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Santa Clarita Man Sentenced To Over 3 Years In Federal Prison For Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Loans

tax

A Santa Clarita man was sentenced Monday to 41 months in federal prison for attempting to steal millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-relief loans for his companies by submitting fraudulent applications that included fake tax documents and information for non-existent employees. Raymond Magana, 41, was sentenced to prison by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., who ...

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Letter From ACLU On Saugus Union School District Decision To Lay Off School Counselors

SUSD board policy change

In a letter to Saugus Union School District (SUSD) officials, representatives from American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nonprofit organization, objected to the board’s decision to approve layoffs of school counselors in the district. See Related: SUSD Votes To Lay-Off Counselors Amid Changing Times Ed. Note: The following letter was provided to KHTS by ACLU. April 18, 2022 Dear Saugus ...

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California Republicans Urge Early Release Regulations Be Halted, Encourage Public Comment

Jail

California Republicans, including Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, urge residents to take part in public comment on Thursday morning at a state hearing to discuss expanding early release policies for incarcerated criminals in the state. In a joint letter released Wednesday, members of the Senate and Assembly Republican Caucuses in California, urged the withdrawal of pending regulations which would make ...

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Henry Mayo Announces New Senior Vice President   

Officials with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital announced Tuesday, Robert Pretzlaff M.D., M.B.A, has been promoted to senior vice president and has taken on the role of chief clinical officer in addition to his current role as chief medical officer. Dr. Pretzlaff joined Henry Mayo in April of 2021 as vice president and chief medical officer, according to officials. “Dr. Pretzlaff ...

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Santa Clarita’s Hacker Law Group Announces Partnership With AMMCG Law Firm

Attorney in Santa Clarita - Jeff Hacker of Hacker Law Group

Hacker Law Group, a business and real estate law firm in Santa Clarita, has announced that it has partnered with Adamski, Moroski, Madden, Cumberland and Green (AMMCG) to expand its services. Hacker Law Group announced the partnership with AMMCG, a law firm based in the Central Coast region, at the start of this month. “AMMCG is an extraordinary firm with ...

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Garcia Travels To Poland, Reflects On War In Ukraine

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers to travel to Poland to meet with United States armed forces and allied partners in the region. While in Warsaw, Garcia met with the Prime Minister of Poland, the Defense Minister of Poland and the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, according to a statement from Garcia’s office. Garcia also visited ...

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Wilk’s Homelessness Program Accountability Measure Passes First Senate Committee

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his legislation to add clarity and accountability to California’s efforts to address homelessness, has earned bipartisan support and passed unanimously 5-0 out of the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance. “California is clearly doing something wrong,” Wilk said of the state homelessness issue . “Since 2018, the Newsom Administration has allocated ...

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Dodger Great Tommy Davis Passes

 Two-time National League batting champion Tommy Davis, whose baseball path as a high school standout was altered by a phone call from Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, passed away Sunday night at the age of 83. Davis, who was born March 21, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, died in Phoenix, AZ with his family at his bedside. Davis won back-to-back ...

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Santa Clarita Senator To Host Medicare Fraud Webinar

Senator Scott Wilk

Intending to inform the public on the latest scams and trends throughout 2022, Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, is inviting residents to attend his free medicare fraud webinar in April.  In partnership with The Center for Health Care Rights, Senator Wilk’s office is hosting a free medicare fraud webinar via zoom in April to keep the public and their loved ...

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Barger Motion Seeks Camp Scudder Closure

Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger placed a motion for next Tuesday’s Board meeting that aims to permanently close Camp Kenyon Scudder, which is located in the City of Santa Clarita. The motion is aligned with findings from a feasibility report completed by the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant (JJRBG) Subcommittee that was submitted to the Board of Supervisors ...

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