Assemblywoman-elect Christy Smith joined KHTS live on the air Friday to discuss her journey to Sacramento and her priorities for the upcoming term. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. After Dante Acosta conceded on Wednesday during a tight race, Smith was named the new representative for the 38th Assembly District, which includes ...

Dante Acosta conceded on social media Wednesday to challenger Christy Smith after a close contest for the 38th Assembly District, which includes Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. About a week after Election Day, Acosta conceded after trailing in the count by about 1,700 votes as of Tuesday. “With yesterday’s ...

A week after the election, Democratic challenger Christy Smith now leads Assemblyman Dante Acosta, but the race for the 38th Assembly District is still too close to call. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Smith now leads Acosta by about 1,700 votes as of Tuesday afternoon, with tens of thousands of ballots ...

The race between Dante Acosta and Christy Smith is too close to call days after Election Day, as over 900,000 ballots still need to be counted in Los Angeles County, officials said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. UPDATE Friday 4:15 p.m.: The race for the 38th District is getting even ...

Campaign officials confirmed Ben Pak is no longer seeking the 38th Assembly District seat held by Dante Acosta, R-Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Pak, who previously had thrown his hat into the ring for the 38th Assembly District, and raised more than $100,000, is now running for the Board ...

With another legislative session in the books, KHTS News is recapping the record of Santa Clarita’s representatives in Sacramento. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Governor Jerry Brown now has until October 15 to sign a bills that were passed out of the Senate and Assembly by September 15. Assemblyman Dante Acosta, ...

Santa Clarita workers and veterans would be moved to the front of the hiring line as part of the new water district planned for the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Proponents of SB 634 are looking to get the message out about the benefits of ...

Lawmakers plan to take another look at SB 634, the Santa Clarita Valley Water District bill, on September 1, according to Assembly Appropriations Committee officials Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Senate Bill 634, a bill looking at water retail and supply in Santa Clarita, reorganizes the Castaic Lake Water Agency ...

Newhall School Board President Christy Smith declared her intent Wednesday to run again for the 38th Assembly District in 2018. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Smith previously ran in 2016 against now Assemblyman Dante Acosta for the 38th District seat, and will face Acosta again in the upcoming 2018 June Primary ...

Assemblyman Dante Acosta, R-Santa Clarita, introduced his first bills in the Legislature this week, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The bills address public safety concerns Acosta has heard from constituents, he said. Some of the bills address voter-created concerns from the law-enforcement community as the changes to the probationary ...