The 2nd annual SCV Day drew crowds to Vista Canyon to take part in live music, food trucks and local vendors, whose proceeds went to support the homeless in our community.  Beginning in 2021, the event has been hosted by SCV Rotary Club to support the registered homeless youth in the district.  Residents were encouraged to bring school supplies to ...

The Salvation Army Santa Clarita Corps announced its welcome to a new Officer-In-Charge, Captain Rafael Viana.  Captain Viana comes to Santa Clarita from the San Luis Obispo Salvation Army Corps, with experience at Redondo Beach and New Jersey.   “It is an honor to be welcomed to such a kind and loving community,” said Viana. “I have been overwhelmed at the ...

When the average person thinks about California and immigration, the first thing they usually think about is the infamous border wall and immigration coming from Mexico. But there’s a new form of immigration going on in the Golden State, and it’s not the type most people think about. According to recent reports, more Californians are deciding to leave the state ...

Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) announced that more than $3 million in funding from the Transitional Housing Program (THP) is set to benefit Senate District 21, which includes Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, to fight youth homelessness.  The THP, a program from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), focuses on assisting youth aged 18 to 24 ...

Participants in the 15th annual Sacramento Road Trip launched into their second day at the state capitol with an overview of California’s financial status, as well as supply chains, drought, homelessness, and more.  The return of the 2022 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip allowed an opportunity for Santa Clarita Valley community leaders, educators and students to learn more about the current ...

On Friday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and City of Santa Clarita officials met at City Hall to announce a donation to Bridge to Home. A Bridge To Home homeless shelter donation was announced this week by Supervisor Barger and the Santa Clarita City Council. “This joint announcement will demonstrate the valuable collaboration and the unwavering partnership that we ...

This week, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger responded to the Board of Supervisors’ recent approval of $532,613,000 in homelessness funding. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors’ approval of over $500 million in funding for homelessness was responded to this week by Supervisor Barger. “We’ve dedicated a lot of our time, attention, and resources to address the homelessness crisis,” Supervisor ...

With May recognized as National Foster Care Awareness Month, local non-profit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) is highlighting a particular challenge faced by youth aging out of foster care – homelessness.  The grim statistic is that 36 percent of these vulnerable foster youth become homeless within the first 18 months of aging out of the system. One way FYI can help ...

This week, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that she would deliver a “State of the County” address in Santa Clarita. The State of the County is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4. “Supervisor Barger’s remarks will focus on her views and work to increase public safety, address homelessness, strengthen the County’s economic recovery, support small businesses, improve the County’s ...

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his legislation to add clarity and accountability to California’s efforts to address homelessness, has earned bipartisan support and passed unanimously 5-0 out of the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance. “California is clearly doing something wrong,” Wilk said of the state homelessness issue . “Since 2018, the Newsom Administration has allocated ...