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City Hall hosts rent-hike ruckus
Polynesian Mobile Home Park resident Betty Jepsen, 70, rolled into City Hall on Wednesday night hoping for a final decision on a possible $200 rent hike that she said she wouldn't be able to pay.
The race to raise funds
In the fundraising run-up to Santa Clarita's City Council election in April, the three incumbents are more than $10,000 ahead of all but one challenger, according to figures released this week.
City eyes cuts to budget
The city of Santa Clarita is looking to make cuts from its 2010-2011 budget to avoid an $817,000 deficit, City Manager Ken Pulskamp said Tuesday night.
Report: Mobile home rent hike is too steep
A proposed $200 rent hike for the low-income residents of Polynesian Mobile Home Park is about eight times more than is necessary, consultants hired by Santa Clarita said in a recent report.
Hospital moves to expand facilities
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital is seeking city approval to subdivide 21 acres on its property - a preliminary step before building a new parking structure and office building, hospital officials said.
City eyes building a conference center
Santa Clarita is spending up to $30,000 for a report to determine the possibility of building a conference center in the city.
Teens hospitalized with head injuries after crash
Two teenagers received serious injuries to their faces and heads after their car crashed into a telephone pole in Newhall on Tuesday afternoon, sheriff's officials said.
New medical center prescribed for Canyon Country
Santa Clarita city officials approved plans for a $32 million out-patient medical facility in Canyon Country that would provide easier access to medical services for residents on the east side of the Santa Clarita Valley when it is completed sometime in 2013.
Kellar draws a crowd
In the hours leading up to Tuesday night's Santa Clarita City Council meeting, the outside of City Hall was turned into an emotional powder keg as Minutemen groups and immigrant support groups clashed - a culmination after more than a week's worth of controversy over Councilman Bob Kellar's comments at an anti-illegal immigration rally.
Two critically injured in crash on Sierra Highway
Two men - including a possible Canyon High School student - were in critical condition after their car crashed into a power pole on Sierra Highway in Newhall on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
Kellar debate heats up
In the wake of Councilman Bob Kellar's controversial speech at a rally against illegal immigration last week, some groups and candidates for Santa Clarita City Council plan to protest or support him at Tuesday night's council meeting.
City may realize pipe dream
The Santa Clarita City Council will decide Tuesday on projects that could save millions of gallons of sprinkler water - and hundreds of thousands of dollars - and pump thousands more gallons to the Newhall Library construction site.
Kellar’s war with words
A Santa Clarita city councilman's fiery speech at a rally against illegal immigration has drawn praise and criticism from those on either side of one of the most divisive issues in national politics.
‘All alone’: Autistic boy finds father dead; single mom must now provide
Joshuah Gilman, 9, woke up to go to school about two weeks ago. Something was different that morning. The autistic boy's father wasn't there like he normally was, urging him to get ready for class. Joshuah thought his dad was just sleeping in. An hour went by, and he finally walked into his father's bedroom. "His skin looked ugly," Joshuah said. "His eyes were closed. His lips were black. "It was very scary. I was all ...
City Council Candidate forums begin
About 70 people grilled three City Council candidates Wednesday night and listened to their plans for Santa Clarita.
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