A bill that would ensure that a Cemex-style aggregate mine can never exist in Soledad Canyon was introduced on Thursday by Representative Steve Knight, CA-25. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Soledad Canyon Consistency Act, would withdraw the mineral rights for land in the eastern portion of the Santa Clarita Valley, meaning ...

Ed. Note: The following article is a news release provided by the office of Representative Steve Knight. Representative Steve Knight, CA-25, sent a letter on Thursday requesting that the final judgement on the proposed Cemex mine in Soledad Canyon be delivered as soon as possible. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The letter, ...

As 2015 comes to a close, Santa Clarita’s Congressman Steve Knight, CA-25, is looking back on some of his accomplishments from the past year. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “It’s been an interesting year as a freshman congressman, there’s a steep learning curve,” said Knight in an on air interview with KHTS ...

Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Bob Kellar announced Monday that he will seek re-election in the 2016 Santa Clarita City Council election. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “After much thought, I decided to go for it one more time,” said Kellar. “I’ve enjoyed (being on the Santa Clarita City Council).” Kellar noted ...

Story by Heather Harbin and Jessica Boyer. CEMEX officials have filed an appeal to last month’s decision by the Bureau of Land Management to cancel its mining contract in Soledad Canyon. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. On Aug. 28, Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, officials hand-delivered a formal document to a ...

Editorial by Carl Goldman.  Friday’s announcement, “Cemex is dead in Santa Clarita” is the biggest story in the history of our valley other than the original formation of our city in 1987. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. In 1990, the Federal Government’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) granted mining rights to allow ...

Representative Steve Knight, CA-25, has a new tactic in continuing his fight to prevent CEMEX from breaking ground on an aggregate mine in the Santa Clarita Valley. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Knight led a bipartisan effort by sending a letter on Tuesday afternoon to Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick, Commanding General and ...

Cemex officials were “disappointed” Wednesday by a letter sent from the Bureau of Land Management questioning their ability to mine on Soledad Canyon. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The purpose of their letter, which was sent Friday, was to correct “the record” and ensure the project “is not further prejudiced” by the ...

Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story an more information will be added as it’s available. Federal BLM officials sent a letter Monday withdrawing support for Cemex to mine Soledad Canyon. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Bureau of Land Management’s 2000 approval was conditional upon “significant conditions,” according to federal officials ...

Santa Clarita officials are asking residents who are concerned about the mine to visit a website the city created to inform people about their activity.  Santa Clarita officials’ expressed concern Friday about Cemex mining in Soledad Canyon, with news the international building supply company is moving forward on its Santa Clarita Valley plans. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita ...