On Wednesday city officials held a public hearing on the preliminary redistricting map which divides Santa Clarita into five districts for future city council elections. The initial map of five districts was published on Feb. 22 by the city so residents could review the map prior to Wednesday’s public hearing. The hearing took place at the Newhall Community Center where ...
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Santa Clarita City Council To Hold First Meeting Of 2022
The Santa Clarita City Council is set to hold its first meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, with issues such as potential lawsuits, federal holidays, and local policy on the docket. In a special closed session before the public meeting, the City Council is set to discuss potential litigation over at-large voting, which is the current system by which City Councilmembers ...
Read More »Santa Clarita City Council Discusses Hispanic Heritage Month, Hazard Mitigation Plan
At their regular meeting Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council recognized Hispanic Heritage Month and updated the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan as well as a new parking area lighting project. The meeting began with the recognition of Hispanic Heritage month, a population that makes up 33.5 percent of Santa Clarita’s residents. Hispanic Heritage month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. ...
Read More »Santa Clarita City Council Appoints League Of California Cities Voting Delegate, Commission Nominee
Expected to represent the City of Santa Clarita at the League of California Cities Annual Conference in September, Councilwoman Marsha McLean was appointed by the city council during their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday to help shape California’s political landscape. At the 2021 League of California Cities Annual Conference, McLean is set to represent Santa Clarita as a voting delegate to ...
Read More »Santa Clarita City Council To Discuss Bail, Sand Canyon Resort In Tuesday Meeting
The Santa Clarita City Council is set to take action on the waiving of monetary bail and the construction of the Sand Canyon Resort in a Tuesday meeting. The city council is scheduled to touch on these topics, along with redistricting, an inclusive play area and other subjects during their meeting on July 13. On Tuesday, the city council is ...
Read More »City Council Unanimously Votes Against Juvenile Offenders Coming To Santa Clarita
The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously voted Tuesday, during the first in-person Santa Clarita City Council meeting since the onset of the pandemic, in opposition of the decision from the County’s subcommittee to send juvenile offenders to detention camps located in Saugus. With over 100 Santa Clarita residents taking to City Hall Tuesday to express their thoughts, Council members directed ...
Read More »Santa Clarita City Council Discusses Mask Mandate, Human Relations Roundtable
Santa Clarita residents expressed their frustration with the lack of clarity regarding the mask mandate across Los Angeles County as well as the recent Human Relation’s Roundtable controversy at the City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. During the public hearing, residents expressed their confusion about the reopening of California in June that would no longer require vaccinated individuals to ...
Read More »Santa Clarita City Council Meeting Recap: Human Relations Roundtable, Threat To KHTS Staff
The Santa Clarita City Council discussed the Human Relations Roundtable controversy as well as a threat to KHTS staff during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. During the meeting Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council covered a range of topics including concerns about a lack of community input in the Human Relations Roundtable and the actions of KHTS Staff when ...
Read More »Purchase Of 132 Acres In Bee Canyon Scheduled To Be Discussed In Santa Clarita City Council Meeting
In an upcoming regular City Council meeting Tuesday, the acquisition of the 132 acre “Bee Canyon” in the Soledad Canyon area is set to be discussed for approval. The 132 acre property, known as “Bee Canyon,” is planned to allow for connection to the Eastern Greenbelt Open Spaces owned by the City of Santa Clarita. If approved on Tuesday’s City ...
Read More »City Council To Consider No-Confidence Vote For D.A. Gascón
The Santa Clarita City Council is set to consider taking a vote of no confidence for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, as several City officials believe that his actions since being sworn “risk safety of the general public.” The council is scheduled to discuss a vote of no confidence for the new district attorney during their regular meeting ...
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