Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that her bill modernizing access to healthcare in California was signed into law by Governor Newsom. The legislation, Modernizing Healthcare Access in California (AB 1697), aims to reduce the administrative barriers that patients currently face in authorizing medical providers or sharing medical history by equating electronic signatures the same legal weight as ink, according to ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined nearly 100 of his colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Biden urging him to take specific actions that would prevent Iran from accessing billions of dollars to further subsidize the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel.  In the letter, the members expressed concerns over the Iranian regime’s continued support for terrorist groups, including ...

This week, Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, presented a check for $2 million to the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health. The check is planned to be used to help fund renovations, repairs and upgrades to the Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment Center in Victorville, Wilk said. The funds are meant to ensure that access to essential care and ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued a statement regarding Hamas’ attack on Israel.  On Saturday the Hamas terror organization attacked and infiltrated areas of southern Israel with thousands of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, Fox News reported. “Hamas’ violent and deadly attack on Israel was nothing short of barbaric,” Barger said. “I want the Jewish community to know ...

 Tuesday, Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo announced that Assembly Bill 163, aimed at Community Water Protection (AB163), in which Senator Scott Wilk was a Principal Co-Author, helped advance a critical priority for the Santa Clarita Valley: allowing for public comment on the more than 30-year-old CEMEX mine project. The pressure of the bill compelled the State Water Board to take the action ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new motion that is set to examine how the county can support the film production industry.  The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath to examine how the County can support the film production industry ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 14 into law on Monday, strengthening the penalties for individuals caught trafficking minors in California. The law considers the trafficking of minors for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex as a major offense, including heavier penalties and enhanced sentences for those found guilty. “I applaud the Governor for signing SB 14 by ...

A mailer sent out by the Acton-Agua Dulce School District ahead of the 2018 election was sent at public expense. A warning letter from the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) dated Sept. 11 declared that the Acton-Agua Dulce School District sent a campaign-related mailing at public expense, specifically in favor of passing Measure CK. The FPPC investigation concluded that the ...

Newsom signed a bill into law Tuesday that will tax the gun industry to create a permanent funding source for school safety and gun violence prevention programs in California. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 28 (AB 28) the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act, into law. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel D-Encino, AB 28 will impose ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, was nominated to the House-Senate Conference Committee to settle bicameral disagreements in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “It was the honor of my life to fight for our nation in uniform,” said Garcia. “Now, it’s my honor to fight for our soldiers in the halls of Congress and this appointment is ...