In a shocking move, the Santa Clarita City Council voted this week 4-1 to secede from Los Angeles County. During a special meeting Friday, the Santa Clarita City Council held a vote to secede from Los Angeles County and form an independent regional government. “We’ve reached our limit on County mandates,” Santa Clarita City Manager, Ken Striplin told KHTS. “Most ...

Five pieces of state legislation were presented to the City Council on Tuesday for the council to consider adopting a position of support. The legislation included two assembly bills and three senate bills for the council to consider to grant their support for: AB 23 (Muratsuchi), AB 1631 (Schiavo), SB 13 (Ochoa Bogh), SB 14 (Grove), and SB 489 (Wilk). ...

On Wednesday city officials held a public hearing on the preliminary redistricting map which divides Santa Clarita into five districts for future city council elections. The initial map of five districts was published on Feb. 22 by the city so residents could review the map prior to Wednesday’s public hearing. The hearing took place at the Newhall Community Center where ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to swear in a new mayor Tuesday in a special meeting. During a special city council meeting Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council is set to approve Santa Clarita’s 2023 mayor. Nominations for mayor are set to be opened at the meeting. When the mayor is selected, he or she will be sworn ...

The Santa Clarita city council acknowledged Native American Heritage Month and Small Business Saturday at their regular meeting on Tuesday.  As the last meeting before the Thanksgiving holidays, the city council recognized November as Native American Heritage Month, gifting a proclamation to the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.  “The City of Santa Clarita takes this time to recognize the ...

The three incumbent Santa Clarita City Council members remain primed for re-election, according to the most recent vote results. All three current members of the City Council – Marsha McLean, Bill Miranda and Laurene Weste – are holding the lead in the 2022 midterm election, with the three top candidates taking seats on the council. Weste currently holds the majority ...

At the Santa Clarita State of the City Thursday, local leaders celebrated the 35th anniversary of the City of Santa Clarita’s founding. On Thursday afternoon, Santa Clarita representatives and other locals attended the annual Santa Clarita State of the City event at the Canyon Country Community Center. Attendees included Representative Mike Garcia, Senator Scott Wilk, Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, representatives for Supervisor ...

The Santa Clarita City Council approved a design contract for a new park in the city as well as funds for senior services at Tuesday night’s regular board meeting.  The city council unanimously approved Tuesday’s consent calendar, which included a design contract for the Via Princessa Park set to be located along the south bank of the Santa Clara River, ...

Santa Clarita City Council candidates reported updates on the results of their fundraising efforts for the 2022 election cycle. Contributions for the most recent filing period are reported by candidates in their Form 460, which are available online at VoteSantaClarita. Laurene Weste Current City Mayor Laurene Weste received a total of $63,807 in contributions. During the last filing period, $15,799 ...

The Santa Clarita City Council heard from Southern California Edison on its wildfire mitigation plan, as well as acknowledged German-American and Hispanic Heritage Month. At the regular meeting on Tuesday, SoCal Edison representatives presented to the city council an update on its wildfire mitigation plan for grid-hardening. “We recognize how important it is to have safe and reliable utility services,” ...