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Youth Volunteers Raise $6,000 For New Refrigerators At Santa Clarita Grocery

Three brothers who serve as youth volunteers with Santa Clarita Grocery raised $6,000 over the course of several months in order to purchase two new, state-of-the-art refrigerators for the organization. On Thursday, the Patrus family met with Santa Clarita Grocery Founder Bradley Grose to present a check for $6,000 for the purchase of two brand-new refrigerators. “When I was doing ...

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Garcia Narrowly Expands Lead In Close Congressional Race

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, slightly expanded the gap between himself and Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, Friday afternoon after gaining a narrow lead in the race for California’s 25th Congressional seat (CA-25) the night before. As of 4:30 p.m. Friday, Garcia had narrowly expanded the lead he gained over Smith the night before, with only 432 votes separating the ...

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Suzette Valladares Declares Victory In State Assembly Race

Assembly Suzette Martinez Valladares Lucie Volotzky

Suzette Martinez Valladares declared victory in the race for California’s 38th Assembly District (AD-38) seat, earning over 50 percent more of the vote than her opponent as of Friday. On Friday, Valladares issued the following statement declaring victory in the AD-38 race. “You the voters of the 38th Assembly District made this win possible, your efforts brought victory, and today ...

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UPDATE: Garcia Takes Narrow Lead In Tight Congressional Race

The race between Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, has gotten even more tight, with both candidates earning an estimated 50 percent of the votes tallied so far. UPDATE (7 p.m.): Mike Garcia took a narrow lead Thursday night as ballots continue to be counted. Garcia holds 143,059 votes and Smith holds 142,794 votes, with Garcia ...

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Scott Wilk Expands Lead In State Senate Race

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, narrowly expanded his lead over Democratic challenger Kipp Mueller Thursday, with just over 2,500 votes separating the two candidates. As of 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Wilk led in the race for California’s 21st Senate District (SD-21) with an estimated 50.4% of the vote compared to Mueller’s 49.6%. This is a slight expansion of Wilk’s lead ...

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Tom Lackey Declares Victory In Race To Retain State Assembly Seat

Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, declared victory Thursday in the race to retain his seat in California’s 36th Assembly District (AD-36). On Thursday, Lackey issued a statement regarding the incoming results for the AD-36 election. “I’m thrilled by the results of this election,” he said. “It’s clear that voters in the 36th Assembly district believe that I am the best person ...

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State Senate Race Between Scott Wilk, Kipp Mueller Too Close To Call

The race between State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Democratic challenger Kipp Mueller for California’s 21st State Senate District (SD-21) is the closest local race in the 2020 election as of Wednesday morning, with less than 600 votes separating the two. UPDATE 4:45 p.m. — As of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Wilk held 50.25 of the vote and Mueller held 49.75 ...

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Christy Smith Holds Narrow Lead In Close Congressional Race

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, holds a narrow lead over incumbent Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, for California’s 25th Congressional seat (CA-25), in a race deemed a “close contest” by the state of California. UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. Nov. 5 — Smith holds a narrow lead of 256 votes, giving Mike Garcia nearly 50 percent of the vote. UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. ...

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Suzette Valladares Maintains Strong Lead In Assembly Race

Assembly Suzette Martinez Valladares Lucie Volotzky

Republican Suzette Martinez Valladares has maintained a strong lead over fellow Republican Lucie Volotzky in race for California’s 38th Assembly District (AD-38), with nearly 76 percent of the total vote as of Wednesday morning. UPDATE 4:45 p.m. — As of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Valladares held 76.07.25 of the vote and Volotsky held 29.93 percent, with over 80,000 votes separating the two- ...

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Cameron Smyth Sets New Record For Votes Received In 2020 Election

Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth set a new record for the number of votes received by a Santa Clarita City Council candidate, earning just under 31 percent of the total vote in the 2020 election as of Wednesday morning. As of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Smyth has received 44,326 votes, which accounts for 30.98 percent of the total votes counted so ...

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