On April 8, 2008, Laurie Ender and Bob Kellar won the Santa Clarita City Council election after competing with three other prospective candidates. At the time of the election, Kellar was the Santa Clarita Mayor, while Ender was the Parks Commissioner for Santa Clarita. Both Ender and Kellar won city council seats after competing against Bob Spierer, Diane Trautman, and ...

At Wednesday’s William S. Hart Union High School District board meeting, former Santa Clarita City Councilman Bob Kellar was honored as the recipient of the One Hart Award, recognizing his decades of service and dedication to the community. The One Hart Award celebrates individuals who exemplify the values of community, caring, courage, and creativity. Kellar, a longtime public servant and ...

In a startling move, the community of Canyon Country, on the east side of the Santa Clarita Valley received approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to split off from both the City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County. The new entity has been named Canyon Country County. “The three ‘C’s’ are catchy,” beamed the selected head ...

As he prepares to retire from the Santa Clarita City Council after 20 years, Bob Kellar sat down with KHTS to reflect on his time on the council, as well as what is in store for him in the coming years. A History of Service Kellar had a background in service before ever considering a life in local politics. In ...

Jason Gibbs continues to maintain his lead for the second open seat on the Santa Clarita City Council, while incumbent Mayor Cameron Smyth retained the first seat in record-breaking fashion.  As of 4:15 p.m. Monday, Gibbs held a 3,003-vote lead over Kelvin Driscoll, with the two currently earning the second and third largest number of votes in Santa Clarita City ...

Dozens of young activists from Santa Clarita gathered in Valencia on Friday to call for the resignation of Santa Clarita City Councilman Bob Kellar over comments made 10 years ago that have resurfaced as Black Lives Matter protests continue throughout the country. On Friday, dozens of young activists from Santa Clarita gathered at the corner of Valencia Boulevard and McBean ...

As calls for the resignation of Santa Clarita City Councilman Bob Kellar, local business owners have begun to voice their support for the councilman, encouraging others to get to know him “before you judge.” The Controversy Since Black Lives Matter protests began in the Santa Clarita Valley in the end of May, several vocal residents have called for Kellar’s resignation ...

The Santa Clarita City Council and the William S. Hart Union High School District are planning to team up for a Human Relations Task Force to address community concerns following racial injustices across the country. During Tuesday’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, city officials announced their support for the City of Santa Clarita to team with the Hart School District ...

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ruled Friday that the CEMEX Corporation must pay over $25 million to the bureau within 30 days, or else their contract to mine in Soledad Canyon is set to be “terminated,” officials said. In a pair of decisions addressed to CEMEX, Inc. on Friday, the BLM states that for each of the ...

The Santa Clarita founding father and former mayor Carl Boyer III died Wednesday at the age of 81, according to his family. Boyer was born in Philadelphia in 1937. He attended Nether Providence High School in Wallingford, Pennsylvania; Maryville College in Tennessee; The Edinburgh University in Scotland; Trinity University in Texas, where he achieved a B.A. in history; and the ...