Texas Senate taking up redistricting bill
August 22, 2025
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer The Texas Senate was set Friday to take up a bill to redraw Texas’s congressional maps to increase Republicans’ hold on the state’s U.S. House delegation
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Valladares, Schiavo issue contrasting statements after redistricting package passes
August 22, 2025
Compiled from news releases The two state legislators who represent the majority of the Santa Clarita Valley issued contrasting statements after the Legislature passed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting package, which
Newsom’s redistricting plan is on its way to voters
August 22, 2025
By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter President Donald Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas with his own redistricting play in California is on
Valladares introduces amendment to add safeguards in redistricting
August 21, 2025
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced Thursday she will be introducing an amendment to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, which seeks to implement redistricting for California’s Congressional district
Whitesides raises concerns over planned SCV IRS office closure
August 20, 2025
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, wrote to Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent over the planned Sept. 30 closure of the Santa Clarita IRS Post of Duty Office, raising
Here are the 5 Republican seats at risk in California’s redistricting
August 20, 2025
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Five California Republicans are poised to potentially lose their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in upcoming elections as the California Legislature moves forward with
‘Moral conflict’ drives Democratic doubts about Newsom’s redistricting plan
August 20, 2025
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writer As Republicans lambasted California lawmakers for rushing through their effort to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, Democrats are facing a quieter angst in their own party.
Republicans sue to block Newsom’s gerrymandering
August 19, 2025
By Maya C. Miller CalMatters Writer A group of California Republicans is suing the state to block the Democratic-controlled Legislature from considering the bills that would allow Gov. Gavin Newsom
Valladares locked out of Senate committee redistricting hearing
August 19, 2025
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, and Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, arrived at the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee hearing Tuesday to question witnesses regarding the legislation
California energy panel defers debate on gasoline regulatory break
August 15, 2025
By John Haughey Contributing Writer The California Energy Commission has tabled a resolution calling for a pause in implementing a 2023 state law that would impose financial penalties on gasoline producers
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to cancel restrictions on immigration stops in Southern California
August 8, 2025
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court late on Thursday, asking the court to suspend a lower court order restricting immigration stops
Government has frozen $584 million in UCLA funding, the university says
August 7, 2025
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The federal government suspended $584 million worth of grants to the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), the university’s Chancellor, Julio Frenk, said in a Wednesday statement
Newsom signs teen sex solicitation bill into law
August 1, 2025
By Kimberly Hayek Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday to bolster penalties for adults who solicit minors for sex. The new law will go into effect on
Valladares to host grand openings for 2 district offices
July 31, 2025
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, is scheduled next week to host two grand opening celebrations to mark the launch of two new district offices, including one in Santa
Tsunami waves reach SoCal coast after 8.8 magnitude Russia quake
July 30, 2025
By Melanie Sun and Victoria Friedman Contributing Writers An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings across the northern Pacific Ocean. Tsunami warnings
Harris rules out run for governor
July 30, 2025
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Writer Kamala Harris will not run for California governor, ending months of feverish speculation and raising fresh questions about the next chapter of her political career. The
In-N-Out CEO: Out of California
July 25, 2025
Owner latest top executive to leave the state: ‘It’s tough here’ By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer As In-N-Out Burger prepares to open restaurants and a corporate office in Tennessee, owner and
Man accused of striking crowd in LA charged with 37 counts of attempted murder
July 25, 2025
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer A 29-year-old man accused of crashing his vehicle into a crowd outside a nightclub in East Hollywood last weekend, injuring dozens, has been charged with 37
Whitesides introduces bipartisan storm forecasting bill
July 23, 2025
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has introduced the Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act along with Reps. Jay Obernolte, R-Hesperia, Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, and Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana.
Schiavo bills move forward in Senate
July 21, 2025
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that more than a dozen bills from her 2025 legislative package are advancing through the state Senate, with three bills already on the