Workers in the employ of the neighboring property owner plug the historic “oil seep” along the Canyon Trail at Placerita Canyon State Park. A conflict about property lines in Placerita Canyon has some local history enthusiasts up in arms. A neighboring property owner, Samir Rustam, has damaged...

Las Lomas Open Space | Photo: Wendy Langhans A hotly contested piece of land that was once slated for dense development will now be preserved as open space with a 5-0 vote from Santa Clarita City Council at their meeting Tuesday night. The move approves $2.8 million from the city’s Open Space Preservation...

The Brittany Foundation, an Acton-based nonprofit that runs a no-kill shelter for homeless dogs, is in the running for $15,000 worth of pet food and supplies from Kriser’s. Christmas in JulyKriser’s Christmas in July contest will award prizes to one winner and two runners-up out of ten finalists...

A number of important topics are on the City Council’s agenda for their Tuesday night meeting. They will be holding a closed session at 4 p.m. to confer with legal counsel about the recent lawsuit filed against the City of Santa Clarita, claiming that council elections are not accessible to Latino...

Scene of the crash that killed Matilde Garnica. Photo: SCVTV A court date has been set for the negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2011 against the City of Santa Clarita after a fatal Independence Day crash in 2010. Matilde Garnica, 43, died when she was struck by a vehicle that spun out of...

The City of Santa Clarita Transit Division staff have recently updated the Transportation Development Plan, addressing long-range transit needs in the Santa Clarita Valley. The new plan outlines transit services for a 10-year period, from 2013 to 2023. The public is invited to review the draft of the...

The state Senate approved Gov. Jerry Brown’s AB 93 on Tuesday, which revises the plan for the Enterprise Zone Program and effectively eliminates many of the benefits the program afforded to local businesses. Local and state officials have expressed concern about what they believe will hinder the state’s...

Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies responded to a possible stabbing in the 18000 block of Sundowner Way in Canyon Country at 12:47 p.m. on Wednesday. The call turned into a officer involved fight and several individual have been detained by deputies, according to Sgt. Richard Nagler. “Deputies...

The Santa Clarita City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to raise its salary by $103.73 per month, from $1,728.84 to $1,832.57 by July 1, 2014. The raise would come to average of three percent per year, resulting in a total six percent salary raise, but still in compliance with the state Government Code, which...

For the eighth year in a row, the Castaic Lake Water Agency has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for their Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year. Awarded by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and...