Jim Keysor, 1972 campaign photo James B. Keysor Jr., who represented parts of the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys in the state Assembly from 1970 to 1978, has died. He was 86. The lone Democrat in a family of Republicans, “Jim” was the eldest of five children and namesake of patriarch James...

The same people who championed Proposition 13 in 1978 are working to restore redevelopment in California. On Wednesday – two years after the governor and Legislature wiped redevelopment off the state’s books – Attorney General Kamala Harris cleared the way for a group of seasoned campaign consultants...

Santa Clarita’s December unemployment rate fell by nearly 1 full point on the year, coming in at 5.3 percent versus 6.2 percent in December 2012. It was also a 0.4-point improvement on the month, compared to November 2013’s rate of 5.7 percent. All of Los Angeles County showed similar results,...

Rene Veluzat’s world-famous Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Saugus is on the market with an asking price of $7.5 million. Listed for sale Jan. 3, the ranch on Blue Cloud Road (off of Bouquet) has been home to numerous motion pictures and series including “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Iron Man”...

Seven local veterans representing organizations that serve Santa Clarita Valley veterans – who constitute 7 percent of the nation’s population, and an even bigger percentage of the SCV – will be honored Feb. 21 in Universal City. The event is the annual Builders Ball, a recognition dinner put...

The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation – directed by the heirs of town founder Henry Newhall – is upping its grant to the Hart School District for college scholarships to $149,000 this year. That’s a 24-percent increase over the $120,000 donation it made to the Class of 2013. In a letter to the school...

Strong demand and a limited supply pushed Santa Clarita Valley home resale prices higher in 2013, according to data from the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. The typical single-family home changed hands for $440,000 in December, off slightly from November’s $455,000 but up 9 percent...

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to review MannKind Corp.’s application April 1 and issue a ruling by April 15, the company announced Friday. The Valencia pharmaceutical developer has been trying since 2011 to convince the FDA to approve its invention, an inhalable form of insulin that...

Longtime Newhall resident John S. Fuller, who helped create Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in 1975 and led the $35 million reconstruction of California Institute of the Arts after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, died Friday at home in Happy Valley. He was 80. Fuller’s active participation in...

After a four-year run in Old Town Newhall, owner Madison Gable is closing her Fresh apparel store on Main Street. “I have just been able to retire from my business because I’ve been lucky enough to work with the fastest growing skin care company in the world,” Gable said in a Facebook...