Should 17-year-olds be able to vote?  Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, has introduced a Senate Constitutional Amendment  (SCA 2) to extend the right to vote to all Californian citizens one year earlier than every other state. “If we can ask 17-year-olds to join our military, and allow 16-year-olds to drive a car, then we must surely trust them to vote,” ...

Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, is set to announce his candidacy Thursday for the Third District seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors being vacated by Sheila Kuehl. Stern – who represents the western portions of the Santa Clarita Valley, including Stevenson Ranch as well as parts of Newhall and Valencia,  Shortly after the Los Angeles County, Citizens ...

The Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility, the source of the worst methane gas leak in United States history, has been unanimously approved for a 20% expansion by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday, prompting an outcry from California State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park.  Six years ago, over 8,000 families were forced to evacuate and 3,800 have ...

Senator Henry Stern D-Canoga Park, who also represents parts of the Santa Clarita Valley wrote a letter in opposition to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) after news that Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility is considering expanding its location instead of downsizing.    In the letter, Stern told the PUC the ruling to expand Aliso Canyon is  “unwise and unsafe,” according ...

On Monday, California State Senator Henry Stern, D- Canoga Park, spoke on Facebook Live about a newly-proposed bill on nursing home reform affecting those in and around the Santa Clarita Valley. New legislation for nursing home management reform, known as Senate Bill (SB) 650, was spoken about on Facebook Live by Senator Stern this week. “The way we’ve built our ...

Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, announced the Blueprint for a Fire Safe California, comprising 11 Senate bills related to fire safety in places like the Santa Clarita Valley last month. The Blueprint for a Fire Safe California, a set of state Senate bills relating to fire safety and prevention in places like Santa Clarita, was announced by Senator Stern’s office ...

On Tuesday, Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond joined political leaders and other organizations to encourage new legislation to promote education in places like the Santa Clarita Valley on racism, bigotry, and genocide. Senator Henry Stern and other political leaders publicly endorsed a new act, Senate Bill 693 titled the Never Again Education ...

A group of California lawmakers have joined together to create a sweeping legislative package as a part of the Prioritize Responsible Ownership, Treatment, Equity, & Corporate Transparency (PROTECT) Plan, aimed at dramatically improving nursing home facilities, including those in the Santa Clarita Valley. A set of new bills, known as the PROTECT Plan, have been proposed to improve the running ...

Local representatives from Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, released statements this week asking for better access to microgrids for vulnerable communities in the wake of large-scale power shutoffs implemented by Southern California Edison (SCE). Ed. Note: This story was written by Tim Smith. Extreme winds experienced on Tuesday, Jan. 19 resulted in ...

State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, announced he plans to introduce legislation that would require both the Attorney General and the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) to create units focusing on domestic terrorism. The new plans come in the aftermath of the siege of the nation’s capitol by riotous supporters of President Donald Trump last week on the day ...