Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday which extended vote-by-mail to three upcoming special elections, including the May 12 runoff election between Christy Smith and Mike Garcia for California’s 25th Congressional District seat. The order comes as part of government efforts to protect public health and combat the spread of coronavirus, according to officials. Elections across the nation ...

Candidates vying for California’s 25th Congressional Seat, which represents the Santa Clarita, Antelope and Simi Valleys, have adjusted how they are handling their campaigns in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. When a candidate runs for public office, they usually go out into their community to meet with their potential constituents, shake their hands, and speak to large groups of ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, voted Monday to approve emergency legislation in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, also known as the coronavirus. Smith released the following statement upon her vote to pass emergency funds to address our current public health crisis:  “Today, my Assembly colleagues and I took swift, decisive action to meet the unprecedented challenges this public health crisis ...

With 100 percent of precincts reporting in, preliminary results from state election officials indicate that Democrat Assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia are set to face off for the California 25th Congressional District seat. See Related: Election Coverage & Results | Santa Clarita Election Results As of 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, officials with the California Department of State are reporting that  Smith, ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith recently highlighted efforts to provide Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) assistance, officials said Monday.  “This is a priority for me this year, and I look forward to working with employers, workers and my colleagues on this issue,” Smith said in a statement.  AB 5 entitles workers classified as employees to greater labor protections at their place of ...

As the special election on March 3 approaches, a majority of the candidates running for California’s 25th Congressional District seat gathered at California State University Northridge (CSUN) to appeal to voters through a candidate forum Friday evening. https://www.facebook.com/CanyonsNews/videos/225254248637260/UzpfSTEzMjkyNTQ0MzQzOTIzNToyODYyMTU1NDczODQ5NTM4/ Ten of the candidates running for the CA-25 Congressional seat met at CSUN Friday evening for a candidate forum: Assemblywoman Christy Smith, ...

Assemblymember Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, introduced Assembly Bill 2379 Tuesday, which qualifies disaster preparedness items for tax-free purchase, officials said. The bill would exempt the sale, storage, use or consumption of emergency preparedness items from taxes across the state of California, according to Smith’s office. “It’s devastating to witness one wildfire after another endanger lives, ruin family homes and threaten ...

Last year, changes to several California laws took strides in a progressive direction. These laws called for an increase in minimum wage, a ban on hairstyle discrimination in the workplace, and changes to the gig economy. With the Assembly Bill 5 (also called the “gig worker’s bill”) recently implemented, assemblywoman Christy Smith and Lorena Gonzalez have announced that they are ...

Over $2 million was raised by candidates running for the 25th Congressional seat during the fourth quarter of 2019, with Assemblywoman Christy Smith and progressive media personality Cenk Uygur standing out at the top of the field. Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 of 2019, approximately $2,251,750.13 was raised in total by candidates running for the vacated Congressional seat of ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, adjourned the Tuesday floor session of the California State Assembly in honor of those affected by the Saugus High shooting last November. With a heavy heart, we adjourned today in memory of Dominic Michael Blackwell and Gracie Anne Muehlberger, two innocent lives cut too short on November 14, 2019 during the shooting at Saugus High ...