38th District Assembly race frontrunners celebrate win
For the first time in 30 years, the 38th Assembly District general election will feature two women going head-to-head to represent a community that includes most of the Santa Clarita…
For the first time in 30 years, the 38th Assembly District general election will feature two women going head-to-head to represent a community that includes most of the Santa Clarita…
A few dozen local residents and activists attended the William S. Hart Union High School District governing board meeting Wednesday night in order to either support or condemn board member…
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state’s $215 billion budget Thursday, bringing in new funding for College of the Canyons and the SCV senior center, while also avoiding a water tax.…
Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, took her community oath of office Saturday in front of about 100 members of the community at a Newhall school she used to represent. In…
The Sacramento legislators who represent the Santa Clarita Valley issued statements regarding President Donald Trump’s comment about Federal Emergency Management Agency aid for areas struck by natural disasters in California.…
Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide more protection for guide, service and signal dogs whether they’re on duty or not. Formally known as Assembly Bill…
Following the end of the holiday recess, Sacramento legislators in both the California State Assembly and State Senate are scheduled to return to session Monday. Among those legislators reconvening in…
Former Santa Clarita City mayor and councilman Frank Ferry has announced his intentions to run for the 12th District Los Angeles City Council seat. The 12th District, located in the…
George Runner, the 66-year-old representative for the Board of Equalization’s 1st District, which includes Santa Clarita, has announced his plans to retire from public service. Runner represented the Board of…
Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, joined the 116th United States Congress after taking the oath of office alongside 433 other congressional representatives Thursday. The day began with the House organizing…
The Republican Central Committee for the Santa Clarita Valley -- a local group of Republican Party members who help organize their party’s candidates and volunteers during local election seasons --…
After submitting her requests before the holiday break, when many of the capitol’s offices were closed and legislators were back home in their individual districts, Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita,…
In a statement released on Thursday, Rep.-elect Katie Hill named her new district director for the 25th Congressional District, as well as her chief of staff. Taking up the role…
Nine days after the election, Christy Smith received a call that marked the difference between being a candidate for the 38th Assembly District, and an Assembly member. The new Assemblywoman…
Rep.-elect Katie Hill has made her initial choices for the various Democratic caucuses to join in the House of Representatives. Coming in near the top of her list of caucuses…
Katie Hill hung up the phone, walked into the room where her staff sat, worn and tired, for their noontime meeting the day after the election. “I walked in ……
The soon-to-be-former Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, wanted to keep his offices in the 25th Congressional District open through the end of the year. Dutiful to the end, even after his…
Assemblywoman-elect Christy Smith is scheduled Monday to be among the 80 total Assembly members sworn into the 2019-2020 California State Legislature. Despite the election having occurred less than a month…
The College of the Canyons Political Science Department offered the public a chance to “look behind the curtain” of local election campaigns Wednesday. With every seat filled in the small…