Cameron Smyth Nearly $9 million in redevelopment agency money is one step closer to be returned to the coffers of the City of Santa Clarita following passage of AB 1585 on Monday by the state Assembly, including an across-the-aisle vote by 38th District Assembly Member Cameron Smyth. “It would have...

Brooke White, a star from Season 7 of “American Idol,” will kick off the 2nd Annual Castaic Relay For Life at Castaic Lake on March 31 at 10 a.m. White will perform some of her original music and hold a meet-and-greet afterward for fans to have their photo taken with the singer. The Castaic...

A sharp-eyed employee of Sam’s Club on Carl Boyer Drive, waiting in a car for the warehouse store to open Monday, witnessed men with “long guns” walking around the premises at 5:55 a.m. Alarmed, the employee called the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station for assistance. Sheriff’s deputies...

George Runner Like putting the cap on your gas tank and turning it tight, Board of Equalization Member George Runner sees the state of California receiving an inappropriate windfall from gas taxes and wants to cap it – tight. Runner is seeking an author for his bill that would limit the fuel taxes...

The City of Santa Clarita said goodbye to its Director of Community Development, Paul Brotzman, at a retirement ceremony Friday. As he was making his way back to his home in Hawaii, Brotzman reflected on his successes and disappointments during his seven years working for the city. On the positive side...

Object lesson for today: If you’re going to be allegedly drinking and driving, cutting in and out of traffic down Highway 14 and then nearly rear-ending an unmarked deputy vehicle – don’t flip the deputy off as you pass by. Sylmar resident Carlos Ruano, driving a Ford F-150, apparently did...

The Santa Clarita City Council said goodbye to nine members of the Newhall Redevelopment Committee (NRC) whose contribution, although greatly appreciated, became moot once redevelopment agencies were dissolved by Governor Jerry Brown. “Thanks to your dedication and partnership with the city, Old Town...

Sarah Ross, a 17-year-old senior at Saugus High School, co-owns a skateboard and scooter business with her father, Thomas, called 661Skate. The idea sprouted four years earlier because she was a tomboy skater. “When I was 13 we lived on a block with all boys. I was the only girl, me and my sister,...

At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting the City Council Ad-Hoc Subcommittee on Redevelopment is recommending council support three redevelopment agency wind down bills that could prevent millions of dollars being lost by the city. Three bills, SB 654, SB 986 and AB 1585, have been amended or introduced...

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as 31 year old Daniel Bahena from Granada Hills. He has been booked on charges of Grand Theft Auto for allegedly stealing a 1996 Infiniti. After leaping from the moving vehicle, the Infiniti struck a light pole and a parked 1981 Ford Mustang parked. ===== A suspected...