The annual Santa Clarita “State of the City Luncheon,” themed “Lights, Camera, Santa Clarita,” is set for October, officials said. The event is set to celebrate the City of Santa Clarita’s current and future accomplishments, as well as the City’s growing relationship with the Hollywood film industry, according to officials.  Scheduled to take place on Oct. 24, the luncheon is ...

Jason Gibbs announced his candidacy for Santa Clarita City Council in 2020 on the Fourth of July, atop his float in front of thousands of parade-goers. By minimizing the cities long-term financial obligations, expanding and developing infrastructure to create economic opportunity and much-needed reduction in traffic congestion, and focusing efforts at City Hall to enhance public safety in all aspects ...

U.S. Army and Navy veteran Chris Werthe kicked off his Santa Clarita City Council campaign at an event Saturday. Werthe, who now serves as chief safety engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, says his experience in the public sector would help him on the City Council. “In the public sector, you have to work with a ...

The Santa Clarita City Council approved a “pilot program” for a lease of dark fiber optic internet lines during Tuesday’s regular meeting. The City Council also gave the final approval of the budget for fiscal year 2019-20, discussed some upcoming summer events and recognized June as Pride Month on Tuesday, holding public hearings on several agenda items. Several members of ...

Santa Clarita founding father and former Mayor Carl Boyer III died Wednesday at the age of 81. Boyer campaigned for Santa Clarita to be its own independent city and served on the first City Council in 1987. “Our father is the best man we’ve ever known,” Boyer’s three daughters, Michèle, Denise and Danielle, said in a joint statement Wednesday afternoon. ...

The Santa Clarita City Council discussed Phase III in the construction of the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at their Tuesday meeting. Also discussed during the May 28 meeting were state legislation, waste management and fire station development, according to the agenda. Waste Management Rate Adjustment Santa Clarita Waste Management services are currently held at a single-family rate capped ...

The City of Santa Clarita has begun enacting plans to implement new speed limits throughout the city, with the first batch of sign replacements currently underway. City officials completed a Citywide Engineering and Traffic Survey earlier this year, in order to assure that speed limits take into account driver behavior and allow for the continued use of radar and laser ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to discuss the mayoral election process during Tuesday’s City Council meeting after the controversial nomination of Councilmember Cameron Smyth for mayor by Councilmember Bob Kellar in December 2018. Smyth’s nomination prompted a heated debate among the city council members, which ultimately resulted in former Mayor Pro Tem Marsha McLean assuming the position at ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to deliberate on the approval of $450,000 in funding for the city’s annual concrete rehabilitation project during Tuesday’s council meeting. The 2018-19 Annual Concrete Rehabilitation Program consists of two projects: a sidewalk repair project and access ramp construction. Each component of the program is part of the sustaining public infrastructure of the City ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is set to discuss the implementation of new speed limits throughout the city, with some speed limits increasing as much as 10 mph. City officials recently completed a Citywide Engineering and Traffic Survey in order to assure that speed limits take into account driver behavior and allow for the continued use of radar and laser ...