Santa Clarita City Council members continued their deliberations on the future of council elections Tuesday during a closed session special meeting.
The City Council has not publicly met about the possibility of transitioning to district-based elections due to litigation alleging that the city’s current “at-large” elections dilute the votes of Santa Clarita’s Latino community, comprising one-third of city residents.
Tuesday marked the fourth time since late May that the lawsuit appeared on the City Council’s special closed session meeting agenda. Each time, City Attorney Joseph Montes did not have a report on the item during the public session.
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Wilk Announces Bill Allowing Public Input For CEMEX Mega-Mine
On Wednesday, State Senator Scott Wilk , R-Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Bill 520 passed out of its first policy committee, and if ratified would let the public weigh in on large projects approved more than 30 years before they are constructed.
Wilk, of the 21st Senate District, announced Wednesday that SB 520 passed out of its first policy committee, with the bill reportedly allowing public input to projects approved more than 30 years before existence, such as the controversial CEMEX mega-mine project.
“I am happy to report that SB 520 passed out of the Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee with unanimous support,” said Wilk. “The Committee agreed that 30 years is more than enough time to reevaluate the impact of CEMEX’s mega-mine on the Soledad Canyon community.”