Santa Clarita’s Redevelopment Agency is heading down a long, unwinding road now that the City Council voted Tuesday night to become the successor agency as defined in a new state law. “This winding down process is going to be a lengthy process. And it’s going to take awhile before we’re done...

In this episode: Man struck and killed while walking in Interstate 5 truck lane; COC Vice President Dena Maloney a finalist for top job at Taft College. Also: Newhall School District aces its annual audit; SCV’s jobless rate holds at 7.1 percent; City takes steps to unravel redevelopment agency;...

California redevelopment agencies might be dead, but their debt lives on to be repaid another day. On Tuesday the Santa Clarita City Council will consider tasking the city with the responsibility of managing a little over $93 million in debt incurred by its redevelopment agency. It’s move that...

Fearing potential interruptions in bond interest payments with the dissolution of redevelopment agencies across California, Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday downgraded by one notch all redevelopment bonds in the state with a rating of Baa2 or better. But the move is unlikely to have any impact...

Imagine a scene reminiscent of an old Warner Bros. black and white movie. A death row inmate (in this case, redevelopment agencies) is strapped to the electric chair anxiously eyeing the phone on the wall for a call from the governor. No call, no reprieve. On February 1, the large switch will be thrown...

In this episode: California Supreme Court deals death blow to redevelopment agencies; Sheriff Lee Baca and other public safety officials warn against shooting off guns and fireworks on New Year’s Eve. Also: U.S. Postal Service likely to move Bakersfield mail sorting operations to Santa Clarita;...

In what Santa Clarita city officials are calling the “worst case scenario,” the California Supreme Court ruled today that Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies as a way to deal with the state’s fiscal crisis will stand. The court simultaneously struck down an alternative...

In the wake of Thursday’s ruling by the California Supreme Court upholding the elimination of redevelopment agencies, the City of Santa Clarita is partnering with the California Redevelopment Association (CRA) and League of California Cities (League) to work with lawmakers to develop legislation...

The Santa Clarita City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to pay the state for the privilege of continuing to use redevelopment in Newhall. City Attorney Joe Montes termed it a “just in case” move on the part of the city – just in case the state Supreme Court decides it’s too late for cities and counties...

Redevelopment or no redevelopment? That is the question facing the Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday when it’s scheduled to decide if it wants to extend the life of its redevelopment agency past Oct. 1 – and pay ransom to the state for the privilege of doing so. Gov. Jerry Brown’s...