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Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, visits Trinity Classical Academy 12th grade students and shared about his role in Congress. 042224 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Garcia explains role of government to Trinity students 

There’s a simple answer that Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, has for those looking to get into the world of politics: Follow your values.  “The most important thing that an elected official can do is vote out of principle rather than fear,” Garcia said.  Speaking to Trinity Classical Academy government students on Monday morning about the role of the federal

Politics and government

Schiavo co-authors bill to expand abortion access

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, and Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, have introduced Assembly Bill 2670, aiming to expand access to abortion care in California.

Politics and government

Schiavo co-authors retail theft legislation

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, alongside Attorney General Rob Bonta, State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, and a bipartisan coalition of Assembly members, has introduced a

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Council members OK 5% salary increase  

Santa Clarita City Council members approved a 5% pay hike for themselves at Tuesday’s council meeting.  The raise was authorized for next year after the

SCV Water, Whittaker argue over cleanup 

Nearly 40 years after The Whittaker Corp. stopped activities that contaminated the Santa Clarita Valley’s groundwater supply, a three-judge panel for the federal Ninth Circuit