Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez-Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, penned a bill which was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom this past Tuesday. On Tuesday Sept 28, Valladares’ bill protecting election integrity was signed into law. This bill features new legislation prohibiting local and state office candidates from accepting campaign donations from foreign entities.  “The act prohibits a foreign government or principal, ...

The California wildfire season is well under way, with close to 2.4 million acres scorched in 2021 so far, according to Cal Fire.  Due to the high number and large size of these fires, none of which are burning in or near Santa Clarita, the air quality in the valley continues to worsen.  Residents and visitors to Santa Clarita in ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced yet another closure in a long series of shutdowns on the westbound Interstate-210, impacting Santa Clarita drivers.  Caltrans crews are set to fully close the westbound I-210 in Sylmar for a full 55-hour weekend of paving and repair work this coming weekend, Friday, Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. through 5 a.m. Monday, ...

Fostering Youth Independence (FYI), a Santa Clarita non-profit, ended the summer with its annual Big Bear retreat designed to create camaraderie among the organization’s local foster youth. As an annual tradition intending to bring Santa Clarita foster youth together prior to the upcoming school year, the 2021 retreat welcomed youth, volunteers and FYI leaders for camping and relationship-building, according to ...

Triple digits are in the Santa Clarita Valley Weather forecast during the Labor Day weekend.  Beginning Saturday temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees, according to officials with the National Weather Service, (NWS).  Temperatures are expected to reach around 107 degrees Sunday before conditions are set to drop down to 100 degrees between Monday and Tuesday, according to NWS officials.  ...

In a statement Wednesday, Congressman Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) condemned the recent government mandates on vaccines and mask wearing. Garcia’s statement comes as a response to recent rules set by the state government that requires all state and health care workers to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or be tested every week for the virus. “The government should ...

With rising concerns over the California fuel shortages, California GOP lawmakers, including Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, have sent letters highlighting the dangers.  Garcia and fellow congress members sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack outlining their concerns over the effect of the shortage, especially in light of the approaching wildfire ...

Brittany Cervantes is a Santa Clarita native and University of Kentucky alum and now plays a crucial part on the Olympic softball team for Mexico at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.  A National Pro Fastpitch player turned Olympic athlete, Cervantes got her start right here in Newhall before pursuing a career in softball.  In a Sunday morning game, Mexico defeated Italy ...

The Monday decision requires all California workers and workers in health care and high-risk congregate settings to either show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or be tested at least once per week, and encourage all local government and other employers to adopt a similar protocol. The new rule is set to take effect next month, officials announced Monday. There are ...

The state of California has extended a Flex Alert to Saturday evening including in Santa Clarita, due to threatened transmission lines from a growing wildfire in southern Oregon. Transmission lines used to import energy to California are being threatened by the wildfire in Oregon, as well as the extreme heat putting stress on electrical grids throughout the state.  The California ...