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Community Leaders Make It To State Capitol For 11th Annual KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

Over 100 Santa Clarita community leaders made the trek to the State Capitol on Monday morning by bus and by plane on the 11th Annual KHTS Sacramento Road Trip, and will meet with legislators through the rest of the evening.


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“Each year becomes more powerful because no other community does anything like this,” said KHTS AM-1220 Owner Carl Goldman. “It’s unique to have 100-plus community leaders joining us for two days to advocate for issues on behalf of our valley.”

The 2016 trip, which is planned in cooperation with Assemblyman Scott Wilk and his staff, will focus on water, the high speed rail, worker’s compensation, education, funding for mental health programs and the possible marijuana legalization initiative.

Participants of the trip were in Sacramento by 2 p.m. Monday.

A series of meetings will be kicked off by Wilk, who will offer opening remarks and welcome the group.

California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley is expected to follow Wilk and speak about the 2016 economic overview.

Bill Lucia, president and CEO of EdVoice K-12 Education, is scheduled to speak to the group about kindergarten through 12th grade education.

A special dinner, featuring Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor as the keynote speaker, will bring Monday to a close.

Taylor serves as the nonpartisan fiscal advisor to both houses of the California Legislature and oversees the preparation of annual fiscal and policy analyses of the state’s budget and programs.

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Other local representatives anticipated to be joining participants for dinner include State Senators Sharon Runner and Fran Pavley, Assemblyman Tom Lackey, George Runner of the State Board of Equalization and Wilk and his key staff.

Tuesday is expected to kick off with California Transportation Commission Executive Director Will Kempton to speak about transportation.

Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen from Assembly District 12 is expected to follow Kempton and speak about high education.

Senator Jim Beall will then speak about mental health, followed by H.D. Palmer, deputy director for external affairs with the California Department of Finance, speaking about the budget.

Chevron Corporation Senior Consultant K.C. Bishop is set to speak about how climate change impacts businesses after a short lunch break.

Nate Bradley and Randy Perry is expected to then discuss marijuana regulation.

Senator Fran Pavely is scheduled to speak regarding water, to be followed by Jeremy Merz and Jason Schmelzer speaking about workers compensation.

Assemblyman Richard Bloom with Assembly District 50 is set to speak about the 2016 climate change agenda.

Wilk will then offer closing remarks and participants will depart Sacramento at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Click here for further information about the trip, and to see details of previous trips.

The 2016 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip is sponsored by the Castaic Lake Water Agency, Southern California Gas Company, Union Bank, Chiquito Canyon, California Credit Union and Assemblyman Scott Wilk.

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Community Leaders Make It To State Capitol For 11th Annual KHTS Sacramento Road Trip

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About Heather Harbin

Heather grew up in the Santa Clarita Valley and graduated from West Ranch High School in 2012. She recently graduated from College of the Canyons with an Associate's Degree in New Media Journalism. She was involved in College of the Canyons' "Cougar News" for two years, where she became the senior producer. She will be studying for her Bachelor's Degree at Cal State Northridge in the spring. Heather became a staff writer at KHTS AM-1220 following her internship in the newsroom. She has been writing news and feature articles for the KHTS website since May 2015.