Politics/Govt

McLean joins regional leaders at mobility workshop

Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean gathered with other elected officials from around the region for the annual San Fernando Valley Council of Governments Mobility Workshop to lay out transportation priorities

Local Advisory Committee applications now open

Residents of the Santa Clarita Valley and the 38th Assembly District have been invited by Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, to apply to one of the 2019-20 Local Advisory Committees,

Chartering a new course in education: Part III

This two-part package is intended to break down and explain the bills and their potential impacts, taking into account the local context and history of charter schools in our community,

County unveils homeless numbers

Despite continual county efforts to curb the slide of citizens into homelessness, the latest report released Tuesday shows the number of homeless people in Los Angeles County jumped by 12%

Hill speaks on National Defense Authorization Act

As the House Armed Services Committee prepares to receive this fiscal year’s National Defense Authorization Act, Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, released a statement Wednesday that discussed the thousands of

Human trafficking bill moves ahead to Senate

Along with her three bills focusing on education reform, Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, authored Assembly Bill 629, which was marked as priority legislation by the Legislative Women’s Caucus and

Wilk’s anti-animal abuse bill clears Senate

The state Senate unanimously passed the Animal Cruelty & Violence Intervention Act of 2019, which was introduced by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, in an effort to change the way

Two bills authored by Smith head to Senate

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, had two health-related bills pass the state Assembly this week as Assembly Bills 769 and 1051 head to the state Senate. Together, the bills seek