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City Council Approves Saugus Bike Path Expansion

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During the Santa Clarita City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday night, council members determined the outcome of several potential improvements to the community, including a new bike path and Central Park art project. At the request of Councilmember Jason Gibbs, members of the City Council quickly discussed the potential decision to move funds from the Sheriff’s Station Civic Art project fund ...

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Congressman Garcia Asks NASA To Fund Mars Sample Return Program

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Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita,  and his Congressional allies called on NASA to fully fund the Mars Sample Return Program. In a bipartisan letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Representatives Garcia, Judy Chu (CA-28), Adam Schiff (CA-30), and 20 other co-signers urged Nelson to fully fund the Mars Sample Return Program. “The bicameral and bipartisan consensus of Congress is to ...

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Schiavo Champions Bill To Protect Workers From Wage Theft

In a move to protect workers’ pocketbooks, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, successfully passed AB 2135 past its first hurdle—passing out of the Labor Committee. AB 2135 aims to bolster employees’ rights to seek justice for wage theft by extending the statute of limitations for investigations and ensuring cases aren’t closed simply because the state Labor Commission is unable to complete ...

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Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo Wins the Race And Advances To General Election

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With 50.24 percent of the vote, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo is set to face off in the general election. Coming in first is a testament to everything Schiavo has been able to deliver for her community in her first term in the Assembly, given the historically high Republican turnout, the less than 20 percent voter turnout in Los Angeles County and ...

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Schiavo Introduces Bill To Promote Restroom Accessibility For Seniors And Disabled Community

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Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo announced assembly bill 2233, to improve public restrooms to accommodate seniors and disabled individuals. AB 2233 aims at updating the California Building Standards Code to improve public restroom facilities for individuals with ambulatory challenges, including seniors and the disabled community, taking a significant step forward in promoting inclusivity and accessibility across California. This bill addresses the current ...

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Suzette Valladares Advances To November General Election

Local small business owner and Former Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares emerged victorious as the top vote-getter in a fiercely contested March Primary, securing her place in the November Election. Valladares had widespread appeal, drawing support not only from Republicans but also from Democrats and Independents across the 23rd State Senate District. As of the most recent update from the Secretary of ...

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House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok

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Democrats and Republicans came together this week to pass a bill that has the potential to see popular social media TikTok banned from United States app stores. The House offered a rare glimpse of unity, passing the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” 352-65, with one abstention early Wednesday. The new legislation advanced out of a committee with ...

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Congressman Garcia Introduces Bill To Strengthen Environmental Research And National Security

Bipartisan, bicameral legislation was introduced by Representatives Mike Garcia (CA-27) and Haley Stevens (MI-11), along with Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), with the goal of facilitating cybersecurity and telecommunications upgrades for the 17 oceanographic vessels that make up the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF). Improvements for these vital oceanographic research vessels would need to be planned by ...

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Wilk’s Bill To Make Wildfire Settlements Tax-Free Clears First Committee

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Wednesday, Senator Scott Wilk R-Santa Clarita, announced his measure to make wildfire settlement payments tax-free passed out of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. “The last thing people deserve after losing their home to wildfire is a tax on the money that’s meant to help restart their life,” said Senator Wilk. “The legislature has said numerous times that certain wildfire ...

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City Council Grapples With Compensation Increase

During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 12, the Santa Clarita City Council considered a 10 percent raise in compensation that was ultimately left to 5 percent after a brief discussion.  The City Council introduced an amendment to an ordinance concerning City Council salary. The amendment would have seen a total increase of 10 percent from their current salary of ...

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