Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, and the Los Angeles County Delegation (LACD) last week voted to extend the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program contained in Governor Newsom’s 2023-2024 budget with bipartisan support.  The LACD is composed of 39 members, encompassing 15 members from the California State Senate and 24 members from the State Assembly. “I am proud that my ...

Traffic impacts were discussed at the planning commission’s public hearing Tuesday, pertaining to the proposed Shadowbox Studio project, a 1.3 million square foot film studio in Newhall. City hall was full of interested and concerned residents Tuesday evening as the planning commission held its second public hearing for the Shadowbox Studio project, a proposed full-service film and television studio.  The ...

On Thursday, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth,  announced the support of the Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce (SCV Chamber) on five pieces of legislation.  The five pieces of legislation involve tackling issues such as housing, homelessness, support for low-income families, water protection and electric vehicle infrastructure.  “I’m so glad to have the support of the Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce for ...

The House voted to pass a massive border security and immigration bill Thursday evening, just hours before the standing immigration order, Title 42, expired. Thursday, Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, issued the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023: “Border security is national security. As illegal crossings surge to record ...

At Tuesday’s meeting the Santa Clarita City Council were presented with an analysis conducted on the city’s animal sheltering services, advising the council not to build any additional shelters.  At a meeting in 2022, the council requested that staff assess the existing animal sheltering services in the city. The request came as several community members expressed their desire to have ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced Thursday that more than $430,000 in grants were awarded to five libraries across Assembly District 40 including some in the Santa Clarita Valley.  The Castaic, Stevenson Ranch, Granada Hills Branch, Northridge Branch and Chatsworth Branch libraries were all part of the Building Forward Library Facilities Improvement Grant Award for 2023, Schiavo said. “At a time ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced the advancement of six pieces of legislation through policy committees on Friday, just ahead of deadlines this week. Advancing through the process and clearing these policy committee hurdles is a major step forward in making these critical policy changes for Assembly District 40, Schiavo said. “I am so proud of the issues we are championing ...

Multiple Santa Clarita officials expressed their frustration on Friday in the wake of recent news that multiple proposed bills to hold fentanyl dealers accountable for the devastation they cause have failed. Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, expressed frustration with what he termed to be Senate Democrats’ handling of the fentanyl crisis, after commonsense measures to address the issue failed to ...

Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) introduced the Helping Invest in Key Environments (HIKE) Act on Wednesday, which would expand the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area to include large parts of the Rim of the Valley corridor. This legislation would open up additional resources for preserving the Rim of the Valley and protecting a critical natural ecosystem from harmful disruption, Garcia’s ...

Senator Scott Wilk R-Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Bill 829 (SB 829) to break up the Live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly is one step closer to a vote on the Senate Floor.  This comes after the bill unanimously passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday night,  the second committee hurdle the bill has passed. “For over a decade Live Nation/Ticketmaster ...