By Scott Wilk Senator, 21st District The Cemex mine, the proposed mega-mining operation slated for our back yard, would be the second largest aggregate mine in the country. For those of us who live in the Santa Clarita Valley, it is one of the...
Author - Sen. Scott Wilk
Sen. Scott Wilk represents the 21st Senate District in the California Legislature and lives in Santa Clarita.
By Scott Wilk State Senator Rows of desks, lined up in utilitarian classrooms, may have been the norm in schools built during the Industrial Revolution – but...
By Scott Wilk State Senator There is a lot to applaud in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget. On its face, it seems to be a cut-and-spend framework focused on paying...
The first time I could vote was in 1978 and on the ballot, running for re-election for governor of California, was Jerry Brown. After being elected to the...
Transparency is a vital necessity at every level of government. But in California, government transparency seems to be falling by the wayside as the state...
The Thanksgiving bird, or what is left of it, is in the fridge awaiting my post-Thanksgiving ritual: football and an open-faced turkey sandwich with gravy. But...
This month Californians elected a new governor and I wish Governor-elect Gavin Newsom much success because his success as governor means our success as a state...
Our climate is changing. Whether it’s part of a long-term cyclical trend or driven by cars and other pollution matters little, it is happening. Here in the...
On Nov. 6 voters will have the chance to vote “yes” on Proposition 6, which will repeal Senate Bill 1, Gov. Jerry Brown’s $52 billion gas and car tax. In April...
Victor Lindenheim’s op-ed (Sept. 22) “For Our Roads, Vote ‘No’ on Prop. 6,” only shared part of the story. Here’s the whole truth about Senate Bill 1 and...
