Politics/Govt

25th Congressional District candidates report fundraising

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and Democratic challenger Christy Smith have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars during the first quarter of 2021, according to Federal Elections Commission filings recently released on the FEC’s

Wilk learning loss bill clears first Senate committee

The California Senate Education Committee unanimously approved Wednesday a bill that would mandate school districts offer students additional supports to address learning loss in the 2021-22 school year if a parent requests to retain their student in their current grade level due to pandemic-related learning

FPPC fines COC Foundation $5,500 for late campaign filings

The California Fair Political Practices Commission, or FPPC, fined the College of the Canyons Foundation $5,500 Thursday morning for not filing in a timely fashion three 24-hour contribution reports and a major donor campaign statement in March, April and May 2016.  The

City Council approves Henry Mayo expansion

The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously approved Tuesday a Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital expansion plan, following a public hearing with protest from members of a local carpenters union and calls by community members to include a mental health care unit for children. 

Council to weigh hospital expansion proposal

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital will present to the Santa Clarita City Council Tuesday its request to expand hospital facilities by 200,000 square feet. Planning commissioners unanimously approved the expansion in March.   The hospital’s request includes a second inpatient tower with 115,700 square feet

Judge halts Centennial development project in Tejon Ranch

A judge’s ruling this week dealt a setback to the Tejon Ranch Co.’s proposed 19,000-unit Centennial development project in the upper northwest corner of Los Angeles County.   Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ‘s decision on two cases filed by the Center

Stern urges support for Holocaust education bill

On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sen. Henry Stern, D-Calabasas, urged passage of Senate Bill 693, the Never Again Education of 2021. Stern’s bill is intended to help address the growing knowledge gap among young Americans about the Holocaust and

Garcia launches election security congressional group

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Tuesday the creation of the Election Integrity Caucus in Congress.   “The caucus will focus on addressing election security and restoring faith in the U.S. election

RedState editor, Daily Mail dismissed from Hill’s ‘revenge porn’ case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yolanda Orozco dismissed Thursday RedState.com managing editor Jennifer Van Laar as a defendant in former Rep. Katie Hill’s lawsuit related to the publication of intimate images of Hill. The decision comes one day after Orozco dismissed the Daily Mail as a

Simi Valley councilwoman joins 25th district race

Simi Valley Councilwoman Ruth Luevanos announced Monday her candidacy to represent California’s 25th Congressional District in the November 2022 midterm election.  Luevanos, a Democrat, said she was encouraged to run for Congress by activists and grassroots organizers from

Anti-CEMEX bill heads to Senate floor

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, received unanimous and bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues in the Appropriations Committee for Senate Bill 520, which he coauthored with Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita.  The bill allows the public to comment on large mining projects — like the

Garcia tours Six Flags amid reopening

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, toured Six Flags Magic Mountain, one of the area’s largest private employers, on Monday as it reopens to the general public. The park was closed