The Santa Clarita City Council recognized April as Autism Acceptance Month during its regular meeting Tuesday night. The content of the Santa Clarita City Council meeting was largely a lighthearted one, with the council members recognizing community volunteers and organizations to better our community. Approximately one in 36 children and one in 45 adults have been diagnosed with some form ...

During the Santa Clarita City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday night, council members determined the outcome of several potential improvements to the community, including a new bike path and Central Park art project. At the request of Councilmember Jason Gibbs, members of the City Council quickly discussed the potential decision to move funds from the Sheriff’s Station Civic Art project fund ...

During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 12, the Santa Clarita City Council considered a 10 percent raise in compensation that was ultimately left to 5 percent after a brief discussion.  The City Council introduced an amendment to an ordinance concerning City Council salary. The amendment would have seen a total increase of 10 percent from their current salary of ...

During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Santa Clarita City Council evaluated the seven applications for a new Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commissioner, selecting one candidate to fill the vacant seat. At the Jan. 23 meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Miranda announced that the selected candidate, Rob Cruikshank, had withdrawn his nomination to the position formerly held by ...

Another round of applications has been received by the City of Santa Clarita for an open seat on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission after the originally decided-upon candidate retracted. The issue of a second round of applications was raised after it was brought to light that the chosen candidate, Rob Cruikshank, had listed another property and not his ...

The City of Santa Clarita is still working on developing their third Community Center at the former Valencia YMCA. The plans to convert the YMCA into the newest community center have been in the talks since 2016. However, as newly elected Mayor Cameron Smyth reflected on 2023 about his plans for the current year, he stated the new community center ...

The Santa Clarita City Council held its second regular meeting of the month on Tuesday night. The City Council began the meeting by arranging primary committee assignments for the various organizations that Councilmembers must take part in during the year, arranging primary, secondary, and alternate points of contact. In one notable conversation during the councilmembers’ time to make comments, Mayor ...

The Santa Clarita City Council issued a proclamation of recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day during their regular meeting on Tuesday night, which also included a pointed commentary on bullying by one member. The Santa Clarita City Council continued its yearly tradition of recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the day celebrated in the civil rights leader’s name ...

The Santa Clarita City Council selected a new mayor from amongst their number during a special meeting Tuesday. Cameron Smyth was selected as the new mayor for 2024, with councilmember Bill Miranda serving as Mayor Pro Tem. “It has been an amazing adventure, to sit here and be able to serve as mayor of this city. I actually don’t think ...

During the Santa Clarita City Council meeting Tuesday, unionized bus drivers serving Santa Clarita Transit, currently in their sixth week of striking, showed up in numbers to rally support for favorable contract negotiations. The City of Santa Clarita is not involved in the labor dispute between MV Transportation and the union. However, City Manager Ken Striplin did note that since ...