Running for Santa Clarita City Council can be rough. Just ask first time candidate Jon Hatami (second from right).

“I’m new to this whole political thing. And there is a lot of meanness. A lot of aggression. A lot of issues and things I think that make a lot of new people like me not be a part of politics,” said Hatami.

Current Mayor Laurie Ender, herself a candidate for reelection, said the way she’s seen Hatami be treated is similar to when she ran four years ago.

Veterans are getting a deserved helping hand in finding employment once they return home, thanks to a series of seminars hosted at the Veterans Support Office at College of the Canyons.

Brad Spahr is behind the effort to help returning vets and hopes to fill a gap left when young men and women answered the country’s call.

A car accident on Monday afternoon on Lyons Avenue caused quite a scene, prompting several people to pull over and whip out their cell phone cameras.

The accident occured on Lyons Avenue near Arcadia Street in midafternoon. According to  Lt. Tom Bryski of the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station, the male driver of the white pickup truck was blinded by the sun and rear-ended a parked car, which in turn caused a domino effect.

The Santa Clarita Public Library is offering free workshops at the Valencia Library throughout the month of March to help prepare high school students and their parents for college. Workshops cover a range of information including college preparation, how to apply, and standardized testing.