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Read more about the article Candidates discuss helping people with disabilities during forum
Michelle Heid, right, Disability Community Advocate moderates as the panel of candidates prepare to answer questions from the audience during the Candidates Forum Sponsored by the North Los Angeles County Regional Center and co-sponsor Family Focus Resource Center which was held at City of Santa Clarita's Activity Center in Santa Clarita on Thursday, October 11, 2018. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Candidates discuss helping people with disabilities during forum

About 70 local constituents came to the North Los Angeles County Regional Center’s candidates’ forum on Thursday, where the candidates in Santa Clarita Valley races spoke about helping individuals with…

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Read more about the article Legislators wait on governor’s signature for bills before Sunday
Signal file photo of the state's Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislators wait on governor’s signature for bills before Sunday

Local state legislators are waiting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature on a few more bills before the clock is up this fall for the governor to sign their legislation into…

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Read more about the article Stern legislation to protect African species passes committee
State Senator Henry Stern perpares to speak at SCOPE's 30th anniversary celebration in Valencia on Sunday. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Stern legislation to protect African species passes committee

A bill introduced by State Sen. Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, to protect African species passed the Senate’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday afternoon. S.B. 1487, the Iconic African Species Protection Act,…

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Read more about the article Stern college hunger bill passes Senate Education Committee
State Senator Henry Stern perpares to speak at SCOPE's 30th anniversary celebration in Valencia on Sunday. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Stern college hunger bill passes Senate Education Committee

The Plan Against College Hunger Act, by State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, received unanimous support from the Senate Committee on Education with a 6-0 vote on Wednesday. The Act…

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Read more about the article Governor favors financial transparency, vetoes bikeshare program
Senator Henry Stern (front) talks about Senate Bill 702 beside Assembly members Monique Limon, Todd Gloria and Laura Friedman. Courtesy of Senate Photographer Lorie Shelley.

Governor favors financial transparency, vetoes bikeshare program

California will have stricter campaign finance laws but no universal bikeshare program after Governor Brown signed one and vetoed one of Senator Henry Stern’s bills this week. Brown made Senate…

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Read more about the article Nearing the legislative finish line: How SCV elected officials have voted on key bills

Nearing the legislative finish line: How SCV elected officials have voted on key bills

California lawmakers are voting on hundreds of bills this week as the legislative season ends on Friday. Some of the state’s most widely-discussed bills must jump through their last hurdles,…

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Read more about the article State legislators return to Sacramento with focus on bills
An Assembly district map shows districts 38 and 36 at the top of Los Angeles County. Both districts include parts of the Santa Clarita Valley. Courtesy of California State Legislature.

State legislators return to Sacramento with focus on bills

After a month of spending time at home in their districts with loved ones and constituents, state legislators returned to work in Sacramento this week. For elected officials, this means…

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Read more about the article Wilk and Stern bills go to committee this week
Scott Wilk took the oath of office as the new Republican senator from the 21st District on Dec. 5. Courtesy photo

Wilk and Stern bills go to committee this week

Both State Senators Scott Wilk of the 21st district and Henry Stern of the 27th district  in the Santa Clarita Valley have proposed bills that are going to committee early…

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