The Santa Clarita City Council held its regular meeting in Valencia Tuesday night. The Santa Clarita City Council heard a presentation on the annual allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, among other topics. According to City documents, these block grant funds are designed to ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday night to discuss awarding contracts for improving bridges and roadways as part of regular upgrades to city infrastructure. First on the list during the public meeting is an adjustment to the Consolidated Fire Protection District developer fees, which pay for the cost of fire stations, related fire protection improvements, and ...

During the Santa Clarita City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday night, council members determined the outcome of several potential improvements to the community, including a new bike path and Central Park art project. At the request of Councilmember Jason Gibbs, members of the City Council quickly discussed the potential decision to move funds from the Sheriff’s Station Civic Art project fund ...

Another round of applications has been received by the City of Santa Clarita for an open seat on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission after the originally decided-upon candidate retracted. The issue of a second round of applications was raised after it was brought to light that the chosen candidate, Rob Cruikshank, had listed another property and not his ...

The Santa Clarita City Council held its second regular meeting of the month on Tuesday night. The City Council began the meeting by arranging primary committee assignments for the various organizations that Councilmembers must take part in during the year, arranging primary, secondary, and alternate points of contact. In one notable conversation during the councilmembers’ time to make comments, Mayor ...

The Santa Clarita City Council issued a proclamation of recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day during their regular meeting on Tuesday night, which also included a pointed commentary on bullying by one member. The Santa Clarita City Council continued its yearly tradition of recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the day celebrated in the civil rights leader’s name ...

The Santa Clarita City Council selected a new mayor from amongst their number during a special meeting Tuesday. Cameron Smyth was selected as the new mayor for 2024, with councilmember Bill Miranda serving as Mayor Pro Tem. “It has been an amazing adventure, to sit here and be able to serve as mayor of this city. I actually don’t think ...

During the Santa Clarita City Council meeting Tuesday, unionized bus drivers serving Santa Clarita Transit, currently in their sixth week of striking, showed up in numbers to rally support for favorable contract negotiations. The City of Santa Clarita is not involved in the labor dispute between MV Transportation and the union. However, City Manager Ken Striplin did note that since ...

Patsy Ayala announced her candidacy for city council at Salt Creek Grille during an event hosted by current city council member Bill Miranda Tuesday evening.  Over 50 residents and supporters gathered at the restaurant to hear Ayala make the official announcement and celebrate the launch of her campaign for a seat on the city council.  During her announcement, Ayala revealed ...

The Child & Family Center received a proclamation from the Santa Clarita City Council at their monthly meeting on Sept. 26th.  “We are so grateful to the Santa Clarita City Council Members and Mayor Jason Gibbs, for recognition of this important issue that is often not talked about,” said Child & Family Center’s CEO, Nikki Buckstead. “Domestic abuse is very ...