One week after firing its city manager, the San Fernando City Council unanimously appointed Finance Director Nick Kimball to the position. Kimball had previously served as city manager on an […]
Author Archives: By Guadalupe Gonzalez, Sun Contributing Writer
Pacheco Offers Glimmers of Goals as a Council Member
Now that he is a sitting member of the San Fernando City Council, Hector Pacheco is willing to express some thoughts about what he’d like to accomplish during his term. […]
San Fernando Council Introduces New Member, Purchases New City Service Vehicles
San Fernando’s newest councilmember, Hector Pacheco, sat in on his first meeting on Monday, Jan 7. Pacheco, 32, an entertainment industry lawyer and fourth-generation San Fernando resident, won his council […]
San Fernando To Sponsor Record Expungement Clinic For Cannabis, Nonviolent Crimes
With the recent passage of California legislation, including the legalization of marijuana, more than half a million Los Angeles County residents qualify to have their criminal records reduced or expunged. […]
City of San Fernando Voters Elect A New Councilmember and Say Yes to Measure A
San Fernando voters have elected a new council representative. Hector Pacheco will join two incumbents, Mayor Sylvia Ballin and Vice Mayor Antonio Lopez who have been re-elected to serve a […]
Election 2018 Can Determine Local City Development, Nightlife And Consumption In The City Of San Fernando
Election day is next week, and if you live in this small townand care about ice cream trucks, marijuana, the renaming of Maclay Ave, the city coffers, and San Fernando […]
Sueños de Oro: A Treasure in The City of San Fernando
At the beginning of this year a group of musicians, all senior citizens, went to the San Fernando Mission Cemetery to bid farewell to Isabel Mejía, or “Chabelita,” as she […]
Fernandeño Tataviam Seeks to Rename Maclay Avenue
Santa Clarita resident Caroline Ward Holland walked nearly 800 miles to each of California’s 21 missions exactly three years ago to honor her ancestors and raise awareness of the brutal […]
Council Campaigning Is On — Councilman Soto calls for Termination of City Attorney Contract
City of San Fernando Councilmember Jaime Soto accused City Attorney Rick Olivarez of “malicious political targeting” and “chicanery” during the council meeting on Monday, Sept. 17, and called for his […]
San Fernando Lowers City Property Tax Rate for a Fifth Consecutive Year
The City of San Fernando has lowered its property tax rate for the fifth year in a row, according to Finance Director Nick Kimball. At the city council’s Aug. […]