Over 650 acres in Castaic went up in flames just two weeks ago, prompting an evacuation order for residents in areas near the fire. Our first responders acted swiftly to contain the blaze, our local Red Cross sprang into action to find lodging for evacuees and our Animal Care Center opened its doors to pets needing to be housed. Our …

A bill to address foreign involvement in state and local elections passed the state Assembly with unanimous support Thursday. Assembly Bill 319, authored by Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, would authorize the California Fair Political Practices Commission to ban campaign contributions from foreign governments and entities in state and local elections, to align local and state FPPC regulation with existing federal law. The bill seeks to …

On Thursday morning, Santa Clarita Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares’ bill aimed to prevent wildfires passed through the Assembly floor and is now on it’s way to the Senate. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare and certify an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out. Existing law exempts actions of …