The 2022 KHTS Sacramento Road Trip hit the ground running Tuesday afternoon, going straight from the bus to the boardroom to educate Santa Clarita community leaders on the status of California mental health programs and policies. The trip is coordinated by KHTS and California State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita. “It is hard to believe so many years have passed ...

The annual KHTS Sacramento trip is back on schedule after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. The trip is scheduled for March 31 and June 1, 2022. The annual bus trip was inspired in 2006 by our then-Assemblyman Dr. Keith Richman and KHTS owner Carl Goldman. “The Annual KHTS Sacramento Trip is back in 2022 and promises to be ...

The 2020 KHTS Sacramento Road trip has been postponed until summer in order to mitigate any potential issues that might be caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), organizers announced Thursday. While there are not any known cases of coronavirus in Santa Clarita, there have been several cases reported in the Sacramento and Los Angeles Counties. To protect the community leaders who ...

The inaugural KHTS Antelope Valley Sacramento Road Trip finished up its historic trip to the state’s capitol Tuesday, with dozens of community leaders having the opportunity to meet and discuss topics like finance, public safety and pensions. The day of meetings kicked off with a discussion about industrial hemp with Eddie Bernachi, who serves as the president of the Sacramento-based ...

The inaugural KHTS Antelope Valley Sacramento Road Trip arrived at the State Capitol Monday, and almost immediately went straight to work meeting with a variety of government officials. After a six-hour bus ride, dozens of Antelope Valley community leaders were greeted by State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, as they arrived in the state’s capital. Once the attendees checked into ...

Lance Izumi Pacific Research Institute  Lance Izumi is Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies and Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based public policy think tank.  He is the author of numerous studies and books, including the 2017 book The Corrupt Classroom.  He is a regular opinion contributor to Education Week, the country’s ...

Patrick O’Donnell Assemblymember, 70th District  In November 2014, Patrick O’Donnell was elected to the California State Assembly to represent District 70, which includes the cities of Long Beach, Signal Hill San Pedro as well as Catalina Island. Assemblymember O’Donnell is a teacher with over 20 years’ experience in the classroom. As a leader dedicated to quality education, he helped create ...

Deborah Gonzalez Director of Government Affairs, PPIC Deborah Gonzalez is director of government affairs at PPIC. She and her staff work to connect PPIC research with policymakers and community leaders. A longtime Capitol staffer, she served as policy and fiscal director for six legislative leaders and worked on a wide variety of issues—including the state budget, education reform, infrastructure funding, ...

Patrick Moran Lobbyist, CA State Firefighters Association  Patrick Moran has more than 22 years of lobbying and legislative experience. Patrick was chief lobbyist for the California State Firefighters Association (CSFA) where he was responsible for all of the governmental affairs of the organization.  He also served as Special Consultant to Speaker Herb Wesson and Speaker Fabian Nunez where he worked ...

Jennifer Pierre State Water Contractors Jennifer Pierre is an expert in water supply and restoration management. As general manager, Pierre oversees the execution of the SWC’s objectives and overall operations. Pierre leads SWC’s participation in developing the framework for the state’s management of water supply and ecological issues within the Delta. Additionally, Pierre manages coordination with the CA Department of Water ...