Michael D. Antonovich said his first action as chairman of the Board of Supervisors when he takes the helm next week will be to nominate Supervisor-elect Hilda Solis as chair pro-tem (vice chair). When he does, he’ll do it as “mayor of Los Angeles County.” No announcement to that effect has been...

The woman who ran the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency and filled in as city clerk when the state ended redevelopment has taken a job as community development director for the city of San Gabriel. The position – which used to be called “planning director” – is a step up the bureaucratic...

In a bitter showdown that pitted two Republicans against each other to succeed Buck McKeon in Congress, state Sen. Steve Knight defeated former Sen. Tony Strickland 53.5-46.5 Tuesday. Strickland, who was McKeon’s pick, outspent his opponent 5-1 but was hampered by the fact that he didn’t live in...

The company that builds the animal enclosures at Tippi Hedren’s Shambala Preserve in Acton has replicated the jungle gym from the 1963 Hitchcock film that made the actress famous – and set her on a path to self-sufficiency that has enabled her to rescue lions, tigers and other “big cats” from...

President Barack Obama has decided to declare about half of the San Gabriel Mountains east of Santa Clarita as a National Monument. The president is scheduled to sign the executive order Friday at 1 p.m. at Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas. The park, like much of the affected mountain area, is in the...

Santa Clarita’s jobless rate fell to 5.2 percent in August as teachers, administrators and social workers across the county started to return from their summer break. The August numbers reflected a slight improvement over Santa Clarita’s 5.3 percent rate for July, but it was a big improvement over...

Honorably discharged war veterans would get a free pass to Castaic Lake under a proposal by Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Mark Ridley-Thomas. If approved Tuesday, the county would honor the state’s Distinguished Veteran Pass at county-operated state parks including Castiac Lake and the...

The latest rabid bat to turn up in Los Angeles County flew at a Newhall resident this month after it was spotted in a backyard. Two dogs and a cat “spent time near the bat,” according to county health officials, and they’ll have to be quarantined. It was the 16th rabid bat to turn up so far this...

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon will hold a press conference Tuesday to announce his legislative proposal to establish a national memorial for the estimated 431 people who were killed in the St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928. “To honor the memory of all the souls that were tragically lost, I have...

Sounds a bit like Godzilla vs. Mothra, doesn’t it? Seriously, what’s the difference between the proposed Cemex gravel mine and the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which now hopes to double its daily and weekly capacity? Nothing. One would level a mountain, potentially foul our air and water, and clog our...