Garcia’s wildfire bill clears committee
July 31, 2023
News release Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his Fire Weather Development Act passed through the Committee on Science, Space and Technology on a bipartisan basis. “This
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Child & Family Center receives $593K from Schiavo bill
July 29, 2023
News release The Child & Family Center of Santa Clarita was one of several agencies that received funding from Assembly Bill 102, authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth. The
Oversight groups hosts first talk on school deputies
July 28, 2023
A panel including a sergeant with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and two members of a group seeking to cancel LASD contracts with Antelope Valley cities and schools discussed
Oversight groups hosts first talk on school deputies
July 27, 2023
A panel including a sergeant with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and two members of a group seeking to get LASD contracts with Antelope Valley cities and schools discussed the
SCV Water gains $1 million for Arundo removal in state budget
July 26, 2023
News release As part of the state’s 2023-24 budget process, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced she has secured $1 million in funding to the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for
Hahn proposes motion to investigate PFAS in L.A. County water
July 24, 2023
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will be presented with a motion on Tuesday that calls for further investigation of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the county’s drinking water. The
DA recall group awaits answers on several questions
July 24, 2023
A rep for the group suing to recall District Attorney George Gascón is hopeful they’ll have a key ruling in the coming weeks, amid delays that recall proponents contend are
Race for the 27th District: Garcia leads in fundraising, Whitesides has more cash on hand
July 20, 2023
The Federal Election Commission has released the second-quarter campaign finance totals for candidates in 27th Congressional District race that show incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, leading the money race.
Garcia touts historic pay raise for junior enlisted troops in NDAA
July 19, 2023
News release Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, voted in favor of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, securing the highest pay raise in American history for junior enlisted troops with
Lawmakers look back on bills for first half of 2023
July 18, 2023
With the Legislature now in a monthlong summer recess that began Friday, the Santa Clarita Valley’s representatives are reflecting on the few highlights from their legislative agendas from the year
County looks at design standards for unincorporated communities
July 18, 2023
L.A. County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an ordinance creating design standards for residential and mixed-use construction projects in unincorporated communities. The design standards, according to members of the
Congressional candidates report fundraising totals
July 13, 2023
While the election is still about 16 months away, the fundraising race is already heating up in the 27th Congressional District. Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, reported a fundraising total
City pledges $60K to support pet population
July 12, 2023
The city of Santa Clarita pledged to support the local pet population with a $60,000 commitment Tuesday to be spent on grants to support nonprofits working with the local animal
Wilk’s trauma kit bill unanimously clears second Assembly hurdle
July 11, 2023
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, has announced his bill to put lifesaving bleed control trauma kits in California classrooms unanimously passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee. “During the 2019
Barger moves to make ‘Old Glory’ Historic Landmark
July 11, 2023
L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced a motion Tuesday to recognize the Santa Clarita Valley’s most famous tree, Old Glory, a valley oak that’s thought to have first spread its
Recall Gascón committee sues county, claiming thousands of signatures wrongly rejected
July 7, 2023
The committee to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has filed a lawsuit that contends the committee has evidence that tens of thousands of petition signatures were wrongly
Schiavo announces 2023 Young Community Leader Awards
July 7, 2023
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has announced the recipients of the 2023 Young Community Leader Awards, a program aimed at recognizing and honoring exceptional students within the 40th Assembly
Schiavo’s first bill signed by governor
July 7, 2023
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed her first bill, Elder and Adult Abuse Reporting (Assembly Bill 751), aimed at protecting the safety and
Wilk, Senate approve bills benefiting water and rail projects
July 7, 2023
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, voted in support of several bills to reform the California Environmental Quality Act to make building key infrastructure projects in the state easier,
Newsom appoints SCV resident to state committee
July 7, 2023
News release Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced the appointment of Donald Kuehner, of Santa Clarita, to the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services’ Private Security Disciplinary Review Committee, Southern