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City adopts revised historic preservation ordinance
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council voted to approve revisions to the city's long-contested historic preservation ordinance at their meeting Tuesday.
COC has 13 candidates for open board seat
College of the Canyons will consider 13 candidates to fill the open seat on its Board of Trustees, a school official said Tuesday.
Supervisors approve county task force on gun violence
Members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a countywide study on ways to lessen instances of gun violence.
Safety study of schools proposed
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is pushing for a countywide examination of school safety plans in the aftermath of December's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left more than two dozen dead.
Boyer calling again for split of L.A. County
Carl Boyer, one of Santa Clarita's founding fathers and among its earliest mayors, is again launching a campaign to break up Los Angeles County.
School districts cautiously optimistic on finances
The financial outlooks for Santa Clarita's elementary school districts remain cautiously optimistic, according to officials.
‘E-cycling’ event turns circuits to cash
Dozens of televisions, computer monitors, keyboards and even a vacuum or two littered a parking lot at College of the Canyons Saturday, all dropped off with the goal of benefitting both Hart High School and the environment.
City Council to discuss mayoral changes
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council will discuss potential changes to the way the city's mayor is determined during their meeting Tuesday.
SCV school special ed funding could be at risk
School districts are taking an increased role in providing funding for students with disabilities as state and federal support remains stagnant, according to a state report released Thursday.
McKeon discusses ‘Yes’ vote
Local Republican Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon said there are two ways of looking at Tuesday's deal to pull the country off the "fiscal cliff": as a tax increase for wealthy Americans or as a tax cut for the majority of the country.
Many will see their taxes rise
Though the country's fall from the so-called fiscal cliff proved to be short lived, about three-fourths of Americans will still see their taxes rise this year, according to estimates.
Many will see taxes rise from ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
Though the country's fall from the so-called fiscal cliff proved to be short lived, the truce agreed to by Republicans and Democrats this week will still result in tax increases for about three-fourths of Americans, according to estimates.
McKeon praises passage of ‘fiscal cliff’ bill
Local Republican Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon said there are two ways of looking at Tuesday's deal to pull the country off the "fiscal cliff": as a tax increase for wealthy Americans or as a tax cut for the majority of the country.
Year in review: Einstein still struggling for charter
After two years of attempts to get approval for an elementary school charter in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences has turned to the Los Angeles County Board of Education.
CHP checkpoint nets no DUI arrests
No drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during Saturday's 8-hour checkpoint run by the California Highway Patrol, according to an officer.
Articles By Author - Luke Money
City approves ‘Habitat for Heroes’ project
To a round of applause from the audience, members of the Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to move forward with a residential development project for veterans and their families within the city.
‘Mayor Dude’ comes under fire
In a move longtime Santa Clarita City Councilman Frank Ferry likened to "poking the tiger," Councilman TimBen Boydston on Tuesday night questioned the legality of a 2009 city advertising campaign dubbed "Mayor Dude."
UPDATE: Supervisors OK funding for unincorporated-area sheriff’s patrols
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed Tuesday to fund more Sheriff's Department patrols in unincorporated areas, a bid to close the gap between response times in county areas not inside cities and response time in areas within cities.
Saugus students have a field day in math competition
About 180 of the best and brightest mathematical minds in the Saugus Union School District gathered at Plum Canyon Elementary School for a number-crunching competition last weekend.
400 possible new homes on agenda
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council will decide Tuesday whether to move ahead with a pair of development projects that would add more than 400 new homes in the center of the city.
Music teacher hanging up the baton
Randy Gilpin walked with a confident stride around the band room at Rancho Pico Junior High School on Friday.
‘Bella the cat’ case continues
Los Angeles County officials are continuing to investigate the death of a cat some say was wrongly euthanized at the Castaic Animal Shelter in February.
Construction to break out all over Hart district campuses
Summer break is shaping up to be a busy building season for the William S. Hart Union High School District.
Newhall church uses car wash to urge people to ‘pay it forward’
The message Saturday was "pay it forward," and members of New Life in His Presence church weren't just delivering that message, they were living it - by way of a car wash.
Castaic high school opening may be delayed to 2016
The opening date for the long-planned Castaic-area high school may be pushed back to 2016, despite plans to open it a year earlier.
Some students question COC financial aid fees
The financial aid system at College of the Canyons has been in place for less than a year, but some members of the school's student government are questioning the fees that go along with it.
Thousands of students sign on to use Canyons email addresses
A little more than 9,000 College of the Canyons students are active users of the college's relatively new email system, a college official said Wednesday.
Saugus board raises concerns at Einstein charter hearing
The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences began its fourth attempt to charter an elementary school in the Saugus Union School District with a public hearing Tuesday night.
UPDATE: Attempted homicide suspect detained on I-5
A Castaic man wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and attempted homicide was in custody Tuesday after local sheriff's deputies arrested him following a brief pursuit.
Supervisors ask for further review of near $1 billion jail project
County supervisors put a temporary hold Tuesday on a proposal to build a new downtown Los Angeles jail - with a price tag of almost $1 billion.
