Kody Amour announced Wednesday on KHTS Radio that he is pulling out of the 2022 city council election.  “I am withdrawing from the race, and dropping out,” Amour said in an on-air interview with KHTS Radio.  Amour, who is currently homeless was running to help bring attention to the homelessness problem in Santa Clarita.  “I’m glad I was able to ...

The polls are long closed in Santa Clarita’s City Council election, and city officials plan to tally the remaining results Tuesday, after proper verifications are made. Unofficial election results show a turnout of 14,870 voters, who cast 38,837 votes -- however, the results of the last 965 ballots are likely to decide the election. Santa Clarita officials had all of the verified votes counted as of about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, will all precincts reported. These preliminary, unofficial results show Mayor Laurene Weste garnered 5,822 votes and Mayor Pro Tem Marsha McLean had 5,363 votes. And then the margins narrow significantly.