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2 candidates debate council-public hostility during forum
Two Santa Clarita City Council candidates traded barbs this week over the level of hostility during City Council meetings, with one saying antagonism is aimed at the public and the other saying it's sometimes aimed at council members. "These citizens went down to City Hall," challenger TimBen Boydston said during a candidate forum Wednesday night. "(Council members) called us terrorists, and one of the council members said that the developer should sue us. How in ...
Man plans 100-mile walk to help hungry
Maurice Bloem has been raising blisters on his feet for the past few days, but he says his blisters are minor in comparison to what millions of women throughout the world face when they walk long distances each day just to provide water for their families. Bloem, a humanitarian and a senior executive with the global humanitarian group Church World Service, is walking 100 miles through Southern California this week to show solidarity with the ...
Local hopefuls garner series of endorsements
The following candidates were recently endorsed by local leaders in their bids for public office: Timben Boydston for City Council 2012 * Joe Messina, William S. Hart School District board member. * Michele Jenkins, College of the Canyons Board of Trustees member. * B.J. Atkins, Newhall County Water Board of Trustees member. Laurie Ender for City Council 2012 * Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita. * California Republican Assembly's 17th Senate District. Jon Hatami for ...
Council hopefuls release reports
Incumbent Bob Kellar raised the most money for the April City Council race during the first two months of this year, while one challenger did not report any new donations as campaign finance statements were released Monday. The state-required Form 460 reports cover fundraising during January to February. They showed Kellar and former Councilman TimBen Boydston raised the largest amounts of campaign contributions with donations totaling $19,486 and $11,814, respectively. Although Mayor Laurie Ender received ...
City Council hopefuls debate term limits, mayor rotation
Candidates competing for seats on the Santa Clarita City Council were split on the issues of term limits and the chance for each council member to become mayor during the latest council candidates' forum held Monday. Incumbents Bob Kellar and Mayor Laurie Ender are facing challengers TimBen Boydston, Jon Hatami and Ed Colley in the April 10 City Council election. While Kellar said the citizens of Santa Clarita determine the term limits for City Council ...
Market back in season
The air was on the chilly side, but the enthusiasm was high Thursday as the farmers market returned to downtown Newhall following its winter hiatus.
Arts Commission forms blueprint for arts program
The city of Santa Clarita has released the first phase of an arts blueprint designed to bring attention to key areas in Santa Clarita's arts community. The City Council unanimously approved the first phase of the arts blueprint - which has been in development for the past two years - on Tuesday night. The blueprint is designed to address needs in the arts community. The city formed an Arts Commission to replace a former advisory ...
Council asks for cooperation with county for sheriff’s station
The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously agreed this week to send a letter signed by all five council members to the county asking that the two government bodies work together on plans for future law enforcement facilities in the Santa Clarita Valley. Earlier this week, county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich sent a letter to the City Council requesting the same thing. No meeting had yet been scheduled Wednesday, a city official said. "As you know, ...
Council approves purchase of 10 new buses
The Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to replace 10 aging buses that run on diesel with new buses that run on cleaner compressed natural gas. The 10 buses cost $4.84 million and will replace buses that have been used for 12 years, Transit Manager Adrian Aguilar said Monday. The city still owns 21 diesel buses and is seeking to replace all of them with buses that run on compressed natural gas. ...
City buys gear for Newhall library
The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday approved spending nearly $1.99 million for library furniture, electronic equipment and an increase in expenditures for architectural design and staffing - the vast majority of which will be going to the Old Town Newhall Library currently under construction.
Kellar receives warning on loan
The Fair Political Practices Commission ruled this week that Santa Clarita City Councilman Bob Kellar violated the Political Reform Act when he received a personal loan from a local developer, but commissioners said they would only issue a written warning. In a letter sent to Kellar, Gary S. Winuk, chief of the FPPC's enforcement division, said the councilman's loan violated the Political Reform Act. The act states that a city council member receiving a personal ...
Council may purchase new, cleaner buses
The Santa Clarita City Council is due to decide Tuesday night whether it will replace 10 aging buses that run on diesel with new buses that run on cleaner compressed natural gas. The 10 buses would cost $4.84 million and replace buses that have been used for 12 years, Transit Manager Adrian Aguilar said Monday. The city still owns 21 diesel buses and is seeking to replace all of them with buses that run on ...
Wendy’s worker celebrates 90th birthday — at work
When Maxine Coleman turned 90 Friday, she was surrounded by friends and family, but also by her coworkers at Wendy's on Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus. Coleman has been working as a hostess at Wendy's for almost 24 years - and she doesn't plan to retire anytime soon. "I have no intention of quitting," Coleman said. "They'd have to fire me." Coleman's imminent departure from Wendy's doesn't appear likely as the owner of the fast-food ...
Gas hike may lead to transport spike
Santa Clarita Valley public transit officials are bracing for more ridership on local and commuter bus lines as gas prices continue to spiral.
Women’s gym and day spa coming to Valencia
A new gym and day spa for women will be opening soon in Santa Clarita after the Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a permit for the Total Woman Gym & Day Spa this week. The Total Woman Gym & Day Spa will be located in the old Mervyn's building in Valencia's River Oaks Shopping Center. The full service spa will offer a fitness component with a variety of classes, said Elizabeth Caputo, director of ...
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