Emotions ran high Tuesday as a number of parents and fellow board members condemned the letter presented by board member Anna Griese at a recent Saugus Union School District (SUSD) board meeting in connection to a school site incident that was not immediately disclosed to parents.  Griese shared an incident that took place on January 24th at North Park Elementary ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, is honoring several prominent leaders from Senate District 21 who have dedicated their lives to helping their communities by uplifting families and students during Black History Month.  The honorees recognized this Black History Month are De’chane “Dey” Yusef from the Antelope Valley, Kei Kei Lee from the Santa Clarita Valley and Barbara Dew from Victor ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that she is running for re-election for the Fifth District which includes Santa Clarita.  Barger has held the position of the fifth District supervisor since her initial election in 2016, according to officials.  Barger was re-elected for a second term in an outright victory in the March 2020 primary.  “I am launching this ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday he’s coauthoring a bill to bring much-needed accountability and transparency to the prisoner early release process. Senate Bill 288 (SB 288) would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to make public the calculations used to decide a prisoner’s early release. “The status quo is dangerous and the public is right ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, sent a letter to the state calling for lower natural gas prices, after one of the most expensive California winters in recent history. The letter was sent to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ahead of the organization’s public hearing to discuss the gas hikes.   Natural gas prices are up nearly 300 percent since January 2022, ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, recently presented a $5,000 education grant from the Barona Band of Mission Indians to Mariposa Computer Science Magnet School (CSMS) in Lancaster.  The grant is set to help fund the purchase of 12 LEGO Robotics Kits for the school’s sixth-grade students, Wilk said.  “As someone who attended Mariposa from kindergarten through sixth grade, I’m impressed ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Thursday he has been asked to serve as the Vice Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and reappointed to Joint Committee on the Arts. Wilk, representing the 21st Senate District, was elevated to the Vice Chair position on Feb. 1. The Judiciary Committee has one of the broadest jurisdictions in the state senate, ranging ...

On Friday, Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, secured approval to expedite consumer relief on the high natural gas bills that arrived in California resident’s mailboxes.   The decision follows a letter sent from Wilk and the California Legislative Republicans to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) urging the commission to approve and disburse state credit.   As a result of legislative pressure from ...

California Republicans in the State Senate have sent a letter to the state calling for lower natural gas prices. For months California families have seen their natural gas bills dramatically rising. This month, those bills shockingly skyrocketed due to higher demand and tighter supplies for natural gas on the West Coast. Utility bills already strain the budgets of many struggling ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, issued the following statement after Chairwoman Kay Granger announced that Garcia will serve on the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittees on: Defense; Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS); and Energy and Water Development (E&W). “It’s an honor to have been selected to serve on three important subcommittees on the House Appropriations Committee. Having previously served on the ...