation

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 Saugus Union School District officials were hit with a complaint alleging their at-large elections are in violation of the California Voting Rights Act, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. SUSD is one of the only school districts locally that hasn’t changed its elections after several ...

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County To Deny COC Request To Change Elections

Los Angeles County officials are planning to deny a request by College of the Canyons to consolidate elections and use cumulative voting next November, officials said.

Los Angeles County officials are planning to deny a request by College of the Canyons to consolidate elections and use cumulative voting next November, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. A decision is expected to be made Tuesday, when the board will formally take up the item and vote. The move ...

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L.A. County OKs Move Of Santa Clarita City Council Elections

County supervisors approved moving Santa Clarita City Council elections, days before one of the men who prompted the change is scheduled  to speak. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County officials signed off Tuesday on the first term of a lawsuit brought forth by Jim Soliz and Rosemarie Sanchez Fraser, who sued ...

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Santa Clarita, Voting Rights Plaintiffs Face Deadline In Settlement

A former Legacy Christian Academy teacher is suing the private K-8 school in Valencia, claiming harassment, discrimination, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress in a lawsuit that names her former employer, the school’s founder and two administrators.

Santa Clarita attorneys and two city residents who sued the city over an alleged California Voting Rights Act violation are set to meet next month to discuss lingering issues with a settlement agreement, city officials said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Attorneys from both sides met in court Wednesday, when a ...

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