After months of campaigning, the race for three Santa Clarita City Council seats came to an end Tuesday. However, the narrow margins reported, combined with untallied ballots, mean the results are yet to be officially determined. Based on the early results, it looks as though Santa Clarita  City Council members Laurene Weste and Marsha McLean are retaining their seats, holding ...

Santa Clarita and SCVTV are bringing a live streaming view of the City Council race from City Hall on Tuesday, so residents can watch the Election Day results of the vote in real time. Tuesday marks the end of a monthslong race, as candidates vie for three seats in an election expected to be extremely close. There are 13 candidates on the ballot. Their names are Dante Acosta, Sandy Bull, Moazzum Chowdhury, Dennis Conn, Stephen Daniels, Alan Ferdman, Berta Gonzalez-Harper, Maria Gutzeit, Duane Harte, Marsha McLean, Gloria Mercado-Fortine, Laurene Weste and Paul Wieczorek.

A bill introduced by Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, made it out of the Higher Education Committee on the California Assembly on Wednesday

Santa Clarita City Council race is less than 10 days away, candidates have filed their last campaign disclosures before voters hit the ballots and nearly 7,000 votes have been cast. In the last three City Council elections, votes by mail report have shown a turnout of about 2-to-1 in favor of mail-in or absentee ballots for Santa Clarita. In 2012, slightly more than 11,600 of the 15,390 votes cast were sent by mail. Only 3,783 votes were cast at the polls on election day. Absentee or mail-in ballots may be submitted up until the close of polls on election day, said Susan Caputo, assistant city clerk, noting that 6,888 ballots already have been received.

The deadline to register for the April 8 Santa Clarita City Council race is Monday, March 24, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder's Office

Santa Clarita City Council candidate Moazzem Chowdhury was listed in a complaint against a Lancaster pharmacy, one of four he owns. A complaint filed in November against Santa Clarita Valley pharmacist and Santa Clarita City Council candidate Moazzem Chowdhury of Desert Drugs cites three causes for discipline from 2010 actions, as part of an active investigation. The alleged causes for discipline stem from accusations from an inspector who noted Desert Drugs did not properly shred patient information before disposal, dispensed prescriptions for Schedule II narcotics without physician verification and a lack of accurate records from a business-to-business narcotics purchase.

Board of Equalization Member George Runner expressed his support Monday for a Senate bill authored by Sen. Steve Knight. SB 1113 would extend the period that veterans are allowed to claim back tax refunds.

State Sen. Steve Knight's office staff will be at SCVi Charter School on Wednesday evening to talk with residents after hours. Knight will also be at Castaic Elementary School on Friday to talk with a third grade class.

Santa Clarita City Council candidates listed their contributions ahead of the April 8 election for three open seats

George Runner, Board of Equalization Member, announced he is sponsoring legislation that would refund illegal tax money taken from Californians, state officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The legislation, Assembly Bill 2510 and Senate Bill 1327, would extend common sense protections to taxpayers by requiring the state to ...