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Congressman Garcia Calls For Protesters To ‘Immediately Cease’ After Storming Capitol Building

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, has called for protesters to “immediately cease your operations” after hundreds of rioters have charged the United States Capitol on Wednesday, locking the building down. In response to the discussion Wednesday for Congress to ratify the Electoral College vote for President-Elect Joe Biden, hundreds of pro-Trump protesters have gathered in front of the Capitol, with ...

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2019 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip Wraps Up With Talks Of Taxes, Budget

The 2019 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip finished up in the state capitol Tuesday, giving over 100 Santa Clarita community leaders the opportunity to meet with legislators and officials one more time. The day of meetings began in the Legislative Office Building at 9 a.m., where State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, welcomed the group. “Yesterday was excellent and we’re going ...

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Lance Izumi Bio – 2018 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

Lance Izumi Pacific Research Institute  Lance Izumi is Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies and Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based public policy think tank.  He is the author of numerous studies and books, including the 2017 book The Corrupt Classroom.  He is a regular opinion contributor to Education Week, the country’s ...

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Patrick O’Donnell Bio – 2018 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

Patrick O’Donnell Assemblymember, 70th District  In November 2014, Patrick O’Donnell was elected to the California State Assembly to represent District 70, which includes the cities of Long Beach, Signal Hill San Pedro as well as Catalina Island. Assemblymember O’Donnell is a teacher with over 20 years’ experience in the classroom. As a leader dedicated to quality education, he helped create ...

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Deborah Gonzalez Bio – 2018 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

Deborah Gonzalez Director of Government Affairs, PPIC Deborah Gonzalez is director of government affairs at PPIC. She and her staff work to connect PPIC research with policymakers and community leaders. A longtime Capitol staffer, she served as policy and fiscal director for six legislative leaders and worked on a wide variety of issues—including the state budget, education reform, infrastructure funding, ...

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Patrick Moran Bio – 2018 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

Patrick Moran Lobbyist, CA State Firefighters Association  Patrick Moran has more than 22 years of lobbying and legislative experience. Patrick was chief lobbyist for the California State Firefighters Association (CSFA) where he was responsible for all of the governmental affairs of the organization.  He also served as Special Consultant to Speaker Herb Wesson and Speaker Fabian Nunez where he worked ...

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Jennifer Pierre Bio – 2018 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

Jennifer Pierre State Water Contractors Jennifer Pierre is an expert in water supply and restoration management. As general manager, Pierre oversees the execution of the SWC’s objectives and overall operations. Pierre leads SWC’s participation in developing the framework for the state’s management of water supply and ecological issues within the Delta. Additionally, Pierre manages coordination with the CA Department of Water ...

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George Runner Bio – 2018 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

State Board of Equalization – Board Member George Runner George Runner was elected in November 2010 and re-elected in 2014, he represents more than nine million Californians as a member of the State Board of Equalization. Runner is a leading advocate for California taxpayers and serves as the Board’s Vice Chair. During his time on the Board, Runner has worked ...

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2018 KHTS Road Trip Sponsors And Thank You

KHTS AM-1220 and dozens of members of the Santa Clarita community headed up to Sacramento for the 13th annual KHTS Sacramento Road Trip. The group, comprised of community members, board members, leaders of nonprofit organizations, businesses and a group of students, is set to engage in discussion with state representatives on a number of issues.

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