On Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council voted to establish an Animal Care Grant Program after months of calls for the city to help local shelters with providing animal care. The vote establishes a city-run grant program for animal care to assist nonprofit organizations outside of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC).  Currently, the city ...

City Council is scheduled to discuss the adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Fire Code during their regular meeting Tuesday night, among other topics. The City Council of Santa Clarita is scheduled to have another meeting on Tuesday night, where they are set to discuss the second reading and adoption of an ordinance to adopt the 2023 Los Angeles ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s, D-Chatsworth, first bill, aimed at protecting the safety and well-being of California seniors and disabled communities, has been signed into law by Governor Newsom. The Assemblywoman’s inaugural bill “Elder and Adult Abuse Reporting” (AB 751) aims to combat the widespread issue of abuse towards a vulnerable population. “I’m so proud that our first bill signed by Governor ...

On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, voted in support of several bills to reform the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to make building key infrastructure projects in the state easier. Two local beneficiaries of these bills include a groundwater recharge project in the Antelope Valley, and a rail line connecting the High Desert to the Inland Empire and Las ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced Wednesday the recipients of the 2023 Young Community Leader Awards.  The Young Community Leader Awards is a program aimed at recognizing and honoring exceptional students within the 40th Assembly District, according to officials with Schiavo’s office.  These awards are designed to acknowledge students who exemplify leadership qualities, demonstrate a passion for community or volunteerism, exhibit ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday his legislation to equip classrooms with life-saving trauma kits passed unanimously out of the Assembly Education Committee.  “The sad fact today is that every school needs to be prepared for the unthinkable,” Wilk said. “I never would have thought Saugus High could be the scene of a shooting, but it happened here. Because ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, hosted an inaugural meeting of the North L.A. Defense Forum in Palmdale Wednesday alongside important government and industry leaders to reduce national security risks.  On Wednesday, Congressman Garcia hosted the Inaugural North L.A. Defense Forum to address accelerating rapid development, funding challenges, workforce constraints and future program needs.  “My goal is to take away a ...

Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, spoke on the legislature passing an on-time budget that provides for the health, safety and general welfare of all Californians. “This is a budget reflecting our values: prioritizing housing, healthcare, solutions to homelessness, education, job creation, and protecting our environment,” said Assemblywoman Schiavo. “I am specifically grateful that two programs proposed by legislation I carried this ...

On Tuesday the Santa Clarita City Council approved sending a letter to L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna opposed a recommendation to regularly rotate patrol deputies to combat deputy gangs and cliques. In February 2023, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission presented a report on ways to combat “deputy gangs and cliques” in the L.A County Sheriff’s Department. From ...

Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) announced that the extension of the California Film and Television Tax Credit has been included in the state’s 2023-24 budget. “This is fantastic news for the state that birthed the movie industry, and for local families working in TV and film production,” said Senator Wilk. “The Santa Clarita Valley and Senate District 21 have been ...